Production studio ArtClass Content has added Daniel Russell for directorial representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. ArtClass becomes his first career production company roost for commercials. Russell’s collaborations include a who’s who of music’s most notable personalities, including Missy Elliot, Justin Timberlake, SZA, Cardi B, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, Saweetie, and Normani.
Early in his career, Virginia-born Russell became the protége of stalwart music video director Dave Meyers, quickly blossoming under his tutelage. Russell’s music videos have now garnered millions of views worldwide and earned him recognition from music and lifestyle publication The Fader as “the next big name in music videos.” He has also brought his bold, distinctive style to projects for global brands, including recent commercial campaigns for Pepsi, Ford, Samsung, and Human Nation.
Russell said, “I’m proud to call ArtClass my first commercial production company home. Their team has an incredible ability to deliver so many exciting creative opportunities, and to fully support the process of making great work. I love that they are so accomplished in the commercial space, and the deep experience in music and culture that Kirsten [Arongino, managing director] brings to the table. It’s a dream team for sure, and I can’t wait to see what we make together.”
ArtClass managing partner Geno Imbriale said of Russell, “Simply put, his sensibilities are perfectly matched with what we do here and we see a tremendous potential for growth together. We’ve been fans of his eye-catching and refreshing work for a while now, and we are beyond excited to see what he can do with the full force of ArtClass behind him.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More