Moxie Pictures has signed comedy filmmaker Ben Fogg for global representation spanning commercials and branded content. He had not previously been signed in the U.S. The director’s recent exploits includes campaigns for Vauxhall, Kelloggs, BBC and UNICEF.
Fogg describes himself as “part director, part writer, part stand-up comic and ALL stone-cold-player with 15 years experience in commercials.” His eclectic body of work is defined by its comic flair, nuanced performance and improvisational exuberance.
Fogg trained in improvised comedy at the IO theatre in Chicago. A career as a stand-up comedian beckoned, and since then he’s written and performed five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
As a director, after graduating from the U.K.’s prestigious National Film and Television School, he quickly amassed an impressive body of both commercial and short-film work, carving out a niche as the comic triple threat of director, writer and performer.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More