Unicorns & Unicorns has added director Ryan Feng to its collective of creatives. His work spans such clients as Gillette, Nike, Adidas, Jameson, Def Jam, Gelatoria Uli and Maybelline.
Of his partnership with the Unicorns team, Feng said, “It’s an incredible honor to join this fantastic lineup of immensely talented artists and be part of a company that’s so adventurously forward-thinking. Legendary times lie ahead and I can’t wait to start on this adventure together!”
Feng had earlier been repped as a hybrid photographer/director by Creative Picnic in NYC. Connecting with Unicorns marks his first time being repped purely as a director.
Outside of his work as a filmmaker, Feng is an primetime Emmy Award-winning choreographer with an extensive career as a show director and dancer himself. The Emmy came in 2016 for three routines in America’s Best Dance Crew.
A master of movement, Feng has a brand of dynamic storytelling that focuses on capturing captivating life energy through the lens. More than that, he has a deep understanding of the creation process coming from the talent side, and has held many positions in all steps of production from creative director to editor which enables efficient, reliable work and streamlining vision top to bottom.
“Ryan is an amazing addition to the Unicorns creative team,” shared company EP and managing partner Adrianne McCurrach. “He has a stellar aesthetic, a knack for elevating the social-first approach and, maybe most importantly, is a total blast to work with. I’m so excited to see what we create together!”
SAG-AFTRA Calls For A Strike Against “League of Legends”
"League of Legends" is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood's actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against "League of Legends" on Tuesday, arguing that Formosa Interactive attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on an unrelated title.
Formosa tried to "cancel" the unnamed video game, which was covered by the strike, shortly after the start of the work stoppage, SAG-AFTRA said. The union said when Formosa learned it could not cancel the game, the company "secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for 'non-union' talent only." In response, the union's interactive negotiating committee voted unanimously to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board and to call a strike against "League of Legends" as part of that charge.
"League of Legends" is one of Formosa's most well-known projects. The company provides voiceover services for the game, according to SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA has accused Formosa of interfering with protections that allow performers to form or join a union and prevent those performers from being discriminated against — a move the union called "egregious violations of core tenets of labor law."
Formosa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "League of Legends" developer Riot Games said that the company "has nothing to do" with the union's complaint.
"We want to be clear: Since becoming a union project five years ago, 'League of Legends' has only asked Formosa to engage with union... Read More