The Directors Bureau has added director Sam Brown to its roster for North American representation spanning commercials and music videos. Brown continues to be repped in the U.K. for spots and videos, respectively, by Rogue Films and Flynn Productions.
Brown made his first directorial mark in the music video arena. He has turned out clips for such artists as Corinne Bailey Rae (“Put Your Records On”), Doves (“The Man Who Told Everything”), The Verve (“Love Is Noise”), The Fray (“How to Save A Life”), Elbow (“Asleep In the Back”), James Blunt (“You’re Beautiful,” “Goodbye My Lover”), Mew (“Zookeeper’s Boy”), The Duke Spirit (“Lion Rip”), Gemma Hayes (“Let A Good Thing Go”), Foo Fighters (“The Pretender”), and earlier this year a controversial joint Jay-Z/Swizz Beats video (“On To the Next Day”). Brown’s videos have been lauded over the years, earning such honors as an MTV VMA.
The director also successfully diversified into the ad biz with a Nike commercial for Wieden+Kennedy, London. Brown has since gone on to helm spots for Samsung, Audi, BBCRadio1 and the U.K. Lotto, among others. His dual mastery of classic cinematic tools as well as the latest VFX technologies has earned him recognition at competitions such as BTAA, Cannes, Creative Circle, and D&AD. The latter bestowed a Yellow Pencil for best direction upon him for Virgin Media’s “Fantastic Journey” spot out of RKCR/Y&R, London.
Brown joins a directorial lineup at The Director Bureau which includes Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Mike Maguire, Patrick Daughters, Melodie McDaniel, M. Blash and Aaron Rose. At his new roost, Brown will work closely with executive producers Cayce Cole and Melissa Culligan, and music video producer Lana Kim. Prior to The Directors Bureau, Brown was handled for U.S. commercials by DNA.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More