Nexus Studios has added director Shane Griffin to its global roster for commercial representation. He brings a media-straddling blend of high-end artistic design, live-action filmmaking and emerging technologies to the studio lineup.
Griffin’s body of work–which seamlessly blends surrealism with futuristic themes–spans such clients as Apple, BMW, Givenchy and Guinness. He has also collaborated on music promos for artists like Wiz Khalifa, and has exhibited his artwork globally.
Griffin’s design and artistic approach were honed through his time as a director at Psyop, creative director at Method Studios, global creative director for Los York, and head of motion design at Man vs. Machine. His film, Chromatic, was even screened at the TED conference. Griffin has earned such accolades as being named a Louis Vuitton “200 Visionary,” and ADC Young Gun. He has also received honors such as a Cannes Gold Lion and Shark Awards. Additionally, he has shared his expertise by speaking and judging at industry events such as AEG, ADC, Forward Festival Berlin, and OFFF Tel Aviv.
The signing of Griffin aligns with Nexus’ focus on spatial computing production and follows the launch of its motion design division, Nexus Design Studio. Griffin’s proven ability to combine live action and design opens up exciting possibilities in emerging fields like AI and real-time filmmaking, a collaboration ripe with potential.
Chris O’Reilly, co-founder and chief creative officer at Nexus Studios, said, “Shane’s very much a unique voice in high-end visual filmmaking. His artful blending of sophisticated design and cinematic live-action sets an aspirational standard. He is also very versed in how innovation is changing storytelling and its appropriate application. So we’re of course thrilled to have him join our roster and it’s an exciting collaboration ahead.”
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