The Traveling Picture Show Company has signed director/DP Justin Shipley for exclusive representation. This Philly-based talent, who comes over from Monogram, recently wrapped his first national commercial, Reebok’s “Gauntlet.”
Shipley is a certified Phantom technician, certified SHOTOVER aerial cinematographer, and expert in large format digital cameras and MöVI camera stabilization. He has worked around the globe with brands such as Tanzania Tourism, Budweiser, and DirecTV.
In 2011 Shipley earned a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for the “Write Your Soul” episode of The Horsemen Cometh.
TPSC partner/exec producer John Noble said of Shipley, “He puts the camera in the most bizarre and physically challenging places. He somehow finds a way to get incredibly dynamic shots.”
Shipley related, “I have known about TPSC for quite some time and I know (director/partner) Chris Woods personally through flying circles. I was fascinated. The mentality and goals established by the partners, John Noble, and (head of sales) Dawn Clarke make me confident. I constantly try to think outside the box, to show what others may not see, to never clamp down and to maximize every budget–making the end result the best for each client.”
TPSC is represented by MoButler Reps in the Midwest, Dawn Clarke on the West Coast, Asprodites Reps in the Southeast/Southwest, and Schaffer/Rogers on the East Coast.
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More