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    Editor Aaron Tompkins joins The Den as a partner

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    Women-owned, bicoastal edit house The Den has added Aaron Tompkins to its roster of editors. Tompkins, who is based in NYC, is joining as a partner.
     
    Tompkins fell in love with editing while watching hip-hop videos as a kid in the 1990s. After having the distinction of being one of two students in his high school’s “film class,” Tompkins went on to study film and graphic design at the University of Arizona. During the summers, he honed his skills at Silvercup Studios in NYC, on HBO megahits including The Sopranos and Sex in the City.

    As an editor, Tompkins enjoys working across all genres–from comedy to more fast-paced visual pieces. He has worked on Emmy and Lion-winning global ad campaigns for brands like Google, Budweiser, Nike, and many more throughout his career. In addition to commercial work, Tompkins has also worked on long-form Netflix documentaries. Tompkins also cut Lauren Sick’s atmospheric short for Ford out Wieden+Kennedy which transports the viewer to the driver’s seat as the new Raptor R navigates the nighttime desert landscape with pulse-racing footage and edgy cinematic imagery. 

    Christjan Jordan, co-founder/editor at The Den, said, “Aaron has an amazingly versatile style that you see in his editing. His ability to shift between any genre–whether enthralling and emotional storytelling or dynamic, stylized work–shows his tremendous level of craft.”

    Tompkins said, “The Den has an incredibly talented group of editors that excel in a wide range of genres. I had already had the pleasure of working with Christjan before, so it is nice to have the chance to work alongside him again. I also really like how The Den has such a creative and collaborative way of working, so I’m just happy to be a part of their very talented team.”  

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    Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    "Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.

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    And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).

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