Cutters, a post house with studios in Chicago and Santa Monica, has added Barnett Kiel to its editorial roster. Kiel, who had most recently been with Beast LA, has cut for such clients as Kaiser Permanente, Reebok, Cadillac and Porsche. His latest campaign was a graphic and visual effects endeavor for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns out of Campbell Fisher.
Kiel also edited a Coca-Cola spec spot, “Bottles” directed and shot by Ken Arlidge of Aero Film, which last summer earned inclusion in SHOOT‘s “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery (8/7/09). The prior year a real-world commercial helmed by Arlidge and cut by Kiel–Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s “Breath” for Campbell-Ewald, Los Angeles–earned “Best Work” distinction
Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Kiel brings an eclectic background in music and creativity that’s taken him throughout Europe and the United States, eventually landing him to Los Angeles, the birthplace of a successful 15-year career editing trailers, and commercials. He has collaborated with directors such as Arlidge, Klaus Obermeyer and Luis Gerard, and the editor’s studio clients include 20th Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, MGM and Warner Brothers.
Cutters’ affiliate studios include Another Country with its state-of-the-art sound studios, as well as Sol Design.
Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey Launch Production House 34North
Executive producers Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey have teamed to launch 34North. The shop opens with a roster which includes accomplished directors Jan Wentz, Ben Nakamura Whitehouse, David Edwards and Mario Feil, as well as such up-and-coming filmmakers as Glenn Stewart and Chris Fowles. Nakamura Whitehouse, Edwards, Feil and Fowles come over from CoMPANY Films, the production company for which Cicero served as an EP for the past nearly five years. Director Wentz had most recently been with production house Skunk while Stewart now gains his first U.S. representation. EP Clancey was freelance producing prior to the formation of 34North. He and Cicero have known each other for some 25 years, recently reconnecting on a job directed by Fowles. Cicero said that he and Clancey “want to keep a highly focused roster where talent management can be one on one--where we all share in the directors’ success together.” Clancey also brings an agency pedigree to the new venture. “I started at Campbell Ewald in accounts, no less,” said Clancey. “I saw firsthand how much work agencies put in before we even see a script. You have to respect that investment. These agency experiences really shaped my approach to production--it’s about empathy, listening between the lines, and ultimately making the process seamless.” 34North represents a meeting point--both literally and creatively. Named after the latitude of Malibu, Calif., where the idea for the company was born, it also embraces the power of storytelling. “34North118West was the first GPS-enabled narrative,” Cicero explained. “That blend of art and technology, to captivate an audience, mirrors what we do here--create compelling work, with talented people, harnessing state-of-the-art... Read More