Editor Greg Letson has returned to Red Car, formerly his editing home from 2000 to ’05. At Hooligan for the past year, Letson was at Fluid before that.
Asked what drew him back to Red Car, Letson explained, “It was a no-brainer, between Larry’s intelligent vision and Mary’s acumen for managing talent,” the references being to Red Car founder/editor Larry Bridges and Red Car New York managing director Mary Knox.
Letson’s work has spanned many styles and genres over the past two-and-a-half decades, from visual storytelling to documentary-style, dramatic dialogue, VFX and comedy. In 2008 he won the AICE Award for outstanding creative editorial in the Public Service category for his work on a PSA titled “Train” for the Library of Congress via the Ad Council.
“Greg’s a tremendous creative resource for all of us at Red Car, not just for his agency clients,” said Bridges. “His curiosity and passion for creative expression, as well as the wide range of contacts and influences he brings to his work every day, are assets we value highly.”
Recent clients and projects Letson has edited include broadcast campaigns for Campbell’s for BBDO, New York City’s Montefiore Hospital and Liberty Bank for agency Cronin & Co., Publix Supermarkets for agency 22squared, Subway for McCarthy Mambro Bertino, and Clamato for mcgarrybowen.
In addition to Letson, the Red Car New York roster includes editors Deirdre Bell, Michael Coletta, Charlie Cusumano, Jonathan Edwards, Paula Halton, Keith Olwell and Josh Towvim, along with creative director Chris Bialkowski and animation director Crankbunny. All are available nationally through the Red Car offices in Dallas, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Netflix Series “The Leopard” Spots Classic Italian Novel, Remakes It As A Sumptuous Period Drama
"The Leopard," a new Netflix series, takes the classic Italian novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and transforms it into a sumptuous period piece showing the struggles of the aristocracy in 19th-century Sicily, during tumultuous social upheavals as their way of life is crumbling around them.
Tom Shankland, who directs four of the eight episodes, had the courage to attempt his own version of what is one of the most popular films in Italian history. The 1963 movie "The Leopard," directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, won the Palme d'Or in Cannes.
One Italian critic said that it would be the equivalent of a director in the United States taking "Gone with the Wind" and turning it into a series, but Shankland wasn't the least bit intimidated.
He said that he didn't think of anything other than his own passion for the project, which grew out of his love of the book. His father was a university professor of Italian literature in England, and as a child, he loved the book and traveling to Sicily with his family.
The book tells the story of Don Fabrizio Corbera, the Prince of Salina, a tall, handsome, wealthy aristocrat who owns palaces and land across Sicily.
His comfortable world is shaken with the invasion of Sicily in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi, who was to overthrow the Bourbon king in Naples and bring about the Unification of Italy.
The prince's family leads an opulent life in their magnificent palaces with servants and peasants kowtowing to their every need. They spend their time at opulent banquets and lavish balls with their fellow aristocrats.
Shankland has made the series into a visual feast with tables heaped with food, elaborate gardens and sensuous costumes.... Read More