Editor Michael Hackett, who spent the past three years on staff with Crush Editorial, Santa Monica, has joined FilmCore, the edit house with operations in Santa Monica, San Francisco and New York.
Hackett brings experience in spots, music videos and episodic TV to his new roost. Among his most recent work is a visual effects-driven spot Chevy spot directed by Olivier Gondry of bicoastal/international Partizan for Campbell-Ewald, Detroit. This represents the latest collaboration for Hackett with Gondry. The pair has teamed three times. Earlier this year, Hackett cut the Gondry-helmed “Throw It In A Tundra” for Toyota via Saatchi & Saatchi L.A., Torrance, Calif. That spot shows two men loading items into the back end of a vehicle as their environment undergoes rapid changes in weather.
And in late 2005, Hackett performed a re-edit of the classic Go-Gos’ music video, “Our Lips Are Sealed.” The original video footage was blended with new footage of women wearing Nordstrom fashions. The piece was used to launch the retailers Nordstrom Silverscreen interactive media channel in November. The branded entertainment channel, which offers broadband video content that combines fashion, music, technology and pop culture, was created by Fallon, Minneapolis.
In addition to a remix of the Go-Gos’ song by Fatboy Slim, director Gondry created a remix of the song’s video. In the updated version, the Go-Gos are seen riding in a convertible and frolicking in a fountain; at the same time an updated crew of models mimics their moves, wearing fashions available at Nordstrom (users can click on the clothing to purchase it).
Hackett’s other credits include spots for such clients as PacifiCare, Calvin Klein and Toyota’s Rav-4 sports utility vehicle. For the latter Hackett edited “Versatility” which premiered during this year’s Super Bowl telecast. Directed by Gavin Bowden of Plum Productions, Santa Monica, “Versatility” shows the SUV’s interior features and exterior environment undergo a series of instantaneous changes.
“The spot included running footage, car mounts, interior green screens and exterior background plates, in addition to a ton of compositing and CG work,” related Hackett. “I worked very closely with the director and the visual effects house [Asylum, Santa Monica] on the project.”
Saatchi associate creative director Mark Taylor, who worked with Hackett on “Versatility” and several other jobs, said of the editor, “He is someone who will fight to the end. He just won’t let me down at any point. With the way clients will sometimes change their minds, you need an editor who will continue to do his best work even on the fourth revision. You want them to see the job through one-hundred percent all the way.”
Hackett began his career in production with t minus 30 films, Venice, Calif. He later transitioned into postproduction via that company’s editorial division. Hackett worked as an assistant editor on the TV series Babylon 5, where he was introduced to visual effects work. He then joined Avenue Edit, Santa Monica, where he graduated from assistant to editor. He has also freelanced through several Southern California edit houses, including Brass Knuckles and Oasis.
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No matter your ailment, there are plenty of TV doctors waiting to treat you right now on a selection of channels and streamers.
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There's also an outsider trying to make a difference in "Berlin ER," as Haley Louise Jones plays the new boss of a struggling German hospital's emergency department. The show's doors slide open to patients Wednesday on Apple TV+.
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"Berlin ER"
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Jones says she eventually got used to the blood and gore on the set.
"It's gruesome in the beginning, highly unnerving. And then at some point, it's just the most normal thing in the world," she explains. "That's flesh. That's the rest of someone's leg, you know, let's just move on and have coffee or whatever."
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