Editor Stewart Reeves, who continues to be handled in Australia by The Editors, Sydney, has lined up his first career U.S. representation, joining The Whitehouse, which maintains stateside shops in New York, Chicago and Santa Monica.
Currently based in Sydney, Reeves was born in the U.K. and trained at The Whitehouse in London through the early 1990s, assisting on such notable jobs as Levi’s “Drugstore,” Stella Artois “Last Orders” and Nike “Airport.”
He then moved over to the agency side of the business, joining Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam, as a producer, spending nearly three years producing commercials around the globe. Reeves eventually found himself back in the editor’s chair in Sydney and quickly established himself as a full-fledged cutter.
Relinking with The Whitehouse is akin to a return home, said Reeves whose recent editing credits include spots Down Under such as Acura’s “Shockwaves,” Bonds’ “Cool Tea,” Kiwi’s “Believe It Or Not,” Toyota’s “Every Bit Brilliant” and Boags’ “Pure.” As am editor, he has developed a reputation for combining a keen rhythmic and visual sense with an eye for offbeat comedy.
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