Helen Hughes has been promoted to head of advertising at Framestore in London. She has been an integral part of Framestore’s production department since 2010, leading a growing team of producers across the studio’s core VFX artistry. She has had a hand in turning out major campaigns as well as a string of iconic James Bond title sequences.
The creation of the head of advertising role speaks to Framestore’s heritage in crafting commercial work, in tandem with its film division, a new television team and a wealth of digital content spanning dark rides, mixed realities and experiential installations. Hughes continues to report to Helen Stanley, managing director, and Lottie Cooper, deputy managing director, as part of the global management team overseeing the outputs of Framestore’s expanding advertising and content divisions.
Hughes is supported in her new role by the appointment of Jordi Bares and Ben Cronin as creative directors in advertising. Bares joined the company from Glassworks in May 2017, bringing with him a vibrant heritage in VFX and architecture, and a portfolio of groundbreaking commercial hits. Cronin joins the advertising leadership team from within Framestore, having risen through the ranks from junior to VFX supervisor during his tenure at the company. His experience leading and mentoring large VFX teams on headline projects for the likes of Sky, Sainsbury’s and Pepsi, will carry forth into his new role.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More