Jonathan Shipman has been named head of integrated production in the New York office of visual effects, animation and digital production company Framestore. With more than 25 years of production experience in advertising, Shipman will add a broad range of skills and unique business perspective to Framestore NY as the company transitions into a new stage of growth. He will report directly to Jon Collins, president of Framestore.
Previously, Shipman was head of integrated production at McCann Erickson, where he was instrumental in establishing and growing the company’s integrated production offering for major brands, including Dentyne, General Mills, Nestle Waters, MasterCard, Kohl’s and Nikon.
Shipman spent the past 12 years at McCann Erickson, starting out as an executive producer and moving up the ranks to deputy head of production, and finally head of integrated production. He is distinguished for creating the company’s first-ever integrated department, and evolving its postproduction facility from strictly client services and new business operations into high-end creative.
Prior to McCann, he was a senior producer at Ogilvy & Mather, where he worked on accounts that included Jaguar, Amex, Kimberly Clark and Kraft. Shipman began his career at DMB&B.
Collins said that Shipman will help accelerate Framestore’s continued evolution into a team of creative, strategic problem solvers.”
Recently, Framestore worked with The Coca Cola Company to help produce the “Polar Bowl,” the second-screen engagement that attracted more than 600,000 viewers during the 2012 Super Bowl and received worldwide attention. It also partnered with Drive Productions to create a 4D projection on the Maritime Hotel in New York for Hewlett Packard’s new Z800 workstation. The animation, called “Elf Factory,” featured Santa’s helpers busy at work constructing the new HP device debuting during the holidays.
Framestore is an Oscar-winning visual effects company (The Golden Compass), creates images for every platform and is regarded as a leading U.K. authority on stereoscopic 3D. In addition to working for Hollywood studios, advertisers, ad agencies, production and gaming companies, Framestore also generates its own paid-for content, including: VFX in Your Pocket and Polar Peril.
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s Husband, Found Dead At L.A. Residence
Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.
Baena was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office. The circumstances remained unclear Saturday. The office said that it was investigating and a full report wouldn't be available until the case is closed.
A representative for Plaza responded to a request for comment with a link to a story about Baena's death on the entertainment industry news site Deadline.
Baena co-wrote David O. Russell's 2004 film "I Heart Huckabees" and wrote and directed five of his own films, mostly dark comedies. Plaza starred in his directorial debut, the 2014 zombie comedy "Life After Beth," and appeared in two of his other films: "The Little Hours" and "Spin Me Round."
Plaza, 40, rose to fame playing April Ludgate on the television series "Parks and Recreation" and was nominated for an Emmy for her role on "The White Lotus." The couple married in 2021.
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