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    Kamen Markov joins Framestore’s London advertising team as creative director

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    LONDON --

    Framestore has brought Kamen Markov aboard its London advertising team as creative director. 

    Markov has been a major player in the VFX world for a number of years collecting accolades for work including Cravendale’s “Cats with Thumbs” which reached over 10 million YouTube views, John Lewis & Partners’ “The Boy and the Piano” which won more than 15 VFX awards globally including VES, Cannes Lion, British Arrows, and ADC honors, as well as LEGO’s “Rebuild The World” campaign which was nominated for outstanding VFX at VES.

    Framestore executive creative director William Bartlett said of Markov, “As a key hire for us at an integral point of growth in our department, I can’t wait to see where his vision will take us and the boundaries he will break with his work.”

    Markov shared, “My style of work can be defined by a constant drive for closer and early collaboration with agencies and directors. I’m incredibly excited to continue my journey with Framestore which is a powerhouse in VFX, and I can’t wait to learn from the award-winning talent within the studio whilst also bringing my unique experience to the team.” 

    Markov started his career as a motion graphic designer for TV before going on to work as editor and VFX artist for TopForm Studio in Bulgaria, his home country. Markov then relocated to Mexico City where he began working at The FilterFX and quickly built a reputation for himself collaborating with some of the top advertising directors around such as Fred Clapp, Jorge Aguilera, and Oliver Castro. Markov then moved to London joining MPC where he worked as a VFX supervisor and lead compositor on award-winning projects with renowned directors including Daniel Kleinman, Jonathan Glazer, Ulf Johansson, Frederic Planchon, Robert Stromberg, Johan Renck and the directing collective Traktor.

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    Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    "Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.

    The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.

    And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).

    This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.

    "'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."

    As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More

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