Karen Smith has been named managing director of Red Car Santa Monica. She comes from Los Angeles-based ad agency Dailey & Associates, where she served as senior producer on the Safeway account.
Smith brings about 20 years of advertising experience to her new position. Earlier she served as a senior producer at Team One Advertising in El Segundo, Calif., and before than, she produced via TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles.
Calling Smith “the best choice we could have made,” Red Car CEO Larry Bridges said, “she comes with incredible production knowledge, a wealth of contacts, and was a client at one point.”
“I’d like to grow the company,” said Smith, adding that she wants to see it continue as “the major player that it has always been in the business. It has a lot of cache, the Red Car name, I want to keep it growing…We are interested in branching out into new media.”
The Santa Monica location has already been reaching into new areas. It is handling production and post on the Emmy-nominated Stranger Adventures Web series–for which Bridges serves as creative director and executive producer. Red Car also recently began offering nonlinear computer-based color correction services.
Red Car maintains locations in Buenos Aires, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Antonio, Santa Monica and San Francisco. With its “Red Car Anywhere” concept, editors are available at any location.
Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More