Creative studio Leviathan has brought on board sr. 3D artist Andrew Butterworth, creative technologist Harvey Moon, 2D artist Ely Beyer and associate producer Kelsey Barrentine. Additionally the company has made several key promotions.
Butterworth comes over from Superfad in Seattle, where he spent the past four years serving as the studio’s 3D generalist. Butterworth contributed to projects for Sony’s Bravia HDTV, Google Internet HDTV and Xbox, plus Sprint and other leading consumer brands, as well as Cartoon Network, Fox Sports, Netflix, and Nickelodeon. He was also a member of the 3D team for Superfad’s epic, acclaimed short films “Preguntas Hermosas” from Viau and Costa’s “Tactile Waveforms.”
Moon is an internationally recognized new media artist whose high-tech projects have been exhibited all around the world. Over the past two years, he was part of the team that won the top prize at the 2013 Red Bull Creation Challenge, and he also co-created The BikeSpike, which was successfully crowdfunded through a $150,000 Kickstarter campaign earlier this year.
Over the past year, Beyer has been a freelance artist in the Chicago market, working for many creative shops including Leviathan, where he contributed to projects for John Deere and The North Face, among others.
Barrentine joins Leviathan from agency TPN, where she began in 2012 as an intern and became a key production assistant. Her time at TPN exposed her to all aspects of production, from maintaining schedules, booking talent, negotiating music licenses, producing radio, overseeing V.O. sessions and independently producing the agency’s submission videos for the Reggie and EFFIE Awards.
As for the alluded to promotions, Lauren Shawe rises to senior producer, Ellen Schopler rises to producer, David Brodeur rises to art director, and Gareth Fewel rises to lead designer.
“Challengers” Earns Actor-Producer Zendaya 2024 Gothams Spotlight Tribute
Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Spotlight Tribute for her performance as Tashi Donaldson in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film Challengers, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place live and in person on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The Spotlight Tribute was created by The Gotham in order to recognize phenomenal efforts by individuals in film and television who captivated global audiences with the biggest projects of the year. With the Spotlight Tribute, The Gotham will honor Zendaya’s remarkable work as leading-actress and producer on the Amazon MGM Studios box-office hit that broke into the cultural zeitgeist, and was celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide.
“Zendaya’s magnetic portrayal of Tashi Donaldson in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers exemplifies the creative excellence that The Gotham celebrates,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Her performances in Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, and Euphoria have made her one of the most captivating actors of her generation. Her multi-layered performance at the heart of Challengers earned widespread acclaim, including a nomination for Best Feature at this year’s Gothams. We look forward to honoring her work with our Spotlight Tribute.”
From Academy Award nominated visionary filmmaker Guadagnino, Challengers stars two-time Emmy winner Zendaya as Tashi Duncan (who becomes Tashi Donaldson after marrying Art Donaldson), a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to Art Donaldson (BAFTA nominee Mike Faist), a champion on a losing streak,... Read More