4th Annual New Directors Showcase
On May 25, SHOOT unveiled its fourth annual New Directors Showcase reel. The 25 helmers–including three two-person teams–selected for the Showcase come from diverse backgrounds. However, the bond they share is great style, vision and commitment–whether it be reflected in comedy, visuals or storytelling. Helping fashion the Showcase lineup were entries from SHOOT‘s ongoing “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery, assorted submissions, and feedback from agency creatives and producers. Here’s a look at this year’s field:
Corbett Scott
A Band Apart
OLN’s “Zimbabwe”
Altoids’ “Jockey”
How did you get into directing?
Why do you want to direct commercials?
I came into it through the agency side, but I’ve wanted to direct for a long time. I love the :30 format, but I also think it’s an exciting time to be a commercial director because of the opportunities branded entertainment and the Web offer and the possibilities they open up from a storytelling and filmmaking standpoint.
What is your most recent spot project?
I recently directed a spot for Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas
video game from Disney’s BVG and I’m currently developing a Web-based branded entertainment short with Wit out of Atlanta.
Do you have plans to work in other areas–e.g., shorts, films, features or TV? Have you ever done any of that in the past?
I’d definitely like to explore longer formats at some point. I directed
a short film a few years ago and it was incredibly rewarding to sit in
theaters and see people’s faces as they watched my work. There are no filters between you and the audience — it’s real and immediate and
humbling.
What do you think is the best part about being a director?
Trying to figure out the best way to tell a story and being on a set
working with so many talented people who are all focusing their energy
in the same direction.
What’s the worst part?
Waiting for that next job.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer โ but not the trigger โ and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More