New York-based Nice Shoes has partnered with production and post house Optimus in Chicago, bringing the former’s New York colorists–remotely–to Chicago advertising agencies. The first remote collaboration was wrapped in March, an eight-spot CDW campaign for Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago.
“This remote color partnership will be a top-level complement to our existing in-house color capabilities. And, it is the perfect place to begin building more collaboration for our other shared strengths,” said Tom Duff, Optimus partner/president.
“Technology has advanced to the point where remote, real-time color on a calibrated system is not only viable, it’s proven,” said Nice Shoes partner/CEO Dominic Pandolfino. “This isn’t an experiment, it’s a fact.” Pandolfino cited other Nice Shoes Remote Color partners in Boston, Dallas, Miami, and Detroit.
Since 2010, Nice Shoes has leveraged proprietary technology featuring a secure HD feed and a display calibrated by the studio’s engineers, so the remote monitors match exactly with the monitors in New York. A dedicated computer running Google Chromebox for Meetings, an enterprise level telepresence solution, allows clients and colorists to collaborate efficiently in real-time.
“When I first met Nice Shoes partners Dominic Pandolfino and Chris Ryan 15 years ago, we immediately hit it off, sharing a personal pride in our own companies and the desire to push the boundaries and move the game forward,” said One at Optimus partner/director of production Craig Leffel.
Nice Shoes partner/colorist Ryan added, “I’ve known Craig and Tom for years and I really respect what they’ve built at Optimus. With the way each of our businesses have evolved, it makes perfect sense for us to partner now.”
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More