Production/post company Odd Machine has hired executive producer Lisa Burke to helm its operations in Chicago and Los Angeles. She spent the past year freelancing and prior to that served as head of production at mcgarrybowen. Earlier she was EP for JWT and a sr. freelance producer throughout Chicago.
During her career, Burke has worked with assorted brands including Disney, Miracle Whip, Nestle, McDonald’s, Bud Light, Sears and Pizza Hut.
Odd Machine opened their second Chicago location earlier this year. The new location has allowed the company to expand both its production studio as well as postproduction services which now include three editorial suites, color correction, 2D and 3D graphics and the addition of audio and mix, provided by a partnership with Soundcake audio.
Burke joins fellow producers Elizabeth Collins of the L.A. office and Alec Pinkston who oversees the company’s west side Chicago studio and animation department. Recent work includes pieces with Fenton in San Francisco, Grey NY and Upworthy plus a collaboration with Nick Offerman on the Jeff Tweedy “Low Key” music video.
Editor Chris Shegich, Odd Machine co-founder, said, “Our brand and culture are pretty unique, a little different from other companies, and Lisa fits right in. We’re looking forward to her spearheading business development and overseeing clients.”
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More