Original has signed director/cameraman Mark Dektor for exclusive representation in the U.S. Dektor has been directing for 12 years, following a successful career as a DP. His credits include American Express, Dove, Suave and Fisher Price, and much of his work involves real people, often in testimonial or documentary style scenarios.
Dektor previously directed via Cartel and its longstanding predecessor shop Dektor Film, a company founded by his father, two-time DGA Award-winning commercial director Leslie Dektor.
Mark Dektor has established a distinct directorial style characterized by engaging, performances, beautiful photography and well thought out art direction. The naturalness of the performances lend his spots an easy charm.
“I spend a lot of time in casting and I work very hard to make people feel comfortable so that their personalities come through in the work,” Dektor explained.
In 2010, Dektor was contracted by Ogilvy & Mather to shoot a segment of a 10-minute film in support of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. One focuses on an inner city youth who finds an outlet for his anger in wrestling and through his relationship with his coach.
Dektor said that his decision to join Original, was based on the opportunities Original offers to broaden his career both in commercials and in other media.
Original is led by executive producers Bruce Mellon, Joe Piccirillo and Marc Lasko and maintains production offices in Los Angeles and New York City. The company’s postproduction division, headed by Jonathan Del Gatto, provides editorial, design, graphics and visual effects services.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More