Industry veteran Patrick Collins–whose experience spans the agency, production house and consultancy sides of the business–has launched the Collins Consulting Company. The new Los Angeles-based venture will focus on managing television projects and budgets for major advertisers.
Collins was Bird Bonette Stauderman‘s (BBS) L.A. manager for 12 years providing a similar consulting service for Capital One, Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort, Korbel, Allstate and Wrigley along with other clients on the BBS roster.
His production experience ranges from ad agencies Leo Burnett, Foote Cone & Belding, McCann Erickson, and Kresser/Craig as well as executive producer posts as three different L.A. production companies in the late 1970s through the mid-’80’s. During that period he was the first president of AICP/West, active on the national AICP board, and a major contributor to the AICP Production Summary revisions and Guidelines that continue in use today.
“The goal is to provide advertisers the guidance they need in navigating the production process and how to get the best value for the budget,” said Collins. “This is done by primarily working closely with the advertisers’ agency producers and business managers to explore all the options that gets all the dollars on the screen.”
Collins observed, “We don’t write copy, count beans, get in the way, or slow things down. We do create a process that works and makes the work better because we know, in the end, it is all about the work.”
“Se7en” Turns 30, Gets A Special Restoration From David Fincher For Its Re-Release
For David Fincher, seeing “Se7en” in 4K was an experience he can only describe as harrowing. That or a high school reunion.
“There are definitely moments that you go, ‘What was I thinking?’ Or ‘Why did I let this person have that hairdo’?” Fincher said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
He’s OK with the film being a product of its time in most respects. But some things just could not stand in high-definition resolution.
“It was a little decrepit, to be honest,” said Fincher. “We needed to resuscitate it. There are things you can see in 4K HDR that you cannot see on a film print.”
Ever the perfectionist, he and a team got to work on a new restoration of the film for its 30th anniversary re-release. This weekend the restored “Se7en” will play on IMAX screens for the first time in the U.S. and Canada, and on Jan. 7, the 4K UHD home video version will be available as well.
The dark crime thriller written by Andrew Kevin Walker and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as a pair of detectives looking for a serial killer was somewhat of a career-reviver for Fincher, whose directorial debut “Alien 3” had not gone well. “Se7en” was not a sure thing: It was made for only $34 million (and only got that when Fincher managed to persuade studio execs to give up $3 million more). But it went on to earn more than $327 million, not accounting for inflation, and continues to influence the genre.
Fincher has over the years overseen several restorations of the film (including one for laser disc) but decided this needed to be the last. It’s why he insisted on an 8K scan that they could derive the 4K from. He wanted to ensure that it wouldn’t have to be repeated when screens get more... Read More