Paul Babb–who most recently served as executive producer for Rhythm+Hues Commercial Studios, a division of the Academy Award-winning feature VFX studio–has joined creative-driven, multiplatform media shop MindOverEye (MOE) as director of integrated production.
In his new capacity at MOE, Babb will call upon his experience to manage day-to-day workflow and further expand the scope of projects, opportunities and partnerships within the advertising and production communities. MOE’s new, high-tech 15,000 square feet facility in El Segundo will allow him to offer clients everything under one roof, from an on-site cyc stage, audio recording booth and multipurpose editorial/finishing suites to live action, VFX and animation teams for any creative project.
“We are continually evolving our unique pipeline/workflow and Paul will be a key player in that development,” assessed Bill Wadsworth, founder of MOE. “Besides being a great mentor in my early days, Paul and I have continued to keep close ties as we waded through the post community…I am looking forward to doing some great work together at MindOverEye.”
Prior to his seven-year tenure at Rhythm + Hues, Babb developed the commercial shop kachew! from the ground up for Klasky Csupo Animation. And as the director of broadcast for Ogilvy & Mather, Los Angeles, Babb was responsible for the production of over 260 commercials a year and management of the production department. His commercial and media work has won honors from top industry competitions for a variety of clients including, American Express, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Ferrari, Ford, Lionsgate, Mercedes-Benz, McDonald’s, NASCAR, SeaWorld, Universal, and US Marine Corps.
Review: Drew Hancock Makes Feature Directorial Debut With “Companion”
"Iris, wake up!"
Early in "Companion," lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All those oranges tumbling onto the floor! Ha ha.
In 20 minutes, absolutely everything about this sweet scene will be turned on its head in a terrifying and sinister manner. You will be surprised and shocked. Unless you saw the trailer, which reveals the whole thing.
And so we begin with a dilemma, dear moviegoer. "Companion," an exceedingly clever and entertaining sci-fi-horror-thriller-comedy by Drew Hancock in his feature debut, has more twists and turns than a corkscrew. But it's utterly impossible to write about the film without revealing the first of those twists.
So if you like coming in totally cold to a movie, then we're sorry to see you go, but stop reading! Otherwise, stay with us — we promise there'll be more surprises to come.
Moving on: Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) arrive at the estate. A nervous Iris stops at the door, worried that Josh's friends won't like her. He urges her to simply brighten up and act happy.
Kat (Megan Suri), Josh's ex, greets them. She is gorgeous, and frosty to Iris. Eli (Harvey Guillén) and his handsome boyfriend Patrick (Lukas Gage) are nicer. Then there's Sergey (Rupert Friend), Kat's aloof Russian boyfriend — sugar daddy, really — and owner of the house. The password to his devices is Stalin's birthday, which tells you something.
Things get dark, quickly. The next morning, someone dies. They will not be the first — this is a horror movie. And suddenly Iris, caked in blood,... Read More