Cinematographer Jaron Presant has joined Innovative Artists for representation in commercials, television, and features. Presant has worked on such films as Looper and Brothers Bloom, and recently completed 2013 Sundance film Don Jon’s Addiction, directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Presant also shoots commercials for such clients as American Express, Nissan, and McDonald’s and music videos spanning artists who include Justin Bieber and Carrie Underwood…Additionally, cinematographer Mark Dektor is now with Innovative Artists for representation in commercials, theatrical features, and television. He has worked on a variety of commercial campaigns including American Express, American Apparel, Dove, and Disney…And cinematographer Yon Thomas has returned to the U.S. after completing principal photography on an international television series and is now available for commercials and music videos via Innovative Artists. Presant, Dektor and Thomas are all handled by Innovative Artists’ Robbyn Foxx….Cinematographer Anthony Wolberg has completed principal photography on ABC’s Zero Hour and is again available for commercials and feature films through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….MediaSilo, a provider of cloud-based media workflow and collaboration solutions, has named Matt Thomas as the company’s head of sales. In this newly created position, Thomas is responsible for building and managing the MediaSilo sales team, as well as for account management for the western U.S. Thomas most recently served as corporate account manager at Signiant, where he was pivotal in expanding the company’s footprint in the western U.S. and in managing relationships with many leading media brands…..
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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