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…..
Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey Launch Production House 34North
Executive producers Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey have teamed to launch 34North. The shop opens with a roster which includes accomplished directors Jan Wentz, Ben Nakamura Whitehouse, David Edwards and Mario Feil, as well as such up-and-coming filmmakers as Glenn Stewart and Chris Fowles. Nakamura Whitehouse, Edwards, Feil and Fowles come over from CoMPANY Films, the production company for which Cicero served as an EP for the past nearly five years. Director Wentz had most recently been with production house Skunk while Stewart now gains his first U.S. representation. EP Clancey was freelance producing prior to the formation of 34North. He and Cicero have known each other for some 25 years, recently reconnecting on a job directed by Fowles. Cicero said that he and Clancey “want to keep a highly focused roster where talent management can be one on one--where we all share in the directors’ success together.” Clancey also brings an agency pedigree to the new venture. “I started at Campbell Ewald in accounts, no less,” said Clancey. “I saw firsthand how much work agencies put in before we even see a script. You have to respect that investment. These agency experiences really shaped my approach to production--it’s about empathy, listening between the lines, and ultimately making the process seamless.” 34North represents a meeting point--both literally and creatively. Named after the latitude of Malibu, Calif., where the idea for the company was born, it also embraces the power of storytelling. “34North118West was the first GPS-enabled narrative,” Cicero explained. “That blend of art and technology, to captivate an audience, mirrors what we do here--create compelling work, with talented people, harnessing state-of-the-art... Read More