Director Brian Scott Weber has joined the roster of Rhythm + Hues Commercial Studios. He comes over from Los Angeles production house A Common Thread where his endeavors included a poignant Zerometh campaign for agency D Groupe in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “Effect,” a spot from that Zerometh package, gained inclusion a couple of years ago into SHOOT‘s “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery.
Weber has also helmed high profile work over the years for such clients as Chrysler, Chevy, Discover Brokerage, Duracell, L.A. Fitness, Lee Jeans, the New York Knicks, Universal Studios and Verizon.
Among Weber’s recent credits is a vampire-infused commercial for Busch Gardens, showcasing his use of in-camera and photo-real visual effects. On the music video front, he has directed clips for such acts as The Spirits, and Dashboard Confessional.
Rhythm + Hues exec producer Paul Babb was drawn to Weber’s expertise in live action and effects, his adroit meshing of those disciplines, and a directorial storytelling prowess spanning spots, music videos and interactive fare. The Belgian-born, Brooklyn-raised, Columbia University educated (architecture) Weber has a special knack for visually cinematic, thematically subversive work that manages to be both dark and playful at the same time.
Prior to A Common Thread, Weber’s spot production company affiliations included Palomar, FM Rocks and Johns+Gorman Films.
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