British commercials director Ben Hume-Paton has inked a deal with Saville Productions for his first career U.S. spot representation. He continues to be handled in the U.K. by Generator Films and throughout Europe by John Spary Associates.
Hume-Paton has to his credit work for such clients as Nike, Lipitor, Honda, Clairol, Bioré, Sony, and E45. He recently wrapped his first American ad project, a Veet campaign for Euro RSCG New York, which was produced by Pathfinder in Spain.
A winner of the Fuji Film Scholarship, Hume-Paton earned a university degree in graphic design and started out directing music videos. Setting up his own creative production company, IDP, gave him a breadth of experience and it was during these years which he fondly calls “boot camp” that he developed his knowledge of filmmaking. During this time many young bands made their first videos with Hume-Paton. His music promos soon led him into the realm of television commercials and he received immediate acclaim for his inspired direction on campaigns for Nike & Bioré.
In 2007 while working for U.K. fashion label Next on its catwalk fashion shows, Hume-Paton pitched and won the creative assignment to make the brand’s first commercial in 15 years. It was such a success that Next asked him to write and direct many of their follow-up campaigns.
In addition to his commercials and music videos projects, Hume-Paton has also been active in television. For the BBC’s noted motoring show Top Gear, he directed a white-knuckle episode that chronicled a Land Rover Discovery traversing the highest road in the Andes. He also recently directed an aviation series entitled Jetstream for Discovery Europe.
Hume-Paton has also been creatively involved with Honda, supplying its car launch films for the last three years as well as working for blue chip companies Pfizer, Hitachi, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Saville executive producer Rupert Maconick said he was drawn to Hume-Paton’s “fresh and arresting work” in such genres as fashion, documentary-style campaigns and visual storytelling.
Actor Steve Guttenberg Returns To L.A. Neighborhood Now Charred By Devastating Wildfire
Steve Guttenberg awoke Thursday morning to a grim reality: The treacherous wildfire that tore through the Pacific Palisades had left his once-lush neighborhood charred and unrecognizable.
With homes smoldered, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate. His property was miraculously spared. But the actor-producer still struggled to reconcile his relief with the haunting sight of his ravaged, once lavish community.
"Just this morning, I woke up and I was really conscious of my mental state and my mental health, because the last three days, I've seen so much tragedy," said Guttenberg, pacing through the ruins of his neighborhood. He said his home has electricity but no running water.
Guttenberg thanked God that his block was safe, but he said about 20 homes were burned "pretty bad" in his 80-home community after wind-whipped fires tore across Los Angeles, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled as the fires burned uncontained Wednesday. He said the fires are the worst he's ever seen in his 66-years.
The wildfires have burned the homes of several celebrities including Billy Crystal, Carey Elwes and Paris Hilton.
Guttenberg said he never expected all of this to happen.
"It's like when someone dies suddenly," he said. "It's like when someone gets hit by a car. You never expect that to happen. That's how shocking it was."
During Guttenberg's stroll, it was an eerie scene with scorched palm trees, homes reduced to ash and rubble, and the daytime skies casted an ominous twilight over the devastation.
"I've seen people scared, people in wheelchairs, mothers and fathers trying to find their kids, people having anxiety and panic... Read More