Carolina Melis of Nexus Productions, London, directed and designed “Hands,” an animated piece for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) which will serve as part of the organization’s extensive Europe-wide campaign. The film was commissioned by the Council of Europe through Saatchi, London.
“Hands” depicts a young boy in silhouette on a journey that takes him through a series of colorful and psychedelic landscapes that constantly morph from one scenario to another with the aid of large silhouetted hands. The hands appear in many different guises; as his path, a shelter from the rain, stairs for him to climb, fruit-bearing trees and as companions assisting him as he rides his bicycle. Finally they throw him into the air gently catching him as he falls, forming the shape of a loving heart around him.
Discouraging smacking and focusing on the positive role of hands in nurturing a child, the film’s closing caption reads “Hands should nurture, not punish. Are your hands weapons of love?”
The Saatchi creative team included Rick Dodds and Steve Howell, with producers Toby Clifton and Lexy Sting. Nexus animators were Stuart Doig, Antoine Bourruel, Nicholas Domerego, Mina Mileva, and Kwok Fung Lum. Compositing was done by Fletch Moules and Paul Roberts.
CHARLIEUNIFORMTANGO SHOOTS FOR THE CURE Charlieuniformtango, Dallas, has wrapped production on a 10-minute film, We Will, for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization formed to fight breast cancer through fundraising, community outreach programs and research. The film focuses on the group’s history and mission, featuring moving interviews with Komen for the Cure founder Nancy G. Brinker, breast cancer survivors and those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer and/or the work of the Komen foundation.
The film will be used as a visual calling card for a number of Komen for the Cure’s constituents, including prospective donors, volunteers, staff members, grantees, and corporate partners. Shooting the film took the crew to Washington D. C. several times starting with footage from the 2007 Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure; to Chicago for the Komen Community Challenge, where civic and religious leaders come together to raise awareness of breast cancer; Des Moines at the Iowa State Fair, where Elizabeth Edwards was a featured speaker; and numerous other meetings, events and interviews in N.Y., Houston, Boston and Budapest. The charlieuniformtango ensemble included director Jeremy Bartel, exec producer Lola Lott, editors Deedle LaCour and Rodney Demegilo, online editor Joey Waldrip, mixer Jake Kluge and graphic designer David Slack.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWSTim Gillingham has been promoted to group creative director at Minneapolis-based Olson, an agency he joined in January as a creative director. An acclaimed writer, Gillingham came to Olson with more than a decade of agency experience spanning Arnold, Boston, and Minneapolis shops Fallon and Carmichael Lynch….Director Matthew Rolston has signed with Instant Karma Films for representation in Asia and India. He continues to be handled in the rest of the world by bicoastal/international @radical.media. Instant Karma has offices in Santa Monica, New York, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing….
