Director Joshua Neale has joined Smuggler for worldwide representation. Smuggler marks his first stateside production house roost. Neale had been handled in the U.K. by Independent in London.
Neale directed his first broadcast documentary in 2006 wiht the chilling The Boy Who Killed His Best Friend for the BBC Four series My Crazy Life. He followed that with his musical documentary Karaoke Soul in ’07, which mixed intimate observational documentary with musical performances from the central characters. The Guardian commented, “Neale has come up with a genre all of his own–a docu-music video,” and the film resulted in the director being nominated for the ’07 BAFTA Breakthrough Award.
Neale stepped into the advertising arena in ’08 with a documentary launching the Jazz for Honda via Wieden+Kennedy, London. Next came the Nokia 97 Portraits Series featuring individuals from around the world who use technology in interesting ways. These portraits showcased Neale’s talent for capturing a diverse range of characters and his commend of authentic documentary as an approach to branded content.
Among Neale’s recent credits are two :30s for Lurpak’s “Joy of Creation” campaign. One of the semi-improvised commercials, “Pie,” led to a BTAA Award earlier this year. Neale also recently wrapped five sets of IDs for Waitrose through MCBD featuring the genuine reactinos of children trying exotic foods for the first time.
Neale is set to soon edit his U.S.-based feature documentary A Sorry Story for BBC Four, and is currently in pre-pro for the Wall’s Projects with Saatchi & Saatchi.
Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."
The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.
The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.
Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.
Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.
Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More