Jason Kemp has been named managing director of bicoastal/international @radical.media’s London office. Kemp most recently served as a freelance producer for many of London’s top production houses. He will succeed @radical’s Jonathan Davis, who is returning to the ad agency side of the business. Also playing an active role in supporting the London office and Kemp will be veteran @radical executive producer Tommy Turtle….The Sweet Shop’s U.S. operation continues to grow with the signing of director Julian Pugsley, a noted agency creative who has made the transition to helming. Pugsley began his career at BBH, London, and later served as an art director at McCann Erickson, Singapore where he went on to become group creative director in both Singapore and Thailand before moving to DMB&B, Hong Kong. He then relocated stateside, joining Kirshenbaum Bond, New York, as a group creative director, followed by a stint in the same capacity at Mullen in Wenham, Mass. Pugsley returned to New York as group creative director at Berlin Cameron Red Cell where he was instrumental in helping that agency secure the Coca-Cola business…..Michael Porte, a founding partner of audio post/music and sound design house audioEngine, has left the company to pursue other interests. Porte’s ownership stake in the firm, which has bases of operation in New York and Phoenix, is being acquired by his former founding partners. AudioEngine opened in 2002 with partners Porte, Rex Recker, Joe Vagnoni, Bob Giammarco, Tom Goldblatt and Brian Wick….Jay Sienkwicz has joined Guava, New York, as design director.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More