As part of the reorganization in the wake of the merger between New York ad shops Bozell and Lowe, Andrew Chinich, formerly head of production at Bozell, will replace Nick Felder as executive VP/director of broadcast production at Lowe. Felder, however, will remain at Lowe in a newly created senior role in the production department….Scott Mitchell and Chris Bing have been promoted, respectively, to director and deputy director of creative broadcast production at FCB, Chicago. They succeed senior VP/director of broadcast production Mike Leary, a longtime FCB staffer….Mark Barasch has resigned from Palace Studios-NYC and opened SoundImage at Photomag, a music/audio post shop in the former Photomag space in New York. Joining Barasch—who will hold the title of president—at SoundImage are mixers Bobby Elder, Kenny Fredrickson, P. Dennis Mitchell, Michael Levesque and Jared Seidman, as well as director of operations Lucy DeJesus….New York-based audioEngine has added mixer John Grant, formerly of Photomag, New York….Albert Hughes, half of the Hughes brothers directing duo (From Hell, Dead Presidents, Menace II Society), has signed with @Tate, Santa Monica, for exclusive spot representation. At press time, he was wrapping an @Tate-produced EA Sports campaign for Odiorne Wilde Narraway+Partners, San Francisco. Meanwhile, Allen Hughes is currently directing a pilot for USA Network about a special investigative unit that tracks serial killers. He continues to be affiliated with Oil Factory Films, Hollywood, and will again be available for commercials effective April 8….Executive producer Elvia Gaitan has launched Pistolera Post. The new Santa Monica shop opens with editors Patrick Sheffield and Greg Chamberlain….Editor Chris Jones has joined DownStream digital, Portland, Ore…..After eight years in the New York office of bicoastal Crew Cuts, editor Nicole Futoran has joined Steel Rose Editorial, New York…. Blair Hayes is currently directing a one-hour pilot for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Warner Bros. Television. The drama is titled Fearless and is based on the series of young adult novels by Francine Pascal. Hayes is scheduled to again be available for spot work beginning April 7 via Area 51 Films, Santa Monica….
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