Thom Higgins’ relationship with BeachHouse Films (SHOOT, 12/19/08) turned out to be short lived Though there’s a difference of opinion between the director and the Santa Monica-based production house as to what caused their parting of ways, both sides agree that the bottom line is Higgins will start his own company. More details on that new venture to come….Sound designer Bill Chesley and producer Kate Gibson, formerly of Amber Music, New York, have set up their own N.Y.-based sound design house, Henryboy….Sean Elias-Reyes and Julian Rebolledo have launched Hyperbolic Audio, a New York sound house serving agency creatives, filmmakers, animators and TV and radio producers. Elias-Reyes has extensive experience as an audio mixer, sound designer and voice artist. Rebolledo is also a voiceover talent. He and Elias-Reyes formed N.Y sound studio Shut Up & Talk in ’01. Joining them now at Hyperbolic Audio is head of production/mixer/producer Jeannine Guenther. During her days at Shut Up & Talk, Guenther worked as head engineer on a mix of projects for such clients as Chanel, Tiffany & Co., MAC Cosmetics and DHL….Sonic Union, the New York house launched last November, has added audio post mixer Paul Weiss to its roster. Weiss began his career with an internship at Sound Lounge, N.Y. There he tuned his acoustic ear, moving up from assistant mixer to a full-time mixer position in 2006….Michelle Edelman, chief marketing officer/director of strategic planning for NYCA, has been promoted to president of the Encinitas, Calif.-based agency. Michael Mark continues as creative director/CEO. Edelman has been with NYCA since ’05. Prior that she was at such shops as Ogilvy and Leo Burnett….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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