Sunday Paper, consisting of Cole Schreiber and David Parker, has joined the directorial roster of Rokkit, London. Among Sunday Paper’s credits is the short film Light, a metaphor on the dire repercussions of energy waste and the extreme consumption of Earth’s natural resources….Matthew Knapp and John Downing have joined DDB New York as sr. copywriter and sr. art director respectively, working across the agency’s complete roster of clients. Knapp and Downing come over from DDB Sydney. Their work spans such brands as McDonald’s, Telstra, Tourism Australia, Lipton, Arnott’s, Volkswagen, and Hasbro. They have most recently received recognition from awards shows including the Young Guns, Spikes Asia Awards, London International Awards, New York Festivals, and Clio Awards for their conception of the McDonald’s Playland campaign and a Bronze Pencil at Cannes for their “Cup-a-Soup: Soup Cart” campaign….
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