Director David Ramser has returned to The Artists Company. His first project since rejoining is a three-spot Comcast/Xfinity package for Burrell Communications….Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, has promoted executive creative cirector Dave Damman to chief creative officer. Damman, who reports to CEO Mike Lescarbeau, will oversee creative for all Carmichael Lynch clients, including Subaru of America, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky and Newell Rubbermaid. Damman began his work in advertising over 20 years ago at Saatchi & Saatchi in New York, where he served as an art director. Following art directing roles at Dallas’ Tracey-Locke and Minneapolis’ INITIO, Damman moved to Carmichael Lynch for the first time in 1996. During this two-year stint, Damman helped strengthen and reestablish brands such as Harley-Davidson and Brown Foreman beverages. In 1998, he moved to Fallon, where he was group creative director on brands including Lee Jeans, Timberland and International Trucks. After founding his own agency, Damman Pearce, Damman returned to Carmichael Lynch in May 2011. Damman’s work has been recognized in the U.S. and internationally by all the most respected creative award competitions, including the One Show, Cannes, The New York Art Director’s Club and Britain’s D&AD….With 15 years combined experience in visual effects and production, creative director Elliott Jobe and business development director Taylor Jobe have launched THERE, a bicoastal company specializing in the capture and seamless compositing of digital sets with green-screen production. By providing an alternative to traditional location-based production, THERE makes it possible to shoot dream locations that would otherwise be difficult to capture in an expedient and cost competitive way. The shop also facilitates greater creative scope by combining the realism of live-action shoots with the flexibility of digital. Among THERE’S recent projects are commercials for Virgin America and Crystal Geyser, featuring digital sets of a plane interior and a modern kitchen, respectively; and a “Rock Center” promo with Brian Williams, featuring digital sets for seven floors of Rockefeller Center-based productions (e.g., Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, SNL, 30 Rock)….
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