Untitled, a Los Angeles-based production house headed by owner/exec producer Jim Evans, has signed directorial duo Big TV–consisting of Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom–for representation in the U.S. market. Big TV’s spot credits span such brands as Lincoln, Mercedes, Kodak, Reebok and Levis. The duo has also helmed music videos for Maroon 5, Lauryn Hill, Usher, Macy Gray, George Michael, Seal and KT Tunstall, among other performers. Big TV joins an Untitled roster that includes directors Geoffrey Barish, The Cronenweths, Glenn Martin and Adam Reed….New York-based animation production company Blacklist has secured Tendril for U.S. representation. Based in Toronto, Tendril is a director-driven workshop where designers and artists from diverse backgrounds employ a wide range of techniques to craft visual experiences. Launched in 2010 by Brazilian-Canadian directorial team Chris Bahry and Alexandre Torres, Tendril has grown into a full-service visual design and animation studio able to bring a project to life from the initial concept through to design, execution and delivery….Editor Nathan Petty has joined Whitehouse Post, working out of its San Francisco shop but available via its offices worldwide. Petty had previously been freelancing, cutting for houses such as Arcade, Final Cut, and Beast. Earlier he was with Umlaut Films, and served as a sr. editor at former agency Goldberg Moser O’Neill. Petty’s latest credits include a “Got Chocolate Milk” campaign via Deutsch NY for the 2012 Olympics in London. His work outside of the spot realm includes Edward Feldman’s short film A Day’s Work, which was an official selection at SXSW, and received top honors at the Savannah Film Festival….
Directing Duo Mindcastle Joins Farm League For Commercials and Branded Content
Film company and certified B Corporation Farm League has added directing duo Mindcastle--consisting of Casey Warren and Danielle Krieger--to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content.
Mindcastle has spent a decade building a body of work that takes viewers from energetic anthemic sports campaigns to emotional narrative stories to big worlds layered with CGI and VFX. The common link through each genre is their crafted, highly cinematic visual language and grounded performances from believable heroes.
After developing their cinematic eye through photography, they first began directing when ESPN approached them to create a piece from the NFL draft. This snowballed into travel across the globe for numerous films, commercials and TV shows, and collaborations with talent including Derek Jeter, Floyd Mayweather, and Guillermo del Toro. Mindcastle’s work for Adidas, Questrade and Patron shows the spectrum of their worlds and themes.
In a joint statement, Mindcastle shared, “Farm League’s work has an energy and dynamism to it where it’s not only defined by a strong visual style, but it also captivates your heart. We love the passion and mindset that the Farm League team brings to each project, including their drive to infuse a creative-first ethos into each project. We are incredibly excited to dig in together to continue expanding our roots of memorable and dynamic narratives.”
Tim Lynch (TL), Farm League Founder and EP, commented, “Mindcastle’s passion for telling big, crafted stories struck me immediately. They create worlds that are visually intriguing and grounded in humanistic performances, exactly the balance we seek at Farm League. We can’t wait to see where their vision can go... Read More