London-based Rattling Stick has signed director Jim Gilchrist for representation in the U.K. spanning commercials and branded content. Gilchrist has been part of several leading film companies over the past 20 years. He started on the agency side, working with some of the best creative teams in the business, shooting in-house and producing. He clearly found his forté once he started directing, turning out widely recognized and celebrated films for major brands and agencies alike. His work over the years has won top awards at Cannes Lions, British Arrows, D&AD, Kinsale Sharks and beyond….
Darren Aronofsky, a Best Directing Oscar nominee for Black Swan, is helming Postcard from Earth, an immersive production debuting at Sphere in Las Vegas this October. Postcard from Earth will fully maximize Sphere’s 22nd century technologies–including what’s billed as the world’s highest resolution LED screen, the world’s most advanced concert audio system, and atmospheric elements such as wind and scent–to transport audiences to places both real and imagined. Postcard from Earth will feature captivating scenes from every continent and take audiences on an extraordinary journey to unexpected places around the planet without ever leaving their seats in Las Vegas. Aronofsky, creator, director and producer of Postcard from Earth, said, “Every day we’ve taken out the camera we’ve gotten better at getting the best possible shots. It’s a learning process because the technology is new. And it’s the same with post. Delivering a half-petabyte movie–that’s 500,000 gigabytes–that utilizes more than 160,000 speakers is mind boggling. But honestly, every film is always a learning experience. You are always in a process discovering the language of the film and unearthing the story using the tools you’ve got at hand. Here it’s about how to make the beauty and fragility of our planet feel as potent as possible. The tools might be a little different on this film, but the task is the same”…
