Marina del Rey, Calif.-based production company Backyard has signed director David Tindale for U.S. commercial representation. He has extensive experience as in-house creative director on the agency and brand side, and then migrated into directing. After kicking off his career in marketing, he began working as an in-house creative director where he often took the responsibility of directing the concepts that he crafted. After the viral success of several of his original films, he quickly caught the attention of top snowboarding brands and began directing original content for Burton and Forum Snowboards, including helming Burton’s 2012 feature film Thirteen. After committing to directing full time, Tindale created commercial campaigns and online content for such brands as Audi, Volkswagen, JetBlue, YouTube, Target, Red Bull and ESPN….
Not To Scale, a film and animation content studio, has added director Kris Merc to its roster for representation worldwide. His credits include music videos for acts such as De La Soul, Spirit Animal, and Joey BadA$, and ads for brands including HTC, Ziploc, Reebok, Nintendo, Coke, IBM, MTV and the NBA. Merc’s work spans varied forms of animation as well as live action. Prior to Not to Scale, Merc directed at 1st Ave. Machine, Humble, and Chrlx….
Valiant Pictures, launched five years ago in New York by director/producer Vincent Lin and producer Matthew D’Amato, has expanded its roster with the addition of directors Masood Ahmed, Jess dela Merced, the helming team Good Content, Justin Meredith, Philippe Tremblay-Berberi and Troy Ward….
