Tom Wright has come aboard visual studio Ntropic as managing director, North America, teaming with founder Nate Robinson to guide the company across its L.A., New York and San Francisco offices. Formerly sr. VP/director of integrated production at twofifteenmccann, Wright while there worked on the 2011 Silver Cyber Lion-winning Help Remedies campaign as well as the Halo4 launch and the TED-honored Xbox Kinect Effect work. His experience also includes executive roles working with brands such as Jeep, Ray-Ban, Sprint, Hewlett-Packard, Ford and Coca-Cola.
Wright will guide the strategic direction, growth and development of Ntropic’s creative production offerings. His management acumen will also allow Robinson to focus solely on creative projects. Robinson cited Wright’s agency perspective, intellect and his understanding of creative cultures as attributes making him the right person to further “elevate Ntropic as a company and a brand, and to open us up to the opportunities of an evolving industry.”
Wright said that among the elements attracting him to Ntropic were its ensemble of established and emerging artists, three North American offices that share a creative culture and focus, and the ability “to create engaging content for any platform.”
Ntropic’s recent projects include working with artist Marco Brambilla on his latest 3D video installation “Creation [Megaplex],” which opened as a solo exhibit in New York. The studio also recently partnered with Team Detroit on a web campaign for the new Lincoln MKZ luxury sedan. The campaign was shot on location in Spain’s City of Arts and Sciences, and included the creation of three CG heavy films for the Lincoln MKZ site, along with other cross-platform uses. Other Ntropic projects include CG automotive work for Buick Lucerne and LaCrosse, and a new live action and visual effects campaign for Franklin Templeton.
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