A man begins to put on his brand new pair of jeans. As he pulls them half-way up, the city street below shoots up into his apartment, revealing a sexy girl smiling at him from a phone booth. Startled, the guy drops the jeans, bringing him back to his apartment. But then he dons the jeans one more time, pulling them up to see the entire city ascend to his living room. Wearing the jeans, he walks away with the girl into the night, down the street that was once his apartment. Indeed, put on some Levi’s and enjoy life.
“Change” was directed by Filip Engstrom of bicoastal Smuggler for BBH, New York. Visual effects were done at Asylum, Santa Monica, by a team that included visual effects supervisor Tim Davies, CG supervisor Jason Schugardt, CG animator Yuichiro Yamashito, CG artists Matthew Maude and SEan Faden, CG modeler Greg Stuhl, matte painter Tim Clark, exec producer Michael Pardee, visual effects producer Mark Allen Kurtz and CG producer Jeff Werner.
The BBH creative ensemble consisted of executive creative director Kevin Roddy, creatives Maja Fernqvist and Joakim Saul and producer Katherine Cheng.
Patrick Milling Smith and Brian Carmody exec produced for Smuggler with Paul Ure serving as producer. The live-action DP was Max Malkin.
Editor was Maury Loeb of PS 260, New York.
Visual Effects Society Elects 2025 Board of Directors’ Executive Committee
The lineup of officers is set for the Visual Effects Society’s (VES) 2025 Board of Directors. The officers, who comprise the VES Board Executive Committee, were elected at the January 2025 Board meeting. The Officers include Kim Davidson, who was re-elected Board chair, and is the first Board member from outside the United States to hold this role since the Society’s inception.
“It is my privilege to serve as chair of our worldwide community of visual effects artists and innovators,” said Davidson. “Since I joined the Society 18 years ago, I have seen the VES grow from a California-based organization to a global society with 16 regional Sections and members in more than 50 countries. As the first chair elected from outside the U.S., I am representative of our thriving globalization, and I look forward to further championing our expansion worldwide. The leadership on our Board brings enormous commitment, expertise and enthusiasm to their volunteer service and I’m excited about what we can achieve, together.”
“Our Society is fortunate to have strong leadership represented on our Executive Committee,” said Nancy Ward, VES executive director. “I am honored to work alongside these exceptional, dedicated professionals, especially amidst this time of dynamic change. We appreciate their commitment to further advance the Society’s global initiatives and impact.”
The 2025 officers of the VES Board of Directors are:
--Chair: Kim Davidson
--1st Vice Chair: Susan O’Neal
--2nd Vice Chair: David Tanaka, VES
--Secretary: Rita Cahill
--Treasurer: Jeffrey A. Okun, VES
Kim Davidson, Chair
Davidson is the president and CEO of SideFX®, a company he co-founded in 1987. SideFX is... Read More