We open on a guy whose crooked looking face is pressed against the glass as he peers into what appears to be a library to get a glimpse of his girlfriend who’s studying. He’s holding a Twix bar and motions her to come out and take a break.
It turns out the gent’s face is crooked even when not in proximity to glass or any other object. Still, the gal doesn’t seem to mind and the two take a prolonged break, going dress shopping, seeing a movie, enjoying a karaoke bar, even cavorting on the beach. At the latter venue, they both take final bites out of the Twix and are left with an empty wrapper.
At that moment, the guy has to depart. Soon we see him taking his shirt off as he walks into a boxing arena before a capacity crowd. Everybody is motionless, including his boxing opponent, until our man steps in the ring and positions his face alongside the boxing glove of his combatant. Suddenly the action resumes and the guy gets cracked across the face, causing the momentary crooked appearance. The gent’s face snaps back to normal and we realize that this has indeed been quite a frozen moment as a super appears which reads, “Invent a Pause. Open a Twix.”
Bryan Buckley of Hungry Man directed “Crooked Face” for AlmapBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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