The directorial duo KN+SAW, consisting of Katrine Naleid and Stephen Austin Welch, has signed for exclusive representation with The Traveling Picture Show Company. KN+SAW comes over from production house LIMEY.
Specializing in lifestyle spots, KN+SAW has established a trademark style of connected moments composed of fresh and whimsical imagery. Based in San Francisco, Naleid and Welch have been working jointly in commercial advertising for the past 10-plus years. Recent clients include Burger King, Elmers, Walmart, Huggies and Pull-Ups, as well as a web series for long time client, Yoga Journal. KN+SAW has collaborated with such agencies as Pitch, SBC Advertising, Wunderman, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, JWT and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Naleid and Welch are also still photographers; combining their motion and still work has kept them active on sets around the globe.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Traveling Picture Show Company is headed by executive producer/partner John Noble. The production house is repped by MoButler Reps in the Midwest, It’s Karen! on the West Coast, Asprodites Reps in the Southeast/Southwest, and Matchmaker Media on the East Coast.
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