By Christine Champagne
Squares," a new :30 promoting the Volkswagen (VW) Beetle, is captivating in its childlike simplicity. The spot—created by Arnold Worldwide, Boston, and directed by Malcolm Venville of bicoastal Anonymous Content—is a slide show of sorts, featuring a series of square objects.
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CLIENT
Volkswagen of America/Volkswagen Beetle.
PRODUCTION CO.
Anonymous Content, bicoastal
Malcolm Venville, director; Eric Treml, DP; Dave Morrison and Shelly Townsend, executive producers (Townsend is now managing director at bicoastal Headquarters); Natalie Hill, producer. Shot on location in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City, N.J.
AGENCY
Arnold Worldwide, Boston
Ron Lawner, chief creative officer; Alan Pafenbach, managing director/group creative director; Kevin Dailor, art director; Tim Gillingham, copywriter; Keith Dezen, producer.
EDITORIAL
Bug Editorial, New York
Andre Betz, editor; Josh Towvim, assistant editor.
POST/VISUAL EFFECTS
Company 3, New York
Tim Masick, colorist; Tom Salamon, assistant colorist; Luana Ayres,
producer.
Brickyard VFX, Boston.
Dave Waller, online editor/visual effects artist; Brian Drewes, managing director/executive producer.
AUDIO POST
Soundtrack Recording Studios, Boston
Mike Secher, mixer.
MUSIC
Joshua Ralph, New York
Joshua Ralph, composer.
SOUND DESIGN
Bug Editorial.
Andre Betz, sound designer.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More