When it comes to breaking out of the ordinary, UCLA always goes the extra mile. This was the spirit that informed “Join The Party” shot in and around Los Angeles by harvest films’ Jason Smith for agency 160over90. Similarly, the rapidly growing online audience is nothing short of a contagious, netting over 800,000 YouTube views to date.nn
nClick here to view screenwork online.nnThe shoot involved hundreds of people, including students, athletes and famous alumni, making their way through LA and the UCLA campus playing basketball. As the game progresses, involvement grows, culminating in a large crowd streaming into UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.nnAs noted by director Jason Smith, the massive effort – shot in just two days – involved “…casting people of various backgrounds, physical types, and ages who are also skilled at basketball, to provide the central theme of inclusiveness. Woven throughout are famous alumni who jump into the game alongside the everyday participants. It was a massive orchestration and a lot of fun to create this epic journey in collaboration with 160over90.”nn”The only way to pull a project of this scope off successfully,” agrees 160over90 ECD Tammo Walter, “is if you have a client, agency, director and production house that are committed to creating outstanding work while being flexible enough to adapt to sudden changes. That’s exactly what we had in place.”nnCreditsnAgency 160over90nChief Creative Officer, Darryl Cilli; Executive Creative Directors, Tammo Walter, Jim Walls; Copywriter, Kyle Arango; Strategic Planning, Eddie Anaya; Sr. Account Executive, Isaac BodenhamernnProduction Company harvest filmsnDirector, Jason Smith, EP, Bonnie Goldfarb; EP, Rob Sexton; HOP, Niko Whelan;nDP, Neil ShapironnEditorial Company BeastnEditor, Doug WalkerRob Sexton Executive Producer harvest 3002 Pennsylvania Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404 310 453 2600 Contact Rob via email harvest site | Facebook
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Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More