ONE at Optimus, the production arm of leading post-production house Optimus, today announced the addition of Kipp Christiansen as executive producer. With more than 20 years of global production experience, Christiansen has worked alongside some of the biggest and most respected talents in the industry, including directors Barbara Kopple, Brian Beletic, Dave Meyers, Jessica Yu, Todd Phillips, Albert Watson and Wim Wenders on projects ranging from Gatorade and Hanes to Chevrolet, Nike, Nokia and Ford. The award-winning producer has extensive line production and assistant director experience with companies that include Anonymous Content, Moxie Pictures, non*fic*tion spots, Cyclops, Form, The Joneses, Smuggler, @Radical, Park Pictures and Digital Kitchen. Christiansen was nominated for an Emmy® for his work on the opening titles of the Alan Ball HBO show “True Blood.” He brings world-class creative experience that will further drive growth at the post and production powerhouse.
Christiansen produced the show opening and several commercials for “The Glades,” which had the single largest audience premiere in A&E’s 26-year history. Most recently working with Toby Phillips and Disney throughout Europe and the Caribbean on a project launching its newest and most technologically advanced ship, the Disney Dream™, he’s had the pleasure of shooting all over the world and enjoyed solid working relationships with directors, EP’s, agencies and clients that have sought him out because of his production expertise and capability to consistently take a project to the next level.
“We’ve been fans of Kipp for some time now,” said <a href="www.oneatoptimus.com.>ONE at Optimus Executive Producer and Managing Director John Noble. “He’s a true pro with an industry reputation that is second to none. His extensive knowledge of the commercial production industry in the US and internationally will nicely complement our growing creative directorial roster.”
“I’m proud to bring more than two decades of production industry experience to <a href="www.oneatoptimus.com.>ONE at Optimus,” commented Christiansen. “I’ve produced for ONE for the last two years, and I’ve been consistently impressed with their caliber of directorial talent and post production expertise. I’m looking forward to working closely with our Executive Producers John Noble, Gretchen Praeger, and Brian Hrastar, as well as Creative Director Mike Ciacciarelli, to elevate the unlimited possibilities of this seamless production model.”
Kipp can be reached at 312-276-2678 or click here to contact Kipp via email.
About OPTIMUS and <a href="www.oneatoptimus.com.>ONE at Optimus
OPTIMUS is a leading post-production and production house with offices in Chicago and Santa Monica. A true one-stop shop, Optimus offers a full suite of creative services, including production, editing, film transfer, color correction, visual effects and design, audio mixing and finishing. With ONE, the company’s live-action production arm, OPTIMUS offers all production services, from shoot through post, under one roof – a singular, streamlined creative-driven machine. For more information, please visit www.optimus.com and www.oneatoptimus.com.