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Bandito Brothers Partners with Sean Cushing, Stephen Lawes, in Cantina Creative

By RA on August 20, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Post Production Design VFX | Tags: los angeles visual effects, post production, vfx for commercials | No Comments

CULVER CITY, CA, August 20, 2010 – Full service media company Bandito Brothers has partnered with Producer Sean Cushing and Director/VFX Supervisor Stephen Lawes to launch Cantina Creative LLC, a design and VFX studio located in Culver City, California.

Prior to forming Cantina, Cushing and Lawes (pictured, l-r) served as Executive Producer and Creative Director, respectively, at Pixel Liberation Front (PLF). The pair have worked on such projects as Avatar, Iron Man 2, Terminator Salvation, and Matrix Revolutions. Cantina augments Bandito Brothers’ expertise in HD post, as showcased on recent projects for BMW, Mountain Dew, NASCAR and Toyota. Read more …

LITTLE RED ROBOT Secures Sandra Riley for West Coast Representation

By RA on August 17, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Post Production Design VFX | Tags: full-service commercial production, west coast vfx | No Comments

San Francisco, CA, August 16, 2010 – Production company LITTLE RED ROBOT has secured San Francisco-based Sandra Riley of Riley Represents for West Coast representation. Read more …

MOO Studios: Director Molly Schiot Brings Her Many Talents to MOO

By RA on July 29, 2010 | Category: Commercial Directors,Commercial Production Press Releases,News | 1 Comment

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 25, 2010 – LA-based commercial production company MOO Studios has added director Molly Schiot to its roster. Schiot’s talent is currently on display at Levi’s.com, as part of the brand’s Work Wear campaign. Additionally, a Schiot-helmed comedy short starring Malin Akerman is now appearing on FunnyOrDie.com, and August 27th will see the release of Schiot’s music video for Danish band The Raveonettes (the video, which is part of a series of representing Dr. Marten’s footwear, is a collaboration with photographer Cass Bird). Read more …

Arsenal FX: Yole Barrera Joins Expanding Team as VFX Producer

By RA on July 16, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Post Production Design VFX | Tags: executive producers visual effects los angeles, los angeles visual effects, visual effects for commercials | No Comments

SANTA MONICA, CA, July 16, 2010 – Arsenal FX, the special effects boutique founded and owned by VFX artist Mark Leiss, has added VFX Producer Yole Barrera to its staff. She joins a team that includes Leiss, Executive Producer Ashley Hydrick, Flame Artist/Compositor/Graphic Artist Joseph Grosso, and Sr. VFX Artist Terry Silberman, who came aboard in March. Her first project at Arsenal FX was producing the VFX for this year’s MTV Movie Awards opening and sketches starring Tom Cruise.

“Yole’s friendly demeanor and professional work ethic makes her another great addition to the facility,” said Leiss. “Her ability to deliver on time will certainly help bolster our current and future relationships in the industry.” Read more …

Sinuhe Xavier Takes the Double Diamonds with Bandito Brothers

By RA on July 16, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,News,Production Companies | Tags: Commercial Directors | No Comments

CULVER CITY, CA, July 16, 2010 - Bandito Brothers has signed director/photographer Sinuhe Xavier for exclusive US spot representation. He was represented previously by Green Dot (as part of directing team GOLD), and directed projects for CAA that were produced through SMUGGLER. His first assignment with Bandito Brothers is a Toyota campaign via Saatchi & Saatchi LA, currently being edited at Bandito Post. “We are extremely happy to have Sinuhe over here in Banditoland,” said Executive Producer Jeff Rohrer. “It is great to see the man in action, and he is a perfect fit for Bandito. We are going to rock together.”

Union Editorial: Caryn MacLean Named Partner

By RA on July 11, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Editorial Companies | Tags: caryn maclean, creative editorial, london editorial, los angeles editorial, new york editorial | No Comments

NEW YORK CITY, July 12, 2010 – Caryn MacLean has been named a Partner at bicoastal Union. She has served as Executive Producer at the editorial house, since it established Union NY in June 2008. That venture launched with Partners/Editors Sloane Klevin and Geordie Anderson. Read more …

Robert Wherry Puts Assembly Together

By RA on May 19, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,News | No Comments

NEW YORK CITY, May 19, 2010 – Executive Producer Robert Wherry has launched commercial production company Assembly Films, with a roster comprised of directors Kevan Bean, Craig Brownrigg, Carolyn Chen, and Jorn Haagen. Prior to forming Assembly, Wherry was Partner/Executive Producer at GO Film. Read more …

Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut Makes the Move to Spot Directing with Bandito Brothers

By RA on April 16, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Production Companies | 1 Comment

CULVER CITY, CA, April 16, 2010 – Bandito Brothers has signed director/cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC, for exclusive US spot representation. Hurlbut’s feature credits include Terminator Salvation, We Are Marshall, Into The Blue, and The Rat Pack, for which he received an ASC nomination. On the commercial front, he counts Visa, Coca-Cola, Verizon, American Express, Discovery, Big Love, and Deadwood among his notable credits. Hurlbut has also worked with music legends The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins. He recently shot a Bandito-produced Navy SEAL narrative feature helmed by Bandito directors Mouse McCoy and Scott Waugh. This is his first spot roost.

As a director, Hurlbut shot webisodes for Terminator Salvation, and recently completed his first directing assignment via Bandito, “Diver,” for the US Navy. He is at work on his next spot assignment, co-directing a Loctite project with Bandito principal/director Mouse McCoy, via Cramer Krasselt.

Arsenal FX Expands with Senior VFX Artist Terry Silberman, Joseph Grosso Promoted to Senior Flame Artist

By RA on March 28, 2010 | Category: Commercial Production Press Releases,Post Production Design VFX | Tags: los angeles visual effects, visual effects for commercials, visual effects for television | 9 Comments

SANTA MONICA, CA, March 26, 2010 – Arsenal FX, a special effects and finishing boutique catering to a diverse global client base that spans Advertising, Film, and Sports, has added noted Senior VFX Artist Terry Silberman to its staff. He rounds out an Arsenal FX roster comprised of Owner/Artist Mark Leiss, and Joseph Grosso, who has been promoted to Senior Flame Artist.

Silberman’s career highlights include projects for Honda Fury (Dailey & Associates), Baby Ruth (Dailey and Associates), K-Swiss (The Gale Group, and Mitsubishi (BBDO/LA). He was previously on staff at SOLID.

Director/Cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen Joins Bandito Brothers to Get in on the Action

By RA on March 19, 2010 | Category: Commercial Directors,Commercial Production Press Releases | 3 Comments

CULVER CITY, CA, March 19, 2010 – Director/Cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen has joined the roster of Bandito Brothers for exclusive spot representation as a commercial director. He comes to Bandito Brothers from the world of high-octane feature films, making him an excellent fit for Bandito’s action-oriented company culture. Amundsen, one of Variety‘s Cinematographers to Watch in 2008 ,sees a kinship between his feature work and the world of advertising. “Two of my recent projects were “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe,” so, essentially, I was delving into the world of marketing and promotion,” he says. “These movies are longform branding efforts.”