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Mcgarrybowen Teams Up With Martin Campbell For Sharp Aquos TV

08 / 31 / 2012

Mcgarrybowen teamed up with director Martin Campbell in a new spot for the new Sharp 90” Aquos TV.

The :30/:60 “Not For The Faint of Heart” for Sharp was edited by Avi Oron of Bikini Edit and Sonic Union mixers Paul Weiss and Rob McIver collaborated with Sound Designer Brian Emrich on the spot which features the high-risk exploits of three extreme athletes as seen in high definition on the LED screen of a Sharp Aquos.

“Not For The Faint of Heart” opens on a luger, careening full speed down the track. We quickly cut to a teenage boy prepping for a flip off of a building’s edge, later launching himself into a headfirst tumble through the open doors of a Sharp van. His tumble finishes out with a cut to a parachutist plummeting out of a plane with a rocky Cliffside underneath him. As he continues downward, a voiceover begins, “Breath-taking color, spine-tingling depth and way bigger than life.” The shot pans out to reveal the image on the screen of a Sharp 90” Aquos in a family’s living room. We intercut between images of the three extreme athletes accompanied by the voiceover, “It’s not for the faint of heart.” The spot closes with a shot of the Aquos followed by the Sharp logo and the voiceover, “The world’s largest LED TVs, only from Sharp.”

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Simon West’s The Expendables 2 Tops Box Office at #1

08 / 20 / 2012

Simon West’s action sequel The Expendables 2 tops the box office at #1 in its debut this weekend, beating out The Bourne Legacy.

The Expendables 2 features an all-star cast incuding: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Bruce Willis. The sequel follows a mercenary group as they seek revenge against Jean Vilain, a rival mercenary who murders one of their own, and threatens the world with a deadly weapon.

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Saville Signs Live-action/ FX Directing Duo Alex & Steffen

08 / 09 / 2012


Alex & Steffen, the standout live-action and visual effects directorial team, hassigned with Saville Productions for exclusive spot representation in North America. The directing duo, comprised of Alexander Kiesl and Steffen Hacker, formed their partnership in 2005 after studying animation and special effects at the University of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

As winners of the Young Director’s Award in Cannes, Alex & Steffen specializes in visually striking action-driven cinematic filming, combining live-action shots with computer generated digital effects. The duo has filmed over 50 commercials with national and international agencies. Their commercial portfolio includes work for: Adidas, Nissan, Honda, Bosch, Alfa Romeo, Coca Cola and Snickers, among others. In 2006, they were selected for the Saatchi & Saatchi New Director’s Showcase.

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Bick/Antzis row over to Saville

07 / 11 / 2012

Los Angeles-based production company Saville Productions has added directing duo Bick/Antzis, AKA Tamara Bick and Drew Antzis, to its roster of talent for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S. The husband/wife partnership have worked together on numerous projects including writing, performing, directing and producing for the likes of MSN, Yahoo, American Public Media, Variety and MoveOn.Org. Their most popular film to date is The Landlord, starring Will Ferrell for Funny Or Die. One of the website’s most-watched videos of all time, The Landlord has been viewed over 79 million times.

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Saville Signs Feature Film Director Simon West for Spot Representation

06 / 25 / 2012

 

Feature Comedy Director John Hamburg Signed for Spot Representation

05 / 31 / 2012

Saville is excited to announce the signing of comedic filmmaker and screenwriter John Hamburg for exclusive commercial representation in the United States. Dubbed the “poet laureate of comic anxiety” by the Los Angeles Times, Hamburg is the director of hugely successful comedy films including I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, and Along Came Polly, the romantic comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston.

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Academy Award-Winning Feature Filmmaker Paul Haggis Joins Saville

05 / 14 / 2012


Academy Award-winning director Paul Haggis has chosen Saville Productions for exclusive U.S. commercial representation.

His first campaign with Saville, a Father’s Day commercial, is slated to debut in June.  “I’ve always had a strong feel for telling stories about unusual cross-generational and family relationships,” noted Haggis. “Even though I’m brand new to commercials, it’s just a natural extension into a different medium. I simply love to tell authentic, humanistic stories.”

Haggis, a two-time Academy Award winner, is the only scribe in history to have penned two consecutive Best Picture Oscars. The first, 2005’s Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, earned Haggis his first nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Saville Signs Award-Winning Director Lance Kelleher

02 / 05 / 2012

Director Lance Kelleher has joined Saville Productions for exclusive U.S spot representation. He had most recently been with BRW USA. The move marks Kelleher’s return to Saville, a shop that repped him some five years ago. He has already wrapped his first job during his second tour of duty with Saville, a Nationwide Insurance spot titled “Members Helping Members” out of ad agency Engauge’s Columbus, Ohio office.

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Film Director Martin Campbell Teams Up with Harman and Sir Paul McCartney

02 / 04 / 2012

Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye, Edge of Darkness) teams up with Harman and Sir Paul McCartney for JBL’s latest “Hear the Truth” campaign.

The new “Hear the truth” ad will feature McCartney and his new single, “My Valentine,” from the album “Kisses on the Bottom,” which was released Feb. 7.

The commercial brings the story behind McCartney’s “My Valentine” to life and JBL’s role in helping listeners hear the beauty and nuance of the music. The “Hear the truth” ad was shot in London in January and is directed by Martin Campbell, best known for his work on the James Bond thriller Casino Royale, and who also directed the “Beautiful Sound” spot with Jennifer Lopez for Harman Kardon.

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Stephen Daldry comes full circle on his 9/11 film

02 / 03 / 2012

The director and producer Scott Rudin were working on ‘The Hours’ when the World Trade Center was attacked. Now the emotions of that day are reflected in ‘Extremely Loud.’

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