It's Christmas time again...

It has been since about the end of October. I imagine there was a time when Christmas was just a day, but now it's a whole season of it's own. This new spot for L.L. Bean by Jerry Brown of Sticks and Stones brings the focus back to the incredible feeling of that one day, when family comes together, presents are opened, and ideally a few snow angels are made. Remind you of home? Unless you're one of those California natives, it should.

Have you seen the rest of his reel? I've included a handy link for you. Click here.

One Thousand Words

A picture is worth a thousand words. I don't want to even try and calculate the word value of this new Mastercard spot by Laurence Thrush of Fools and Horses. A series of beautiful pictures that creates amazing expectation and suspense, without any dialogue at all. Take a look and see why everyone's raving about Laurence Thrush.


Want more? Check out his full reel HERE.

How Light?

Bully Pictures Director/DP Frederik Callinggard has completed the newest spot for Corningware's new Simply Lite - in addition to illustrating the product's...well...lightness, it also shows off Callinggard's prowess as a VFX director and his eye as a DP.

Space party, anyone?
Watch the full spot here
Watch Frederik Callinggard's full VFX reel here

Sticks + Stones signs Sean Mullens!

Wow. I can hardly tell you how excited we all are to welcome Sean Mullens to Sticks + Stones and our roster! We spent most of our day yesterday laughing out loud and shouting punchlines back and forth at each other...er...I mean...working hard to familiarize ourself with our new client's body of work.

Sean is an amazing high-end comedy director, with smart, hilarious, offbeat spots that all manage to hit dead on. We can't wait to start getting him out there. In fact, I don't think we have waited. Check him out!

Changes at Saarinen

This past month Saarinen has said "Goodbye" to Erika Sheldon, and "Hello" to two new members. Erika has moved in-house at Moo Management to be a print photographer's rep for the entire US, and left us here to figure out how to work the coffee machine ourselves. She will be missed!


Joining the team is newcomer Brandon Pico, who's jumped in full force in the two days that he's been here. Brandon is a former member of the Chicago Cubs minor league team, and also performs long-form improv comedy in Hollywood on the weekends. He's been repping independently for close to a year, and we're happy to have him on board.

Congratulate him!


Also moving up to start working sales is myself, Mitchell Sheldon, Erika's very own brother. After moving from Seattle some 5 months ago on a whim, I apparently stepped into some sort of tornado, and here I am. I'm still trying to piece together the sequence of events, but I do know that I came in to temp at Saarinen for a week almost on arrival and I haven't left since. Sometimes things just work out, wouldn't you say?

Go ahead...say hello!

So now we are three strong, which I believe qualifies us for the term "Power Trio". Just like Rush.

And the newest addition to Bully Pictures is...

Gaute Hesthagen! Gaute was just a finalist for two spots in the Cannes young director's festival... for his work for Gnist and Green Box. Whether animation, live-action, or combining the two, Gaute has developed a unique vision for spot work that is taking him all over the world to shoot. See his reel HERE

Now available....

It's a perfect storm of box office perfection, and all three of these amazingly talented directors are now available for your special project. Click on the names below to see trailers for all three of these films.



Peter Berg - Hancock



Jon Favreau - Iron Man



Loius Leterrier - The Incredible Hulk

Charlotte Ronson turns a diner into a runway

This absolutely stunning black and white piece directed by world famous photographer Pamela Hanson turns a New York diner into an impromptu dance party.

OH MY GOODNESS MOO, STOP. JUST STOP.

Moo Studios and McCann have teamed up for this amazing new piece for the Boys and Girls Club. Rumor has it that is has received no less than two standing ovations so far. Prepare to be astounded, uplifted, and then warm and fuzzy feeling all over.

IT'S OFFICIAL. SAARINEN + THE LODGE = LOVE

The Lodge and Saarinen have teamed up on the West. We are so happy to welcome them to the fam. We are, obviously, HUGE fans of the work, and if you haven't seen it lately, you should check it out (click here for the most recent reel). The Lodge now works on over 400+ spots a year, which is impressive considering they have only been around a little over 5 yrs. The reason for the success? This company is artist owned, and every person working in any of their 4 offices worldwide are all truly passionate about music. The difference shows.

Also in the Lodge Family are The Diner, for customizable needle drop/stock music and The Station, A soup to nuts, one stop shop for all your budgetly challenged productions including TV, internet, and Corporate videos

The West coast office is headed up by EP Jessica Entner and Creative Director/Composer Ryan Rehm.

CAUSE IT'S CAR SEASON

Allesandro Bosi & Matteo Sironi have been directing for over 10 years and are considered one of the top car shooters in Italy & Europe. They have the perfect combo of technical and creative, and the result is stunning. They are the most recent addition at Pony Show, and they are hungry to break into the US market! They shoot often in South America, Prague, etc, and are experts on creative solutions to budget challenged jobs. Take a look at the work HERE.

Boards Mag - Drive-A-Tron

Boards just did a sweet (as in awesome) write up about Sway and our beloved Drive-A-Tron. You can read it HERE

Jean Paul Goude does a spread for the NY times

Jean Paul is one of the most influential image makers of all time. This spread, his first fashion assignment in over three years was recently featured in the NY times. It's stunning, surreal, and just so, uh, Goude. Wow I wish I could afford these clothes.

Covet - Behind the scenes...

Sarah Jessica Parker and Jean Paul Goude go together like macaroni and cheese. Two fashion superstars, one ad. Jean Paul directed SJP's new ad for Covet, her new scent. This behind the scenes gives a fun look at the process.

Dude, whoah

Sometimes I see something and I just have to be like whoah. Eli Richbourg's new piece is one of those for me. He had a dream (not literally), and made it come true. Well, he did a test to see if it was possible, and IT WAS. Now he hopes someone will pay him money to actually make it fully come true. FACT! For those of you lucky enough to witness Point Break Live LA you may see some familiar faces.

Sway and Pontiac, blowing your mind

Pontiac and Sway Studio have teamed up to come up with these two amazing new spots to remind you of the childhood fun of auto's. One spot has you actually driving in the classic game Spyhunter, while the second puts you on your own life size hotwheels track. Both spots are completely CG, and utilized sways's proprietary technology, the Drive-A-Tron. Interesting Fact: The Hotwheels track footage will actually be turned into Pontiacs running footage for the year.

Illicit Iphone?

Danny Kaufman with Bully Pictures hilariously offensive iphone spoof virals are not for the easily offended. From a grateful hooker, to a concerned fraternity brother, Danny shows us even more ways the iphone makes life better. Hope you enjoy, and don't say we didn't warn you...

Fredrik Callinggard with Bully Pictures has two brand new spots for Europe. T-Mobile hug is a stunning single shot piece, showing how T-mobile brings people together. The piece is perfection from film, to concept, to music, to art direction. German Road Safety is a chillingly effective message to drivers to slow down. Fred is definitely a director to watch.

Ellen Von Unworth is shaking it up

Ellen Von Unworth's sensual style crosses over into her short web film for Equinox. This campaign is quite controversial, the racy themes of the web and print campaign are causing quite the stir. Ellen, a celeb herself, is well known for her amazing celeb and fashion print, and is equally talented in the role of director. View here.

CG is the new Black

Wow, SWAY, you rock. You're taking CG to a "whole 'notha leva". We're sure you've heard the buzz surrounding SWAY's patented Drive-A-Tron, and we have just completed a demo site where you can learn a bit more about how/why CG is changing the way we shoot. Please peruse, and call us for your personal demo. CLICK HERE!

Berg and Pony, it's official!

Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom) has officially signed in the US with Pony Show! Welcome Peter!!! Check out the trailer for his new movie starring Will Smith, Hancock. Peter was previously represented by HSI.