Directors Ben Orisich, Brendan Williams, Tim Gibbs and EJ Foerster Join Production Company
According to Piccirillo, Our goal is to build a tight group of directors that can separate from the pack in this ever more challenging marketplace. We want to be a versatile creative resource for agencies and have the time to be able to focus on each director and support their careers.
Along with their talents, Gibbs and Williams’ Australian production home 8 Commercials, Sydney (http://www.8com.com.au) gives Original a production partner in the Australian and Pacific Rim markets.
Ben Orisich
Perhaps best known for his 2007 IZOD campaign, which included the spot ‘In The Snow,’ one of two spots in the campaign that aired during the 2007 Super Bowl, Ben excels at blending visual effects and graphic design into his work. The success of his work for IZOD, as well as his moving PSA for the Save Ellis Island Trust, earned him inclusion in Shoot Magazines 5th Annual New Directors Showcase.
After 2007, when I had two spots in the Super Bowl and was part of the New Directors Showcase, I felt it was time for a production company to represent me rather than my visual effects company, Home NYC, said Orisich. Original was exactly the type of company I wanted to work with. I connected personally with Joe, Jeff and Bruce, and Im excited to be a part of where theyre looking to take the company.
Tim Gibbs
Based in Australia, Gibbs is perhaps best known for his international fashion, beauty and lifestyle work, but Gibbs notes that his first love is for simply making beautiful images regardless of the advertising genre. That notion is supported by the recent publication of a book of his photography called Caught Between Shadows & Light and an exhibition of his photos at The Blender Gallery in Paddington, Australia. Some of the standout spots on his reel include spots for Head and Shoulders, Pantene Vaseline and Herbal Essence.
Shooting beauty/fashion requires incredible patience as well as a particular eye, said Gibbs. I also have a film background that gives me a passion for narrative. That combination of skills will hopefully resonate with U.S. agencies looking to create work that stands out.
Brendan Williams
Also based in Australia, Williams grew up in a film industry family and began his directing career at the age of 12, when he made his own Mad Max sequel using his friends, mothers car, mini-bikes and ride-on mowers. Since then, he has built a well-earned reputation as a leading director of car spots, balancing technical virtuosity and a natural talent for storytelling.
His reel includes spots for BMW, Mitsubishi, Suncorp, Nivea and a dazzling spot for Ebay depicting people riding down an Olympic luge track in shopping cart.
EJ Foerster
One of the most in demand second unit directors for feature films, Foersters vast filmography includes second unit work on Martin Scorceses visually stunning epic Kundun and James Camerons hit True Lies. In addition his skills are on display in such recent hits as Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Eragon (directed by Originals Stefen Fangmeier) and Charlottes Web, as well as the soon-to-be-released X-Files sequel I Want To Believe and the Ben Stiller directed comedy Tropic Thunder.
His commercial work includes numerous projects for Target and a new campaign for Gatorade via agency Element 79, Chicago, featuring athletes Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter.
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