David Reviews

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ORPHANS
19 April 2024

At DAVID REVIEWS we strongly believe those responsible for making the work that we feature should be credited for it. By that, we mean the key personnel rather than every Tom, Dick and Harry... and unfortunately the PR we receive often fails to name anybody... or we're sent literally hundreds of names.

To help solve this problem, we are introducing this thread which will feature work where we currently have little or no information. If you worked on any of the films below, or you know who did, please send credits to jason@davidreviews.com, identifying the clip they belong to. (Please don't feel you have to supply all the credits... even if you only know the director, that gives us somewhere to start).


Adorable control freaks Apple are at it again..The press release for this ad reveals that it was directed by Taika Waititi, presumably because they feel it's good PR to be associated with a celebrity director, but his is literally the only name published. We need more if we're going to review it, so help us if you can.





To be fair to Apple, this one is hot off the internet, and it may be that they've prepped a fulsome list of credits for us and the other disciples of TV commercials and it'll arrive tomorrow... but, just in case it doesn't, let us know what you know please.





This charming ad for Amazon was added to their socials a few days ago, and we haven't yet find out who did it, so if you can make it easy for us then please do.





DAVID watched this Samsung Galaxy commercial at the cinema before 'Poor Things' (what a dirty and delightful romp). Anyway, back to business... does anyone know who made this 60" time through time? If so, send us the details, pronto!





This bid by Poundland to slightly reposition the proposition is their first TVC for around a decade and we haven't been able to find out who did it yet despite reaching out to their 'Commercial Director' via LinkedIn. If it's yours, please let us know.





This ad is identified at H&M's website as the "director's cut" of their Spring/Summer 2024 commercial but, alas, they've neglected to say which director has been able to show off his or her edit. Do you know?





This Apple iPhone 15 commercial is titled 'Don't Let Me Go'... don't let DAVID review it without credits! Whoever sends them first gets a free watermelon.




Stories

GABI HAS PRESENCE... AND VICE VERSA

Presence's innovative 9:16 competition has already yielded dividends for the company in the shape of new signing Gabi.


HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGNER AJ JUTTLA ARRIVES AT VISION ARTISTS.

AJ Juttla has signed to the Hair and Makeup Designers roster at Vision Artists.


JOY TO THE WORLD, DON'T HUG ME I'M SCARED IS BACK ONLINE.

Joy to the world, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared has its own website at last.


CREATORS INC SWOOPS FOR STUDIO BIRTHPLACE.

Creators Inc has signed Studio Birthplace for global representation.


MARIA LAX JOINS ART PRACTICE.

Art Practice, the company founded by James Allen, Dan Tobin Smith, and Mike Skrgatic, has signed Finnish director and photographer Maria Lax for representation.


BLINK SIGNS JOSEPH WILSON.

Blink's global roster now boasts director Joseph Wilson for commercials and music videos.


BLAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.

Sam Gainsborough's favourite artist must be William Blake, right?


NEW—LAND WELCOMES SHARIF ABDEL MAWLA.

Dutch-Egyptian director Sharif Abdel Mawla is now represented by new—land in the UK and Scandinavia.


WAYLON HITS THE BIG TIME THANKS TO IAMS.

Waylon hits the big time thanks to a larger-than-life campaign from IAMS.


BIRTH WELCOMES BEN MIETHKE TO THE UK MARKET.

Ben Miethke is the latest director to call Birth UK home.


PSTH BOARD THE FRIEND SHIP.

French directors PSTH (Léo Sattin and Théo Gottlieb) have joined Friend for UK representation.


ABIGAIL WILSON JOINS PARK PICTURES.

Christmas has come early for Park Pictures in the form of director Abigail Wilson.


IT'S JELLY FOR LUCY HARDCASTLE.

Multidisciplinary director Lucy Hardcastle is now part of Jelly’s global roster.


COMEDY KING TIM BULLOCK BOOSTS ROGUE'S OFFER

Rogue have secured the talents of hugely talented comedy director Tim Bullock by adding him to their roster.


SOMESUCH LANDS SOPHIE JONES.

Somesuch has signed director and photographer Sophie Jones for UK, US, and Dutch representation.


STARS OF 2024: ELLIOTT POWER

Elliott Power ascendancy as a director began last year and has continued with incredible energy to make him one of the hottest talents in the business.


LÉA ESMAILI ARRIVES AT BLINKINK.

Blinkink has added the "insanely talented" Léa Esmaili to its roster.


BARNEY JORDAN IS A COMPANY3 MAN.

VFX doyen Barney Jordan is Company3’s new Senior Finishing Editor in London.


CMN PPL FLMS SIGNS DOROTHY ALLEN-PICKARD.

Dorothy Allen-Pickard, a director who "merges the real with the performative", has joined CMN PPL FLMS for UK commercial representation.


JELLY WELCOMES SAVANTS.

Savants is a lively band of continental directors focused on illustration, design, and animation.


FOUNDATION STORIES - NEVERLAND

Jon Forsyth and Simon Massey share the story of Neverland in the first in a new series of podcasts.


ARMOURY LIKES THE TASTE OF SALSA.

Brazilian directors Salsa (Guto Azevedo and Diego Santana Claudino) have joined Armoury for UK representation.


O2'S SUPERGRAN BAITS THE SCAMMERS

O2 have found a good use for AI... a computer generated gran with a wicked sense of humour and a penchant for playing scammers at their own game.


PRETTYBIRD SWOOP FOR LUCRECIA.

Director, photographer, and nail art whizz Lucrecia is now part of PRETTYBIRD US for commercials and music videos.


STARS OF 2024: EMMA BRANDERHORST

Dutch director Emma Branderhorst has had a stellar year that included a much lauded pop promo spreading an important message about online privacy.


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