David Reviews

 "You're not an artist, Peggy. You solve problems." Don Draper.

DANIEL WARWICK JOINS OBJECT & ANIMAL
26 September 2024

Object & Animal have strengthened their offer by adding director Daniel Warwick to their roster. Warwick has a well-deserved reputation for delivering work possessed of an undefinable level of positive weirdness which inevitably elevates a script several levels from where it started.


For evidence of this special quality, take a look at this commercial for outdoor wear retailer Kathmandu. It is, to use the correct technical term, utterly bonkers, Half the battle with this approach is persuading the client (and sometimes even the agency) to fully go along with it, as it cannot be done half-heartedly, and this is where Daniel Warwick's beguiling charm comes into its own.


O&A are the fucking bomb.

 ”

The result is magnificent, and, by all accounts, has helped Kathmandu establish itself as the 'go to' for young consumers in New Zealand, so this isn't just work that collects awards... it collects customers.


There's further evidence of Warwick's unique style in this 2023 commercial for Samsung, which gets inside a young woman's head as she faces the possibility of damaging her precious phone when she nearly drops it. The depiction of her stream of consciousness is full of the director's trademark verve, and, once again, you have to admire how he has managed to sneak such a waywardly wonderful approach past the notoriously stern adland gatekeepers.

Dom Thomas expresses traditional enthusiasm for his new signing: "Having produced for Daniel back in the day, I know first hand the energy, joy and fun he brings to the creative process. His way of seeing the world, collaborative spirit and passion for the craft of storytelling is inspiring.”

In contrast, Daniel Warwick keeps it short and sweet, Jesse Pinkman style: "O&A are the fucking bomb"

For more on Daniel Warwick, contact Dom Thomas via dom@objectanimal.com.

News

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.


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.


PARK VILLAGE PLAYS THE LONG-FORM GAME.

Park Village has a taste for long-form content - so much so that the company has launched Park Village Originals (PVO).


ABSOLUTE SCORES A HAT-TRICK.

Absolute has trebled its pleasure with the arrival of producer Leianna Gilmartin and colourists Peter Oppersdorff and Philip Hambi.


JILLIAN ISCARO'S ON TOP FORM.

American director Jillian Iscaro is now represented by FORM in the UK and the Netherlands.


IT'S FILMAWI FOR KNUCKLEHEAD.

Mononymous director and photographer Filmawi says he is "honoured to be part of such a visionary collective of directors" at Knucklehead.


ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR MAUREEN HUFNAGEL JOINS ELEANOR

Acclaimed director Maureen Hufnagel joins Eleanor Films's London Roster.


News

Address: Woodbourne House, Seven Sisters, Lenzie, G66 3AW. Telephone: +44 141 776 7766. Editor: Jason Stone.