Wellington-based live action and motion graphics production studio Dusk says it’s heading into 2018 “with a revamped identity, a new website, some very cool new work and the impressive signing of a new director whose history includes working with The Beatles and Gorillaz.
Initially Dusk began as motion graphics design and VFX studio in 2011, and have since expanded into Live Action and VR360 productions.
Their new director is Lee Gingold, who’s ex Passion Pictures NYC. “Lee showed up at Dusk midway through last year fresh off the boat from New York City,” says Dusk company director John Strang.
“We feel really lucky to have Lee on board. It’s hard to find people with experience across such a diverse skill set and at such a high level. Just the fact he has directed a music video for The Beatles is impressive enough but the work history that got him to that point is also outstanding.
“Lee is a very welcome addition to the Dusk family.
“Lee directed the music video for The Beatles’ Words Of Love, which promoted the release of The Beatles Live at the BBC Volume 2.”
“Yes, Dusk does TVCs. Now that we have Lee on board we increased our offering further as a studio that can offer full TVC production and post-production capacity under the one roof.
“Lee cut his teeth directing music videos for Australian bands in the early 2000s before heading off to London and joining acclaimed animation production company Passion Pictures.
“Whilst at Passion, Lee honed his post-production skills working on jobs including music videos for Gorillaz and the spectacularly trippy cinematic for the RockBand Beatles game as well as numerous high profile TVCs and feature film.”
Gingold said: “Passion was a really great time. On the one hand I was learning the technical side of the business from some of the best VFX supervisors and artists in the business. At the same time director Pete Candeland really took me under his wing which was a really valuable relationship for me. I just got to learn so much about the craft of story from one of the true masters.”
Strang said: “He eventually moved to New York with Candeland where he played a key role in launching Passion Pictures New York. By now Pete and Lee were a finely tuned writing duo and the relationship culminated in Lee directing the music video for Words Of Love by The Beatles which promoted the release of The Beatles Live at the BBC Volume 2.
- https://dusk.nz
- Passion Pictures’ Words Of Love: http://bit.ly/2ETHcPo
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