http://theguildfilm.com The Guild of Commercial Filmmakers Tue, 13 May 2008 02:07:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Doolan ‘Boars’ them to tears…….of laughter as the new Mars ‘ROCKS’ commercial Breaks out this month. The real challenge was to find a matching boar and bear in the weird and wonderful world of taxidermists. Leeming was thrilled with the result as Doolan effortlessly entered the world of Youth culture. Product: ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/05/doolan-boars-them-to-tears/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2008/05/rikki-lee/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/05/mr-whippy/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2008/05/berri-garden-of-eden/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2008/05/mars-free-boars/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2008/05/rikki-lee-cant-sing-a-different-song/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2008/05/iga-housemates/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/emma-freeman/2008/05/truenergy-darkness/ Consistent, dedicated and his own best friend. Jamie gets things moving, his second set of Ford Dealership advertisments this year were another shining example of his strength as both Director and DOP. JWT and the client couldn’t be happier with the follow up to the first campaign that ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/04/jamie-doolan-new-ford-spot/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2008/04/ford-territory-diary/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/04/leaseplan-jason-akermanis/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/04/leaseplan-daniel-giansiracusa/ Matt Kamen has just delivered a knockout music-vid for Melbourne based hip-hop outfit, True Live. Sneaking the project in between commercial jobs, Matt made the clip for the single "Damn Right", taken from the band's upcoming second album.  "We wanted to do a Point-of-view shot of an underground boxing match," Kamen says. "To ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/04/kamen-vs-true-live-the-gloves-come-off/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/mars-tai-chi-directors-version/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/magnum-lick/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/impulse-blind/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/ford-focus-chihuahua/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/cub-empire/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/classic-milk-note/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/special-k-day/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/2008/04/wilkinson-sword/ Matt and Chris have just returned from a fantastic trip to Adfest in Thailand where Matt picked up a Bronze award for Best New Director. We congratulate him! You can check out Matt's reel here , or contact Chris to have a DVD reel delivered to ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/04/kamen-adfest/ Mat Humphrey has just completed another hard hitting campaign to raise awareness for road safety from the TAC. The campaign launched on the 18th March and sales of protective clothing have already started rising with consumers mentioning the advertising when coming in to purchase the gear. It was great to team up ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/03/mats-motorcycle-diaries/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/03/tac-motorbike/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/03/tac-scooter/ It’s all about the moment with Matt Kamen’s new performance piece for FOXTEL. This polished 35mm spot is Matt’s first and exciting job out of Sydney is purely based around direction performance. The one-day shoot on two locations, to create 2 spots ‘Half-Time’ and ‘The Lawyer’ has turned out to ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/03/you-cant-beat-that/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/03/foxtel-lawyer/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/02/white-lines/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/02/odd-couple_1/   Continuing the series of Worksafe Victoria’s emotive and affecting TVC’s, Director Mat Humphrey has just completed the latest installment, titled School Play. This spot follows Shannon’s Way’s successful formula of a family waiting for Dad to arrive home safely from his working day, this time to his daughter’s kinder ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/02/work-safe-news/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/02/work-safe-school-play/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/02/jenny-craig-joe-cotton/ Mat Humphrey has recently completed a new anti-smoking spot for The Campaign Palace Sydney that sheds an ironic light on smokers' habits. In contrast to some of the more graphic anti-smoking health messages this new commercial exposes smokers' habitual behaviour by comparing the relationship with smoking to a friendship, and highlights ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/01/humphrey-shows-smokers-behaviour-in-a-new-light/ Having just finished three spots for Triple M we're pleased to announce that the "Weather Presenter" spot was selected for "Best Ads on TV" for the week starting 14th Jan. Working with three great scripts from Peter Hibberd and Jim Ingram at GPYR Melbourne, the Kamen boys relished the opportunity ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/01/triple-m-rocks-news/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/01/triple-m-business/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/01/triple-m-weather-presenter/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/01/triple-m-politician/ Director Damien Kelly has teamed up with creative hot shop The Foundry on a couple of new spots for Snooze. Building on the already successful 'Sleep Well' campaign, the two spots are called 'First Time' and 'Hand Me Down.' Both were conceived and written by Creative Director's Annie Price (Melbourne) ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2008/01/kelly-caught-snoozing-on-the-job/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2008/01/cancer-institute-friend/ Director Damien Kelly and Producer Garett Mayow have just completed a new Repco spot for M&C Saatchi, Melbourne. Continuing on from the 'Cars are our life too' campaign, the story involves an inventive rev head using a car jack to raise his little old Mum up so she can enjoy ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/12/repco-nanna-news/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/12/repco-nanna/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/12/snooze-hand-me-down/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/12/snooze-first-time/ The Guild Of Commercial Filmmakers is very excited to announce the signing of talented TVC director Craig MacLean to our roster. "There was just too much talent for us to pass up this opportunity," said Helene Nicol. MacLean started directing commercials while still an agency creative and is now demand for his ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/11/maclean-joins-the-guild/ Please have a look at the One Zip spot here. http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/11/ford-cricket-1/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/11/ford-cricket-2/ The KB's have just wrapped up a new spot for ANZ Credit Cards at DDB. In this fish-out-of-water comedy skit, director Matt Kamen was able to indulge his love for bad dancing. The boys are pleased to announce the dance footage from the out-takes will be available on DVD for ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/10/anz-kamen/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/anz-shop-assistant/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2007/10/navy-values/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2007/10/adf-gap/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/farmers-union/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/v8-supercars/ Mat Humphrey has recently directed a new spot using landmines to demonstrate the dangers of speeding on corners for Clemenger BBDO Wellington and client Land Transport NZ. Shot outside Wellington, the spot confronts speeding drivers with the reality that the laws of physics cannot be overcome by driver skill. For every ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/10/humphreys-landmine-spot-explodes/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/radiant-aquasave-bucket/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/ltnz-speed-landmines/ OK, and a little help from an incredibly talented sunflower and a willing and cooperative spider! Credits: Director Jamie Doolan Producer Jackie Adler Editor Russel Lonie Flame John Holmes Agency Campaign Palace Melbourne Creatives 'Sunflower' Tony Leishman & Jacqui Paterson 'Spider' Pat Lennox & Ben Green Producers Fiona Gillies & Josh Armstrong http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/10/doolan-and-adler-go-green-with-origin/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2007/10/holden-lumina/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2007/10/holden-rodeo/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/10/austar-your-month/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2007/10/origin-spider/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2007/10/origin-sunflower/ http://theguildfilm.com/producers/2007/09/telstra-footy-store/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2007/07/quit-repeat/ This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival will be promoted with a standout trailer made by hotshot Guild youngsters Matt and Chris Kamen. The spot features a man taking a self-portrait of his uneventful life everyday for a year, with his daily monotony broken only ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/06/miff-trailer-07/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/05/film-victoria-local-talent/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/05/miff-2007/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/05/voice-within/ Mat Humphrey has directed a new anti smoking spot for the Campaign Palace, Sydney which continues to draw attention to the graphic warnings on cigarette packs by highlighting the real behaviour of many smokers at point of purchase. "It's a definite change of pace from some of the more ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/05/which-disease-news/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/05/which-disease/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/05/pedigree-natural-tray/ Director Damien Kelly and Producer Garett Mayow have just returned from a successful stint shooting in Bangkok for Ogilvy & Mather Singapore. The spot is for SilkAir, an offshoot of Singapore Airlines, who provide holidays to more exotic and adventurous destinations. The story involves an office worker haunted ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/04/silk-air-news/ The Guild Sydney finally has a permanent address - 181 Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay 2089. Phone (02)9908 2216 Fax (02)9908 3277. The Sydney office manager is the lovely Shareen Kane ex. Karl Marks, and freelance production management. Her mobile is 0409 917 002.Until now The Guild Sydney has been operating ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/04/guild-sydney-office/ Fresh from directing the series finale of critically acclaimed Love My Way, director Emma Freeman has returned to directing commercials. The series has expanded Emma’s already extensive performance experience and has enabled her to work with actors such as Claudia Karvan, Asher Keddie, Brendan Cowell, Dan Wyllie, Justine Clarke, Ben ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/04/freeman-returns/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/04/silkair-native/ Mat Humphrey has again teamed with Grey Advertising to produce a new spot for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC). This spot is the latest in the "How Safe is Your Car" series, and shows the benefits of Electronic Stability Control. We see the comparison of an emergency situation without ESC, ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/03/tac-esc-news/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/03/tac-esc/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2007/03/oak-sea-rescue/ Mat Humphrey & BMF Sydney have taken the ‘Deliciously Creamy’ Oak attribute, and with the team at Dairy Farmers, created a TVC called ‘Rescuer’ which turns a potentially pretentious dramatic scene into an unexpected gag. “Shaking your Oak to make the drink creamier is a great truth to work with. The ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/03/oak-rescue/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/fin-edquist/2007/02/astra-sport-sri/ Exciting new Director/Producer team Damien Kelly and Garett Mayow have just joined The Guild of Commercial Filmmakers and they couldn't be happpier. After a successful two year stint in agency land writing, directing and producing in-house, it was only a matter of time before they switched to full-time production. Kelly says, ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2007/01/kelly-and-mayow-relish-opportunity/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/12/safra-terror/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2006/11/go-for-a-walk/ http://theguildfilm.com/directors/jamie-doolan/2006/11/cottees-fun/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/bigpond-movies/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/parking-inspector/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/nude-dude/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/make-up/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/kenneth/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/house-call/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/bag-man/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/happy-couple/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/spillage/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/know-all/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/11/new-you/ The flamboyant filmmaking duo known as the Kamen Brothers, whose rockstar lifestyles have often overshadowed their brilliant work, are ending their overseas exile and returning to Australia after signing a landmark deal with The Guild. They fled Australia in 1991 amid a storm of speculation over alleged misconduct against minors on ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2006/11/the-kb%e2%80%99s-join-the-guild/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/10/true-live-question-this/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/10/the-kamen-brothers/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/10/melbourne-comedy-festival/ http://theguildfilm.com/clips/2006/10/denial/ The Guild is joining forces with Mat Humphrey in building a stronger Sydney presence. Humphrey will be Managing Partner and very much the creative force behind the Sydney based enterprise. Humphrey says ‘The time is right for me to do my own thing. I have admired the Guild’s fresh new ‘co-op’ ... http://theguildfilm.com/news/2006/10/mat-humphrey-joins-the-guild/