We’ve tracked down all our IDIDTHAT members' work that was awarded in the Creative Circle 'Out of Home’ category throughout 2020. Congratulations on being in the running for the coveted ‘Ad of the Year’ award on the 4th of March at the Virtual Ad of the Year Awards, boom! What campaign do YOU think deserves the title of South Africa’s best of the best?
Our little hamsters have sourced all our IDIDTHAT members’ work awarded in the ‘Integrated’ category by the Creative Circle throughout 2020. Judges will be announcing the ‘Ad of the Year’ from this showcase on the 4th of March 2020. What campaign do you think will rise to the top as South Africa’s best of the best?
We’ve tracked down all our IDIDTHAT members’ work that was awarded in Creative Circle’s ‘Radio & Audio’ category throughout 2020. Congratulations on being in the running for the coveted ‘Ad of the Year’ award on the 4th of March at the Virtual Ad of the Year Awards, boom! What campaign do YOU think deserves the title of South Africa’s best of the best?
We find out more about Robot director Meghan Daniels' approach to filmmaking and how it led to Nike calling them up from New York to direct their ad featuring SA icon, Caster Semenya.
‘Cake’ might be new, but the minds behind this film production and service company have been doing this forever. We talk to Co-Owners, Executive Producer Cat Lindsay and Director Nadezna Radcore, about why everyone should love Cake.
Ever wanted to know what goes into being one of the most awarded voice-over artists? We share some recorded snippets from our interview with vocal artist Adam Behr. Having performed in over one thousand commercials, working in 30 accents both locally and internationally, Adam blows our minds and ears with his wealth of knowledge and technique behind the mic.
DOLPH founders, Daniel McCauley and Jesse Coetsee are known as the ultimate crafters in post, design, editing and animation, creating a visually recognisable style that is both graphic and bold. Now with a growing portfolio of directing work, DOLPH has established itself as an independent end-to-end multi-disciplinary production company. We find out how the duo’s holistic approach to each project could be exactly what your script needs.
‘Helen & Kim’, the two-headed director team, opened Motion City Films’ doors over ten years ago. Since then they have established themselves as a duo with a rich, stylistic approach that carefully balances narrative and aesthetic. We look into this approach to their work and reveal Motion City Films' fresh and playful rebrand.
From choreographing adults dancing inside recycling bins in Istanbul to mapping out the final steps to a sequence 35 000 feet above the ground, when it comes to Director Amy Allais, nothing surprises us. We pinned down this frequent flyer who shared some of the behind the scenes moments from her work.
In a never-ending quest to keep you updated on all the impressive work that the industry is creating, we’ve created ‘They Did That’. Here we showcase all the latest work that agencies are most proud of and want to show off.
Our masks nearly dropped to the floor when we heard that almost 80% of Chocolate Tribe’s ad for Showmax ‘Game Changers’ was 3D visual effects. Rob van Den Bragt and Tiaan Franken pull back the VFX curtain to reveal how they brought Muhammed Ali back to life.
Director Laurence Hamburger is back on the commercials scene and has partnered with fellow renegade filmmaker, Executive Producer of Groundglass, Janette de Villiers. We talk to the duo about their unapologetic and sometimes unconventional approach to filmmaking.
We get the scoop on the latest addition to the FirstPencil team, Producer Bryony Webster. As the production company has steadily been taking on bigger more complex boards, so their production load has increased. Never wanting to compromise on production values, FirstPencil decided to enlist another powerhouse of a producer to boost their production team.
Remember that film about the street surfers in Joburg? Eyeforce did that. The award-winning short film caught the world’s attention, and their latest short film, The Armstrongs, will no doubt do the same. Check out the trailer and find out 11 things you probably didn’t know about Eyeforce and their love of real people doing extraordinary things.
Have you seen what happened to Howard Audio? We talk to owner Adam Howard about expanding the premises, opening a restaurant and bringing sessions to over 200 musos during all kinds of levels.
Smart wit, eclectic style and undeniable star quality are not the only things that Director Zandi Tisani will be bringing to her new home at Robot. Meet the bold filmmaker packing a seriously edgy punch.
New Spitfire director, Katlego Baaitse, first caught our attention with the recent Chicken Licken ‘Kentucky’ ad that he directed. Yup, you’ve probably already seen it. Hell, it was even awarded IDIDTHAT’s ‘Best of Craft’. We did a little digging to find out what this new full-time director has to offer and how his unique style may just be perfect for one of your scripts.
The newly launched ‘The Syndicate’ is the brainchild of Editor Nic Goodwin. It offers a new way of doing your post. This ‘minimalist post-production company’ believes in maximising budgets by putting the money in the right place. Check out how they’ll custom design workflows to suit any requirements, seriously, there’s even a diagram! Yes, finally you have options when it comes to post-production!
When Made Films Director Dani ‘What if we’ Hynes and her Producers ‘I guess we could’ Mel and Dumi first hear about a new script, the brief usually starts with: ‘This is a weird question, but can you…’ We get to the bottom of some of their weirdest requests and find out why these technically impossible projects keep coming their way.
International Film Festivals are calling her The Best Global Emerging Talent of 2020. She's just released her third film, Interlude, and we thought it was about time we bring South Africa up to speed on this local talent. Meet Director Talya Galasko from Sketchbook Studios.
