Philadelphia-based indie creative agency Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners has appointed Ryan Scott as its first West Coast VP, group creative director. Scott will report directly to agency partners Steve Red (president and CCO) and Steve O’Connell (executive creative director). Scott will be responsible for leading the creative department for the West Coast office and working with clients such as Planet Fitness, Under Armour, Wellen Surf and Coty Brands. Scott joins the agency from Deutsch LA, where he was associate creative director before being promoted to creative director, working on Volkswagen, Snapple, Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper TEN. During this time, Scott contributed to multiple award-winning efforts including Volkswagen’s “Rocketman,” and “Feeling Carefree.” Prior to Deutsch, Scott was sr. copywriter at WONGDOODY LA, working with Full Tilt Poker, Health Net, and Autodesk. Before that, Scott was copywriter at DDB, Los Angeles, working on brands including Epson, Wells Fargo and Activision. He began his career at TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles after attending the The Portfolio Center in Atlanta…Director Dean Karr has signed with Mirror Films for commercials and related media. He comes to his new roost along with long-time producer/partner Arthur Gorson. Karr’s spot credits span such clients as Trident Gum (Saatchi & Saatchi), LG Phones (Alcone), Busch Gardens/Sea World Entertainment (Momentum), Palms Hotels (S+K Group), Mazda (Foote, Cone & Belding), Woolrich (Siquis, Ltd.), Mortal Kombat (DDB Needham), and eight annual campaigns for Universal Studios and Coca Cola’s “Halloween Horror Nights” (David & Goliath Agency). Karr’s music video endeavors include such artist as Marilyn Manson, Evanescence, Lisa Marie Presley, The Dave Matthews Band, X-Japan, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Velvet Revolver, Damian Marley, Ozzy Osbourne, Cypress Hill,Tommy Lee, Everlast, Dr. Dre, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, and Iron Maiden….Carbon VFX has brought Marlo Baird Kinsey on board as executive producer in Los Angeles. She will oversee all aspects of production in Carbon’s L.A. office, including bidding for visual effects, CG, motion graphics, color correction and finishing. Previous to Carbon she worked as a freelance producer, independently spearheading projects for a number of visual effects studios, production companies, TV networks and editorial collectives….
Thanks To Shows Like “Abbott Elementary” and “Hacks,” LGBTQ+ Representation On Primetime TV Grows
TV shows like "Abbott Elementary," "Hacks," "Heartstopper," "The Last of Us" and "Yellowjackets" helped increase the ranks of LGBTQ+ characters on prime time by 4% over the previous season, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD. This year's "Where We Are on TV" study, released Thursday, counted 489 LGBTQ characters across scripted prime-time broadcast, cable and streaming shows — up 21 additional characters. It marks a boost after two years of decline, but remains far below the 2021-2022 record high of 637 characters. Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the group, warned that those numbers could still decrease soon: More than 200 of the LGBTQ+ characters counted this year — in shows like "Heartstopper," "Harlem" and "Elite" — will not be returning due to a flurry of series cancellations, endings or because they were limited series. "Storytelling brings us together and this current cultural and political climate calls on creatives and executives to double down on fair and accurate stories of LGBTQ people," Ellis writes in the report. GLAAD added that the number of transgender characters on TV has slightly increased from last year to reach 33 — 24 trans women, seven trans men, and two nonbinary characters — but only four trans characters appear on series that have been officially renewed. The report is the 20th edition of the annual tracking by GLAAD and charts a remarkable leap from just 47 LGBTQ+ characters in the first study. It arrives as President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders — including one declaring the existence of two unchangeable sexes — stripping government websites of "gender ideology" an reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the... Read More