Venice Beach

GUCCI X FAREFETCH

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New film I directed for Gucci / Farfetch is out! What an amazing adventure that bought us around the world to Milan, Tokyo, and LA :) 

Spend More Time Living (Director's Cut)... Directed by: Ace Norton Produced by: Hannah Bellill DP: Alex Alexandrov Editor: Isaac Chen Talent: Tamu Mcpherson, Laura Love, Yuko Araki

SYNCHRONICITY WINS BEST FILM AT THE CFFAWARDS!

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Whoo hoo! we won BEST FILM for "synchronicity"! Incredible! amazing! super big thank you's to everyone for the award, what a fun night :) #cinemoi #cffa #sabantheatre #samjackson

Syn·chro·nic·i·ty (noun)- the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. Written and Directed by Ace Norton Starring- Allie and Lexi Kaplan A Film by COMMONDEER for Garrett Leight California Optical 2016 Produced by Lars Ruch @ COMMONDEER Co-Producers- Joe Care & Jackson Morton @ JOJX Associate Producer- Aurelien Bonzon @ COMMONDEER Poem- Jason Dolan & Ace Norton Production Manager- Devon Wright Cinematography- Alex Alexandrov Edited by Micah Levin @ MMM Production Design- Emma Rose Mead Stylist- Sara Sensoy 1st Assistant Camera- Eric Waldron Key Grip- Alex Wilson Sound Mixer- Dylan Acio Site Rep- Kyle Hollinger Audio Post Production- Harmonix Sound Creators Colorist- Quinn Alvarez @ APACHE Eyewear by Garret Leight Clothes by Christy Dawn & Assembly Los Angeles Special Thanks- Walter Partos & Ajay Ghosh @ PARTOS & Christopher Duer @LEGEND LOCATIONS

AUSTRALIAN FASHION FILM AWARDS

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Just won "best concept" at the Australian fashion film awards for our film "synchronicity"!  See the full list winners here: http://indulgemagazine.net/fashion-film-awards-2/

STATUS MAGAZINE

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I'm in this month's status magazine, check out the article written by Denise Mallabo below:

http://statusmagonline.com/features/ace-norton-interview-november-2016/

VIC MENSA "16 SHOTS"

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Enormous shoutouts to everyone who helped making this one come to life....Thanks vimeo for the staff pick, rest In Peace Laquan Mcdonald who left this planet too early. Watch the video for 16 shots here:

DIRECTOR ID: ACE NORTON

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Check out this incredible documentary canal 180 made about me for their director ID series. Learn how i handled the beginning of my career, life in venice beach, and the process of collaborating with all of these wonderful artists...I really love what i do and i'm so grateful to all the people who have ever helped me along the way and thankful to anyone who has ever given me a shot to let me create for them...it's been a real honor...

Thanks Canal 180 for making this documentary about yours truly...I had a lot of fun doing it! Edited by Joao Diogo Marques

MERCEDES-BENZ "MIDNIGHT IN STUTTGART"

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We traveled to Germany with the sensational Hiplet Ballerinas of The Chicago Multicultural Dance Center and we got to shot in THE Mercedes Benz museum. Founded in 1985 by Homer Bryant, The Chicago Multi Cultural Dance Center, whose students include Malia and Sasha Obama, fuses the classic ballet pointe technique with hip-hop and urban dance to create the contemporary dance style, Hiplet™. The mannequins and dancers wear clothing from Sandy Liang's Spring/Summer 2016 and Resort 2017 collections. Watch the film below!

A night at the Mercedes- Benz museum... Directed by Ace Norton Starring- Imani Arnett, Devin Buchanan, Megan Chiu, Camryn Hutchinson, Nia Parker, and Zaria Walker. With Cornelius Nieden as the Custodian. Presenting Fashion by Sandy Liang in collaboration with The Chicago Multicultural Dance Center School Creative Directors- Aldona Kwiatkowski & Seyna Van Der Linden Co- Producers- Claudius Buchzik & David Kettner A Commondeer Film Choreographer- Homer Bryant Cinematography- Alexander Alexandrov Production Designer- Daniel Herrmann Editor- Micah Levin Gaffer- Jonas Schafer 1st AC- Peter Jager 2nd AC- Fabian Speech 1st AD- Jens Grunhagen Best Boy- Jan Muller Stedicam- Andreas Kielb PA- Joans Volker Photo- Lukas Korschan Stylist- Sara Sensoy Set Styling- Christine Oesterle Hair and Make up- Alba Brari Color Correction- Jake Blackstone

DELL COMMERCIALS

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Check out my new spots for DELL's "Future Ready" campaign. 

Commercial for Dell's "Future Ready" campaign...http://www.Dell.com/Workforce
Commercial for Dell's "Future Ready" campaign...http://www.Dell.com/Workforce
Commercial for Dell's "Future Ready" campaign...http://www.Dell.com/Workforce

SYNCHRONICITY

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SUPER BIG THANKS to everyone who helped out on our latest film, “Synchronicity”, starring The Kaplan Twins…a study in symmetry and similarities… Check it out below! ‪#‎garrettleight‬ ‪#‎commondeer‬

Syn·chro·nic·i·ty (noun)- the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. Written and Directed by Ace Norton Starring- Allie and Lexi Kaplan A Film by COMMONDEER for Garrett Leight California Optical 2016 Produced by Lars Ruch @ COMMONDEER Co-Producers- Joe Care & Jackson Morton @ JOJX Associate Producer- Aurelien Bonzon @ COMMONDEER Poem- Jason Dolan & Ace Norton Production Manager- Devon Wright Cinematography- Alex Alexandrov Edited by Micah Levin @ MMM Production Design- Emma Rose Mead Stylist- Sara Sensoy 1st Assistant Camera- Eric Waldron Key Grip- Alex Wilson Sound Mixer- Dylan Acio Site Rep- Kyle Hollinger Audio Post Production- Harmonix Sound Creators Colorist- Quinn Alvarez @ APACHE Eyewear by Garret Leight Clothes by Christy Dawn & Assembly Los Angeles Special Thanks- Walter Partos & Ajay Ghosh @ PARTOS & Christopher Duer @LEGEND LOCATIONS

PLEASE TOUCH THE ART DOC

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VIMEO STAFF PICKED :) Here's a short documentary i directed about a blind man who experiences his own portrait for the first time...

A Documentary short about a blind man who feels the very first 3 dimensional portrait of himself... Original vimeo staff pick link here: https://vimeo.com/166149898 DIRECTED BY ACE NORTON PRODUCED BY SAM CANTOR EDITED BY MICHA LEVIN CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ALEX ALEXANDROFF SOUND BY JAMES LARSON cantorfineart.com/story/please-touch-the-art/ One day a blind man discovered a screw painting by Andrew Myers with his hands. The blind man found as much enjoyment out of the tactile elements of the work as any sighted person ever has by just looking at them. Andrew considers this moment as one of the most inspiring of his career. Which led us to a question: Why is touching artwork so taboo? Prior to the mid-1800s, tactile interaction was commonplace for visitors experiencing collections of art, but as museums of art evolved, rules forbidding touch became the norm. In some cases, these were to protect artwork that truly was not meant to be touched, but in large part these norms had nothing do with preservation and everything to do with nineteenth century politics of gender, race and class control. In light of all this, we decided to create a documentary that elevates the level of tactile arts, and gives back to the visually impaired community. It was at that point that we met George Wurtzel. George is a blind artisan and teacher working at Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa Ca. This is a 300 acre camp nestled in the red wood forest above Napa Valley. Enchanted Hills is a summer camp for the visually impaired. Here George teaches blind folks, through example, how to use all the equipment necessary to become blind artisans. Currently, George is converting an old grape crushing barn into a Tactile Art Center. The top floor of the building is his 1900 sq. ft. wood working shop. The bottom floor will be his Tactile Art gallery space where blind people can feel and sell their artwork. We fell in love with George and his mission and wanted to support his new tactile art gallery. So we worked with Andrew Myers to surprise George with a tactile portrait of himself. The first portrait he will be able to feel and recognize. Learn more about Enchanted hills here: lighthouse-sf.org/programs/enchanted-hills/ The Academy of Music for the Blind (AMB) were kind enough to create a song for our soundtrack. AMB specifically addresses the educational, social, and physical needs of talented blind music students so that they can fully develop their unique talents and be prepared for integration into the workplace or other educational settings. To learn more about the AMB visit:ouramb.org/ To learn more about this project, visit cantorfineart.com/story/please-touch-the-art/ Music Credits: Artist: Tycho, Song: A Walk Buy it in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-walk/id679251532?i=679251628 Artist: Aphex Twin, Song: 14th Avril Buy it in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/avril-14th/id50235099?i=50235117

KALENJI COMMERCIAL

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Here's the new spot I directed for French running brand Kalenji...shot in capetown, South Africa 

Commercial for French running brand, Kalenji. Shot in Capetown, South Africa. Produced by Solab Films out of Paris: http://www.solab.fr/ Director- Ace Norton Executive Producer- Edouard Chassaing Producer- Tandy Massey-Blake & Sasha Jurgens @ Lucky Rabbit Films Ad Agency- Rosa Park Creative Director- Mark Forgan Copywriter- Maxime Fraudreau Artistic Director- Maria Nehme TV Prod- Lauriane Dula TV Prod- Adelaide Samani DOP- Roscoe Vercueil Production Manager- Friederike Krug Production Coordinator- Samantha de Villiers 1st AD- Steph Switala Production Assistant- Ryan Truter Focus Puller- Peter Smuts Camera Assistant- Fuad Casker MoVi Tech- Justin van Rooyen DIT- Hennie le Roux VTO- Aubrey Pasha Key Grip- Eric Thembisa Grips Assistant- Brian Landu Grips Assistant- Mkhululi Gobeni Tracking Vehicle- Driver Jade White Gaffer- Tobie de Haas Props Master - Shoot Damien Brennan Wardrobe Stylist Cathy Shields Wardrobe Assistant- Donnadee Make Up & Hair Stylist- Neveen Scello Unit Manager- Derek Raeburn Unit Assistant- Chris Poseman Unit Assistant- Zolani Location Scout- (Prep) Stuart Tedder VFX- MPC Paris Producer VFX- Quentin Martin Flame- Nicolas Martinez Supervisor Vfx- Franck Lambertz Music- Max Zipple

NOWNESS: DIRECTOR'S CUT SERIES

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Nowness resurrects my forgotten fan video for the "The Faint" I directed in college, back in 2002, for their DIRECTOR'S CUT SERIES. Watch it here:

https://www.nowness.com/series/directors-cuts/ace-norton-the-faint-desperate-guys

HOUSE OF FRASER- YOUR RULES

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New Christmas commercial for House of Fraser out today! 

HOUSE OF FRASER CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL 2015- (FT. GRACE & G-EASY) ...YOUR CHRISTMAS, YOUR RULES... Director- Ace Norton Creative- Anna Carpen & Oli O’Neill Business Director – Ed Rosoman Account Manager – Danielle Stephenson Head of Production/Producer – Masha Manojlovic Producer: Claire Ramasamy Assistant Producer – Joel Wilson Production Company – PrettyBird Head of production – Margo Mars Producer: Jessica Wylie Production Manager – Zoe A’Court DOP – Jake Scott Editor – James Rose @ Final Cut Sound – Anthony Moore, Jon Clarke @ Factory 2nd Unit Director – Louis Jopling POST PRODUCTION PRODUCER- Ben Spalding POST PRODUCTION HOUSE- Nice Biscuits FLAME ASSIST- Miguel Wratten FLAME- Russell Shaw, Emir Hasham, Nick Bennett COLOURIST- Martin Southworth

INSIGHT- SINCE LAST TIME

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Here's a new clip i made for my good friends at Insight...

Directed by Ace Norton Produced by Lars Ruch & Kyle Padilla Insight Executive Producer Alek Parker Insight Creative- Rob Abeyta, Mirko Antich & Alek Parker Director of Photography- Alex Alexandrov Production Design- Christian Zollenkopf Art Director- Itaru De La Vega Edited by Micah Levin Stylist- Laura Francis Make up & Hair- Alisha Bajounas & Maira Gomez First AD- Brian Chalres Lehrer Steadicam- Santiago Yniguez First AC- Eric Waldron Gaffer- Nate Gold/ Swing- Alexander Wilson PA- Mark Plachowski & Anna Zahn Colorist- Marshall Plante Sound Mix- Ken Cain Girls- Braina Laviena, Marley Arviso, Nora Schjelderup, Jordan Lindsy, Gabrielle Walter- Clay Guys- Teague Muir, Chris Bell, Jake Sutter, Ji-San Lee, Jared Mell

PHANTOMS "VOYEUR"

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Starring Denna Thompson.

Directed by Ace Norton Produced by Lars Ruch & David Morse Choreographed by Tracy Phillips & Dominic Carbone Director of Photography - Alexander Alexandrov Steadicam Operator - Jessica Lopez 1st AC - Terra Gutmann Gonzalez Gaffer - Tony Jou Wardrobe Stylist - Julia Ehrlich 1st AD - Derek Jaeschke 2nd AD - Farand Heydari Production Assistant - Samantha Krabbe Edited by Micah Levin Colorist: Brian Charles Lehrer Starring: Denna Thomson, Jamie Donovan, Tarin Pratt, Larke Hasstedt, Amy Ryerson, Derek Tabada, Scott Hislop, Marlon Pelayo, Lada Nikolska, Wadih Chikhani Special Thanks: Harlow Gold Show, The Monte Cristo Banquet Hall