David Kellogg
David Kellogg is an American director of film, music video and commercials. He directed just two mainstream feature films, over a dozen specialty films directed for Playboy Corporation, dozens of music videos, and hundreds of commercials.[1][2][3] Kellogg also teaches directing at the ArtCenter College of Design.
A commercial he directed for Gatorade was seen as innovative as making unprecedented use of CGI.[4]
Commercials
Many of the commercials he directed starred high profile HollyWood actors.[5][6] He directed two commercials for American Express that starred Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld. He directed ads for Budweiser Beer's Act Responsible campaign.[7]
In 1996 he directed three commercials which were nominated for the Director's Guild of America annual award for best commercial.[8]
His 2002 ad for Gatorade, Gatorade figures, animated the real faces of sports heroes Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, Vince Carter, and Mia Hamm as they engaged in a game of soccer in an arcade game.[4]
Feature films
Kellogg's first feature film was a hip hop musical, starring rising star Vanilla Ice.[9] The film was described as the 1953 Marlon Brando vehicle, The Wild Ones. Vanilla Ice took Marlon Brandos role as the leader of a motorcycle gang, riding a Suzuki GSX-R750 motorcycle.[10] Motorcycle News celebrated the way the film spotlighted the motorcycle, but noted it was "[A] shame the film was so appallingly awful that director David Kellogg later disowned it."[10] Kellogg was awarded a Razzie for his direction of this film.[11]
In 1998 Kellogg directed Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget[12] Variety characterized his switch from directing commercials as temporary, and quoted producer Jordan Kerner who explained that he was picked to direct the $98 million film because “He is amazing with color.”
Inspector Gadget was poorly reviewed, nevertheless Disney produced a direct to video sequel, in 2003, and considered a feature film sequel in 2019.[2][13]
References
- ↑ Jon Silberg (1997-02-06). "Digital imagery, overseas labor help cut costs". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104121616/https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/digital-imagery-overseas-labor-help-cut-costs-1117436612/. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "Independent producer Phil Rose first hired Milk & Honey on an elaborate, highly stylized Trident chewing gum spot he produced for director David Kellogg of Propaganda and the J. Walter Thompson agency in New York."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Disney Is Reviving The ‘Inspector Gadget’ Franchise". Sciencefiction.com. 2019-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104105237/https://sciencefiction.com/2019/10/07/disney-is-reviving-the-inspector-gadget-franchise/. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "That film was directed by music video-helmer David Kellogg, whose only other movie was ‘Cool as Ice’ starring Vanilla Ice. He never directed another film, but he did direct a BUNCH of ‘Playboy’ videos, so there’s that."
- ↑ "David Kellogg: Biography". Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104121848/http://www.artcenter.edu/about/get-to-know-artcenter/people/detail.html?accdID=0225214. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "Kellogg is part of Anonymous Content, a multimedia development and production company. He has been teaching at ArtCenter College of Design since 2011."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gatorade "action figures"". SIGGRAPH 02. July 2002. doi:10.1145/2931127.2931264. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626213853/https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2931127.2931264. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "In this entirely animated Gatorade commercial directed by David Kellogg for Foote, Cone & Belding, Digital Domain, led by Visual Effects Supervisor Ray Giarratana, was tasked with bringing real sports stars to life as action figures that launch a game of table soccer."
- ↑ "American Express - "Ellen DeGeneres (30 sec)"". Ad Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104122223/https://www.adforum.com/talent/13106-david-kellogg/work/47090. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "American Express - Virtual Reality". Ad Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200725044755/https://www.adforum.com/talent/13106-david-kellogg. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Designated Driver". Ad Forum. https://www.adforum.com/talent/13106-david-kellogg/work/46759. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "This ad is part of the ACT Responsible Collection."
- ↑ "1996 DGA Daytime, Commercial and Children's Nominees". Directors Guild of America. 1997-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142622/https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/1997/0206-1996-DGA-Daytime-Commercial-and-Childrens-Nominees.aspx. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "DGA President Gene Reynolds and Awards Committee Chairman Howard Storm today announced the nominees for outstanding directorial achievement in 1996 for the Daytime Serials, Commercials and Children’s Programming Categories."
- ↑ Marcus Reeves (2017-02-17). "RANK ‘EM: Hip Hop Movies From the ’90s". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/news/302458/ranking-hip-hop-movies-of-the-90s/. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "Capitalizing on Vanilla Ice’s pop explosion, director David Kellogg helmed this rap music reworking of the 1953 biker film Wild One."
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dan Aspel (2010-08-13). "Top 10 movie motorcycles you can buy". Motorcycle News. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2010/august/aug1310-top10-movie-motorcycles/. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "The bling-bling neon yellow of Vanilla Ice’s GSX-R750 was matched only by the spectacularly colourful Smörgåsbord of his trousers. Anything was possible. A shame the film was so appallingly awful that director David Kellogg later disowned it."
- ↑ "Ceremonies Presented at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Academy Room". golden raspberry award foundation. 1992-03-29. Archived from the original on 2001-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20010419211718/http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=32. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Army Archerd (1998-09-01). "‘Uprising’ crew works for free to tell story". Variety magazine. https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/uprising-crew-works-for-free-to-tell-story-1117480022/. Retrieved 2020-11-04. "Kerner said he and Avnet have filmed there several times, including using its breathtaking staircase for “Less Than Zero.” Director Kellogg told me he’d filmed musicvideos there as well."
- ↑ Borys Kit. "New 'Inspector Gadget' Live-Action Movie in the Works From Disney (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104105251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/new-inspector-gadget-live-action-movie-works-1245509. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson’s 20 Greatest Videos: The Stories Behind the Vision". Rolling Stone magazine. 2014-06-24. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922233655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/michael-jacksons-20-greatest-videos-the-stories-behind-the-vision-21653/. Retrieved 2020-11-08. "The production went into the neighborhood under the guise of a mayonnaise commercial. Neither the police or the landlord really knew what we were planning."
- ↑ Jared Zwerling (2013-03-14). "Oral history: MJ meets MJ for 'Jam' video". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630004553/https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/19549/an-oral-history-mj-meets-mj-for-jam-video. Retrieved 2020-11-08. "Here is "Jam" director David Kellogg and producer Phil Rose, who are both still actively working together on commercials, with their vivid memories from the once-in-a-lifetime shoot, which also featured rappers Heavy D and Kris Kross:"
- ↑ Robert Danielson (2020-05-10). "From Air Jordans to Space Jam, How Michael Jordan Built His Net Worth". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028111814/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/michael-jordan-brand-history/. Retrieved 2020-11-08. "Director David Kellogg also played the two superstars’ high difference for laughs, as Jackson feebly leaps to take the ball away from Jordan."