David Kellogg (filmmaker)
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David Kellogg is an American director of film, music videos 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.
Commercials
Many of the commercials he directed starred high profile HollyWood actors.[4][5] He directed two commercials for American Express that starred Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld. He directed ads for Budweiser Beer's Act Responsible campaign.[6]
In 1996 he directed three commercials which were nominated for the Director's Guild of America annual award for best commercial.[7]
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.[8]
Feature films
Kellogg's first feature film was a rap and hip hop musical, starring then rising star Vanilla Ice.[9] The film was described as a remake of the 1953 Marlon Brando vehicle, The Wild Ones. Vanilla Ice took Marlon Brando's 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. Digital imagery, overseas labor help cut costs, Variety magazine, 1997-02-06. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 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, ArtCenter College of Design. Retrieved on 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.”
- ↑ American Express - "Ellen DeGeneres (30 sec)", Ad Forum. Retrieved on 2020-11-04.
- ↑ American Express - Virtual Reality. Ad Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved on 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Designated Driver, Ad Forum. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 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.”
- ↑ Gatorade "action figures", SIGGRAPH 02, July 2002. Retrieved on 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.”
- ↑ Marcus Reeves. RANK ‘EM: Hip Hop Movies From the ’90s, VH1, 2017-02-17. Retrieved on 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. Top 10 movie motorcycles you can buy, Motorcycle News, 2010-08-13. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Army Archerd. ‘Uprising’ crew works for free to tell story, Variety magazine, 1998-09-01. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 2020-11-04.