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== HISTORY & SIGNIFICANCE ==
== HISTORY & SIGNIFICANCE ==


Established in Venice, California in 1993 by editor [[Robert Duffy (editor)|Robert Duffy]] and producer [[David Glean]], Spot Welders is recognized internationally as one of the film industry’s pre-eminent [[post-production|editorial houses]]. Spot Welders credits include dozens of award-winning music videos and commercials as well as a significant number of major feature films. Recognized as both a hub and incubator of top editorial talent, Spot Welders is also noted for being among the first major Los Angeles postproduction houses to locate on the [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Los Angeles West Side]]. In addition to Duffy and Glean, Spot Welders partners include [[Michael Heldman]], [[Haines Hall]] and [[Dick Gordon]].
Established in Venice, California in 1993 by editor [[Robert Duffy (editor)|Robert Duffy]] and producer [[David Glean]], Spot Welders is a film and television [[post-production|editorial house]]. Spot Welders’ credits include award-winning music videos and commercials as well as feature films. In addition to Duffy and Glean, Spot Welders partners include Michael Heldman, Haines Hall and Dick Gordon.


At the time of its founding, Spot Welders’ design-driven approach to the editorial workplace represented a departure from postproduction facility norms, including the conventional “windowless block box” design of edit bays. <ref>[[Interior Design (magazine) |Interior Design]]. [[http://www.interiordesign.net/id_article/CA6286543/id?stt=000&text=right+coast%2C+done+right Right Coast, Done Right]] 2005-11-01. pp.126-133</ref>
Since its founding, Spot Welders has worked with well-known designers and architects to create workplaces that represent a departure from postproduction facility norms, including the conventional “windowless block box” design of edit bays. <ref>[[Interior Design (magazine) |Interior Design]]. [[http://www.interiordesign.net/id_article/CA6286543/id?stt=000&text=right+coast%2C+done+right Right Coast, Done Right]] 2005-11-01. pp.126-133</ref>


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Designers and architects who have made contributions to the company’s facilities and identity include [[Ray Kappe]], a founder of the [[Southern California Institute of Architecture| Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)]], who designed the Venice, California facility’s edit bays, and Dan Wood of WORK AC, who designed the New York editorial space. Original logos and graphics for the company were designed by Jay Vigon, [[David Carson (graphic designer)|David Carson]] and [[Ralph Steadman]]. Artist and designer Roy McMakin of Domestic Architecture and Pam Shamshiri of Commune designed furniture and interiors for the Venice studio.
Spot Welders’ facilities and visual identity expressed Duffy’s and Glean’s belief that the total environment contributes to the quality of the editorial product.


Much of Spot Welders’ early reputation arose from its extensive involvement in [[music videos]]. The company and its stable of editors earned numerous awards for music videos and commercials <ref>For example, [[http://www.screenmag.tv/feature.aspx?fid=1572 |Screen Magazine Best Commercial]] “BIG HEAD” (ELEMENT 79 FOR GATORADE)</ref> <ref>Another example: [[http://www.duncans.tv/2006/ameriquest-concert-im-her-daddy |"Ameriquest Concert - I'm her daddy"]] "The Ameriquest Concert spot was nominated for an Emmy, and was awarded a Silver Lion at Cannes and a gold award at The One Show."</ref>, including [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Editor of the Year]]<ref>[[99 Problems |Jay-Z “99 Problems”]] (2004), Editor, Robert Duffy, Spot Welders</ref>, [[Emmy Award|Emmy® Awards]], [[Music Video Production Association|MVPA]] and Monitor Awards.
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Furthering this belief, Spot Welders has aligned itself with creative professionals from a variety of related disciplines. Many of these have made significant contributions to the company’s facilities, identity, and design-centric culture. Architect [[Ray Kappe]], a founder of the [[Southern California Institute of Architecture| Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)]], designed the Venice, California facility’s edit bays. [[Dan Wood (architect)|Dan Wood]] of [[WORK AC]] designed the New York editorial space. Original logos and graphics for the company were designed by [[Jay Vigon]], [[David Carson (graphic designer)|David Carson]] and [[Ralph Steadman]]. Artist and designer [[Roy McMakin]] of Domestic Architecture and [[Pam Shamshiri]] of Commune designed furniture and interiors for the Venice studio.


Much of Spot Welders’ early reputation arose from its extensive involvement in [[music videos]]. The company and its stable of editors earned numerous awards for music videos and commercials, including [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Editor of the Year]], [[Emmy Award|Emmy® Awards]], [[Music Video Production Association|MVPA]] and Monitor Awards. In addition to Duffy, the roster of editors at Spot Welders includes: [[Catherine Bull]], [[Haines Hall]], [[Dick Gordon (editor)|Dick Gordon]], [[Michael Heldman]], [[Pam Martin]], [[Lucas Spaulding]], [[Jon Stefansson (editor)|Jon Stefansson]] and [[Brad Waskewich]].
In addition to Duffy, the roster of editors at Spot Welders includes: Catherine Bull, Haines Hall, Dick Gordon, Michael Heldman, Pam Martin, Lucas Spaulding, Jon Stefansson and Brad Waskewich.


== NOTABLE DIRECTOR RELATIONSHIPS AND PROJECTS ==
== NOTABLE DIRECTOR RELATIONSHIPS AND PROJECTS ==


Many Spot Welders editors formed close working relationships with well-known [[Los Angeles-based commercial directors]], including: [[Doug Aitken]], [[Jonas Akerlund]], [[Blue Source]], [[Dante Ariola]], [[Dayton/Faris]], [[Fredrik Bond]], [[Peter Care]], [[Laurent Chanez]], [[Roman Coppola]], [[Andrew Douglas]], [[John Frankenheimer]], [[Craig Gillespie]], [[Spike Jonze]], [[David Fincher]], [[Happy]], [[Tony Kaye]], [[Michael Mann]], [[Mike Maguire]], [[Mike Mills]], [[Jean-Baptiste Mondino]], [[Phil Morrison]], [[Mark Pellington]], [[Pelorian Brothers]], [[Jeff Preiss]], [[Joe Pytka]], [[Sam Rami]], [[Guy Ritchie]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Mark Romanek]], [[Rupert Sanders]], [[Joel Schumacher]], [[Tony Scott]], [[Speck/Gordon]] and [[Tarsem]].
Spot Welders editors have formed working relationships with well-known Los Angeles-based [[commercial director |commercial directors]], including: [[Doug Aitken]], [[Jonas Akerlund]], Blue Source, Dante Ariola, Dayton/Faris, Fredrik Bond, Peter Care, Laurent Chanez, [[Roman Coppola]]<ref name="coppola">http://www.digitalpostproduction.com/2002/05_may/news/a52_coppola.htm Editorial credit goes to Venice-based Spot Welders, Inc., whose team consisted of executive producer David Glean and editor Jim Haygood, whose feature editorial credits include David Fincher's "Fight Club" and "Panic Room." </ref>, Andrew Douglas, [[John Frankenheimer]], Craig Gillespie, [[Spike Jonze]], [[David Fincher]]<ref name="coppola" />, Happy, [[Tony Kaye (director) |Tony Kaye]], [[Michael Mann (film director) |Michael Mann]], Mike Maguire, [[Mike Mills]], [[Jean-Baptiste Mondino]], [[Phil Morrison (director) |Phil Morrison]], [[Mark Pellington]], Pelorian Brothers, [[Jeff Preiss]], Joe Pytka, Sam Rami, [[Guy Ritchie]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Mark Romanek]]<ref name="nme">http://www.nme.com/video/id/zWaW8OV43Q8/search/spot+welders</ref>, Rupert Sanders, [[Joel Schumacher]], [[Tony Scott]], Speck/Gordon and [[Tarsem]].


At Spot Welders, these directors and others edited significant music videos for artists including [[Air]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Bjork]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Daft Punk]], [[David Bowie]], [[En Vogue]] [[Green Day]], [[Fiona Apple]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Guns N’ Roses]], [[Jay Z]], [[Korn]], [[LCD Sound System]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Madonna]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Moby]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[R.E.M.]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Strokes]] and [[many others]].
At Spot Welders, these directors and others edited music videos for artists including [[Air (band) |Air]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Bjork]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Daft Punk]], [[David Bowie]], [[En Vogue]], [[Green Day]], [[Fiona Apple]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Guns N’ Roses]], [[Jay Z]]<ref name="nme" />, [[Korn]], [[LCD Sound System]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Madonna (entertainer) |Madonna]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Moby]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[R.E.M.]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Strokes]].


Commercial clients have included [[Absolut]], [[Adidas]], [[AT&T]], [[BMW]], [[Coca Cola]], [[Honda]], [[Geico]], [[HP]], [[Miller]], [[Nike]], [[Pepsi]], [[Reebok]], [[T Mobile]] and [[VW]] among many others. Production company and ad agency regulars for whom Spot Welders has produced significant and award-winning work include [[Anomaly]], [[Anonymous Content]], [[Arnell Group]], [[BBDO]], [[Campbell-Ewald]], [[Campbell Mithun]], [[Crispin Porter and Bogusky]], [[Cutwater]], [[DDB Worldwide]], [[Deutsch]], [[Fallon Worldwide]], [[Goodby Silverstein & Partners]], [[Grey Global Group]], [[Epoch]], [[JWT]], [[Leo Burnett Worldwide]], [[Lowe Worldwide]], [[The Martin Agency]], [[McCann-Erickson]], [[MJZ]], [[Modernista]], [[Mother]], [[Publicis & Hal Riney]], [[Radical Media]], [[RPA]], [[Saatchi & Saatchi]], [[Smuggler]], [[TBWA\Worldwide]] and [[Wieden+Kennedy]] among many others.
Commercial clients<ref>For a third party listing, see for example, http://www.methodstudios.com/people/84.html</ref> have included [[Absolut]], [[Adidas]], [[AT&T]], [[BMW]], [[Coca Cola]], [[Honda]], [[Geico]], [[HP]], [[Miller]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Pepsi]], [[Reebok]], [[T Mobile]] and [[VW]] among others. Production company and ad agency regulars for whom Spot Welders has produced significant and award-winning work include Anomaly, Anonymous Content, Arnell Group, [[BBDO]], [[Campbell-Ewald]], [[Campbell Mithun]], [[Crispin Porter and Bogusky]], Cutwater, [[DDB Worldwide]], Deutsch, [[Fallon Worldwide]], [[Goodby Silverstein & Partners]]<ref>http://www.duncans.tv/2006/emerald-nuts</ref>, [[Grey Global Group]], Epoch, [[JWT]], [[Leo Burnett Worldwide]], [[Lowe Worldwide]], [[The Martin Agency]], [[McCann-Erickson]], MJZ, [[Modernista]], Mother, [[Publicis & Hal Riney]], Radical Media, [[RPA (Rubin Postaer and Associates) |RPA]], [[Saatchi & Saatchi]], [[Smuggler]], [[TBWA\Worldwide]] and [[Wieden+Kennedy]] and others.


In addition to commercials and music video projects, Spot Welders’ feature credits include [[The Cell]], [[The Fall]], [[The House of Yes]], [[How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog]], [[Little Miss Sunshine]], [[Slums of Beverly Hills]], [[Spanking the Monkey]] and [[Thumbsucker]].
In addition to commercials and music video projects, Spot Welders’ feature credits include [[The Cell]], [[The Fall (film) |The Fall]], [[The House of Yes]], [[How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog]], [[Little Miss Sunshine]], [[Slums of Beverly Hills]], [[Spanking the Monkey]] and [[Thumbsucker (film) |Thumbsucker]].


Spot Welders has further grown and diversified to better serve a global client base by opening an office in [[New York City, NY|New York]] in 2005 and forming a strategic alliance with the London-based editorial house [[Work (London-based editorial house)|Work]] in 2007.
Spot Welders has further grown and diversified to better serve a global client base by opening an office in [[New York City, NY|New York]] in 2005 and forming a strategic alliance with the London-based editorial house [[London-based editorial house Work |Work]] in 2007.


== EXTERNAL LINKS ==
== EXTERNAL LINKS ==

Revision as of 21:57, 6 June 2008

Spot Welders
IndustryPost Production
Founded1993
HeadquartersVenice, California, USA
Key people
Robert Duffy, David Glean
Website[|www.spotwelders.com]

HISTORY & SIGNIFICANCE

Established in Venice, California in 1993 by editor Robert Duffy and producer David Glean, Spot Welders is a film and television editorial house. Spot Welders’ credits include award-winning music videos and commercials as well as feature films. In addition to Duffy and Glean, Spot Welders partners include Michael Heldman, Haines Hall and Dick Gordon.

Since its founding, Spot Welders has worked with well-known designers and architects to create workplaces that represent a departure from postproduction facility norms, including the conventional “windowless block box” design of edit bays. [1]

Designers and architects who have made contributions to the company’s facilities and identity include Ray Kappe, a founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), who designed the Venice, California facility’s edit bays, and Dan Wood of WORK AC, who designed the New York editorial space. Original logos and graphics for the company were designed by Jay Vigon, David Carson and Ralph Steadman. Artist and designer Roy McMakin of Domestic Architecture and Pam Shamshiri of Commune designed furniture and interiors for the Venice studio.

Much of Spot Welders’ early reputation arose from its extensive involvement in music videos. The company and its stable of editors earned numerous awards for music videos and commercials [2] [3], including MTV Editor of the Year[4], Emmy® Awards, MVPA and Monitor Awards.

In addition to Duffy, the roster of editors at Spot Welders includes: Catherine Bull, Haines Hall, Dick Gordon, Michael Heldman, Pam Martin, Lucas Spaulding, Jon Stefansson and Brad Waskewich.

NOTABLE DIRECTOR RELATIONSHIPS AND PROJECTS

Spot Welders editors have formed working relationships with well-known Los Angeles-based commercial directors, including: Doug Aitken, Jonas Akerlund, Blue Source, Dante Ariola, Dayton/Faris, Fredrik Bond, Peter Care, Laurent Chanez, Roman Coppola[5], Andrew Douglas, John Frankenheimer, Craig Gillespie, Spike Jonze, David Fincher[5], Happy, Tony Kaye, Michael Mann, Mike Maguire, Mike Mills, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Phil Morrison, Mark Pellington, Pelorian Brothers, Jeff Preiss, Joe Pytka, Sam Rami, Guy Ritchie, Chris Rock, Mark Romanek[6], Rupert Sanders, Joel Schumacher, Tony Scott, Speck/Gordon and Tarsem.

At Spot Welders, these directors and others edited music videos for artists including Air, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, David Bowie, En Vogue, Green Day, Fiona Apple, Johnny Cash, Guns N’ Roses, Jay Z[6], Korn, LCD Sound System, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Stone Temple Pilots, Strokes.

Commercial clients[7] have included Absolut, Adidas, AT&T, BMW, Coca Cola, Honda, Geico, HP, Miller, Nike, Pepsi, Reebok, T Mobile and VW among others. Production company and ad agency regulars for whom Spot Welders has produced significant and award-winning work include Anomaly, Anonymous Content, Arnell Group, BBDO, Campbell-Ewald, Campbell Mithun, Crispin Porter and Bogusky, Cutwater, DDB Worldwide, Deutsch, Fallon Worldwide, Goodby Silverstein & Partners[8], Grey Global Group, Epoch, JWT, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Lowe Worldwide, The Martin Agency, McCann-Erickson, MJZ, Modernista, Mother, Publicis & Hal Riney, Radical Media, RPA, Saatchi & Saatchi, Smuggler, TBWA\Worldwide and Wieden+Kennedy and others.

In addition to commercials and music video projects, Spot Welders’ feature credits include The Cell, The Fall, The House of Yes, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Little Miss Sunshine, Slums of Beverly Hills, Spanking the Monkey and Thumbsucker.

Spot Welders has further grown and diversified to better serve a global client base by opening an office in New York in 2005 and forming a strategic alliance with the London-based editorial house Work in 2007.

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  1. ^ Interior Design. [Right Coast, Done Right] 2005-11-01. pp.126-133
  2. ^ For example, [|Screen Magazine Best Commercial] “BIG HEAD” (ELEMENT 79 FOR GATORADE)
  3. ^ Another example: [|"Ameriquest Concert - I'm her daddy"] "The Ameriquest Concert spot was nominated for an Emmy, and was awarded a Silver Lion at Cannes and a gold award at The One Show."
  4. ^ Jay-Z “99 Problems” (2004), Editor, Robert Duffy, Spot Welders
  5. ^ a b http://www.digitalpostproduction.com/2002/05_may/news/a52_coppola.htm Editorial credit goes to Venice-based Spot Welders, Inc., whose team consisted of executive producer David Glean and editor Jim Haygood, whose feature editorial credits include David Fincher's "Fight Club" and "Panic Room."
  6. ^ a b http://www.nme.com/video/id/zWaW8OV43Q8/search/spot+welders
  7. ^ For a third party listing, see for example, http://www.methodstudios.com/people/84.html
  8. ^ http://www.duncans.tv/2006/emerald-nuts
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