Flying Fish NZ signs Psyop for New Zealand
Flying Fish has added US based animation guru’s Psyop to their diverse director roster for representation in New Zealand.
Psyop executive producer, Neysa Horsburgh, says that Psyop wants to do the best creative work in the world and New Zealand has been doing some excellent work.
“Flying Fish had always been a great production partner so it seemed like a natural fit to team up with them and offer up Psyop’s creative talents to NZ,” says Horsburgh.
James Moore, Flying Fish Partner and EP, says they have worked with the team at Psyop a few times now, line producing some great spots for them: Coca Cola ‘Heist’, which won an Emmie in 2009, a Nintendo campaign in the middle of last year, and a Lipton Tea spot just this March.
Says Moore: “Last time the crew were here, it got me thinking, Psyop were in post production with the recently released Cadbury ‘Frieda’ campaign for DDB, so they already have a presence here. If we can help them drum up some more work from a top notch creative region like New Zealand, then it’s a win-win for not only Pysop and Fish but the agencies here too. Sometimes all you need is someone on the ground putting you out there.”
He adds that Psyop’s reel is world class, their Coke ‘Happiness Factory’ spot put them on the map.
“They’re not only talented but they’re a super nice team, totally grounded, fantastically creative and inspiring to work with. I actually had no idea of the extent of their setups in LA and NYC. They have about 70 to 80 staff combined in both offices chipping away at design, 3D character animation, 2D and 3D photorealistic effects and live action magic.”
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This is a great partnership which shows that Fish is respected on an international level, as well as national.
Duck?
How can you sign a Post House?
Reckon they will do music clips?
Ask DDB how much they paid?
I think someone should tell Psyop that big budgets (i.e ‘Cadburys’) are once every two years in NZ!
Rule number one. never shit on your own doorstep!
I suggest another lunch to celebrate!