Bicoastal post house NO6 and London and NY based Peepshow Post Productions are joining forces, uniting two complementary talent rosters behind the deep resources of the combined studios. This new partnership, which will retain the NO6 name, will be positioned to handle all aspects of postproduction – providing editorial, finishing, color correction, and more in and between LA, New York, London and, soon, Chicago.

Lucky USA residents will have a chance to make a name for themselves as the most legendary traveler ever, courtesy of Heineken. It's called Dropped.

Simply jump through the hoops above and you might get picked up by Heineken and dropped in some other locale where you will have a branded content adventure. Judging by the previous Dropped story, starring Rikar, it's riveting stuff.

Client: HEINEKEN

Los Angeles—Director Rick Knief has joined Accomplice Media for exclusive representation in commercials. A former award-winning creative director, Knief has directed campaigns for such brands as the Wall Street Journal, Century 21, IBM, Time-Warner and American Express, producing work that spans a range of genres from comedy to visual storytelling to real-people documentary. Last year, he earned critical and popular acclaim for a music video for indie singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur that was shot with a rig equipped with nine iPhones.

“Rick is a great talent,” says Accomplice Executive Produce Jeff Snyder. “His agency background gives him an understanding of the project from client and creative points of view, while his skills as a director enable him to execute in a wide range of genres…. emotional and visual storytelling, performance and humor as well as real people and documentary. He has an innate understanding of people and motivations which helps him to draw out authentic performances in every spot.”

You might not have heard of Standard Time, the L.A. based small agency headed up by Michael Sharp who does his name justice, but that would only be because they're too busy working to toot their own horn.

While you were pouring over various adnews, Standard Time nabbed a large national client in competition with agencies ten times their size. They were also working with major retailer CVS, Starbucks Doubleshot, Veggie Grill, Stila Cosmetics, Skullcandy Gamin, and they did work for DC Shoes, Williams Sonoma and Quiksilver. The work spans from perfected identity design to apps, digital sites and commercials airing on MTV, proving that each one of the people at Standard Time has many talents. They may only be nine people, but they're nine eclectically talented people.