Barry Myers (director) explained

Barry Myers
Birth Name:Barry Myers
Birth Date:1 June 1937
Birth Place:London, England
Death Date:17 August 2016
Nationality:English
Occupation:film director
screenwriter
Years Active:19??–

Barry Myers (1 June 1937 – 17 August 2016) was an English advertising filmmaker.[1]

Early life

He was born in Hampstead. He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, then studied French and German at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Career

After working in agencies as copywriter on commercial scripts, Barry moved on to directing his own scripts. He then started his own company, Spots. During the following years of its existence, Spots grew to be one of the world's top production companies, with offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and Paris, winning Gold in every major festival around the world.

He produced the Cadbury Finger of Fudge advert for Cadbury Fudge, with music from The Lincolnshire Poacher written by Mike d'Abo, and the Cadbury Flake advert with a young female in a field.

He directed the first of the Malcolm commercials for Vicks Sinex "Student" with Barbara New and Nigel Plaskitt.

Personal life

He died on 17 August 2016.[2] [1]

Filmography

Noteworthy commercials

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barry Myers, director of classic TV commercials for Olympus, Hovis and Milk Tray – obituary. telegraph.co.uk. 10 September 2016.
  2. Web site: A tribute to the late director Barry Myers. campaignlive.co.uk. 10 September 2016.
  3. News: Smoker of the Future (1985). Katy. McGahan. 18 September 2016. BFI Screenonline.