Frank Budgen (director) explained

Frank Budgen
Birth Date:2 October 1954
Birth Place:England
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:Commercial director, Copywriter
Website:gorgeous.co.uk
Notable Works:Tag, Mountain
Education:Manchester Metropolitan University

Frank Budgen (2 October 1954 – 2 November 2015) was a British commercial director and co-founder of Gorgeous Enterprises, a London-based film production company.[1] He was voted as the Directors Guild of America commercial director of the year in 2007.[2] [3] His notable works include Tag and Mountain.

Biography

After taking a graphic design course at Manchester Metropolitan University, Budgen found a copywriting job at BBDO, a worldwide advertising agency network.[4] From there, Budgen worked for M&C Saatchi and then for Boase Massimi Pollitt as a copywriter and a creative director. He wrote and directed his first advertisement for John Smith's Brewery under Boase Massimi Pollitt.[5] Budgen left his creative director post at Boase Massimi Pollitt in 1992 to join the Paul Weiland Film Company. Under Paul Weiland's ownership, Budgen shot advertising campaigns for Orange, 95.8 Capital FM and Holsten Brewery. In 1997, Budgen co-founded Gorgeous Enterprises, an award-winning film production company.[6] Budgen died from cancer on 2 November 2015, aged 61.[7]

Notable works

In 2001, Budgen directed Tag, a television advertisement launched by Nike to promote its sportswear in the United States.[8] Tag won the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival Grand Prix in 2002, an award considered to be the most prestigious in the advertising industry.[9] [10] In 2003, Budgen directed Mountain, a television advertisement launched by Sony to promote the PlayStation 2. The filming of Mountain involved the work of 50 stuntmen and acrobats, as well as 500 extras per day.[11] Mountain was the second most awarded commercial of 2004, winning the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival Grand Prix, multiple British Television Advertising Awards, British Television Craft Awards and Advertising Creative Circle Awards.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Can creatives direct?. Dutta. Kunal. 25 April 2008. Campaign. 7 August 2010.
  2. News: Frank Budgen. 28 March 2008. Shoot Online. 7 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063435/http://www.shootonline.com/go/news-view.ev-web2-2697272-1206631401-2.Frank-Budgen.html. 16 July 2011. dmy-all.
  3. News: Sundance Institute Announces 13 film projects for January Screenwriters Lab. Lavallee. Eric. 13 December 2007. Ion Cinema. 7 August 2010.
  4. News: Frank Budgen - Gorgeous. Gorgeous. 2018-07-06. en-US. 6 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706163948/https://gorgeous.tv/directors/frank-budgen/. dead.
  5. News: Who is the best commercials director working today? Frank Budgen. Which is the best production company? Gorgeous Enterprises. 22 September 2004. Creative Review. 7 August 2010.
  6. News: Third time lucky for Gorgeous at BTACA. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104144948/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-95444173.html. dead. 4 November 2012. 1 December 2002. Creative Review. 7 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Frank Budgen: A Tribute. creativereview.co.uk. 5 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124201858/http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/november/frank-budgen-a-tribute/. 24 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: Nike's 'tag' wins Cannes Grand Prix. 24 June 2002. Brand Republic News. 7 August 2010. Cannes, France.
  9. News: Bark Copenhagen Nominated for Prestigious Cannes Lions Advertising Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129060503/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS138499+22-Jun-2009+MW20090622. dead. 29 January 2016. Wunderlich. Stanley. 22 June 2009. Reuters. 7 August 2010.
  10. News: Nike Will Receive Honor at Cannes Lions Advertising Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104143306/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97515135.html. dead. 4 November 2012. Herzog. Boaz. 12 February 2003. Knight Ridder Tribune. 7 August 2010.
  11. News: The Mill Builds a People Mountain for Playstation. The Mill Publicity. 20 May 2004. CGSociety. 7 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928223418/http://features.cgsociety.org/cgfilms/cgfilm.php?story_id=2097. 28 September 2011. dmy-all.
  12. News: DDB Wins Most Awards in 2004. Anderson. Mae. 15 November 2004. Adweek. 7 August 2010.
  13. News: "Mountain" Commercial Made With Massive Winds Canne's Lion Grand Prix. The Mill Publicity. 28 June 2004. Massive. 7 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125210743/http://massivesoftware.com/mountain-commercial-made-with-massive-wins-cannes-lions-grand-prix/. 25 November 2010. dmy-all.

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