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Fast becoming
a comedic force to be reckoned with, Tim’s most recent work with
Bikini Films is for Grazia Magazine (shot through Fallon London) and
displays his penchant for finding quirky humour in the midst of
seemingly everyday situations.
Tim has a
rare ability to pick out the foibles and eccentricities of everyday
life that each of us can (sometimes embarrassingly) recognise in
ourselves and he is able to present them economically and
succinctly, often forcing us to laugh at ourselves as much as at the
characters on screen. His commercials work includes very successful
spots for Zeller’s (‘Baby Shower’), a campaign for Funai televisions
and, more recently, the blunt honesty of A&P’s ‘Honest Fish Guy’,
which recalls the humour of ‘Truth In Advertising’. He has also
recently directed a piece for Bud Light, ‘The Gathering’ that is a
brilliant pastiche on Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ that manages to
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International
acclaim sought him out with the short film ‘Truth in Advertising’, which
he co-wrote and directed. His razor sharp, comedic tweak of the
advertising world caused a sensation following its single screening at
the annual Marketing Awards in Toronto. The film went on to be screened
in official competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Tim has
written and directed other award-winning short films and also directed
the first six episodes of actor Steve Martin's post-modern sketch comedy
show, "The Downer Channel".
Tim was
previously an editor, but sought a new challenge and turned his keenly
satirical eye on directing, receiving instant recognition with his music
videos for acts such as The Barenaked Ladies, Crash Test Dummies, The
Rheostatics and Ron Sexsmith.
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