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PEOPLE www.postmagazine.com 36 POST JULY/AUG 2024 NAYIM SAATI London's Final Cut recently added Nayim Saati to its UK roster of editors. Born and raised in New York, Saati relocated to Amsterdam in 2017, and has worked on global advertising campaigns, as well as feature films. While in New York, Saati edited dramas, docu- mentaries, branded content and live concert films. He then founded his own production company and jumped into the world of sports, working frequently with the NBA and Under Armour. After moving to Amsterdam, he eventually settled at 72andSunny. Nayim's commercial clients include Coca-Cola, Google, Adidas and Tumi. LEO KING The Den Editorial in LA recently welcomed editor Leo King to its roster of talent. He is the owner of Stitch Editorial in London and is now represented by The Den in the US. King's career began at the age of 15 at Twickenham Film Studios, where he fell in love with how an edit can shape the soul of a film. Following university, he first signed with DGW and later joined Cut+Run before leaving in 2010 to establish Stitch Editorial. His commercial work includes spots for Beats by Dre and Libresse, and many comedic ads for clients such as McDonald's, Just Eat and Warburton's. LARRY CHERNOFF MTI Film CEO Larry Chernoff was recently invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Production and Technology branch, thanks to his life-long contributions to the motion picture industry. Initially starting out as a film editor, Chernoff went on to found and lead many post production companies around Los Angeles, including FilmCore, Encore and Riot. He later became president of 4MC, and then Ascent Media Group Creative Services. In 2017, the HPA honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Since 2005, he has served as CEO of MTI Film, whose DRS Nova software has been used to restore hundreds of feature films. MITCH PAULSON Streamlined Media's Picture Shop in Los Angeles recently added senior colorist Mitch Paulson to its roster of artists. His feature credits include Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall, Sicario, Five Nights at Freddy's, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Bikeriders and the upcoming films Transformers One and Alien: Romulus. Paulson's episodic credits include ongoing collaborations with Taylor Sheridan on 1923, Mayor of Kingstown, Special Ops: Lioness and the upcom- ing Landman. He received the HPA Award for Outstanding Color Grading for the feature film Jungle Cruise, and in 2019, was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences. He is also an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers. JOHN MCSTRAVICK, ADAM HENDERSON Cut+Run in Austin, TX, has added editors John McStravick and Adam Henderson, both of whom have worked at Treehouse Editorial and Charlieuniformtango before coming to the studio. McStravick (bottom photo) is an editor with over 15 years of experience, having collaborated with such agencies as TRG, Lerma, Launch Agency and 31,000FT on campaigns for Avocados From Mexico, 7Up, Frito Lay, Home Depot, Ram and Toyota. Henderson (top photo) has been editing profes- sionally since 2009 and was the Grand Prize winner of Adobe's International editing competition, with Make the Cut beating out 9,000 entrants. Some of his clients include Motel 6, Famous Footwear, Home Depot, Salvation Army and Toyota. MICHAEL CLIETT Powerhouse VFX has expanded into the Vancouver, BC, area and added senior VFX supervisor Michael Cliett, who is Emmy-nominated for his work on Shōgun. Powerhouse VFX is known for its work on Apple TV+'s Silo and Netflix's Stranger Things. The studio now has a Canadian presence in both Vancouver and Toronto, as well as locations in Los Angeles, Georgia and New York City. Cliett served as overall VFX supervisor and second unit director for FX Network's Shōgun. He will now lead the Vancouver presence as it expands to meet demand. Prior to his work on Shōgun, Cliett served as VFX supervisor on Warner Bros.' post-apocalyptic series The 100. Before that, he worked at Method Studios as the company's VFX supervisor on Guy Ritchie's action/ad- venture film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. ROBERT MULLIGAN, BLAKE RICE, JOSH HAMILTON Method Studios announced appointments to its New York and Los Angeles locations. The content creation studio appointed Robert Mulligan executive producer and Blake Rice co-executive producer in New York, alongside Josh Hamilton, who now serves as executive producer in Los Angeles. Mulligan (left) brings both long- and short-form experience, having worked across a variety of campaigns. Rice (center) joins Method from Company 3, where he spent many years producing for Stefan Sonnenfeld and acting as head of production in short form in Los Angeles. 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