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Camelot
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We believe a production company is only as good as the partnership it has with its client. We believe that together, we can take a strategic and creative solution and transform it into a moving story. We believe execution is never secondary. We believe the choice of music, the tenor of a voice, the dynamics of an image and the power of the written word all work in concert to breath life into brands. We believe that ultimately, by expressing your brand, we can create a powerful and emotional connection with your consumers, eliciting a lasting impression on the mind and senses, one that’s so strong and unmistakable, that a single image or phase is enough to make a client instantly recognizable.
Camelot is a unique New York based transmedia Production Company and creative consultancy that designs and executes strategic production solutions for brands, agencies, networks and corporations. Whether we function as your primary solution or an extension of your in-house team, Camelot’s experienced team can effectively execute or simply advise on any production, project or brand initiative. Executive Producers, Louis A La Rose Jr. and Lou La Rose head Camelot Communications. Both are seasoned professionals in content development, brand strategy and production, important factors in today’s diverse digital world.
Camelot continues to evolve with the changing advertising, television and digital landscape in mind. We’ve developed a production model that offers creative solutions at the highest level, simply & seamlessly.
Our focus is on Effective & Creative Communication for networks, corporations, agencies and their brand partners. The team at Camelot is more diverse and nimble than ever. Our team comes from different parts of the production community and has experience producing Commercials, Digital Content, Integrated Media, Network Promos, Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries, Music Videos and Broadcast Programming.
At Camelot, we also believe in creating strong strategic partnerships and always using the best talent for the project at hand, no matter where they may be, what their discipline is or what the scope of the project entails.
In addition to a wide range of production and creative services and directorial talent, our team is extremely experienced in Post Production, offering creative collaboration and strategic partnerships with a select group of Editorial, Visual FX, Animation and Motion
Graphics partners.
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Louis LaRose
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As President and Executive Producer, Louis A. La Rose Jr. brings more than 25 years of strategic, production and management expertise to Camelot Communications Group. He has extensive experience in Long format and Commercial Production, Advertising, Brand Strategy and Content development.
Early in his career, Louis was trained across the entire marketing spectrum, giving him an acute and distinct understanding of multiple industry disciplines. This is what allows him to look at challenges from different perspectives and discover the most effective, integrated solutions for his clients needs. For Louis, failure is not an option when it comes to meeting and surpassing client expectations. Under his strategic direction and hands-on leadership, Camelot consistently delivers strategically sound, on-target creative and production solutions for all of it’s clients, receiving numerous awards in the process.
Louis has produced some of the industries most talked about commercial and branded campaigns; working in a respectful synergy with some of the industries top creative and marketing directors and in collaboration with some of today’s most relevant advertising agencies and global corporations. Some of these companies include BBDO, Digitas, Draft FCB, Grey, Hakuhodo, McCann World Group and mcgarrybowen, as well as, Coca-Cola, Glaxo-SmithKline, Heinz, Hitachi, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and UPMC.
His experience doesn’t end with the: 30-second format. Louis is well versed in the development and production of Long-Format Broadcast, Digital, Integrated and Web based projects, as well. His credits include a long list of series, documentary films, live and taped multi-camera event broadcasts and Branded Entertainment specials for such Networks as ABC,CBS, ESPN, IFC & Bravo, as well as, web based content for Sony Entertainment and Fox Television. He is a master at putting together the right team of people to get the best quality of work—whether the budget is twenty thousand or twenty million!
Louis brings his vast knowledge and creative thinking to whichever Agency, Creative Boutique or corporate client he is working with, forming an alliance that raises the bar by delivering the highest level of production and creative expertise. This type of collaborative partnership allows for a real production edge, by offering clients a unique range of services that are “out of the traditional production company box”.
Louis studied Television & Film and Management at Boston University’s College of Communications, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and received a BS in Communications .
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Lou Larose
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Lou La Rose is an Emmy and Clio award winning Director, Writer and Producer and the creative compass behind all of Camelot’s work.
As a member of the Directors Guild, Writers Guild and a Director of Photography in the International Cinematographers Guild, Lou is able to apply his insight and creativity to a wide variety of long form, broadcast and advertising projects.
Lou has directed award winning campaigns for such global advertising clients as Proctor and Gamble, Coca-Cola, Ford, B.F. Goodrich, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods and Johnson & Johnson. In the Promo arena, Lou has created and directed network promotional campaigns for networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and IFC.
He has written, directed and photographed Movies and Specials for all the major Broadcast and Cable Networks in New York and Hollywood. In addition, he is responsible for creating ABC’s iconic Wide World of Sports and Monday Night Football openings and their promotional campaigns, as well as, one of the most imitated campaigns on Network Television, “Up Close and Personal” for the ABC Television Network coverage of the Olympic games.
Lou has filmed extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Far East including Vietnam and Cambodia, during the Vietnam War. He wrote, directed and produced the acclaimed “World News Tonight” campaign for ABC TV for which he received numerous industry awards, including a Clio and the prestigious “Atlanta Film Festival” award.
Below is a sampling of Lou’s Industry awards:
Emmy Award | American Sportsman | ABC
Clio Award | Our Sun | Virgin Island Campaign
Clio Award | Old Man | B.F. Goodrich
Clio Award | World News Night | ABC News Campaign
Clio Award | This is the Place to Be | ABC Fall Campaign
Hollywood Film Fest | We're Looking Good | CBS Fall Campaign
Andy Award | Barbara Walters Special | ABC TV Special
Atlanta Film Festival | World News Tonight` | ABC News
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Diane Sunderlin
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Diane lives and breathes production. She gained her vast knowledge through years of experience in the feature film and television world. She has coordinated and been part of the production team on over a dozen films such as The Wonder Boys, The Big Bounce, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion and Dogma. She has also coordinated for the television shows The West Wing and The Young and the Restless. In addition to her long-format work, Diane has produced scores of local, regional and national commercials, winning several industry awards throughout her career. Her expertise is invaluable as she applies her production savvy to the varied film and video projects Camelot creates and produces for their clients. She is a natural people person with a gift for maintaining relationships and coordinating with outside production sources for all production projects.
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Jessica Conner
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Jessica Conner is a film, mass communications and marketing professional with over 15-years of experience. For fourteen years she was the Assistant Director of the Pittsburgh Film Office. She has a vast knowledge of the film industry from pre-production to post-production as well as working in marketing, non-profit management, event management, media and public relations.
Throughout her 14-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Film Office, Jessica helped to market the southwestern Pennsylvania region to the film industry. She managed the annual fundraising event, “Lights! Glamour! Action!” for 10 years successfully grossing $2.2 million for the film office. She has scouted locations with numerous feature film productions and worked with local and state government officials to process filming requests. Some films she assisted include Concussion, The Last Witch Hunter; The Dark Knight Rises; The Fault in Our Stars; Foxcatcher, Me, Earl, & the Dying Girl; Jack Reacher and Southpaw to name just a few.
Currently, Jessica works as a field publicity rep for many feature film, television and Commercial Production Company’s assisting with publicity, promotions and experiential marketing in the Pittsburgh region. She assists clients by devising marketing plans to increase media awareness and activate social media.
Jessica is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Communications and a minor in Film Studies. She also has a master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Point Park University. She is a native of Pittsburgh, PA.
We believe a production company is only as good as the partnership it has with its client. We believe that together, we can take a strategic and creative solution and transform it into a moving story. We believe execution is never secondary. We believe the choice of music, the tenor of a voice, the dynamics of an image and the power of the written word all work in concert to breath life into brands. We believe that ultimately, by expressing your brand, we can create a powerful and emotional connection with your consumers, eliciting a lasting impression on the mind and senses, one that’s so strong and unmistakable, that a single image or phase is enough to make a client instantly recognizable.
Camelot is a unique New York based transmedia Production Company and creative consultancy that designs and executes strategic production solutions for brands, agencies, networks and corporations. Whether we function as your primary solution or an extension of your in-house team, Camelot’s experienced team can effectively execute or simply advise on any production, project or brand initiative. Executive Producers, Louis A La Rose Jr. and Lou La Rose head Camelot Communications. Both are seasoned professionals in content development, brand strategy and production, important factors in today’s diverse digital world.
Camelot continues to evolve with the changing advertising, television and digital landscape in mind. We’ve developed a production model that offers creative solutions at the highest level, simply & seamlessly.
Our focus is on Effective & Creative Communication for networks, corporations, agencies and their brand partners. The team at Camelot is more diverse and nimble than ever. Our team comes from different parts of the production community and has experience producing Commercials, Digital Content, Integrated Media, Network Promos, Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries, Music Videos and Broadcast Programming.
At Camelot, we also believe in creating strong strategic partnerships and always using the best talent for the project at hand, no matter where they may be, what their discipline is or what the scope of the project entails.
In addition to a wide range of production and creative services and directorial talent, our team is extremely experienced in Post Production, offering creative collaboration and strategic partnerships with a select group of Editorial, Visual FX, Animation and Motion
Graphics partners.