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David Kellogg is an American director of film, music video and commercials. He directed just two mainstream feature films, over a dozen specialty films directed for Playboy Corporation, dozens of music videos, and hundreds of commercials.[1][2][3] Kellogg also teaches directing at the ArtCenter College of Design.

Commercials

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Many of the commercials he directed starred high profile HollyWood actors.[4][5] He directed two commercials for American Express that starred Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld. He directed ads for Budweiser Beer's Act Responsible campaign.[6]

In 1996 he directed three commercials which were nominated for the Director's Guild of America annual award for best commercial.[7]

His 2002 ad for Gatorade, Gatorade figures, animated the real faces of sports heroes Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, Vince Carter, and Mia Hamm as they engaged in a game of soccer in an arcade game.[8]

Feature films

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Kellogg's first feature film was a hip hop musical, then starring rising star Vanilla Ice.[9] The film was described as the 1953 Marlon Brando vehicle, The Wild Ones. Vanilla Ice took Marlon Brandos role as the leader of a motorcycle gang, riding a Suzuki GSX-R750 motorcycle.[10] Motorcycle News celebrated the way the film spotlighted the motorcycle, but noted it was "[A] shame the film was so appallingly awful that director David Kellogg later disowned it."[10] Kellogg was awarded a Razzie for his direction of this film.[11]

In 1998 Kellogg directed Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget[12] Variety characterized his switch from directing commercials as temporary, and quoted producer Jordan Kerner who explained that he was picked to direct the $98 million film because “He is amazing with color.”

Inspector Gadget was poorly reviewed, nevertheless Disney produced a direct to video sequel, in 2003, and considered a feature film sequel in 2019.[2][13]

References

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  1. ^ Jon Silberg (1997-02-06). "Digital imagery, overseas labor help cut costs". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04. Independent producer Phil Rose first hired Milk & Honey on an elaborate, highly stylized Trident chewing gum spot he produced for director David Kellogg of Propaganda and the J. Walter Thompson agency in New York.
  2. ^ a b "Disney Is Reviving The 'Inspector Gadget' Franchise". Sciencefiction.com. 2019-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04. That film was directed by music video-helmer David Kellogg, whose only other movie was 'Cool as Ice' starring Vanilla Ice. He never directed another film, but he did direct a BUNCH of 'Playboy' videos, so there's that.
  3. ^ "David Kellogg: Biography". ArtCenter College of Design. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04. Kellogg is part of Anonymous Content, a multimedia development and production company. He has been teaching at ArtCenter College of Design since 2011.
  4. ^ "American Express - "Ellen DeGeneres (30 sec)"". Ad Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. ^ "American Express - Virtual Reality". Ad Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  6. ^ "Designated Driver". Ad Forum. Retrieved 2020-11-04. This ad is part of the ACT Responsible Collection.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "1996 DGA Daytime, Commercial and Children's Nominees". Directors Guild of America. 1997-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2020-11-04. DGA President Gene Reynolds and Awards Committee Chairman Howard Storm today announced the nominees for outstanding directorial achievement in 1996 for the Daytime Serials, Commercials and Children's Programming Categories.
  8. ^ "Gatorade "action figures"". SIGGRAPH 02. July 2002. doi:10.1145/2931127.2931264. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-11-04. In this entirely animated Gatorade commercial directed by David Kellogg for Foote, Cone & Belding, Digital Domain, led by Visual Effects Supervisor Ray Giarratana, was tasked with bringing real sports stars to life as action figures that launch a game of table soccer.
  9. ^ Marcus Reeves (2017-02-17). "RANK 'EM: Hip Hop Movies From the '90s". VH1. Retrieved 2020-11-04. Capitalizing on Vanilla Ice's pop explosion, director David Kellogg helmed this rap music reworking of the 1953 biker film Wild One.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b Dan Aspel (2010-08-13). "Top 10 movie motorcycles you can buy". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 2020-11-04. The bling-bling neon yellow of Vanilla Ice's GSX-R750 was matched only by the spectacularly colourful Smörgåsbord of his trousers. Anything was possible. A shame the film was so appallingly awful that director David Kellogg later disowned it.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Ceremonies Presented at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Academy Room". golden raspberry award foundation. 1992-03-29. Archived from the original on 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  12. ^ Army Archerd (1998-09-01). "'Uprising' crew works for free to tell story". Variety magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-04. Kerner said he and Avnet have filmed there several times, including using its breathtaking staircase for "Less Than Zero." Director Kellogg told me he'd filmed musicvideos there as well.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Borys Kit. "New 'Inspector Gadget' Live-Action Movie in the Works From Disney (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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