Production company, Scoundrel, has launched with Tim Bullock and Michael Spiccia in its showcase plus executive producer, Adrian Shapiro, and producer, Ben Scandrett-Smith.

Bullock left Prodigy in May with plans to go solo in Australia, while remaining with Hungry Man in the US and UK. He hinted at the time that he was in the process of setting up a more permanent base in terms of a production company.

Meanwhile, he was been racking up more awards, a Bronze for Devondale Stepdad at the One Show, a Bronze AWARD award for Devondale Cat Lady and accolades for his Specsavers work, Bingo and Vet.

What sets Bullock apart? Maybe his approach? “It’s [filmmaking] an embodiment of a whole range of passions I’ve had in my life, from storytelling, music, acting, art – but the fundamental underlying thing is getting reactions out of people. Whether that is laughter, crying, being afraid, or shock, I like to affect people’s senses and I enjoy watching how their senses are affected. Filmmaking is the ultimate way you can do that, you can use visual, audio, and all manner of other elements to get reaction out of someone.” (interview with Leigh Morrison)

SPECSAVERS | Cat from MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral on Vimeo.

At the top of Michael Spiccia’s huge body of work is Waiting is Over for Telecom New Zealand, which he directed for Goodoil.

“Waiting is Over” Telecom New Zealand from Blackbird on Vimeo.

Spiccia attracted the world’s attention as a director of music videos first, for artists such as Black Ryder, Jack Ladder, Jet, and Bob Evans. His early commercials directing career is punctuated by names such as Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Publicis/Hal Riney and JWT in the US.

The Black Ryder – Sweet Come Down from Stefan Duscio on Vimeo.