Australian production company Jungleboys have signed directing brothers Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren.
The brothers are best known for producing online hits the Bondi Hipsters and The Fully Sick Rapper which led to them creating the one-hour MTV comedy Sick.
They have also created content for brands such as Cadbury, Coke, Sony, Ikea, Cadbury and Amex.The move means the departure of Christiaan from InfinitySquared where he was a writer and creator.
He told Mumbrella: “I still have an awesome relationship with the guys at InfinitySquared but Connor and I want to pursue directing specifically and Jungleboys being more of a traditional production company allows us to do that.”
Chloe Rickard, senior producer at Jungleboys told Mumbrella: “We’ve already shot a bunch of sketches with the van Vuuren brothers for our online series The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting.”
“Essentially they’ll be working on TV commercials...
The brothers are best known for producing online hits the Bondi Hipsters and The Fully Sick Rapper which led to them creating the one-hour MTV comedy Sick.
They have also created content for brands such as Cadbury, Coke, Sony, Ikea, Cadbury and Amex.The move means the departure of Christiaan from InfinitySquared where he was a writer and creator.
He told Mumbrella: “I still have an awesome relationship with the guys at InfinitySquared but Connor and I want to pursue directing specifically and Jungleboys being more of a traditional production company allows us to do that.”
Chloe Rickard, senior producer at Jungleboys told Mumbrella: “We’ve already shot a bunch of sketches with the van Vuuren brothers for our online series The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting.”
“Essentially they’ll be working on TV commercials...
- 9/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
There are, as one of Dr Mumbo’s colleagues pointed out today, a metric fuck tonne of videos on YouTube.
And Dr Mumbo has noticed a growing trend.
Christiaan Van Vuuren (you may remember him as the Fully Sick Rapper) is involved in every single one.
Bondi Hipsters? That’s him.
Shit psychic? Executive producer and star.
Pam’s Romance and Variety Hour? Produced and directed it.
Desperate Girls Roll Up On Construction Workers? Exec producer.
Eastern Suburbs Mums? Directed and produced.
He’s even in production house Fsm’s sci-fi horror Too Late.
And that’s just videos uploaded in July.
YouTube without Christiaan Van Vuuren would be a cold and empty place.
Dr Mumbo liked him before he was mainstream.
And Dr Mumbo has noticed a growing trend.
Christiaan Van Vuuren (you may remember him as the Fully Sick Rapper) is involved in every single one.
Bondi Hipsters? That’s him.
Shit psychic? Executive producer and star.
Pam’s Romance and Variety Hour? Produced and directed it.
Desperate Girls Roll Up On Construction Workers? Exec producer.
Eastern Suburbs Mums? Directed and produced.
He’s even in production house Fsm’s sci-fi horror Too Late.
And that’s just videos uploaded in July.
YouTube without Christiaan Van Vuuren would be a cold and empty place.
Dr Mumbo liked him before he was mainstream.
- 7/24/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
An ex-Virgin Mobile marketer and one of the brains behind The Fully Sick Rapper is to join music-streaming service Rdio as its first Australian employee.
Dave Cain, who consulted to Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren on the production of The Fully Sick Rapper series, joins Rdio as head of marketing and business development.
The new role will see Cain work alongside local agency partners Weber Shandwick, Sound Alliance, Vice and Inception Digital on PR, events, social media and digital.
Cain spent eight years at Virgin Mobile, where most recently he headed up the music and sponsorship department.
Cain said in a statement: “As a nation of music lovers and tech adopters, there is little doubt that music streaming will continue to grow in Australia. I look forward to working with our agency partners to ensure Rdio stays front-of-mind in what will prove a highly competitive market. Rdio has lots of...
Dave Cain, who consulted to Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren on the production of The Fully Sick Rapper series, joins Rdio as head of marketing and business development.
The new role will see Cain work alongside local agency partners Weber Shandwick, Sound Alliance, Vice and Inception Digital on PR, events, social media and digital.
Cain spent eight years at Virgin Mobile, where most recently he headed up the music and sponsorship department.
Cain said in a statement: “As a nation of music lovers and tech adopters, there is little doubt that music streaming will continue to grow in Australia. I look forward to working with our agency partners to ensure Rdio stays front-of-mind in what will prove a highly competitive market. Rdio has lots of...
- 3/27/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
A trailer for a one-hour drama has won the One80 Project for 2012.
Deadbeat Dads, directed by Ben Mathews, co-written and co-produced by Kent Pearson and Shelley McLaren, swept the competition, winning all three major awards; Judges’ Choice, the Public Vote and Best Student Entry last night at Moonlight Cinema.
The competition, sponsored by Optus and MTV, now in its sixth year, invites entrants to submit a three-minute trailer with the winning film receiving $180,000 worth of production budget to produce a one-hour version of the story.
The festival also held the world premiere of the extended version of last year’s winner Sick, written and directed by brothers Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren. Christiaan is also the Fully Sick Rapper and one half of The Bondi Hipsters.
Sick will premiere on MTV on Sunday 15 April at 9.30pm.
Sick! – Official Trailer (2012) – Coming Soon to MTV from Van Vuuren Bros on Vimeo.
The...
Deadbeat Dads, directed by Ben Mathews, co-written and co-produced by Kent Pearson and Shelley McLaren, swept the competition, winning all three major awards; Judges’ Choice, the Public Vote and Best Student Entry last night at Moonlight Cinema.
The competition, sponsored by Optus and MTV, now in its sixth year, invites entrants to submit a three-minute trailer with the winning film receiving $180,000 worth of production budget to produce a one-hour version of the story.
The festival also held the world premiere of the extended version of last year’s winner Sick, written and directed by brothers Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren. Christiaan is also the Fully Sick Rapper and one half of The Bondi Hipsters.
Sick will premiere on MTV on Sunday 15 April at 9.30pm.
Sick! – Official Trailer (2012) – Coming Soon to MTV from Van Vuuren Bros on Vimeo.
The...
- 3/19/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Bondi Hipsters are looking for a brand to sponsor a trip to the London where they plan to report on the Olympics.
Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nick Boshier, who star as Dom and Adrian in a new pastiche of Bondi hipsters that launched yesterday, plan to “turn the traditional media model on its head” and are offering behind-the-scenes daily reportage during the 2012 Olympic Games.
Former Jc Decaux staffer Van Vuuren said the opportunity for brands would be “like Roy and Hg’s Olympic coverage but with two younger, better looking dudes in skinny jeans.”
Van Vuuren is best known for his YouTube-based character The Fully Sick Rapper. Last year, Van Vuuren and his brother Connor won the Optus ONE80 Project and have since produced a 60-minute pilot for MTV Australia entitled Sick.
Van Vuuren is working with Sydney-based content creation agency Infinity Squared, and is joined by Nick Boshier,...
Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nick Boshier, who star as Dom and Adrian in a new pastiche of Bondi hipsters that launched yesterday, plan to “turn the traditional media model on its head” and are offering behind-the-scenes daily reportage during the 2012 Olympic Games.
Former Jc Decaux staffer Van Vuuren said the opportunity for brands would be “like Roy and Hg’s Olympic coverage but with two younger, better looking dudes in skinny jeans.”
Van Vuuren is best known for his YouTube-based character The Fully Sick Rapper. Last year, Van Vuuren and his brother Connor won the Optus ONE80 Project and have since produced a 60-minute pilot for MTV Australia entitled Sick.
Van Vuuren is working with Sydney-based content creation agency Infinity Squared, and is joined by Nick Boshier,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
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