BILLY SuMMER ▲ AND kIM TYLER Actors move behind the camera WHollywood to the Napa Valley. The couple has formedanting a more rural, peaceful life for their five-year-oldson, Billy Summer and Kim Tyler decided to bring Yountville Films and will take advantage of the latest 3D technology. They are planning a series of five commercially viable films driven by recognizable name talent as well as a true-life, documentary style television series on winemakers of the Napa Valley. With over a decade of experience as a director of photography, Billy’s work has been featured in global advertising campaigns the likes of Volvo, Converse, T-Mobile and Amazon’s Kindle Fire. With feature film, digital and documentary work under his belt, Billy has welcomed the challenges of independent projects as much as larger commercial ones. He was one of the world’s first to use 4k 3D with the Paradise FX and RED #13. In addition, Billy is currently experimenting with the new mechanical shuttered SONY While working as an actress with renowned legends such as Martin Sheen, F65, the next jump in digital cinema cameras. Brian Dennehy and Aaron Spelling, Kim became interested in producing. Her Billy started his career in front of the lens, as an actor at the prestigious Lee efforts included network magazine shows on E! Television, Discovery, and the Strasberg School of method acting. As much as this would later play a big Travel Channel as well as numerous short films and commercials. But she is part in his understanding of the filmmaking process, his interest shifted when most proud of her critically acclaimed feature film, Nowheresville. approached by big brand sponsors Lib Tech, Gnu and Northwave, who would The pair met in New York in 2005 while doing a horror film. Kim’s sister finance and support his pro snowboarding career. After years of travel and introduced them to the Napa Valley; they immediately felt drawn to the wine success Billy came back to the thing he loved most—the camera. country, and recently moved to St. Helena. H wine aficionado brainstorm over a drink? Joining forces, Susan Quinne understood the brands’ point of view, while she related to theconsumer. So what happens when a savvy start-up techie and high-flying and Didier Loustau launched ToutSuite Social Club in 2011, a world-wide interactive storytelling platform changing the way brands engage by hosting live, exclusive events with some of today’s most exciting tastemakers. The salon-style video platform is upping the social networking ante, truly connecting members to the creators of some of their most coveted lifestyle products. From anywhere in the world, in real time, giving people a voice in the social sphere. Bringing a whole new meaning to the term “direct to consumer,” Quinn and Loustau have created a niche that allows people who buy and people who sell to connect by TOuTSuITE SOCIAL CLuB ▲ Virtual group redefines the social sphere hosting face-to-face, original content live video. Favorite “makers” of food, drink and lifestyle brands are communicating through technology in ways never imagined by pioneering the “social video” concept while redefining interactivity. ToutSuite is the first to live stream multi-point, multi-cam video to the open web, archive and host, direct link to sell products, integrating social platforms Twitter and Facebook into each live show. All that’s needed? A computer, laptop or mobile device and an eagerness to engage with an array of lifestyle icons in a face-to-face live video event. True social video photo by Robb McDonough advertising as live streamed content is then archived for millions more to share, and see. What maker do you wish to meet? Learn more at www.toutsuite.com 20 w w w. N A PA V A L L E Y L I F E M A g A z I N E . C O M
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