Visual Timeline and PR Case Study: Cutters Studios


In-depth PR case study materials follow. Last Updated 19 November 2024

Cutters Studios is the international creative company that provides top-tier production, post-production and creative development services for causes, brands, studios, networks, and agencies. Since launching in Chicago in 1980, Cutters has earned a reputation for extraordinary editing and post-production artistry. With its world-class editorial talents, family values and strong leadership, Cutters Studios operates in the world’s top advertising markets. Through partner companies Cutters, Dictionary Films, Flavor, and Another Country, Cutters Studios represents unlimited production capabilities.

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19 November 2024 – AICP 2024: Behind the Scenes

12 November 2024 – Camp K winners celebrated in Chicago

27 October 2024 – KitchenAid has racks on racks on racks on racks on racks

8 October 2024 – NHL and Highdive Team Up for Star-Studded ‘Gen Z’ Campaign

27 August 2024 – Another Country’s Adventures in Sound

22 August 2024 – Another Country Chicago adds Dolby Atmos capabilities

17 July 2024 – State Farm “Like A Good Neighbaaa” an Outstanding Commercial Emmy nominee

16 July 2024 – Meet Your Makers: How Liz Stallmeyer Sets up for Success

2 July 2024 – Rising Director Zoe Malhotra Signs with Dictionary Films

17 June 2024 – Cutters Studios’ Craig Duncan chairs 2024 AICP Post Awards

14 June 2024 – Flavor and Another Country design for AICP 2024

12 June 2024 – Cutters Studios co-hosts AICP Afters

2 May 2024 – Another Country Highlights Dedication
to Innovation in Sound

2 May 2024 – Fresh Kills: Coming to theaters June 14th

23 April 2024 – “Powered by Potatoes” is a double Webby winner

12 April 2024 – Dictionary Films: New logo, reel, and website

27 March 2024 – Every March, Jersey Mike’s turns money from subs into charitable donations

22 March 2024 – Samsung Shows Why Its TVs Are “Best in the House”

22 March 2024 – The extraordinary talents of Cutters Studios stand out on Cut-Out

12 Feb. 2024 – The top 10 Super Bowl 58 commercials, according to USA TODAY Ad Meter

12 Feb. 2024 – Heather Richardson Shares Her SuperBowl Faves and Flops

17 Jan. 2024 – Caitlin Grady On The Power of Authentic Women’s Leadership

14 Dec. 2023 – Flavor is Hiring

14 Dec. 2023 – NHL: Sick skills or AI magic?

8 Dec. 2023 – Welcome to the Walmart of John Legend, Emma Chamberlain, and more

20 Oct. 2023 – Flavor’s Brian McCauley contributes to shots’ 2023 animation focus

5 October 2023 – Cutters Editor Michael Lippert Debuts Feature Doc at Heartland International Film Festival

27 September 2023 – Mahomes, MaAuto, Gustafson, and Wong for State Farm

25 September 2023 – DeVito and friends obsess over Jersey Mike’s subs

24 August 2023 – Pepsi rebrand brings out Flavor’s best

17 August 2023 – New Talent Focus features Brian Broeckelman of Dictionary Films in Chicago

14 August 2023 – People on the Move: Brian Smego, Dictionary Films

27 June 2023 – Flavor designs for AICP Show, Post Awards, Next Awards

17 May 2023 – Cutters Studios continues growth with addition of Editor Devon Bradbury

11 May 2023 – 2023 AICP Post Awards shortlist for Another Country, Flavor, Cutters

9 May 2023 – Tim McGuire retires from Cutters Studios

28 April 2023 – Flavor contributes to Eurofarma’s ‘Scrolling Therapy’

15 March 2023 – Another Country helps fire-up Mayhem

24 Feb. 2023 – Cutters Studios Adds London-Based Editor Elena De Palma

15 Feb. 2023 – Another Country’s Peter Erazmus on Super Bowl LVII

13 Feb. 2023 – Super Bowl Picks and Pans from Cutters Studios Editor Michael Lippert

8 Dec. 2022 – Season’s greetings from Cutters and friends

7 Dec. 2022 – Cutters gets warm and fuzzy with Overstock

6 Dec. 2022 – 2022 Newcity Film 50 Features Another Country

4 Dec. 2022 – Another Country mixes multiple Best Ads of 2022

8 October 2022 – Louise Rider Promoted to Executive Producer at Another Country

21 September 2022 – Flavor brings mixed-media magnetism to Half Rez Chicago

1 August 2022 – Caitlin Grady joins Cutters New York

11 July 2022 – Neal Cohen is Flavor’s First Managing Director

11 July 2022 – Behind the Title: Cutters Editor Ryann Harrison

14 June 2022 – Cutters Studios welcomes you to Turf Valley

13 June 2022 – 2022 AICP Post Awards Win for Another Country

6 May 2022 – NHL: They All Want the Cup

6 May 2022 – Three AICP Post Award Noms for Another Country

12 April 2022 – EP Kate Smith Returns to Flavor

5 April 2022 – Flavor promotes design leaders, continues dynamic growth

29 March 2022 – Cutters Studios asks for Jeep: What are you made of?

15 March 2022 – Flavor finishes what Quality Meats started for SAXX

25 Feb. 2022 – Adweek Ad of the Day: Jeep “2022: Earth Odyssey”

14 Feb. 2022 – Highdive, Cutters Win Big at Super Bowl

14 Jan. 2022 – Rams rally for post-season with Cutters Studios, Flavor

3 Jan. 2022 – Cutters Studios: Mayhem returns for Allstate

30 Dec. 2021 – The Best of Chicago Advertising, 2021

14 Dec. 2021 – Louis Lyne cuts a hero’s story for Chevy Cares

7 Dec. 2021 – Digitas N.A. Campaign for Ascend: #TheOtherSide

29 Nov. 2021 – Cutters Studios on NHL’s irregular season

4 Nov. 2021 – Austin Walsh taps Flavor VFX for epic KC Current launch

22 Oct. 2021 – Another Country Names Tim Konn Managing Director

17 Sep. 2021 – Ad of the Day for PSA edited by Grant Gustafson

16 Sep. 2021 – The General Insurance launches new ad campaign from Highdive

9 September 2021 – TCL Chinese Theatre Hollywood screening for “before/during/after”

4 August 2021 – Flame Artist Michael Anderson expands Flavor’s expertise

17 July 2021 – Official Commercial: RAID Shadow Legends “Ninja Origins”

13 July 2021 – Multiple Emmy Award nominations for “City So Real”
sound-designed and mixed by Another Country

6 July 2021 – Dictionary Films, Flavor serve Airheads’ campaign for fried chicken day

7 July 2021 – Cutters Studios celebrates 2021 AICP Post Awards Shortlist

2 June 2021 – Cutters talents break out on Cut-Out

25 May 2021 – before/during/after: Cutters film now on Amazon Prime

13 May 2021 – Cutters Studios Looks Forward

30 April 2021 – Editor John Dingfield comes home to Cutters

28 March 2021 – Clio Award honors for Jeep and Rocket Mortgage

March 2021 – Flavor is seeking amazing freelance design/VFX talents everywhere

23 March 2021 – REEL WOMEN: Cutters Studios’ Elizabeth Krajewski

17 March 2021 – Behind the Title: Cutters Kansas City Editor Morgan Taylor Bradley

4 March 2021 – Top Spot of the Week: Lance Acord Directs “Earth Odyssey” For Jeep, Highdive

25 Feb. 2021 – John Binder mixes for Epoch Films director Dugan O’Neal

22 Feb. 2021 – How The General Is Evolving Its Branding to Grab a New Audience

16 Feb. 2021 – Alison Grasso edits historic campaign for Bumble

12 Feb. 2021 – Certain Is Better | Rocket Mortgage BTS

8 Feb. 2021 – Rocket Mortgage Wins Super Bowl Ad Meter

2 Feb. 2021 – Steeves and Cutters on the making of before/during/after

1 Feb. 2021 – Tim LoDolce edits Shaq and friends for Godsall and friends

21 Jan. 2021 – OSU captures spirit of stylish Japanese nonagenarians

8 Jan. 2021 – Hempel, Flavor, Another Country complement IONOS campaign

4 Jan. 2021 – Erik Widmark’s Adventures in Remote Sound Mixing for Indie Feature “before/during/after”

31 Dec. 2020 – Ad Age Counts Down 2020’s Best Ads

3 Dec. 2020 – Cutters, Flavor touch greatness for Mazda Heroes campaign

30 Nov. 2020 – Latest GQ Japan Street Story from Cutters Studios Tokyo

23 Nov. 2020 – AICP Midwest Celebrates Legendary Work for a Good Cause

1 Nov. 2020 – Another Country mixes Ian Pons Jewell’s Skittles masterpiece

31 Oct. 2020 – Catch the latest “before/during/after” news and updates

28 Oct. 2020 – Modelo, Cavalry and Cutters rock the vote

26 Oct. 2020 – Tim and Kim Horvath among Ford’s Warriors Moving Warriors

19 Oct. 2020 – Nadav Kurtz: Filmmaker Magazine’s new face of independent film

8 Oct. 2020 – Highdive pairs Pitbull and director Gil Green for Boost Mobile

28 Sep. 2020 – Another Country helps Nissan ensure Latino voices are heard

24 Sep. 2020 – Cutters’ Aki Mizutani directs BMW’s Great Big Story

17 Sep. 2020 – Craig Duncan named President at Cutters Studios

16 Sep. 2020 – Superpowered Cadillac XT6 campaign gets Flavor finish

11 Sep. 2020 – Cutters joins The Ocean Agency’s conservation campaign
for Adobe and UN Environment Programme

6 August 2020 – First review: “before/during/after”

28 July 2020 – Epic MINI brand film from director Ryan Mcguire

7 July 2020 – Steve Bell cuts #WonderCalls campaign for U.S. national treasures

25 June 2020 – Creative Connections with Flavor’s Jason Cook

18 June 2020 – Gustafson most awarded editor at AICP Awards

17 June 2020 – Brian Broeckelman directs live-action open for 2020 AICP Post Awards

21 May 2020 – My Biggest Lesson: Another Country’s Drew Weir

21 May 2020 – Directors Notes features Flavor’s Mack Neaton

20 May 2020 – AICP takes ‘A Look Forward: Agency, Production & Post’

13 May 2020 – Fourteen Shortlisted Entries in the 2020 AICP Post and AICP Awards

29 Apr. 2020 – #WFH Diaries: Alison Grasso of Cutters Studios

14 Apr. 2020 – New Cutters Studios Montage, Mixed by Drew Weir

9 Apr. 2020 – From Flavor’s Brad Backofen: QuaranTIPS

23 Mar. 2020 – Cutters Studios Works From Home

25 Feb. 2020 – Güstafson edits for Caveat’s Rashida Jones via Golin

3 Feb. 2020 – Jeep, Bill Murray win USA TODAY’s Ad Meter
with hilarious ‘Groundhog Day’ commercial

19 Dec. 2019 – Dictionary Films Director Austin Walsh in Lürzer’s Archive

16 Dec. 2019 – Behind the title: Cutters editor Steve Bell

1 Nov. 2019 – Award of Excellence for Fiat “Heated Seats”

23 Oct. 2019 – Magdalena Hernández and more Camp K Chicago Winners

14 Oct. 2019 – Flavor Opens ANA Masters of Marketing Conference

11 Oct. 2019 – Dictionary Films Sends Ravens for George R. R. Martin

3 Oct. 2019 – GQ Japan “The Dancer Within” from Cutters Studios Tokyo

26 Sep. 2019 – Newcity Honors Another Country’s Drew Weir in 2019 Film 50

23 Sep. 2019 – New website for Dictionary Films

6 Sep. 2019 – Clio Gold for Dwyane Wade, Budweiser, VaynerMedia

22 July 2019 – Cutters talents break out on Cut-Out

19 July 2019 – Dictionary Films shoots the moon for Ford

18 June 2019 – Cutters Studios Detroit’s Motown Museum “Before and After” via Flavor

17 May 2019 – Kathryn Hempel scores at AICP Post Awards

19 Mar. 2019 – Legends are made, not born in Highdive Jeep campaign

15 Feb. 2019 – The Rise of the Hybrid Color & Finish Workflow, by Brian Higgins

10 Jan. 2019 – Cutters Studios Kansas City Opens with
Two Edit Suites and a Digital Theater

8 Jan. 2019 – Cutters New York hires editor Alison Grasso

14 Dec. 2018 – How Aki Mizutani went from being a cashier to an Oscars nominee

3 Dec. 2018 – Meijer “Lily’s Big Adventure” is Cutters Studios love affair

29 October 2018 – Kathryn Hempel honored among Exceptional Women

10 October 2018 – Cutters Studios crafts new Hallmark campaign for mcgarrybowen

26 September 2018 – “Chasing The Blues” Ready for U.S. Theatrical Release

27 August 2018 – Cutters, Flavor, Another Country go back to McDonald’s

20 August 2018 – “America to Me” mixed by Another Country’s Drew Weir

15 August 2018 – Grant Gustafson cuts Esurance “Surprisingly Painless”

11 July 2018 – Dictionary Director Jason Cook faces Venus Williams

13 June 2018 – Duncan, Krajewski host AICP Curator Session

1 June 2018 – Another Country audio-engineers 2018 Effie winners

23 May 2018 – Project for Good update

10 May 2018 – Dictionary Films, Brian Broeckelman win AICE Award

19 Apr. 2018 – Flavor steps up for GetLit.org #ClassicSlam 2018

6 Apr. 2018 – Shorty Award for Dictionary’s Parker + Ognisanti

3 Apr. 2018 – Another Country’s Regan is coming up

31 Mar. 2018 – Sweet Cutters Studios suites: LA, Chicago, NYC

16 Mar. 2018 – Cutters Tokyo goes deep for Tsubaki, via W+K Tokyo

16 Feb. 2018 – Edited by Cameron Yergler, “GEMA” debuts on HBO

6 Feb. 2018 – Cutters Tokyo launches Future Filmmakers Program

4 Feb. 2018 – Cutters Studios support Ram Trucks for Super Bowl LII

22 Jan. 2018 – Flavor’s Brian Higgins gets hands dirty with gory comedy “Middle Man”

18 Dec. 2018 – Dictionary’s Ognisanti directs for Ogilvy & Mather, Jimmy Dean

22 Dec. 2017 – 2018 design trend predictions from Flavor’s Jason Cook

7 Dec. 2017 – “Abacus” mixed by Drew Weir makes Oscar shortlist

15 Nov. 2017 – Brassil edits Bud’s awesome tribute to Dale Jr.

13 Oct. 2017 – Gotschall, Another Country shape award-winner “Princess Cyd”

15 Sep. 2017 – Cutters Studios’ “Project For Good” delivers first initiative

1 Sep. 2017 – Seven 2017 AD STARS Awards for Cutters Tokyo + Dictionary Films Tokyo

14 August 2017 – Branding in Asia Magazine interviews Peter Grasse

14 August 2017 – Cutters promotes Dustin Kaufman, launches KC satellite

2 August 2017 – Another Country’s Auto Show case study for GMC

13 July 2017 – Multiple 2017 Ad Stars honors for Dictionary Films Tokyo

26 June 2017 – Another Country in the mix for Samsung’s Cannes success

25 June 2017 – GravityCat lands seven Cannes Lions

20 June 2017 – Cutters and Kathryn Hempel on Cannes-winning team

19 June 2017 – 2017 Cannes connections for Cutters Studios

14 June 2017 – On new website, Flavor comes on strong

5 June 2017 – PlayStation’s Weird, Wonderful ‘Gravity Cat’

11 May 2017 – NHL Legends Star in Emotional Tribute to the Stanley Cup

5 May 2017 – Dictionary Films Tokyo EP Grasse is 2017 Cannes Lions Juror

5 May 2017 – Cutters Editorial Expands U.S. Commercial Representation

9 April 2017 – Cutters Studios Detroit adds Kurt Kulas as managing director

10 Feb. 2017 – Wonderfully Creepy Love From Snuggle Bear

20 Feb. 2017 – Cutters’ McGuire and Otsuki join Adfest 2017 speakers in Thailand

10 Feb. 2017 – Cutters Studios’ Tim McGuire on 2017 production outlook

27 Jan. 2017 – Grant Güstafson joins top creatives for McDonald’s

13 Jan. 2017 – Adam Parker directs, edits for BJ’s Restaurants, DDB SF

20 Dec. 2016 – Cutters Tokyo: Spotify launch is tops in Japan

15 Dec. 2016 – Cutters’ Kiser edits Cossette holiday card feat. Flavor’s Rindler

14 Dec. 2016 – Cutters Studios partnership earns top YouTube honor

8 Dec. 2016 – Cutters, Flavor staff steal show at AICP LA Holiday Party

19 Nov. 2016 – Jimmie Johnson chases #se7en in Dictionary Films spot

4 Nov. 2016 – Dictionary Films welcomes directors Magasiva and Walters

3 Nov. 2016 – Harry Caray calls Cubs victory, thanks to Cutters Studios

27 Oct. 2016 – Cutters entertains industry’s finest in Chicago and Tokyo

14 Oct. 2016 – Editor Kathryn Hempel Takes Part in Ronald McDonald House Charities “Gratitude”

14 Oct. 2016 – Editor Scott Gibney Joins All-Star Annie Liebovitz Team for Lincoln

4 Oct. 2016 – Cutters, Flavor, Another Country prime Cubs post-season

3 Oct. 2016 – Breaking Sears Campaign from Havas Edited by Adam Parker

30 Sept. 2016 – Matt Walsh Edits Southwest Airlines Mini Musicals For GSD&M

21 Sept. 2016 – PromaxBDA Daily Brief Hot Spot: NHL “Two Places”

16 Sep. 2016 – Mary Connolly of Cutters Detroit: The DNA of a Great Editor

1 Sept. 2016 – Big Feature Film Push from Cutters Studios, Editor Chris Claeys

17 August 2016 – Another Country’s Erik Widmark Goes the Distance

5 August 2016 – Creativity Editor’s Pick
Witness Minohodoshirazu thanks to Nike, W+K, Cutters, Dictionary

4 August 2016 – Adweek Ad of the Day
Whirlpool Put Washers and Dryers in Schools, With Remarkable Results

12 July 2016 – Cutters’ Steve Bell Lands Silver CLIO

24 June 2016 – First-ever Cannes Glass Lion entrusted to Cutters

22 June 2016 – Dictionary Films Tokyo’s Peter Grasse Joins Creative Industry All-Stars at Cannes

19 June 2016 – Steve Bell edits breakthrough JCPenney campaign: Here I Am

16 June 2016 – Dances With Films Audience Award to Mccoy | Meyer

23 May 2016 – Flavor America blows up 2017 Ford Raptor

12 May 2016 – Albany Park Theater Project’s FEAST premieres on PBS Chicago

12 May 2016 – Cutters’ Steve Bell tops 2016 AICE Awards’ Broadcast Promotion category

12 May 2016 – Allstate and Leo Burnett in good hands with Cutters Studios

28 April 2016 – AICE spotlights Kurtz, Yergler and CVS

8 April 2016 – New producer at Flavor Chicago: Christina d’Orthez

4 April 2016 – Cutters Tokyo helps lead global #ClearThePitch campaign

18 March 2016 – Dictionary Films makes a splash at ADFEST 2016 in Thailand

17 March 2016 – Cutters’ Ben Conkey colors “Marukome: Definition of Japanese Kawaii”

4 February 2016 – Cutters helps salute #AmericanWorkers in #SB50

26 January 2016 – Ad honors for Ellie Kemper, Buick, DigitasLBi, Cutters

11 December 2015 – Flavor dreams up Target’s Wonderpack factory

4 December 2015 – “Unstoppable” among best ads of 2015

20 November 2015 – David Rubin, Mike Regan score global grand prizes

20 November 2015 – Cutters Tokyo promotes Aika Miyake to editor

29 October 2015 – Cutters marks passing of Bloodbath

28 October 2015 – mcgarrybowen reunites Hungry Man, Cutters and McDowell

23 October 2015 – Picnic New Media first in HTML5 with new Ford ads

6 October 2015 – Cutters Studios help serve McDonald’s for Leo Burnett

29 September 2015 – Cutters Studios, People+Planet make UN splash

12 September 2015 – #LikeAGirl Wins 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial

11 September 2015 – Multiple 2015 Spike Awards for Cutters Tokyo Projects

1 September 2015 – Cutters Editor Grant Gustafson on CLIO Shortlist

26 August 2015 – Dictionary Films adds director/DP Michael Ognisanti

4 August 2015 – Even Malcolm McDowell can’t make Lunchables sophisticated

16 July 2015 – Emmy nominations for Cutters, Flavor, Another Country

14 July 2015 – Ongoing inspiration from Adam Kohr of Flavor

7 July 2015 – Cutters, Always dream team and girls are #Unstoppable

27 June 2015 – Kathryn Hempel and friends collect Cannes Lion Titanium

21 May 2015 – #LikeAGirl in strong contention for Cannes Lions

25 April 2015 – Time lapse of Hyundai lighting from Dictionary Films, Flavor

19 May 2015 – Flavor launches 2.0, welcomes Detroit team

20 April 2015 – Almost There mixed by Drew Weir wins special jury prize

2 April 2015 – Cutters Tokyo welcomes new talents Ben, Pete and Nathan

23 March 2015 – Flavor, Cutters & Dictionary Films clock Hyundai for Innocean USA

22 March 2015 – Cutters grabs headlines around the world

4 March 2015 – Manuel Pérez Peña Fuses Interior and Production Design At Cutters

9 February 2015 – Another Country’s #SB49 High Five

2 February 2015 – Cutters cuts the best of Super Bowl XLIX

16 January 2015 – One Show open directed by Dictionary’s Chris Hafner

8 December 2014 – postPerspective chats with Cutters’ Ryan McGuire

2 thoughts on “Visual Timeline and PR Case Study: Cutters Studios

  1. First of all I would like to say excellent blog! I had a quick question. I was curious to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing. I have had a difficult time clearing my thoughts in getting my ideas out. I truly do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are usually lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any recommendations or tips? Kudos!

    • Thank you Venetta. I will recommend Julia Cameron’s great book “The Artist’s Way,” which suggests that we all write “morning pages.” This is a longer way of suggesting that you write more and more, to the point that you are not so intimidated by the act of committing your words to something. Something that may also help you is a framework I picked up in a Broadcast Copywriting class in college. These are the sections of what is called the Copy Platform: Client; Objective(s); Target Audience; Sales Theme; Bonus Items; Positioning; Approach. By taking a little time to enter what you know about your “assignment” into a Copy Platform, I usually find that what needs to be written becomes pretty obvious. I hope this helps!

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