- Smashbox Studios
Smashbox Studios is a photo and
film studio inLos Angeles that regularly hosts photo shoots, film shoots, and events for photographers, producers and celebrities.History
Davis Factor and Dean Factor, great-grandsons of
Hollywood cosmetics legendMax Factor , founded Smashbox Studios in 1991. The enterprise expanded to include a photo studio, modeling agency, production company, clothing line, and, in 1999, a cosmetics line called Smashbox Cosmetics. In 2002, IMG Modeling Agency and Smashbox Studios began hostingLos Angeles Fashion Week at theirCulver City location. 2007 marked its 6th consecutive year [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/runway/2007/10/hardy-party-at-.html] . In 2007 Smashbox Studios merged withQuixote Studios [http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/3000/la-studios-smashbox-quixote-merge.html] [http://www.digitalimagingmag.com/publication/article.jsp?id=1932&pubId=3] , an LA based film and photo studio founded by Mikel Elliot and Jordan Kitaen. Smashbox Studios and Quixote Studios together are comprised of 15 studios between three locations in West Hollywood, Culver City and Griffith Park. They also have a production supplies and expendable store located in Hollywood and a vehicle lot in West Los Angeles housing a fleet of production trailers, trucks and motorhomes. Each location has grip and lighting departments; espresso bars; and private, celebrity green rooms.Los Angeles Fashion Week
In 2002,
IMG 's fashion division, which producesMercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, made its first foray west, withMercedes-Benz Shows LA in downtown Los Angeles at The Standard hotel. Simultaneously,Davis Factor andDean Factor producedSmashbox Fashion Week Los Angeles atSmashbox Studios in Culver City. Dozens of designers showed their collections to journalists, celebrities, family and friends at these two centralized venues, while others still chose to show their collections in unique off site venues such as nightclubs, private estates, train stations, churches and lofts. In 2003, IMG and Smashbox united under one banner to streamline services and venues, choosing the Factor-owned Smashbox Studios Culver City location over downtown Los Angeles venues.F.A.C.E. OFF
Smashbox Studios holds an annual photography competition known as the "FACE OFF(Fashion Advertising Celebrity Editorial) for young photographers and photo assistants. In 2007 the 12th annual Face Off show was held at Smashbox Studios Stage 5 in conjunction with
Flaunt Magazine andSplashlight Digital [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-scout11nov11,1,3735839.story] .References
* [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/runway/2007/10/hardy-party-at-.html LA Times Blog Article about Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios]
* [http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/3000/la-studios-smashbox-quixote-merge.html PopPhoto Article about Smashbox / Quixote merger]
* [http://www.digitalimagingmag.com/publication/article.jsp?id=1932&pubId=3 ImagingInfo.com Article about Merger]
* [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-scout11nov11,1,3735839.story Los Angeles Times Article about F.A.C.E. OFF]External links
* [http://www.smashboxstudios.com Smashbox Studios website]
* [http://www.mercedesbenzfashionweek.com/losangeles/ Los Angeles Fashion Week website]
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