Original ideas are hard to come by. Bringing them to life needn't be. The bygone days of mega-budget film and commercial production are giving way to an age of working smarter. You need more efficient, tactical production
for today’s media landscape. Enter Down and Dirty Pixels, a small, agile, conceptual creative team that develops
and executes engaging, entertaining content for today's digital and social media channels. We produce exceptional
content to help people and brands inspire and closely connect with their communities and beyond.
Frank Guzzone, Creative Originator, Filmmaker / Producer
After beginning his career at the legendary Scali, McCabe Sloves, Frank has held top creative roles as an Integrated Art Director/CD for the last twenty-five years at leading advertising agencies including Ogilvy. With a passion for branding and design combined with great conceptual storytelling ability, Frank has created successful, award-winning work for some of the world’s leading brands such as American Express, The TriBeCa Film Festival, Wild Turkey Bourbon, Cotton Inc., and GNC. For just about every product category in the form of media. An artist as well as a designer. An aspiring photographer and filmmaker. Frank is dedicated to developing insightful, intelligent communications that center ideas around today's culture and the way we work, play, and live our life.
Rik Zak, Director
Rik is a writer and filmmaker and an award-winning creative director. Currently, he is also a Creative Director at Schroeder Inc., a New York content and brand development agency with clients worldwide. Rik has practiced traditional Chinese martial arts for over 40 years. imdb.me/rikzak
Matt Gunther, Director of Photography/Cinematography
Matt is a New York native, renowned for his captivating work as a filmmaker and photographer who throughout his career, has passionately documented the essence of various moments in time with an unwavering commitment to uncovering vulnerability and compassion. Matt's engaging portraits delve deep into the core of his subjects. From influential figures like Mike Tyson and Angelina Jolie to individuals living on the fringes of society, Matt's work has garnered recognition from prestigious international and national publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, London Sunday Times, ID, and Gentlemen's Quarterly, to name a few. He has received accolades and extensive coverage in American Photography, PDN, and Communication Arts, among other prominent publications, which have also led to the publication of several books. Notable among them are "Contact High: History of Hip Hop" (2018) and "Probable Cause" (2017), a ten-year investigation embedded within the Newark, NJ Police force. https://www.mattguntherphotography.com/work/film/
Jeffrey Schifman, Director of Photography/Cinematography
Jeffrey has worked as a commercial photographer for more than twenty years. His assignments have taken him through Europe, India, China, Cuba, and the Deep South where his vision and a keen eye for human moments captured the unique qualities of subjects and places in environmental portraiture. Jeffrey’s accolades include having a shot from his Cuba Series win the nationally judged, 4th Annual Krappy Camera Competition and shots of children in India and Maoist Rebels in Nepal win the In-Focus Travel Photography Contest in 2006 and 2007, respectively. In 2013 his short film was a winner of the Art in Motion contest and in 2014, two photographs showcased in the International Color Awards. As well as having his work on display in shows at the Culture Project Gallery, the Soho Photo Gallery in Manhattan, the Rice/Polak Gallery in Provincetown, MA, Communication Arts, the American Photography 18 website and is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York.
Isabela Sabino, Director of Design, Photography/Cinematography
Isabela is a Brazilian born photographer based in New York City. After graduating from Fordham University with a BA in Arts and Communications, Isabela began her career as an Art Director and Designer. Shortly afterwards her work inspired her to get behind the camera herself and discovered her passion for photography, her creative medium of choice. A storyteller by nature with a wealth of experience working on Fashion, Luxury brands. When she has an artistic vision, photography and film combined with her progressive sense of design, enable her to communicate with an audience in a whole new fascinating way.
Barry Goldberg, Director of Charactor Design/Animation
Barry Goldberg has worked as a professional artist/illustrator/animator for over 25 years. He got his big break working at Neal Adams Continuity studio in NYC. He then worked as a freelance illustrator as…. A colorist at DC Comics, Illustrating packaging for toy companies including Nintendo, Mattel, Fisher Price…plus others. He has illustrated over 200 picture books mostly based on popular children’s TV shows such as….Sesame Street, the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Scholastic, and the Henson Company.