As SHOOT celebrates a milestone, its 65th year of publication, we begin a series of interviews and features that will run throughout the summer on SHOOTonline and in SHOOT's newsletters and special PDF Issue with digital distribution in which industry executives, creatives and artists reflect on the changes they’ve seen over the decades, as well as essential dynamics that have endured. These folks--from different sectors of the business--will also share their visions and aspirations for the future. Perhaps most importantly, this special SHOOT coverage enables us to look back on the industry’s history, learn from it, and plum relevant lessons that will help us now and beyond. Mark Twain once famously said, “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” Twain’s insight underscores the importance of the past and its role in helping us better shape today and tomorrow. Such perspectives are invaluable yet sadly often not properly considered as society’s tendency at times is to overlook history and its significance. Additionally, the new generation navigating our industry sometimes isn’t aware of the relevant history, having not experienced it firsthand. Hopefully helping to close those gaps will be SHOOT’s 65th Anniversary coverage which seeks to provide historical context and to benefit from its relevance to the present and what may lie ahead. To kick off its 65th Anniversary-inspired content, SHOOT connected with Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP, to gain context on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. SHOOT reaching out to Miller is most appropriate given our reportage over the years on all major AICP developments from the start of the association,... Read More