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Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
In Passing
On this week's front page, there's a story in which professionals from different walks of the commercialmaking business discuss prospects for the new year. Indeed, it's a time to look ahead—whether you're an optimist, a pessimist, an idealist or a pragmatist. But the recent passing of several...
Friday, Dec. 13, 2002
Stats
England's late prime minister Benjamin Disraeli's most memorable quote pertained to his definition of lies, which he broke down into three categories: "Lies, damn lies and statistics." In that vein, consider this tale of two studies. Based on a phone survey of more than 900 personal digital video...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Out Of Commission
It's been a difficult year for state and local film commissioners throughout the U.S. As chronicled in SHOOT, many state and municipal budgets have been hit by huge shortfalls, translating into significant cuts in the film commission sector. Film commissions in Boston, St. Louis and Dallas/Ft...
Friday, Nov. 29, 2002
Dialogue Direction
The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) get-together held earlier this month in Culver City, Calif. (SHOOT, 11/22, p. 1) was important not only for the insights presented during the featured panel discussion, but also the informal dialogue among industry professionals immediately before and after the...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Gold STAR
Though it resides in the giant shadow cast by the higher profile Film California First (FCF) anti-runaway production program, the State Theatrical Arts Resources (STAR) partnership in a sense offers an even more relevant lesson in terms of what can be done during budget-challenged times to help...
Friday, Nov. 15, 2002
Election Returns
Generally speaking, getting back to normal is a worthy goal and ultimately an admirable accomplishment in response to major adversity. Trying to regain one's balance after the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks still remains a difficult proposition on many fronts, but steadily, different pockets of our...
Friday, Nov. 8, 2002
Inductee
It had been eight years since I saw Jacques Dury, who next week (11/14) will be inducted into the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) Hall of Fame, a ceremony held in tandem with the second annual AICE Editing Awards show. When I first met Dury in the mid-1980s, he was already firmly...
Friday, Nov. 1, 2002
Truism
A truism is that altruism is invaluable to an advertising agency—in myriad ways. That was one of the major points made by Jennifer Golub, head of production for TBWA/Chiat/ Day, San Francisco, during a panel discussion at last month's SHOOT Commercial Production Forum presented in partnership with...
Friday, Oct. 25, 2002
Olympian Effort
The broad-based industry support for New York's bid to land the 2012 Summer Olympics is well documented in this week's lead story by Christine Champagne. Artisans and companies from all walks of the commercialmaking business have contributed to short films which will be an integral part of the Big...
Friday, Oct. 18, 2002
Mass Lobbying
In July, the Massachusetts Film Office (MFO) shut down after the state chose not to fund the operation for the current fiscal year (SHOOT, 8/9, p. 1). However, the industry is taking the initiative by attempting to form at least an interim state film commission—tentatively called the Massachusetts...

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