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Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
spot.com.mentary: Medium Is The Message
“We had an emotional tenor to the work that was very patriotic, nostalgic. It felt kind of like we were licking our wounds,” said Pete Harvey, partner/creative director at barrettSF in his assessment of this year’s crop of Super Bowl spots. “With the recession, the economy in recovery, coming out...
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014
spot.com.mentary: A Remembrance
The last time I saw Fred Rheinstein--founder of The Post Group, a company he sold in 2005--was at the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Awards in November 2007 when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. HPA president Leon Silverman said of Rheinstein at the time, “Today’s postproduction industry...
Friday, Dec. 13, 2013
spot.com.mentary: Bell Ringers
Under the awards season radar is one competition that richly deserves a much higher profile. Last month, the Ad Council bestowed its Gold, Silver and Bronze Bells at its 60th annual Public Service Award Dinner in New York. The Bells are in recognition of pro bono efforts created and crafted to...
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013
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Blink your eyes and before you know it the holiday season will be upon us. But we can't lose sight of what this time of year means and how we should and need to respond accordingly. There are myriad ways to be true to the spirit of the season by helping others--both those we know as well as people...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2013
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Bill Weems. I never met Bill. I talked to him once on the phone. Otherwise I only knew him by reputation. But he comes to mind frequently, most recently during last week's 12-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Bill was a commercial producer who was among the victims of hijacked United Airlines...
Friday, Aug. 16, 2013
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Among the DPs profiled in this issue's Cinematographers & Cameras Series is Eigil Bryld who shot the first 11 episodes of House of Cards . Bryld's work on the pilot earned him a primetime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series category. House of Cards...
Friday, Jun. 14, 2013
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As you'll see from our coverage of the SHOOT Directors/Producers Forum and New Directors Showcase in this issue, assorted insights, information, valuable content and context were shared during the course of the proceedings. Yet what stands out personally for me are the backstories which in some...
Friday, May. 17, 2013
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Our ongoing, long-running Flashback feature looking back at SHOOT headlines five and 10 years ago provides perspective, a stroll down memory lane, and occasionally a chuckle or two as we see how things have changed or not changed, progressed or regressed. Not regularly subject to such Flashback...
Friday, Apr. 19, 2013
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In our coverage of the film festival circuit, perhaps the most exciting developments involve artists who have broken new career ground, diversifying into new areas. It's a dynamic that in many respects is what festivals are all about--discovering not only new talent but also established talent...
Friday, Mar. 22, 2013
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Included in our series of Directors Profiles in this issue are three filmmakers who have won Oscars for their short film work--the husband and wife helming team of Sean and Andrea Fine who won this year's Best Short Subject Documentary Academy Award for INOCENTE; and Cynthia Wade, who won the Short...