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Friday, May. 30, 2003
Feedback
The response to SHOOT's New Directors Search presentation at the Clio Festival last week in Miami has been gratifying. The work of an agency artisan who was one of our 20 up-and-coming helmers has generated inquiries from a number of production houses, while another director whose reel consisted of...
Friday, May. 23, 2003
Extra Credit
This week's lead story centers on a proposed wage tax credit incentive designed to stimulate filming in Illinois. Helping to bring this initiative about was the Illinois Production Alliance (IPA), which several months ago forged a strong connection with the transition team of then governor-elect...
Friday, May. 16, 2003
Out Of The "Trunk"
Trunk Monkey," a spot for Portland, Ore.-area car dealership the Suburban Auto Group via agency Big Ads, Portland, was a delightful discovery, first unearthed in SHOOT's "The Best Work You May Never See" gallery last February. The commercial was a side directorial gig for Derek Barnes, whose full-...
Friday, May. 9, 2003
SARS Scare
In this week's issue, senior reporter Christine Champagne covers the effects of the SARS scare on filming in Toronto (see story, p. 1). Though it appears that the city is now poised for a recovery, the short-term impact was profoundly negative. And the negativity wasn't confined within Canadian...
Friday, May. 2, 2003
Home
There's a classic George Carlin bit in which he compares the harsh game of football to the idyllic, pastoral pastime of baseball. To paraphrase, in football, you throw the bomb, hit the hole and play in all kinds of inclement weather. In baseball, you get a free pass and if it rains hard enough,...
Friday, Apr. 25, 2003
Hop To It
Now in its second year, the Kangaroo Project is looking to go national, drawing concepts and directors from across the country to compete for the chance to create and produce a PSA promoting organ donation (see story, p. 1). During the process of producing the spot, seasoned industry professionals...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Smokescreen
Featured in last week's "The Best Work You May Never See" gallery was the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco's "Dinner Party," directed by Tom De Cerchio of Incubator Films, West Hollywood, for Clarity Coverdale Fury, Minneapolis. The spot, which humorously yet effectively depicts the...
Friday, Apr. 11, 2003
Locations
At press time, preliminary exhibitor and attendee registration numbers were encouraging for the Locations Trade Show taking place in Santa Monica this weekend (April 11-13). This marks the 17th year for the annual event, which has become a staple of the Association of Film Commissioners...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Oscar Winner
While the Academy Awards ceremony is perennially a major television event, the proceedings generated an added measure of interest and curiosity this time around due to the war in Iraq. A toned down ceremony was expected and delivered—the notable exception being Michael Moore's acceptance speech...
Friday, Mar. 28, 2003
Sense Of Community
The last time I saw J. Michael Brinkman, VP of strategic business development for Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems, was about a year ago in Los Angeles. We got together—along with Leon Silverman, executive VP of Laser-Pacific Media Corp., Hollywood, and Eileen Kramer, executive director...