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Friday, Oct. 29, 2004
Appealing Verdict
A federal appeals court recently rejected a bid by R.J. Reynolds to halt California ads critical of the tobacco industry. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that this advertising does not restrict freedom of speech for the tobacco industry. R.J. Reynolds' contention was...
Friday, Oct. 22, 2004
Reparation
Recent installments of this column—and several stories over the past month in SHOOT—have touched upon campaigns designed to help drum up the vote in the upcom-ing national election. Such recent efforts include the Fuerza Latina spot, which seeks to bring young Hispanic adults into the political...
Friday, Oct. 15, 2004
Bang, You're Alive
Having found the tone and lack of substance in political advertising for the presidential election to be disconcerting, Lyle Greenfield, founder/creative director of Bang Music, New York, decided to do something about the sorry state of affairs. He teamed with a small group of concerned citizens to...
Friday, Oct. 8, 2004
Casting Light
Chris Riess and Amy Hill—a.k.a. the directorial team of Riess/Hill—have a storytelling pedigree spanning pathos and comedy, actors and real people. The latter has recently led to noteworthy déjà vu. Earlier this year, Riess/Hill helmed a four-spot campaign for the American Heart Association via...
Friday, Oct. 1, 2004
Fuerza Latina
The last two installments of this column have centered on negative political advertising and the adverse effects it has on us as a society and on our industry. To balance the scales a bit, this week we turn our attention to some politically relevant spot fare with a positive, progressive...
Friday, Sep. 24, 2004
Biting The Bullet
Last week's installment of this column tackled negative political spots and the black eye they cast on the advertising industry. I hadn't planned a follow-up to that piece, but a recent development has me again writing about the body politic as it relates to the ad arena. That development was the...
Friday, Sep. 17, 2004
Ad Nauseam
This week's page 7 feature by reporter Emily Vines focuses on the "Only You Can Silence Yourself" campaign for the nonprofit organization Declare Yourself. Designed to drum up the young adult vote in the upcoming presidential election, the three PSAs—directed by David LaChapelle of bicoastal HSI...
Friday, Sep. 10, 2004
WIN WIN Situation
The 11th annual Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards Show is scheduled for Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. The competition was created to recognize outstanding films and TV shows that feature female protagonists or have been directed or created by women. However, this year the WIN Awards will have a new entry...
Friday, Sep. 3, 2004
Déjà Vu
In some cases, redundancy is a necessity. A prime case in point entails two public service spots-one that debuted right after, and in response to, the Sept. 11 tragedy; and the other which recently premiered in Virginia. The latter, titled "Airplane," is the lead entry in this week's "The Best Work...
Friday, Aug. 20, 2004
Six Appeal
In what's become an annual tradition, SHOOT checks in with John Leverence, VP, awards, for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), to get his TV entertainment perspective on the commercials nominated for the primetime spot Emmy. As earlier reported (SHOOT, 8/6-19, p. 1), there were...