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Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Click 3X Diversifies, Hires Editor Fuchs
NEW YORK—Click 3X has secured its first full-time staff editor, hiring Lars Fuchs, who brings extensive international experience to his new roost, including work in Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico and the United States. To accommodate Fuchs, Click 3X has installed a brand new Avid suite. He is...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Cause & Effects
To the casual television viewer these days, it might seem that advertisers have stepped back somewhat from big special effects spots. And there is some truth to that, at least as it applies to spectacular, in-your-face, Men in Black-type extravaganzas. Less obvious are the kinds of spots that use...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
SPECIAL REPORT: VISUAL EFFECTS_ New Connections
Can you make a two-dimensional icon into a 3-D action hero within a five-day timeframe? BBDO New York and director Jake Scott of bicoastal RSA USA put that question to Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H), Los Angeles, during pre-production on the AOL Broadband spot "Six Million Dollar Man," which...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
PVRs And Ads: Peaceful Coexistence?
With the growing presence of personal video recorders (PVRs) like TiVo and ReplayTV, many industry professionals are speculating on the extinction of the traditional :30 TV ad. However, as several media executives noted at this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention (see...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Ohio Edit's Frank Snider Is X-STaTIC For Madonna
Frank Snider, partner/editor at Ohio Edit, New York, cuts commercials for a living. But he has also been known to use his editorial expertise in the art world, working on projects with fashion photographer/artist Craig McDean and performance artist Vanessa Beecroft. "They're always completely crazy...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Elias Sounds Call For Composer Jay Nierenberg
Feature film veteran Jay Nierenberg has been named to head Elias Sound, the spot sound design venture that was born out of the strategic alliance forged last year between Elias Arts, which has offices in Santa Monica and New York, and Oscar-winning audio postproduction house SoundStorm, Burbank,...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Carlson Comes Aboard Dowad As Exec. Producer
Jessica Cooper Carlson, a veteran freelance producer, has joined Los Angeles-headquartered Bruce Dowad Associates as its executive producer. She succeeds Heidi Nolting, whose plans weren't known at press time. Carlson is no stranger to director Bruce Dowad, having freelance produced jobs for him...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Kolasny, Jones: Spank! Executive Producers
Spank! Music and Sound Design, has appointed Ken Kolasny and Katie Jones to newly created executive producer posts in Chicago and Santa Monica, respectively. Both were promoted from rep positions at the company. Kolasny has been Spank!'s Midwest rep since joining the shop in 1999. Jones came aboard...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Deep Blue Sea's Charves Upped To Exec. Producer
Mike Charves has been promoted from senior visual effects producer to executive producer of Deep Blue Sea, the in-house design, effects and animation division of Manhattan Transfer, which maintains a facility in North Miami Beach, and corporate offices in South Beach, Fla. Charves has been on staff...
Friday, Apr. 18, 2003
Newman, Moran And Bonilla Launch CO-OP
Partners Paul Newman, Jim Moran and Gary Bonilla have formed CO-OP, New York, an advertising and design company focused on offering its clients brand strategy and development. Newman will act as creative director, Moran as managing director and Bonilla will take on the title of strategic director...