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Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Voss And Gaffney Reach The Finish Line
Dick Voss and Brian Gaffney have joined The Finish Line, the Santa Monica-headquartered visual effects/ motion graphic design/CGI/ compositing and finishing house, as executive producer and director of sales and marketing, respectively. The two industry vets come over from Creative Bridge, their...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Director McDaniel Joins The Directors Bureau
Director Melodie McDaniel has signed with The Directors Bureau, Hollywood—a commercial and music video production house and satellite operation of bicoastal parent HKM Productions. McDaniel comes over from now defunct Satellite—the sister commercial production house of Propaganda Films, also...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Taking The AirTrain
What happens when the future is now—just not right now? This was the central conundrum facing Curious Pictures' director David Kelley and executive producer Richard Winkler in completing a client-direct video project for the Port Authority of New York And New Jersey's recently introduced AirTrain...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
McAuliffe Now Labors At Brickyard
Geoff McAuliffe recently joined boutique visual effects house Brickyard VFX, Boston, as a visual effects specialist. Dave Waller, Flame artist and Brickyard founder, worked with McAuliffe to structure a profit-sharing deal for the new position that officially began at the start of 2002. Waller...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Poster Elected ASC Prez
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has elected Steven Poster, ASC, to serve as its president. A DP who continues to work in longform as well as in spots, Poster heads a slate of officers including John Bailey, ASC; Richard Crudo, ASC; and John Toll, ASC, as first, second and third VPs,...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Wild Brain, Egmont Ink Co-Production Deal
Wild Brain, a San Francisco-headquartered animation studio active in commercials and longform, has signed a co-production/development deal with Copenhagen-based Egmont Imagination. Headed, respectively, by CEO Jeff Ulin and president Tom van Waveren, Wild Brain and Egmont have already entered into...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Shimkin Faces The Music
Tony Shimkin, known for his prowess as both a composer and producer, has joined bicoastal music and sound design company Face The Music (FTM). According to FTM partner/executive producer Adam Joseph, Shimkin will score spots out of the company's New York office, while maintaining his freelance...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Finkenstaedt, Dellara Hop Aboard Black Dog
Catherine Finkenstaedt and her associate Kim Dellara—who spearheaded the music video operation of now defunct Propaganda Films—have surfaced at bicoastal Black Dog Films as executive producer and creative director, respectively. The latter title was held by Verenne Ferrari, who also served as head...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Director Baker Smith "Nails" IBA Sweepstakes
FOX Broadcasting Company's "Nail Gun" took the Sweepstakes best-of-show TV honor at the 42nd annual International Broadcasting Awards (IBA), held this week (1/21), in Las Vegas. Directed by Baker Smith of Santa Monica-based Harvest for TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco, "Nail Gun" (SHOOT "Top Spot," 9/...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: MADE IN AMERICA_ Staying Power
During a California Legislature informational hearing last month in Los Angeles (SHOOT, 12/14, p. 1), Frank Scherma, co-proprietor of bicoastal/international @radical.media, and the recently elected national treasurer of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), gave a spotmaking...