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Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
The Artists Company Makes Music With Director Frank Ockenfels 3
Commercial/music video director Frank Ockenfels 3 has entered into an exclusive contract with bicoastal spot and music video production house The Artists Company. The agreement suggests a new beginning for the director and some fine-tuning for the shop. As Ockenfels works to refine his directorial...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
charlieuniformtango Recruits Editor Sam Selis
Editor Sam Selis has joined the staff of editorial/post shop charlieuniformtango, Dallas/Austin. Previously, Selis was an editor at Joint Editorial, the in-house cutting arm of Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore. He spent five years with that company, cutting spots for clients including Nike, Microsoft...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Mark DeVos Named Sr. Engineer At Avenue
Mark DeVos has joined the Chicago office of editorial/post company Avenue, which also operates a facility in Santa Monica. As senior engineer, DeVos will oversee Avenue's audio department. Previously he was a sound designer/ mixer at Another Country, Chicago. "I was referred to Avenue through a...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Kerstetter Exits Black Rocket
SAN FRANCISCO-Bob Kerstetter, co-founder/creative director of Black Rocket Euro RSCG, is leaving that San Francisco ad agency, which he started in 1996 with partners John Yost and Steve Stone. Kerstetter, who won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for best commercial director of 2001, plans...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Jeff Labbe and Kash Sree have moved to Leo Burnett USA , Chicago, becoming senior VPs/creative directors there. Labbe arrives from Omnicom Group's TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco, while Sree was a copywriter at Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore. McCann-Erickson Detroit , Troy, Mich., has promoted...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Saatchi's Global Mix At Cannes: Two Dozen Dirs.
Unveiled during the International Advertising Festival earlier this week (6/19) at Cannes, the 12th annual Saatchi & Saatchi Showcase of up-and-coming directors delivered its anticipated diverse mix of talent, yet at the same time reflected the impact of the ad recession on a couple of fronts...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Elias Ups Doddy To Creative Dir.
Bicoastal music/ sound design company Elias Arts has promoted Fritz Doddy from senior composer/associate creative director to creative director. Doddy replaces Alex Lasarenko, who, according to Doddy, will continue to work with Elias on various projects as a freelancer. Doddy joined Elias 11 years...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
RSA Signs Dirs. Sonzero And Williams
On the heels of adding helmers Erick Ifergan and Darius Khondji (SHOOT, 6/14, p. 1), bicoastal RSA USA and London-based RSA Films have entered into agreements with directors Jim Sonzero and Hype Williams. Sonzero comes over from bicoastal Venus Entertainment, a satellite of HSI Productions. He will...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Macfarlane Enters The Mix At Decibel Architects
Engineer/ producer/composer Duncan Macfarlane, owner/principal engineer of Culver City, Calif.-based Race Horse Studios, has entered into an agreement with Decibel Architects, Los Angeles, for the spot market. Per the arrangement, Macfarlane joins the Decibel Architects roster as a mixer, composer...
Friday, Jun. 21, 2002
Holy Cow
Norman Rockwell once said, "If your image does not work, put a dog in it. If it still does not work, put a bandage on the dog." Minus the bandage, the same argument could be made for putting kids in advertising. For one, the spontaneity derived from uninhibited wee ones makes for some classic,...