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Friday, May. 10, 2002
Partizan Signs Director Paul Goldman
Director Paul Goldman—formerly of bicoastal Cohn+Company—has signed with bicoastal/international Partizan for spot representation worldwide, excluding the U.K., where he maintains an affiliation with 2AM Films, London. "The company's reputation is great, and I wanted to be part of that," said...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
A Pro Bono Intro To The Future: Branded Content
TBWA/Chiat/Day executive creative director Chuck McBride hopes that a pro bono public service endeavor he's recently embarked on will lead to development of content "that ultimately will become this training ground for a new way of thinking about how you can extend your client's business." In this...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
MAY 9, 1997/Feature filmmakers Carroll Ballard and Andrew Davis have joined spot production house Plum Productions, Santa Monica, for exclusive commercial representation. Ballard's previous roost was New York-based Chelsea Pictures; Davis freelance-directed his first spot earlier this year….In Los...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN_ Aural Fixation
For SHOOT's spring music and sound design edition, the top three picks signify how important the soundtrack is to a spot's success. The number one track, Nike's "Move," has no dialogue, and is driven by its score. "Weary Traveler," which landed in the number two spot, is mostly dialogue free, with...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
Phillip Bruell, Northern Lights Post Co-Founder, Dead At 29
Phillip Bruell, one of the founders of creative editorial boutique Northern Lights Post, New York, died on April 16 due to complications related to kidney disease. He was 29. Bruell started Northern Lights with Mark Littman and David Gioiella in 1995. The three men met at Chicago's Northwestern...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Manhattan Marketing Ensemble , New York, has appointed Brett Wingate to the newly created position of executive creative director. Most recently he was a creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi, New York. Linda Haase , back from maternity leave, retains her title of creative director, and now...
Friday, May. 10, 2002
Post/VFX And Music/Sound Design Briefs
SHORT CUTS Rhinoceros Visual Effects and Design (RVED) , New York, worked on the newest Savin ad, "Shuttle," via Greenwich, Conn. agency Genova & Partners. The :15 focuses on the quality of color presentations achieved by using Savin copiers, which "make everyday presentations take off."...
Friday, May. 3, 2002
The Making Of An Icon In 21 Days
Defying the principle that you can only have two of the three values—good, fast and cheap—visual effects company Click 3x, New York, agreed to do a Comcast Digital Cable campaign. It took it on as a labor of love—love for the agency (Red Tettemer, Narberth, PA) and love for the campaign itself. "...
Friday, May. 3, 2002
Coppos Films Signs Dir. Robert Black
Director Robert Black has joined bicoastal Coppos Films for exclusive spot representation. He's already wrapped two assignments at his new roost, including one prior to his formally signing with the shop: a package of three commercials for State Farm via DDB Chicago. Black also just helmed a Coppos...
Friday, May. 3, 2002
Soup's On At International ANDY Awards
"Quick"—a Heinz/Microwaveable Soup spot directed by Dominic Murphy of Blink Productions, London, for Leo Burnett, London—topped the 37th-annual International ANDY Awards this week (5/1), taking the best-of-show GRANDY honor, which carries a $50,000 cash prize. (Murphy is repped stateside by...