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Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: AGENCY OF THE YEAR_ Charging Ahead
The thing about Visa is that they let you do very good work," says Jimmy Siegel, vice chairman/senior executive creative director at BBDO New York. "You know that if you come up with something that's interesting and fresh, you have a better than even shot at getting it through the client." Siegel...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: AGENCY OF THE YEAR_ Vision Quest
There are plusses and minuses to working in a production department at an agency known for its lavish, big-budget, often celebrity-driven commercials. Bob Emerson, senior VP/production group head at BBDO New York, would know—he produced the Pepsi Twist spot, "Britney Sighting," which featured pop...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Tera Petersen Joins Northern Lights Post
Creative editorial boutique Northern Lights Post, New York, is expanding its services to include design and special effects. Hired to lead the new division is designer Tera Petersen, who comes over from SMA Realtime, New York, where she spent two years as an Inferno artist. Currently, Petersen is...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Faller, GoodGuys Launch Double Wide
Partners Don Faller, Nate Crooker and Brian Jackson have launched double wide media, a production company based in New York. The company debuts with a directorial roster consisting of director/DP Ed Lachman, directorial team the GoodGuys (Crooker and Jackson), animator/director Mac Premo and still...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Burchill Cuts To Slingshot
Editor Robin Burchill, a mainstay at New York editorial facility Consulate for the past 10 years, has joined Slingshot Edit and Post, New York. Burchill cited a desire for new creative influences and exposing herself to different work routines as reasons for the move. "It was a little bit of a leap...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
It's About The Work
Without a doubt, 2002 has been a tough year for the advertising industry, especially as the economic meltdown continues. Anyone in the business will tell you that clients are more conservative, budgets have been slashed and competition is fierce. Buckling under the pressure, some agencies...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Jordan Brady Ventures Into Area 51
Director Jordan Brady—best known for performance-driven comedy, often with a measure of latitude for improvisation—has joined Area 51 Films, Santa Monica, for exclusive spot representation. He comes over from Santa Monica-based Bravo Zulu, where he spent the past year. While Brady said his career...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
N.Y.'s Kaufman Succeeds Emling As AFCI President
Pat Swinney Kaufman—deputy commissioner and director of the New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development—has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI). She replaces outgoing AFCI president, Ward...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
FCB Editor Flows Into Mad River
Stephane Dumonceau, longtime in-house editor for FCB San Francisco, has joined Mad River Post, which maintains shops in New York, Detroit, Santa Monica, San Francisco and Dallas. He will be available to work via all the Mad River facilities, with his primary base of operation being the Santa Monica...
Friday, Dec. 6, 2002
Red Car, Armstrong To Buenos Aires
Editor Steve Armstrong has joined Red Car, where he will play a lead role in extending the company's global reach via the launch of a full-service editorial/post studio in Buenos Aires. Armstrong projects that Red Car's Argentina facility will be fully up and running in late spring/early summer...