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Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
JANUARY 9, 1998/Founding partner Charles Gibson has resigned from Los Angeles-based computer animation house Rhythm & Hues Studios after almost 11 years with the shop….Two Toronto-based Canadian companies have recently launched satellite operations in the States: Dan Krech Productions (DKP) and...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Partizan Hits The Spot For Dir. Lance Kelleher
Bicoastal/in- ternational Partizan has signed director Lance Kelleher for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S. and Europe, with the exception of Italy, where he works out of H Films, Milan. The director continues to be repped in Australia and his native New Zealand by 8 Commercials,...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
2012 Olympic Games Bid Relocates New York Spirit
For those who live in New York City, the daily grind is a point of pride. Enduring the tiny apartments with astronomical rents, the generally high cost of living and the lack of personal space means you have the tenacity to live in a place most people would not tolerate for a month. The more New...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Director Godsall Sinks His Teeth Into Biscuit
Director Tim Godsall has signed with Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles, for commercial representation in the U.S. Prior to joining the Biscuit roster, Godsall—a former agency creative whose résumé includes a stint in the mid-1990s as creative director/copywriter at kirshenbaum bond & partners, New...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Dir. Herb Ritts Passes Away At 50
Internationally acclaimed photographer Herb Ritts, known for his portraits of superstars, which contributed to defining celebrity in the 1980s and '90s, died of complications from pneumonia on Dec. 26 at UCLA Medical Center. He was 50. Besides his stirring still photography, which encompassed high-...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Industry Mourns Director/ Cameraman David Elliot
Veteran director/cameraman David Elliot has passed away at the age of 52, after waging a yearlong battle against pancreatic cancer. He died at his home on Nov. 25, surrounded by his wife and children. Elliot grew up in the commercialmaking business as the son of Steve Elliot and nephew of Mike...
Friday, Jan. 10, 2003
Squeak's Pam Tarr Named Chair Of '03 AICP Show
Pam Tarr, president/executive producer of Squeak Pictures, Los Angeles, will serve as the chairperson of the 12th annual Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show, which premieres on June 9 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. "It's an exhilarating challenge to take the...
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design and Equipment Briefs
SHORT CUTS Edgeworx , New York, finished three independent films at its digital postproduction facility. Brian Sloan's Bumping Heads , Angela Robinson's D.E.B.S. and Miles Kahn's The Tool were all shot in high definition and posted in 24P at Edgeworx. The facility's postproduction chores included...
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design and Equipment Briefs
SHORT CUTS Match Frame , a digital postproduction shop with offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, completed work on four spots for Dawn dishwashing liquid and San Antonio agency Bromley Communications. For one of the ads, flying animated dishes cleaned with Dawn detergent are stacked up against...
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Lee Garfinkel is headed to DDB New York , where he will serve as chairman/chief creative officer. He had been worldwide creative chief at D'Arcy, New York. Noel Cottrell has joined Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners West , San Francisco, as managing partner/executive creative director. Previously,...