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Friday, Nov. 23, 2001
Flame Artist Joe Wenkoff Hops Aboard Red Car
Joe Wenkoff has joined Red Car, New York, as the company's new Flame artist. He replaces Toni Blye, who moved on to pursue a freelance career. Wenkoff relocated from San Francisco, leaving 357, the Internet design company he helped found and for which he served as creative director. Red Car also...
Friday, Nov. 23, 2001
NFL Films Signs Dir. Pier Nicola D'Amico
Photographer turned commercial director Pier Nicola D'Amico has signed with production/postproduction company NFL Films, Mt. Laurel, N.J., for commercial representation. D'Amico previously directed spots through his Philadelphia-based firm, D'Amico Studios, which will continue to represent him for...
Friday, Nov. 23, 2001
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design And Crew briefs
SHORT CUTS An animated cartoon envelope named "Tony Tuition," and "Rex," an animated exclamation point punctuated by a mortar board, present the College Illinois! pre-paid tuition program in a :30 produced by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, White Plains, N.Y. The spot, named after the engaging...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Enlightening With Epithets
"Fag" and "dyke." These hateful words are banned from music videos played on MTV. Not even superstars like rapper Eminem are allowed to utter them. But the angry epithets spill from the lips of teenagers featured in a powerful campaign of public service announcements that began running on the...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Director Carolyn Chen Joins Believe Media
Bicoastal/international production house Believe Media has signed director/cinematographer Carolyn Chen. Her previous roost was Picture Park, Boston and Santa Monica. Chen's directorial credits include commercials for such clients as Nissan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the Massachusetts Office of...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
A Positive New York State Of Mind
Woody Allen skating gracefully on ice. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger touching all the bases in a home run pantomime at Yankee Stadium. Barbara Walters crooning for her shot at Broadway stardom. Pursuing their dreams, quintessential New York personalities have been put in these and other...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Link Lands Alex Turner
Director Alex Turner has signed with New York production company Link Entertainment for commercial representation, after a year and a half with Zero 2 Sixty Productions, New York. Known for creating ads featuring spokespersons and "real people" endorsements, Turner has credits that include: "Sweet...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Earthlink's "Darwin" Named Annies' Top Spot
Earthlink's "Darwin" has won the best TV commercial honor at the 29th annual Annie Awards, which recognize excellence in animation. Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbes of Hollywood-based Acme Filmworks directed the spot for TBWA/Chiat/ Day, Los Angeles. "Darwin" topped a field of TV commercial nominees...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
SPECIAL REPORT: PRODUCTION COMPANIES_ The Road Ahead
No big surprise: It hasn't been an easy year for the companies that produce television commercials. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 most certainly altered many business plans. But the sheer horror and impact of the attacks on the country also made...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
NOVEMBER 15, 1996/Director Vadim Perelman has signed with Scream, the Los Angeles commercial production house launched in June by executive producer Charles Salice and New York-headquartered Lovinger/Cohn & Associates. Commercial filmmaker Stefan Würnitzer had been Scream's sole director…...