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Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
GSP4 Gains U.K. Link, Dir. Molony
GSP4 has signed director Kevin Molony for exclusive stateside representation. The bicoastal production company was founded earlier this year by managing director/partner Carol Case and the principals of GSP (Giraldi Suarez Productions)—director Bob Giraldi and partner Phil Suarez (SHOOT, 6/9, p. 1...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Spot Music Community Questions 4A's Survey
Members of the spot music community have expressed skepticism over findings of the recently released 1999 Television Production Cost Survey conducted by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's), which indicates that music production costs have risen significantly. As a follow-up to...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Perry Explains Overtime "Anomaly"
David Perry—chairman of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) broadcast production committee, and executive VP/ head of broadcast production at Saatchi & Saatchi, New York—has explained what he described as a statistical "anomaly" regarding overtime on spot shoots as reported...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Super Bowl To Offer New Ad Twists
There will be a couple of departures from the recent Super Bowl advertising norm when the Big Game kicks off on CBS next month. Most notably, the streak of significant annual increases in the going rate for 30 seconds of Super Bowl ad time is seemingly coming to an end. Projections from CBS are...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Sweet Dreams For Bill Mason
Director Bill Mason has joined New York-based production house Sweet Dreams. Previously, he was at Big Picture Communications, also New York. Mason has been helming spots since 1973. His credits include The Hamptons International Film Festival's "Starving Artist," direct from the client; AT&T's...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Seftel Puts Down Roots
Director Joshua Seftel has joined Redtree Productions, Boston and New York, for spot representation. This is the first time Seftel has been repped by a commercial production house. He maintains his own Seftel Productions, based in Arlington, Mass., for documentary work. Some of his credits include...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Ring Of Fire Spreads, Adds Four Artists
Visual effects and design boutique Ring of Fire has brought four artisans on board: lead motion graphics/special effects designer Todd DuFour, Inferno artist Danny Yoon, and Henry artists Paul Geiger and John Ciampa. They join the West Hollywood shop's veteran staff, which includes VFX supervisor/...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Hank Smith Music Adds Composer Michael Lande
Composer Michael Lande has come aboard Hank Smith Music, the San Francisco-based studio owned by composers Mark Harrison and Blaise Smith. For the past three years, Lande had worked out of Hank Smith on a freelance basis, while also maintaining his own entity, Clang Buzz Thump, Oakland, Calif. Per...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Concrete Productions Finds Its Blind Spot
In an effort at rebranding, Dallas-based commercial house Concrete Productions has renamed itself Blind Spot Media, reflecting its intent to expand into new media. Concurrently, the company has opened an office in Santa Monica and has added director Jeff France to its roster. Lisa Cobb, who has...
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
Kate James Signs With 89 Greene
89 Greene Editorial, a New York-based editorial and design company, has signed editor Kate James for exclusive U.S. representation. A native of Sydney, Australia, James will continue to live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she has been based for the past seven years. For now, James continues to...