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Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Kevin Molony
Reflecting on his most recent commercial credits, director Kevin Molony, of bicoastal Piper Productions, says he tries whenever possible to avoid defining his own work. Not easy, he admits, in an industry that depends so heavily on perception. "It's all about the way people see you, isn't it?"...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Mike Mills
They really wanted to get away from showing just the super-best professional athletes," explains director Mike Mills of The Directors Bureau, Hollywood, referring to the concept behind adidas' "Forever Sport" campaign via 180, Amsterdam. "They wanted to do something that was more humane—just people...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Dave Merhar
In the advertising business, Dave Merhar is one of a rare breed. He serves both as a director (repped by Santa Monica-based Visitor) and as founder of his own ad agency, Fusion Idea Lab, Chicago (with accounts that include a portion of the Budweiser business). Despite his busy directing schedule,...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Allen Martinez
Allen Martinez didn't want to be a director. He wanted to be a drummer. He moved to Los Angeles from a small town outside of Chicago in '89, and studied at Hollywood's Musician Institute for two years. During that time, Martinez played everything from funk to country in Los Angeles clubs. "But my...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Billy Kent
A few years ago, goofy gags, exaggerated characters and wacky storyboards had Billy Kent's name written all over them. Kent still directs comedic spots, but is now known for character-driven and reality-based fare. "When I started out, I became good at slapstick. It got to the point where I could...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Mark Celentano
Pretty pictures are great, but what you can really get excited about is when an actor does something really great and you helped him or her get there," says director Mark Celentano of bicoastal WildLife Management, a division of bicoastal OneSuch Films. "I will always push everything visually, but...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Nick Brandt
Nick Brandt, who directs commercials out of Los Angeles-based Palomar Pictures, made a name for himself in the spot world in '97 with a harrowing public service announcement about the dangers of smoking. "Voice Box Smoker" shows a woman who has undergone a laryngectomy (a removal of the larynx...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Tim Abshire
Directing was something I never anticipated getting into," says Tim Abshire of bicoastal Shelter Films. While in college at Western Illinois University, McComb, Ill., he was set on becoming an Avid editor. "People in film usually want to be a director eventually, but I was happy just editing." His...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS_ Spring Chickens
Cock-a-doodle-doooooo! Spring is in the air as the sun rises over the barn. Ma is in the kitchen cooking up some bacon and eggs, while Pa's out tilling the fields for spring planting. But in the chicken coop there's a rumble. Is it aliens? Farmer Bob goes out to see what the dang hill's goin' on. "...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
BULLETIN BOARD
March 13-April 13/New York: School of Visual Arts' "The Art of Production Design." (212) 592-2010; proffice@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu .... - April 1/West Palm Beach, Fla.: The Palm Beach Independent Film & Video Festival call for entries deadline. (561) 802-3029.... - April 6-10/Tahoe City,...