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Friday, Jan. 29, 1999
Director Joe Schaak Joins Trail Head
Trail Head, a spot production house under the Michael Romersa-owned Stoney Road banner, has added director Joe Schaak. The Minneapolis-based director continues to be affiliated with Twist, Minneapolis, for local projects. Schaak was formerly repped nationally by another Stoney Road company, now...
Friday, Jan. 29, 1999
Paul Kawasaki Named Pavlov Exec. Producer: Succeeds Tracy Hauser At Sonys Spot Division.
Tracy Hauser is exiting her post as executive producer at Culver City-based Pavlov Productions, the commercial division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). She will be succeeded by Paul Kawasaki, Pavlovs head of production. At press time, Hauser and Kawasaki were working together to ensure what...
Friday, Jan. 29, 1999
YeechaSour Lemons! Special Interest Groups Trash 10 Irresponsible Ads.
It has become evident that the idea of tongue in cheek has eluded some special interest groups in Washington. The D.C.-based Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently held its 14th Annual Harlan Page Hubbard Lemon Awards, doling out gold lemons for the 10 most misleading, unfair or...
Friday, Jan. 29, 1999
U.S. Spot Shops Ponder Future In Eurozone: It's A Coin Toss - Producers Say New Currency Will Make Shoots Easier, But The Shakeout Is Still Anybody's Guess.
On the first of the year, the world started electronically trading in euros, the new monetary unit set to replace the local currencies of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Although the European Union (EU) won't put the...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
BULLETIN BOARD
28/New Orleans: 36th Annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Program Conference & Exhibition at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Details, call (310) 453-4440 or www.natpe.org....Feb . 1: Deadline for entries to the Johns Hopkins Film Festival. Info, entry...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Jetta's Got Rhythm ... Who Could Ask For Anything More? Volkswagen Makes A Splash With Arnold Communications And HSI Productions.
Boston-based Arnold Communications is introducing Volkswagen's redesigned 1999 Jetta in a new :60 driven by a memorable tune-one that ends entirely too soon. "Synchronicity," directed by Gerard de Thame via bicoastal HSI Productions, features a couple driving a new black Jetta during light drizzle...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
"Rodeo"
A 30-second spot affords only enough time to scratch the surface of a subject, but in the case of a Texas Lottery spot from GSD&M, Austin, Texas, that's all that's necessary. "Rodeo" features a multilayered arena with cutout live-action footage of a crowd of spectators and a bronco-ridin'...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
earth2mars Unmasks Mom For Campbell's
CLIENT Campbell's Baked Potato Chunky Soups. PRODUCTION CO. Celsius Films, New York. Mark Tiedemann, director; John Stanier, DP; Bob Fisher and Stephanie Oakley, executive producers; Dirk Detweiler, producer. Shot on location. AGENCY Young & Rubicam, New York. Eric Glickman, senior VP/creative...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
ROR Is In Motion For Toyota Cresta
CLIENT Toyota Cresta. PRODUCTION CO. ROR, Burbank, Calif. Ken Wiatrak, director/cameraman; Misato Shinohara, executive producer; Brian Rogers, line producer; Neil Allen, production supervisor. Shot at Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif. AGENCY Dentsu Inc., Tokyo. Ichiro Kamata, creative...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Seeking Remote Control: JWT/London, Dir. Billy Kent Tell Stories Of Those Who Must Have Their WIZJA-TV.
WIZJA-TV, Poland's first digital, direct-to-home, satellite television service, is spawning a generation of control freaks-remote control, that is, with addicted viewers going to great lengths to make sure they get to select their favorite programs, from comedy to drama, sports to children's fare,...