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Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Directors Gillen, Gatsoulis Head To A Band Apart
A Band Apart has added two directors to its roster: Scott Gillen—a car specialist whose reel includes commercials for Lexus, GMC and Honda—and newcomer Tom Gatsoulis. The Los Angeles-based production company will represent both directors for spotwork worldwide. A native of North Hollywood, Calif.,...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
AMPAS Technical Academy Awards Honor Software And Cameras
Two Oscars, four plaques and six certificates will be bestowed on March 1 during the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) recently unveiled this year's field of recipients, and Oscar statuettes will be awarded to...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Eric Bonniot And Jason Farrand Launch Uncle
Eric Bonniot, formerly executive producer of A Band Apart's Los Angeles-headquartered commercial division, and director Jason Farrand have partnered to launch Uncle, a spot production house that also intends to be involved in interactive and branded content for its advertising clientele. The new...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
DGA's Fab 5: Ariola, Murro, Dektor, Gillespie And Smith
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has named its nominees for best commercial director of 2002: Dante Ariola of bicoastal/international Morton Jankel Zander (MJZ); Leslie Dektor of Dektor Film, Hollywood; Craig Gillespie of MJZ; Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles; and Baker Smith of...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Super Bowl Ad Feedback Not So Super
Unless you're a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, Super Bowl XXXVII was a boring blowout of a game. On one hand, that's bad news for advertisers in that the one-sided contest wasn't able to hold viewer interest through all four quarters. On the other hand, those viewers who stay tuned arguably started...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
A Reporter's Notebook: Sundance 2003
The alarm sounds at 4:30 a.m., and half an hour later I'm in a cab bound for LAX. My tour covering the 2003 Sundance Film Festival has barely begun, and already I'm sleep deprived. Sleep, for those not familiar with the annual event in Park City, Utah, is a rare commodity. With continuous...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Michael Orlando Joins GTN Travelling Pictures
Visual effects/3-D artist Michael Orlando has joined GTN Travelling Pictures, the visual effects department of postproduction facility GTN, Oak Park, Mich. For the last seven years, Orlando was working exclusively on feature films. Contributing in numerous capacities—from 3-D animation to miniature...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
The Next Generation
There aren't too many professions still following the apprenticeship tradition. The tried-and-true method of learning a trade at the side of a master workman has largely been abandoned in favor of book learning and on-the-job training. The editing profession, however, is steeped in apprenticeship...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
SPECIAL REPORT: EDITORS_ New Cutters In Town
As evidenced by the lead story in this week's special report on editors, grooming the next generation of cutters requires skill, talent and a certain amount of luck. The following is a look at three editors making their mark in the editing world. While each editor is experienced, all are relatively...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Reebok Gets Office Help
Whassup!" is no longer the catch phrase du jour, but "Whooooo!" may pick up where the once-popular Budweiser adage left off. For those who missed the Super Bowl last Sunday, "Whooooo!" is the triumphant battle cry of Terrible Terry Tate. The Tate character—whose relentless work-a-day life is the...