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Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Editor John Anklow Joins 3 Fingered Louie
3 Fingered Louie, the New York-based creative editorial facility, has hired editor John Anklow. He joins a team of cutters comprising Wendy Rosen, Jon Smalheiser and Dave Smalheiser. With a 1989 degree in English from Colorado College securely tucked away, Anklow began his career as an apprentice...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Y&R Salutes Originals
Most people like to think of themselves as originals. While this may sound like a Yogi Berra quote, it was, in fact, the ironic truth faced by the creative team at Young & Rubicam (Y&R), New York, as it wrote the lyrics for a new, music-driven Dr Pepper campaign celebrating originality and...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
McDermott, Sweeney Make A Splash
Producer Kelley McDermott and visual effects artist/designer Aylin Sweeney have joined the staff at New York-based visual effects and design house Splash. The new hires bring the firm's total number of employees to nine. McDermott comes to Splash after three years with visual effects/live-action...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Bedford Adds Dirs. St. Clair And Kushner
Directors John St. Clair and Warren Kushner have joined bicoastal Bedford Falls. St. Clair comes aboard for exclusive representation in North America. Kushner is being handled primarily in the U.S., with Bedford Falls also looking to open up some opportunities for him internationally. The two...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
@radical Signs Dir. Todd Field
Todd Field—whose feature directing/writing/producing debut, In the Bedroom, garnered five Academy Award nominations last week, including for best picture and best adapted screenplay (co-written by Field and Robert Festinger)—has signed with bicoastal/international @radical. media for exclusive...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
N.Y. Premiere For The Whitehouse
Nearly a year after the announced merger of The Whitehouse Post Productions Ltd., London, and The Lookinglass Company, Santa Monica and Chicago (SHOOT, 3/9/01, p. 1), the resulting international editorial house, which operates under The Whitehouse banner, has launched a New York shop. Much of the...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Timely Payment Litigation Raises Industry Concern
A lawsuit with rulings pending on its class action status has generated considerable interest and some concern in California's production community. The litigation, which was initially filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in October 2000 and amended in early '01, centers on a provision in the...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
FEBRUARY 21, 1997/CEO/co-founder Michael Porte has sold his ownership stake in bicoastal Mad River Post back to the company. Porte plans to pursue other opportunities….Composer/sound designer Jeff Elmassian has teamed with executive producer Lori Rose to launch Haven, a Santa Monica music/sound...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Alex Brodie, Christine Carr Come Aboard Company 3
Company 3, the Santa Monica-based telecine/visual effects house active in commercials, music videos and longform, has expanded its effects operation with the hiring of Henry artist/effects supervisor Alex Brodie and visual effects producer Christine Carr. Both come over from 525 Studios, a shop...
Friday, Feb. 22, 2002
Colin McGreal Joins Charlex As Cr. Director
With the recent launch of Web and 3-D divisions, Charlex, the New York-based hybrid postproduction/ design/graphics firm, has brought on Colin McGreal to fill the new position of creative director. He'd been freelancing there as a designer for the last two years. Since 1977, Charlex has had only...