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Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Emmy Win For W+K, RSA USA
Nike's "Move"—directed by Jake Scott of bicoastal RSA USA for Wieden+Kennedy (W+K), Portland, Ore.—has won the sixth annual primetime Emmy Award for best commercial. The honor was announced, and Emmy statuettes were presented to W+K and RSA, during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Cole & Weber/red cell , Seattle, has hired Travis Britton as senior art director. He comes over from Mad Dogs & Englishmen, New York, where he held the title of art director. Copywriter Lynne Mlady has been promoted to senior copywriter at Keller Crescent Co. , Evansville, Ind. Nostrum...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design And Equipment Briefs
SHORT CUTS Match Frame , Austin, Texas, provided editorial and post services to GSD&M, Austin, and client Land Rover for the :30 "Earth." The spot showcases the features of the Land Rover Freelander, as it drives through various locales and environments. Match Frame's Stephen Bohls was offline/...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Ohm Lab Nabs Middendorf
Ohm Lab, a commercial music/sound design house based in New York, has brought aboard Sharon Middendorf as co-executive producer. Established in late 2001 by partner/sound designer Darin Hallinan and partner/composer Daniel Belardinelli, Ohm Lab is looking to bolster its operations by drawing on...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Shifting Perceptions
Two years ago, Nissan asked the creatives at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, for something very important: an identity. "The situation at Nissan was, there were eight different [automobiles] that were doing fine on their own, but no one knew what made them Nissan," explains Chris Graves, a creative...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: AGENCY CREATIVE_ Continuity Is Key
A new branding spot for Sears, "Then & Now," done via Young & Rubicam (Y&R), Chicago, highlights the venerable retailer's role as a provider of a diverse array of merchandise over the years, from generation to generation. Directed by Tony Kaye, through Minder Media, New York, the ad...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Felder To Head Prodn. At Lowe New York
NEW YORK—Nick Felder has been hired by Lowe New York as executive VP/director of broadcast production. Felder assumes the post from exec VP/managing director Susan Shipman who remains on staff. Shipman temporarily ran Lowe's broadcast production department after Bob Nelson departed in February 2002...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Run Over By "Snowplow": Propaganda's MN Creditors
MINNEAPOLIS—At one point last year, Propaganda Films—in what later proved to be desperate financial straits—was looking for an infusion of capital. Word was that among those courted to buy or at least invest in the company was Carl Pohlad, owner of baseball's Minnesota Twins. It's not known if...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Euro's In-House Circle Eats At Joe's
Eight months into its existence, Circle Studios, the in-house multimedia production unit of interactive agency Euro RSCG Circle, Boston, has unveiled its first project: "Eat At Joe's," a national commercial for the Cartoon Network that combines live action and animation. Written by Cartoon Network'...
Friday, Sep. 20, 2002
Barasch Named President Of ServiDigital Studios
Mark Barasch has become president of ServiDigital Studios—a New York-headquartered video editing/ audio post facility owned by postproduction parent company Palace Production Center (PPC), South Norwalk, Conn. Having come on board with Servi at the beginning of August, Barasch has nearly completed...