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Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
A VFX Show Within The Show
Somewhere inside the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention taking place April 5-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center lies a visual effects show. However, it is up to you to piece it together one booth at a time. While the collective experiences should reveal a snapshot of the...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Shops Seek More Mileage From Footage
Several film and video libraries have teamed to form the Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors (ACSIL). The organization was formally launched during the MIP-TV festival, held last week in Cannes. ACSIL will be based in New York and act as a trade association, aiming to raise the profile...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
One Venue, Many Questions: Industry Gears Up For NAB
It must be that time of year—as evidenced by this week's "Your Shot" column (see p. 4) by Howie Schwartz, CEO of hsr/ny. Indeed, the 2003 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, April 5-10, is set to get underway in Las Vegas, but with several new wrinkles and questions generated in...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Get Up & Go: A Spot Shift For Dir. Tardio
Director Neil Tardio Jr., best known for his work in the comedy/dialogue genre, has signed with Go Film, the bicoastal production company headed by partners/executive producers Robert Wherry, Jonathan Weinstein and Gary Rose. Tardio comes over after a two-year affiliation with Los Angeles-based A...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
APRIL 3, 1998/Producer Kerrie King is taking a global approach to the production services via her new company, a.k.a. films, New York, after having closed Massey/ King Productions at the end of 1997….Alan Dettelbach has been named president of bicoastal Mad River Post. Dettelbach's hiring frees Mad...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Cucoloris Takes Two: Uppal And Johnston
Director/editor Natasha Uppal and director Christian Johnston have signed with Venice-based Cucoloris for commercial representation in North America. Both helmers are up-and-comers in the spot directing business, having directed client-direct and/or spec ads, as well as independent film projects...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
ON THE MOVE
New Faces Tim Roper is the new creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky , Los Angeles. He was most recently senior VP/group creative director at Mullen, Wenham, Mass. Roper replaces Sally Hogshead, who left the shop to prepare for the birth of twins this fall. Howard Wilmont and Duncan...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design and Equipment Briefs
SHORT CUTS New York-based Rhinoceros Visual Effects and Design (RVED) brought Pepperidge Farm Goldfish to life for Young & Rubicam, New York. "Color Jingle" (:30) features vignettes of kids interacting with the new neon-color Goldfish in a variety of settings. Led by director/creative director...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Crew Cuts/West Brings Ellen Crocker On Board
Editor Ellen Crocker—whose most recent company affiliation was a brief stint last year at CO-OP, Santa Monica, a sister shop to Optimus, Chicago—has joined Crew Cuts/West, Santa Monica. Her new roost is part of the Crew Cuts family of editorial shops that also consists of a full-service New York...
Friday, Apr. 4, 2003
Sarah Grey Enrolls In Brand New School
Sarah Grey, long-time broadcast producer for Ogilvy & Mather (O&M), New York, has joined bicoastal live action/graphic design shop Brand New School as its East Coast executive producer. She oversees all projects in the company's New York office. Before immigrating to the United States from...