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Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Hispanic Advertising
The Stoney Road family of production houses is quite large. The firms under its banner include the bicoastal shops Reactor, Bedford Falls, Moss/Petermann/Holtzman (MPH), and M-80. A new member just joined the family: No Guns Pictures (NGP), a shop specializing in the U.S. Hispanic and Latin...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Growth Market
The postproduction market in Texas is booming, according to those who work in the sector. Sales and the number of spot offline and finishing jobs at the state's post facilities are robust. Austin, Texas, continues to build on its reputation as an emerging film and art center, and the Dallas...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Crossroads Films; Jump Ship Studios
Crossroads Films , bicoastal and Chicago, has brought on Bingham Ray as a full partner to launch a feature film production division. A veteran of the independent filmmaking community, Ray hopes to develop a feature slate which will call for 12 to 15 films over the next five years, with a diverse...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Post/VFX and music/sound design briefs
SHORT CUTS FilmCore Santa Monica editors Alan Nay and David Checel have each cut spots for FOX Family that promote the network's evening lineup to adults for whom the world sometimes appears to be ruled by kids. Nay edited "Car Commercial," which opens with a series of beauty shots of a snappy new...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Selling And Learning At Sundance Fest
Walk down Main Street in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival, and chances are you'll come across a young wannabe filmmaker sporting a sign that says, "Will work for distribution." It's an old ploy that probably doesn't work. But this year, a new one seems to be catching on: "Will work with...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
DDB, Goodby, FCB Top N.Y. Fest Ad Field
The New York Festivals 2000 International Television & Cinema Advertising, Public Service Announcements and New Media awards, and the AME (Advertising/ Marketing Effectiveness) International Awards, honored industry professionals last week (2/2) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan. Four...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
First Look For Spot Vet Linda Ross
Linda Ross, former managing director of bicoastal RSA USA, has been named executive producer of First Look Artists, the newly launched commercial production division of publicly traded, bicoastal First Look Media. Formerly known as Overseas Film Group, parent company First Look Media has a 20-plus-...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
DGA Nominees Reflect on Best Spot Director Honor
To be chosen as the best in your field by your peers is an honor of the highest order. And the five spot helmers nominated for the Directors Guild of America's (DGA) best commercial director of the year award recognize that—given the huge field of competitors—just being nominated is a rare...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Spontaneous Staffs Up Design Division
Spontaneous Combustion, the studio specializing in visual effects, design and animation for the advertising, broadcast and film industries, has added design director Dana Yee, senior designer Haejin Cho, senior animator Pakorn Bupphvesa and animator Gary Tam. The foursome, which joined Spontaneous...
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001
Building A Sound Foundation
In "Stephanie," a lanky young girl is seen swimming and playing with her brothers. She says she loves to read. Her comment seems unremarkable, until you consider the fact that Stephanie is deaf, which makes learning to read a very difficult task. Glastonbury, Conn.-based advertising agency Cronin...