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Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Exec. Prod. Kathryn Turk Checks Into Motel Films
After a two-year hiatus, Kathryn Turk has returned to commercialmaking, joining Hollywood-based Motel Films. She succeeds Jonathan Miller, who earlier this year joined TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, in a production-facilitating capacity. Turk will work with a directorial roster that consists of...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
SPECIAL REPORT: STUDIOS & STAGES_ Stagestruck
In the not-too-distant future, producers wishing to shoot in Los Angeles will have six new sound stages to choose from. That's because Los Angeles Center Studios (LACS), located in the city's downtown area, plans to add six new soundstages plus production support facilities to its 18.5-acre, full-...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
SPECIAL REPORT: CREATIVE DIRECTORS/EAST_ Creative Hierarchy
Mountain Dew's soda-swallowing Cheetah, Visa's synchronized swimmers, the irritated stadium groundskeeper from the Snickers' "Chefs" spot—none of them would exist if it weren't for BBDO New York's newest trio of executive VPs/executive creative directors: Gerry Graf, Jimmy Siegel and Bill Bruce...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Picking Up The Pieces And Getting Back To Business
In the wake of the worst attack on the U.S. since the bombing of Pearl Harbor 60 years ago, people across the nation are mourning the loss of loved ones, doing what they can to aid the recovery and relief efforts, and struggling to attain some normalcy in their lives. They are also waiting, with...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Industry Steps Up For Relief Effort
Industry organizations are pitching in to offer financial support for disaster relief efforts organized in response to the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks in the U.S. Among the latest to step up to the plate is the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE). The national board of that group...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Anti-Runaway Momentum Builds In U.S.
As reported last week in SHOOT's coverage of the terrorist attacks against the U.S. and their impact on the ad industry, the filming of American product in foreign countries figures to be curtailed—at least for the immediate future. Word on the industry grapevine is that several agencies and...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
NSF Becomes Sole Owner Of Compass
German production group Neue Sentimental Film (NSF) has acquired the remaining 49 percent interest in New York-based Compass Films from partners/executive producers Kathrin Lausch and Lise Ostbirk. Financial terms were not disclosed. NSF bought its initial 51 percent stake in the company in...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Director Bailey Goes To Mexico With Love (Of Sport)
Nike's "Dear Mexico" campaign, through Wieden+Kennedy (W+K), Portland, includes the Beaverton, Ore.-headquartered advertiser's first set of television spots aimed specifically at Mexico's 52 million women. The four Spanish-language ads feature different female athletes speaking their minds about...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
Industry Pioneer Abel Passes Away At 64
Veteran producer/director and entrepreneur Robert Abel, an industry pioneer whose influence was felt in varied aspects of commercialmaking—from creative to technical to helping to spawn a generation of artisans—died this past Sunday (9/23) in Los Angeles. Abel is said to have passed away peacefully...
Friday, Sep. 28, 2001
TV, The Internet Get On The Beam
BEAM.TV—a service launched by London postproduction/visual effects house The Mill for the sending, receiving and archiving of film and television media via the Internet (SHOOT, 9/7, p. 7)—is slated to unveil the BEAMBOX, a complementary technology, in November. Developed by London-based media...

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