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Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Lunch TV Is Served
September Productions, New York, has launched satellite Lunch tv, also in New York. The new entity starts with three directors—E.J. Foerster, Steven Shainberg and Neil Salley—on its roster. Sonta Giamber, executive producer at September, will assume the same duties for Lunch tv. Director Dan...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Helmer Orr Rows Into The Story Cos.
Director David Orr has signed with The Story Companies for exclusive spot representation. The agreement marks the first time that he has been repped by an independent production company. He previously served as creative director of QVC's in-house advertising department, through it directing more...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
From Panic Room To Spot Welders
Editor Jim Haygood—who cut the just-released, David Fincher-directed feature Panic Room (with fellow editor Angus Wall of Rock Paper Scissors, Los Angeles)—has returned to spots and music videos, joining Venice-based Spot Welders. Haygood, who spent the past year-plus working on Panic Room, had...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Atlas Pictures Signs Dir. Kerry Shaw Brown
Director Kerry Shaw Brown has joined Atlas Pictures, the Santa Monica production house headed by president Sterling Ray. Atlas will rep Brown for commercials worldwide, with the exception of Canada, where he continues to work through Sez?Who, Vancouver, B.C. A former agency creative who made the...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Two For Two For Toyota
A couple of Toyota commercials—one for the Matrix and one for the Corolla—are noteworthy in and of themselves, but also for a couple of other reasons: two brothers, actually. The directing team The Brothers Strause—a.k.a. Colin and Greg—make their spot helming debut with the Toyota :30s "Sunglasses...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Dir. Youmans, EP White Team With Post Effects
Bill Youmans, a Chicago-based director, has struck up a relationship with Chicago production/postproduction and special effects house Post Effects. Additionally, executive producer Jim White has joined the staff of Post Effects. Per the arrangement, Post Effects will produce much of the commercial...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Creative Shop MOcean Diversifies Into Spots
Creative solutions company mOcean, best known for the design and production of original motion graphics for the theatrical and broadcast arenas, has broadened into the spot business under the creative direction of founder/ executive creative director Michael McIntyre. The shop has wrapped a flurry...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
Hollister Becomes Cr. Dir. At R!OT Design
Jeremy Hollister has been named creative director of broadcast design at R!OT Design, New York (formerly R!OT Manhattan). Hollister will provide creative supervision for all design-related projects undertaken by the studio. A key member of R!OT's design team since 1996, Hollister has won numerous...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
NEWSBRIEFS
Rick Orlando has come aboard Creative Bubble, a New York-based postproduction shop, where he will serve as Avid editor. He comes over from Penny Lane Studios, New York, where he held the title of senior Avid editor….Debra Jentis-Price has joined The PPS Group, Cincinnati, as producer/project...
Friday, Apr. 5, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: ULTIMATE EQUIPMENT/GEAR GUIDE_ In The Toolbox
For this week's special report on equipment and gear, SHOOT canvassed select artisans from the production, postproduction and audio sides of the business about their favorite commercialmaking tool—be it equipment or software. SHOOT also asked what they anticipate in terms of new technology, and...