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Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Propaganda Closes After Hoped-For Deal Falls Through
Propaganda Films shut down operations last week, after its anticipated infusion of capital from an outside investor or investors failed to materialize. Falling by the wayside were flagship commercial production house Propaganda and sister companies Satellite, Extension Films and Propaganda...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
John West's "Bear" Tops LIAA Awards
John West Red Salmon's "Bear," out of Leo Burnett, London, won the grand prize from the London International Advertising Awards (LIAA). The ad was directed by Daniel Kleinman of Spectre, London, and also topped the foods and humor categories. (Kleinman is represented stateside by Ritts/ Hayden, Los...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
ILMCP Alters Course, Shuts L.A. Office
Industrial Light+Magic Commercial Productions (ILMCP), headquartered in San Rafael, will close its Los Angeles office, effective Nov. 30. The move is being prompted by several factors, including a revised business plan, as well as the need to cut overhead in light of both a slowed economy and the...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Bedford Adds Feature Dirs. For Spots
Bicoastal Bedford Falls, part of the Stoney Road family of commercial houses headed by Michael Romersa, has entered into relationships with four feature filmmakers for spot representation: James Ivory (e.g., A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day), Norman Jewison (Moonstruck, A Soldier's Story...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Smoke Artist Nathan Hurlburt Joins Liquid Light
Liquid Light, a visual effects, compositing and digital finishing studio in New York, has signed Smoke artist Nathan Hurlburt. Hurlburt's last stint was with New Orleans-based postproduction facility Storyville, where he worked on a series of commercials for Zataran's Cajun seasoning via Mullen/LHC...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design And Stock Footage Briefs
SHORT CUTS Reel FX Creative Studios , Dallas, worked on a three-spot package for the Texas Lottery and Dallas agency fogartykleinmonroe. The :30s "Hoedown," "Fountain" and "Bank" feature 3-D animated, photo-realistic coins singing and dancing in hopes of scratching a Texas Lottery game card. Reel...
Friday, Nov. 16, 2001
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
The creative team of Steve Luker and Kevin Jones have exited Publicis & Hal Riney , San Francisco.
Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
Designer Jeet Tailor Joins Charlex For Spots
After more than six years of designing 2-D and 3-D graphics for the BBC television network, designer Jeet Tailor is heading stateside to join hybrid postproduction/design/ graphics company Charlex, New York. While with the BBC, Tailor designed screen graphics for its television shows. For the past...
Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
Audio Post Co. Latte Mix Adds Dona Richardson
Mixer/ sound designer Dona Richardson has joined Latte Mix, the Santa Monica-based audio post house headed by mixer/sound designer and company founder Ted Lobinger. Most recently, Richardson had been freelancing at 48 Windows, Santa Monica. Prior to that she was a staff audio mixer for several...
Friday, Nov. 9, 2001
ARTiFACT Adds Clougherty
Editor Dan Clougherty, who most recently was at 501 Post, Austin, Texas, has come aboard Santa Monica-based creative editorial, design and interactive TV company ARTiFACT. The move reunites him with editor Steve Armstrong, ARTiFACT's CEO/creative director. Clougherty began his cutting career as an...