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Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK PRODUCTION_ Human Interestspecial report:
ahead, I would love to make commercials that are more like poems than like the commercials you see," says documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, founder/president of New York-based Maysles Films and Maysles Shorts. "I would find something going on which would illustrate what a particular product has...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK PRODUCTION_ Hollywood East?: As one soundstage begins construction, another opens for business.
In recent years, there has been a number of proposals for sound- stages in New York City and its environs. Some of the projects never really got off the ground. For example, independent film studio The Shooting Gallery, New York, which also maintains a commercial division, Shooting Gallery...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK PRODUCTION_ Launch Pad: Two British editing companies find a second home in New York.
Armed with the outsiders perspective and a desire for expansion, two British editing companies are making inroads into the U.S. spot market via New York footholds. Final Cut, a five-year-old, London-based commercial editing company, opened the doors of its New York office in May. The New York...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK PRODUCTION_ New York, New York: A look at production in the Big Apple.
CCall it an "only in New York" kind of story. Hurricane Floyd was set to hit the city the same day director Nick Cassavetes of Creative Film Management (CFM), New York, was going to shoot a campaign called "Confessions" for The Travel Channel in Central Park. The spots, out of M&C Saatchi, New...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
EIDC To Facilitate Filming In Angeles Forest
As filming on federal lands seems on the verge of getting a boost through pending legislation, a local cooperative effort promises to open up TV, feature and commercial producer access to a rich resource of forest locations in Southern California. The Entertainment Industry Development Corp. (EIDC...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
"Kiddie Cars"
Director Walter Pawluks first commercial since recently joining Hollywood-based Dublin Productions (SHOOT, 2/18) is a humorous take on the benefits of carpooling. The :30 public service spot for the Virginia Department of Transportation opens on a quarter being deposited into a coin slot; the...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Mojo Hat Trick: Soccer, Zombies & Mambo - Feature Film Editor David Moritz Makes TV Commercial Debut For Telstra.com.
The soccer term "header" takes on a whole new meaning in Telstra.com's "Soccer Zombies" from Australian agency Mojo Partners, Sydney. The :45 opens on a teenager in his bedroom. The youngster tells us he's into soccer, horror movies and mambo music, all of which are aptly evident in his room decor...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Armstrong Launches Drive Media
Jeff Armstrong, former executive producer of bicoastal/international Satellite, has formed Drive Media, a Venice-based production house that will focus on commercialmaking and emerging ad forms. The new venture opens with three directors on board: Frederic Forestier, Red Grainge and Tony Pantages...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Nispel, Ross, CMP Out At RSA USA
Bicoastal RSA USA has accepted the resignation of director Marcus Nispel, and ended its business relationships with managing director Linda Ross and independent representation firm Creative Management Partners (CMP), bicoastal and Chicago. At press time, Nispel had already found a new roost,...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
The AICP Show To Mark Ninth Year
Arguably the hottest ticket in town is the 2000 Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show and Lecture Series (June 6-7) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. The most recently announced marquee attraction is the slate of speakers scheduled for both days of the Lecture...