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Friday, Nov. 29, 2002
Post/VFX, Music/Sound Design and Equipment Briefs
SHORT CUTS Pete Kasko of Moondog , New York, edited a spot for J.Lo's "Glow" perfume via Select Communications, New York. "Enlightenment" (:30/:15/:10 and cinema versions) features young girls shown through mist, calling out in anticipation and excitement for the fragrance. The commercial was...
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002
Ford and JWT Ask For The Impossible
When Denver-based Impossible Pictures receives a phone call from J. Walter Thompson, Denver, it often means they will have to produce an ad quickly, as in a matter of days. Oftentimes, the budget is low and of course, the client wants it to be "beautiful." Additionally, there are times when the...
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002
Live And Let Buy
Released decades before feature film content would come to be increasingly permeated with "placed" products, Dr. No , the first James Bond film, featured Smirnoff vodka, Red Stripe beer and Pan American Airlines. Later on in the Sean Connery era, Aston Martin started providing vehicles for Bond in...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
For The Record
In "Director Chechik Reaches Level 7 For Commercials" (11/8, p. 7), SHOOT was provided with inaccurate info regarding the production house behind—and the intended market for—Jeremiah Chechik's latest spot project, a Nikon assignment featuring Val Kilmer. The Nikon job was produced by bicoastal...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Furniture Tales
Ikea, the home furnishings giant, and its agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B), Miami, are hoping their current TV campaign—the first out of the shop since winning the account earlier this year—will make Americans think more like Bahamians. "Statistically, Americans have the same number of...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Smuggler Nabs Director Daniel Levi
South African director Daniel Levi has joined bicoastal production company Smuggler for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S.. Smuggler, launched in March as a satellite of bicoastal Villains, is headed by executive producers Brian Carmody and Patrick Milling Smith. Levi will maintain his...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
V2 Signs Editor Herman
Version2. Editing, New York, has hired editor David Herman, most recently of bicoastal Crew Cuts. Herman joins a roster that includes owner/editor Vito DeSario and cutters Fred Jordan, Tina Mintus, Lin Polito and Rick Waller. In accepting the position, Herman relocates from his San Francisco home...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Waks Goes Inside/Out
Editor Stuart Waks has signed with Santa Monica-based editorial house Inside/Out for exclusive spot and music video representation. Waks' editing résumé spans short and longform. His commercial credits include Nissan fare directed by Samuel Bayer of bicoastal Mars Media, and a campaign introducing...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Nakada Upped To Director Of Visual Effects At R!OT
R!OT has promoted Ken Nakada to director of visual effects. In addition to his new duties, he continues to serve as a matte painter/compositor for the Santa Monica studio. Nakada will manage the effects department, plan for its long-term growth and provide creative oversight for projects. He will...
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002
Digital Kitchen Cooks With Wendy McCarty
Broadcast graphics and design/production shop Digital Kitchen, with offices in Seattle, Venice, Calif. and Chicago, has hired Wendy McCarty to serve in the newly created position of executive producer for the company's Seattle operation. Digital Kitchen president Don McNeill will continue to serve...