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Friday, Aug. 19, 2011
VFX & Animation: SHOOT Summer Top Ten Chart
Have a look-see at the quarter's leading VFX and Animation spots, which showcase a wide range of genres, looks and approaches. See related article here. SHOOT Summer Top 10 Visual Effects & Animation Chart Title Visual Effects/Animation Agency Production 1 DirectTV's "Hot House" (video below)...
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011
Know Your Emmy! Nominees Spanning Varied Categories Shed Light
"Halloween" has been far more treat than trick for director Michael Spiller. In January he won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for best comedy series director on the strength of the "Halloween" episode of Modern Family. And last month, "Halloween" garnered Spiller his first career Emmy...
Friday, Jun. 17, 2011
Freshman and Sophomore Class At Cannes Int'l. Festival Of Creativity
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival has become the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , a new moniker underscoring that even with its storied past, the competition has to change and evolve for the present and future--a dynamic also reflected this year in the freshman...
Friday, Jun. 17, 2011
SIGGRAPH Preview: Computer Animation Fest, Vancouver Venue, Paper Trail
While the full lineup for its Computer Animation Festival had not yet been announced at press time, the SIGGRAPH 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques through its scheduled production sessions provided a peek of some of what's in store. The...
Friday, Jun. 17, 2011
SHOOT 2011 Directors/Producers Forum & NDS: Exploring 3D, Biz Models, Social Change, New Talent
Serving as an agent of change took on a whole new meaning during SHOOT's daytime Directors/Producers Forum and evening New Directors Showcase held last month (5/10) at the DGA Theatre in New York City. Lively panel discussions chronicled and perhaps sparked industry change--or at least a change in...
Friday, Jun. 17, 2011
Music & Sound: Open Microphone
Forget about whether the glass is half full or half empty. In our survey of advertising agency music producers, clearly as we are about to reach the halfway point of 2011, the year is full--of trends and challenging, fulfilling work. And there's much to look forward to in the second half relative...
Friday, Jun. 17, 2011
Music & Sound: A Hot Track--Literally and Figuratively--Tops SHOOT's Quarterly Top Ten Chart
Grey New York is scoring creative kudos for its ongoing DirecTV campaign showing cinematic action put on DVR pause in one room of the house and then resumed in another room with the touch of a remote control button. Earlier this year, for instance, in "Robots," a.k.a. "Ice Cream," a man watches two...
Friday, May. 13, 2011
Soloists Performing At DGA Theatre
SHOOT's ninth annual New Directors Showcase--marked by an evening screening, panel discussion and reception this past Tuesday (5/10) at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre in New York--offered a total of 32 helmers from diverse backgrounds. Unlike prior years, though, the field had but one...
Friday, May. 13, 2011
2011 SHOOT New Directors Showcase: Mini-Profiles
On May 10 at the DGA Theatre in New York City, SHOOT debuted its ninth annual New Directors Showcase reel, which is now available at http://nds.shootonline.com . The latest edition of the Showcase and reel reflects the work, creative sensibilities and inventive talent of 32 helmers--30 individual...
Friday, Apr. 15, 2011
Coming To A Theater Near You?
Will Arnett is most widely known for his inspired comedic work as an actor, perhaps most notably in the critically acclaimed Arrested Development. But there's another development that will not be stymied in which Arnett has a role via DumbDumb , the sponsor-driven advertising and production company...