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Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
First Time's The Charm
This month Zombieland opened to widespread acclaim as critics and audiences saw beyond the movie's title, recognizing that the flesh-eating creatures and their exploits served ultimately as a backdrop for a character-driven, post-apocalyptic action comedy/buddy picture starring Woody Harrelson and...
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Music & Sound: On The Same Wavelength
In our continuing series looking into the backstories of leading entries in SHOOT's quarterly Top Ten Tracks Chart, composers and sound designers have frequently referred to their working relationships with and/or contributions from directors as integral to the success of a project. That is evident...
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Music and Sound: From A Rock Opera To An Orchestral Score Uniting The World
While both are wild rides, the top two entries on SHOOT's Fall Tracks Chart take us on distinctly different journeys. Finishing first on our Chart is "Battle for Milkquarious," a tongue-in-cheek online rock opera for the California Milk Processor Board out of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners ,...
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Music & Sound: Fall Top Ten Spot Tracks
View the spots and learn more about the companies and people behind the great range of music, sound design and audio post represented in the selections for this Fall's SHOOT Top 10 Spot Tracks Chart. SHOOT Top 10 Fall 2009 Spot Tracks Chart Title Music/Sound Audio Post Agency Production 1...
Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
Producing A Revised Script
New business models, a wider array of projects--some of which are still being defined--underscore the ever evolving roles of agency heads of production, executive producers and for that matter, producers. SHOOT sought out a number of agency artisans to get their takes on how their job descriptions...
Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION SERVICES: International Production Services Shops Assess, Pinpoint Hot Locations For Ad Fare
The economy has become global and so too has the film industry and its economics. Lensing locations are being sought out worldwide for creative and financial reasons. Many would cite a key turning point as being the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike against the U.S. advertising industry in 2000...
Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
INT'L. PRODUCTION SERVICES/U.S. LOCATIONS: Stateside Sampling Of Hot Spots
The U.S. offers a rich range of diverse locations from coast to coast with many states provide filming incentive programs. While there are far too many to mention here, we're pleased to bring you a selection of film commissions with contacts and website address where you can access information on...
Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
MIDWEST PRODUCTION & POST: New Beginnings
In the throes of a challenged economy and contraction in the global marketplace, there are nonetheless expansive efforts being made in various pockets stateside and internationally--company and project launches, investments in new talent, and professional transitions with artisans embarking on new...
Friday, Sep. 25, 2009
POSTPRODUCTION: Going With The Flow
"Early communication is key to a successful data workflow," affirmed Gretchen Praeger, executive producer/managing director at Optimus , Chicago. "Production companies should know not only who's editing the project but also where it is finishing. Workable files for an offline editor aren't...
Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009
Cramer-Krasselt's Andrei Chahine, Ryan Stotts Win Optimus' "One Shot" Competition
Copywriter Andrei Chahine and art director Ryan Stotts of Cramer-Krasselt , Chicago, have won Optimus' second annual One Shot contest. The up-and-coming agency team garners two major prizes. For starters, their winning concept designed to promote disaster relief nonprofit foundation ShelterBox will...