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Friday, Dec. 8, 2000
STREET TALK
The ballots have been tabulated and the strike by the actors' unions against the advertising industry has formally ended. Members of SAG and AFTRA overwhelmingly approved the new three-year contract covering commercials by a nearly 40,000 vote margin. In total, 42,000-plus votes were cast,...
Friday, Dec. 1, 2000
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Overseas Filmgroup, a publicly traded, worldwide independent film distributor, is set to launch a bicoastal TV commercial production division, for which six directors have already been secured: Julie Taymor, Julian Schnabel, Joan Chen, Marleen Gorris, Lisa Krueger and Darren Keith. Earlier this...
Friday, Nov. 24, 2000
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The average cost to produce a 30-second, national TV commercial in 1999 was $343,000—a 16 percent increase ($48,000) from the previous year—according to the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) '99 Television Production Cost Survey. That's the largest hike in the 13-year history of...
Friday, Nov. 17, 2000
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Chicago-headquartered Leo Burnett Co. has hired veteran commercial music composer Ira Antelis as director of Music-Aid. This new initiative is driven by Burnett USA chairman/chief creative officer Cheryl Berman to promote effective music use in TV, radio and online advertising. Antelis, who...
Friday, Nov. 10, 2000
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HR 5497, the investment tax credit bill lobbied for by the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS), appeared at press time to be stalled in the House Ways & Means Committee. However, the progress made on the measure bodes well for its prospects in the next session of Congress. The...
Friday, Nov. 3, 2000
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Union actors are again available for spots, ending a nearly six-month-long strike against the advertising industry. The board of directors of SAG and AFTRA voted last Saturday (10/28) to authorize their rank and file to return to work on commercials. Members of the two actors' unions are expected...
Friday, Oct. 27, 2000
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As expected (SHOOT, 10/13, p. 1), President Clinton has signed a bill into law which raises the annual allotment of H-1B visas to 195,000 for each of the next three years. The measure was supported by U.S. high-tech firms—including many visual effects and computer animation studios—that are...
Friday, Oct. 20, 2000
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Stephen Dickstein, who is credited with having played an integral role in the success of Propaganda Films' commercial operation while he was its president, has filed suit against four defendants: Propaganda, former Propaganda CEO/chairman Gary Beer, and two investment companies (SCP Private Equity...
Friday, Oct. 13, 2000
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Bicoastal/international @radical.media has acquired Outpost Digital, a New York-based technology and digital editing company. Outpost is well known for its expertise in desktop digital postproduction….Wall to Wall Films, New York has added Kevan Bean to its directorial roster. Bean was formerly...
Friday, Oct. 6, 2000
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White Plains, New York-based computer animation/visual effects house Blue Sky Studios has closed its commercial division. The company, which is owned by 20th Century Fox, will now focus on animated features. Currently in the works is Ice Age, to be directed by Chris Wedge….Director Roger Lunn has...