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The ties between advertising and politics have been strong over the years—some would say too strong, given that television time has become dangerously important in helping to determine the outcome of national, state and even local elections. One school of thought is that TV stations should be...
February 17, 1995/Michael Pollock, former director of program development at Dennis Hayes & Associates, New York, has left the company to join Vito DeSario Editing, New York, where he will be executive producer....Editor Stu Eisenberg has joined Pi Edit, a New York offline house. He had been...
CLIENT
Brodia.com.
PRODUCTION CO.
Cohn+Company, New York.
Paul Goldman, director; Paolo Caimi, DP; Tony Cunningham, executive producer; Scott Siegal, producer. Shot on location in Northridge, Calif., and at Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood.
AGENCY
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CLIENT
Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser.
PRODUCTION CO.
A Band Apart Commercials,
Los Angeles.
Rent Sidon, director; Andrzei Sekula, DP; Michael Bodnarchek and Lawrence Bender, co-presidents; Sean Hobbs, producer. Shot on location in Ventura County, Calif.
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CLIENT
Yahoo!.
PRODUCTION CO.
Tool of North America,
Santa Monica.
Erich Joiner, director; Mark Plummer, DP; Dierdre Harrington, executive producer; Joby Ochsner, producer. Shot on location in Monument Valley, Utah.
AGENCY
Black Rocket, San...
Getting short of breath on a first date might be a priority for a young, healthy male with raging hormones. But in this case, it kills romance before it even has a chance to begin.
In "Pete Nisserman,"—a client-direct :30 for the New York Sports Clubs (which has franchised into other East...
What did extreme sports and a Busby Berkeley song-and-dance number have in common? Nothing—until BBDO New York and director Samuel Bayer of bicoastal Mars Media gracefully brought them together in a :60 for Mountain Dew called "Showstopper."
The spot opens on a classic Busby Berkeley-...
Director Marius Holtz has signed with bicoastal RSA USA…. Director Patricia Murphy, best known for her spot work in the U.K., has come aboard Bravo Zulu, Santa Monica, for stateside representation….Word is that director James Dalthorp, formerly of now defunct 1/33 Productions, is headed for...
Bicoastal production company 8Media has hired Chicago-based David Wagner as Midwest rep. Maya Brewster continues to cover the East Coast for 8Media, which is expected to make a West Coast rep announcement shortly....Mary Ford & Associates, New York, has signed Area 51 Films, Santa Monica,...
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from Jef Loeb's testimony last week before the U.S. House of Representatives' Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection. The subcommittee is examining the controversy over the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (...