Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

I know the whole concept of commercial production is supposed to change dramatically very soon, but I don't really care. I don't mean to sound ignorant and unprepared (although I probably am). It's just that it doesn't matter.

With the inevitable advent of broadband delivery, TiVo-like...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

Different applications of the Web continue to emerge vis à vis the advertising industry. In this week's issue, reporter Sarah Woodward explores the prospects for discovering up-and-coming directors via Web entertainment sites. Her page one story notes the potential for ad agency and production...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

March 24, 1995/International Post Ltd. (IPL), New York, the parent company of New York-based Manhattan Transfer/Edit and Northvale, N.J.-based Audio Plus Video International (APVI), has signed a letter of intent to acquire Post Edge, which has operations in Boca Raton, Miami Beach and Hollywood...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

CLIENT

Deja.com.

PRODUCTION CO.

Straw Dogs, New York.

Neil Burger, director; Anthony Wolberg, DP; Craig Rodgers, executive producer; Karen Renaudin, producer. "Hunter Man" shot on location in Clifton, N.J. "Paranoid Girl" shot on location in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

Quotesmith.com.

PRODUCTION CO.

Crossroads Films, Los Angeles.

Mark Story, director; Barry Markowitz, DP; Cami Taylor, executive producer; Norman Reiss, producer. Shot at GMT Studios, Culver City, Calif.

AGENCY

BBDO Chicago.

Tim Baergen, creative director...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

Okay, professional hockey is violent and full of personal hygiene taboos—but that's part of the game's charm. Tapping into that charm for the Washington Capitals hockey team is Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos, Boston, with "Romantic Dinner," helmed by feature director David Veloz (Permanent...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

The hit disco song performed by the Village People declared that "it's fun to stay at the YMCA." Today, those lyrics might be altered to "it's fun to watch YMCA commercials," thanks to a campaign for the Providence, Rhode Island YMCAs. The ads were directed and shot by Leif Husted-Jensen of...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

Super villains are regular people too. They have kids, play poker on the weekends and think about retirement. But keeping their files in order is no easy task. Consider all their evil plans that need to be catalogued and sorted. That's why someone interested in world domination needs a perfect...

Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

CLIENT

NextCard.

PRODUCTION CO.

Link Entertainment, New York.

Henning Winkelmann, director; Larry Fong, DP; Ann Egbert, executive producer; Nan Simons, producer. Shot at Hayvenhurst Studios, Van Nuys, Calif., and on location in Van Nuys and Santa Paula, Calif.

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Friday, Mar. 24, 2000

Donald R. Stogo Associates (DRSA), New York, has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Hong Kong-based spot house Odeon Productions under the aegis of executive producer Tammy Hui. Per the deal, DRSA will represent Odeon's directors—including Derek Chang and Sng Tong Beng—for commercials...

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