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It's extremely tiring—mentally, physically and emotionally—to keep jumping across and back again between doing features and spotwork," says Peter Care, explaining why so many directors give up commercials once they begin to work in features.
This may be the case, but if so, Care, who...
Director Tom Carty doesn't come across as the sort of guy who would display a trophy case in his home, but if he did, it would be overflowing. Having just completed his second full year directing commercials—he's represented in the United Kingdom by Gorgeous Enterprises, London, and stateside by...
Emmy-winning editor/visual effects artist Les Umberger, formerly of Crawford Post Production, Atlanta, has joined R!OT, Santa Monica. His hiring comes on the heels of R!OT's promotion of Diana Young to senior visual effects producer. She previously served as an associate producer/production...
Craig DeLeon has joined New York-based music house ONDA as its creative director. Most recently the director of sales and marketing at music and sound design company Smack, New York, DeLeon is a well-established presence in the commercial production community who hopes to expand ONDA's...
Having left visual effects and design facility Splash Design, New York, last summer to start his own company—now defunct Trans Lunar Injection (TLI)—Flame artist Andy Milkis has reassumed his former position as creative director/visual effects supervisor at Splash. Producer Kelley McDermott, who...
Costume designers Kym Barrett and Bobbie Mannix tied for the top honor in the commercial category of the 5th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. This was the first year that the awards competition recognized costume design excellence in spots.
Barrett won for a California Department of...
Director Greg Penner has joined Portland-based Limbo Films. He comes to Limbo from hybrid production house/agency Tyee Euro RSCG, Portland, where he gained a directorial reputation as a storyteller. He spent the past nine years as a staff director there, turning out work for GMAC, Callaway Golf...
J. Walter Thompson (JWT), New York, has announced a reorganization of its creative department. The shop will now have five creative teams overseeing the department, and reporting to Mike Campbell, executive VP/chief creative officer of JWT. Additionally, all will serve on...
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Bicoastal Hornet Inc. animated a 2-D spot for Dairy Management's "Got Milk?" campaign, airing on the Cartoon Network. The :30, created in-house by the cable station, features Dexter's Laboratory characters Dexter and DeeDee in a "milk mixin' " battle. The...
Young & Rubicam (Y&R), New York, won Best of Show/Broadcast at the New York ADDY Awards, held on March 20 at New York's Sky Club, for its Computer Associates spot, "Amnesia," directed by LeMoine.Miller—Rick and Steve, respectively—of bicoastal/international @radical.media. "Amnesia,"...