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Rhinoceros Visual Effects and Design (RVED), New York, worked on the newest Savin ad, "Shuttle," via Greenwich, Conn. agency Genova & Partners. The :15 focuses on the quality of color presentations achieved by using Savin copiers, which "make everyday...
Defying the principle that you can only have two of the three values—good, fast and cheap—visual effects company Click 3x, New York, agreed to do a Comcast Digital Cable campaign. It took it on as a labor of love—love for the agency (Red Tettemer, Narberth, PA) and love for the campaign itself...
Director Robert Black has joined bicoastal Coppos Films for exclusive spot representation. He's already wrapped two assignments at his new roost, including one prior to his formally signing with the shop: a package of three commercials for State Farm via DDB Chicago.
Black also just...
"Quick"—a Heinz/Microwaveable Soup spot directed by Dominic Murphy of Blink Productions, London, for Leo Burnett, London—topped the 37th-annual International ANDY Awards this week (5/1), taking the best-of-show GRANDY honor, which carries a $50,000 cash prize. (Murphy is repped stateside by...
Bicoastal/international Chelsea Pictures has signed director Buddy Cone, formerly of Los Angeles-based Palomar Pictures, for exclusive spot representation. Among Cone's latest endeavors is a Palomar-produced Kodak ad—for cinema and broadcast—tied into the re-release of Steven Spielberg's E.T.,...
While the advertising industry continues to be redefined, the 2002 Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Lecture Series aspires to provide a handle for that evolution—or revolution, or diversification, depending on your perspective. Slated for June 3 at the Metropolitan Museum...
MAY 2, 1997/New York-headquartered Unitel Video is merging two of its West Coast holdings—Editel/LA and Unitel/Hollywood—under one roof. Unitel Video's other Southland operation, mobile production unit G.C.&Co., remains based in Burbank as its sister shops consolidate in Hollywood….R/GA...
Rebecca Peterson and Stephen Lundberg of Lowe New York topped a field of more than 80 creative teams to become the U.S. representatives in the global Young Creative Competition, being held in Cannes this June during the International Advertising Festival.
In being named "Team USA,"...
Colorist Tim Masick, formerly of New York-based Moving Images, has joined Company 3, New York. Also coming aboard Company 3's Manhattan operation, which had its formal launch just recently, are Victor Mulholland and John Bonta, colorists who had been on staff at R!OT Manhattan (now known as R!OT...
Hundreds of marketing executives and their television counterparts gathered at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel last week (4/24) to discuss issues ranging from media consolidation to product integration to emerging interactive technology. The event was the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) 2002...