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There's a new sporting goods store out there—in fact, it's The Best Damn Sports Store, Period. Here you can pick up the athlete's paternity test, which is over "fifty percent accurate," or a Gary Payton garbage pail, which trash-talks every time the lid is flipped. And if the kids get bored on...
The shift in venue this year from the cavernous Los Angeles Convention Center to the more cozy Santa Monica Civic Auditorium signals more than just new accommodations for the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) 17th annual Locations trade show. The three-day event runs through...
The following is a rundown of exhibitors and booths at Locations 2002:
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AFCI 905, 906, 907
Air Hollywood, California 116, 117
Alabama 709
Alamogordo, New Mexico 312
Alaska 215
American Airports, Santa Monica 317
American...
When it came to selecting the up-and-coming creative teams featured in this story, we sought only the most dynamic copywriter/art director duos. Think Batman and Robin—but replace the capes and tights with more appropriate office attire, and the gadgets with markers and storyboards. Ultimately,...
Oliver Fuselier has joined commercial and feature film visual effects firm Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, as executive producer of the firm's live-action commercial division, which has been repositioned as Rhythm Live. Currently, Rhythm Live has two directors, Randy Roberts and Michael...
Clay Williams, formerly half of the Chuck & Clay helming duo, has signed with bicoastal Morton Jankel Zander (MJZ) for exclusive spot representation. As earlier reported (SHOOT, 2/15, p. 1), Chuck & Clay decided to go solo as directors, and Chuck Bennett—Williams' longtime partner,...
At press time, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention was underway in Las Vegas. Preliminary numbers indicate that attendance may have decreased as compared to last year's confab, due to a sluggish economy. However, at the same time a catalyst designed to help jumpstart that...
As the three-day Locations trade show gets underway this weekend (4/12-14) with film commissioners from around the world exhibiting their wares at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (see separate Special Report story, p. 29), lensing incentive programs have emerged or started to take shape and/or...
APRIL 11, 1997/Directors Gary Gutierrez and Richard Taylor have joined Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, for exclusive representation. Gutierrez's former spot home was Complete Pandemonium, San Francisco; Taylor comes over from Los Angeles-based The Front…. Documentary/feature filmmaker...
Colorist Eli Friedman has joined Company 3, New York. Friedman had been a mainstay at SMA Realtime, New York, for the past five years. His recent credits include the currently running 1-800-ATT calling-card campaign featuring comedian Carrot Top for FCB New York, as well as spots for Advil via...