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While Illinois' political culture is taking it on the chin with federal corruption charges levied last week against Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.), the state nonetheless has its share of progressive reform as reflected in the legislature's recent passage of a new filming incentives measure (see...
Nothing Like the Holidays, an Overture Films release which debuted in theaters last week, is a sensitive, multidimensional story of Latino family life in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Directed by Alfred De Villa, the movie has a cast...
For six weeks, the marketing and advertising students from Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) in Clovis worked hard to craft what they believe could be the next GOT MILK? campaign targeted at young people. They talked to more than 700 teenagers...
The brand was simply "change" and given the disarray the country is in on assorted fronts, most significantly its economic free fall, people were clamoring to buy into the brand, their purchase consummated on Nov. 4 with the election of Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) to President of the United States....
In a joint letter reflecting upon what 2008 has meant for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP), San Francisco, co-chairmen/creative directors Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein wrote, "This was the year we decided we should no...
"It's too confining to describe what we do as advertising anymore," related Ben Walker, creative director at Wieden+Kennedy (W+K), London.
A prime example substantiating this is a multi-faceted branded entertainment project, Nokia's online drama ...
A spec reel showcasing his filmmaking prowess broke Warren Kushner into the spot directorial ranks, landing him on the roster of HSI Productions in March 2000, just a couple of months before the SAG/AFTRA strike against the advertising business began...
Canvassing the stock footage community, SHOOT sought feedback on not only industry trends but also new offerings that would be of interest to advertising agency creatives and producers relative to commercials as well as other forms of sponsored content.
On the trendy...
Film commissioners from around the world are currently in Wellington for the 33rd annual Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Cineposium 2008 which is running from Nov. 19-23.
Peter Jackson, the Academy Award-winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy...
While the technology curve continues to be steep with new innovations making an impact both on the creative and business fronts, sometimes the cause and effect can get lost in the shuffle as companies scramble day to day to maintain a positive momentum.
So SHOOT thought it a...