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SPECIAL REPORT: AGENCY CREATIVE_ A New Union
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
SPECIAL REPORT: STATE AND LOCAL FILM COMMISSIONS_ A Less Glitzy Backdrop
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
SPECIAL REPORT: STATE AND LOCAL FILM COMMISSIONS_ Exhibitors and Booths at Locations 2002
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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
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SPECIAL REPORT: AGENCY CREATIVE_ Rising Stars
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
Fuselier On The Spot For Rhythm Live
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
MJZ Signs Director Clay Williams
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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),...
Prospective NAB Buyers "Stimulated"
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
Filming Incentives Emerge At Local And State Levels
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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...
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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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,...
Talent Payment For Geniuses
- Friday, Apr. 12, 2002
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Just last week, I got a frantic phone call from a producer. (Most of the calls I get from producers are frantic.) "The unions are fining us $500 because we didn't complete a Station Twelve. What [...