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Knowledge Is Power
- Friday, Feb. 23, 2001
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I had a conversation a while back with a cost consultant who strong-ly suggested that agency producers will soon be a thing of the past. He believes that we are unnecessary because we are...
Blind Spot
- Friday, Feb. 23, 2001
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Released just before the changeover to President Bush's cabinet, a Department of Commerce (DOC) report attempts to document the profoundly negative impact of runaway production on the U.S. economy...
People on the Move
- Friday, Feb. 23, 2001
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Bartle Bogle Hegarty, New York, has named Kevin McKeon executive creative director. He replaces Ty Montague, who exited the agency to join Wieden+Kennedy, New York, as creative...
People on the Move
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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Wieden+Kennedy, New York, has added Roger Camp as creative director. Camp joins from Camp/Arbues, San Francisco, which will be renamed N20.
Rob Slosberg has been named...
Excuse Me, Your Computer Ate My Résumé
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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It starts innocently enough. Your client thinks he can build some "brand equity" by developing an animated spokescharacter to better "connect with customers." But pretty soon you've got the...
Crossroads Forms Feature Film Division
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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Crossroads Films, bicoastal and Chicago, has brought on Bingham Ray as a full partner to launch a feature film production division. A veteran of the independent feature industry, Ray is perhaps...
Digital Realm In Flux At Sundance
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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Editor's Note: This is the concluding installment of SHOOT's three-part report on Sundance.
PARK CITY, Utah—As soon as visitors set foot on snowy Main Street, Park City's central...
Dir. Aronofsky Signs With A Band Apart
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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Director Darren Aronofsky has joined Los Angeles-based A Band Apart. 35mm, which represents feature filmmakers for short format projects.
The deal marks the first official spot and music...
Virtual Edit Sessions Open Up "Remote" Possibilities
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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High on the ad agency wish list for several years has been the prospect of conducting remote editing sessions in real time, enabling a creative team to collaborate meaningfully with editors and...
R!OT Signs Henry Artist Lisa Tomei
- Friday, Feb. 16, 2001
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Henry artist Lisa Tomei has joined Santa Monica-based creative digital production studio R!OT. A former freelancer, she brings to her new roost credits spanning commercials, broadcast promos, show...