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Coming Soon: The Greatest Auto Dealer Ad Of All Time
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Actor Kevin McDonald—best known for The Kids in the Hall—spoofs the commercial director in a hilarious regional campaign for Thomason Auto Group, created by Nerve of Portland, Ore., and directed...
Rock Fight Broadens Deal With Rose Hackney Barber
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Rock Fight, the Los Angeles-based production house headed by partners/ executive producers Ned Brown and Melissa White, has expanded its affiliation with Rose Hackney Barber (RHB), London. The...
Victor Ginzburg Makes Room For Concept/Prodn./Design Shop
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Room, a creative concept, production and design company, has been launched by founder/director Victor Ginzburg, who oversees longstanding editing/post house Cutting Room. Formed as an outgrowth of...
Marquis, Banks Launch Design Company Stardust
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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President Matthew Marquis and creative director Jake Banks have opened Venice-based design firm Stardust. Other key staffers include executive producer Casey Steele.
Prior to starting the...
Editor Peter Tarter Enters The Big House
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Editor Peter Tarter has joined The Big House, the Venice-based shop launched last fall by executive producer Rob Canter and editor David Sowell. The Big House editors' roster consists of Sowell,...
Earth Saved By Nissan, TBWA/Chiat/Day
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Toughness, in the world of pickup trucks, is commonly considered the domain of American-made vehicles. In the ads, the trucks are driven by honest, hard-working cowboy types who load and unload...
Dirs. Ifergan, Khondji Sign With RSA
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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Bicoastal RSA USA and London-based RSA Films have signed directors Erick Ifergan and Darius Khondji for commercial representation worldwide, with the exception of France and Italy.
Per the...
AICP Looks To Quantify Biz, Domestic & Foreign Lensing
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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During its semiannual national board meeting last week (6/4) in New York, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) formally approved an independent survey of its member...
BBDO N.Y., GSD&M Top TV ADDYs
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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The majority of broadcast ADDY Awards went to two agencies: BBDO New York, with 13 winners, and GSD&M, Austin, Texas, which scored five honors. The Concept Farm, New York, and The Creative...
Lecture Topics: Creativity, Education
- Friday, Jun. 14, 2002
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The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) kicked off its 2002 confab with the annual Lecture Series, held last week (6/3) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. AICP...