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Pittard Sullivan Closes
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Pittard Sullivan, the international entertainment marketing and communications company that made its name as a pioneer in television broadcast design, abruptly shut its doors at the end of March....
Bill Marmor, Allison Nunn Launch Rex Edit In Venice
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Editor Bill Marmor and executive producer Allison Nunn have partnered to form Rex Edit, a boutique editorial house based in Venice.
Previously, Marmor spent a year at TrailHead, Santa...
525 Studios Adds Thompson
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Ryan Thomp-son has joined Santa Monica-based 525 Studios as a producer who will focus on business development for the post/ effects house's visual effects division. He comes over from CGI/effects...
Paul Hansil Promoted To President Of Crawford Comm.
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Electronic media company Crawford Communications, Atlanta, has promoted Paul Hansil from executive VP/ chief operating officer (COO) to president/COO. The position of president was created...
Class-Key Chew-Po Signs Director Frank Molieri
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Director Frank Molieri has joined Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials, a division of Hollywood-based animation studio Klasky Csupo. Molieri comes over from Warner Bros. Classic Animation, Sherman Oaks,...
"Sybase Open"
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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This :60 for software firm Sybase is set against a stark, white background. It opens with two men facing off across a tennis net. They are limbering up for a grueling match—the oddity being that...
Avid Technology And Apple Gear Up For NAB
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Avid Technology's theme for the upcoming NAB2001 will be "Make, Manage and Move Media." In fact, the new slogan, officially introduced by the Tewksbury, Mass.-headquartered firm at this year's...
Striking Observations: A Fall Season, Or A Shortfall?
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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While the industry's fingers are collectively crossed that strikes against the feature/TV studios by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) can be averted, there are...
Ford Campaign Lensed In 24P HD
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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The Ford Motor Company has unveiled its latest broadcast effort, which is being billed as the first national ad campaign shot with a 24P high-definition (HD) camera. At press time, the work was...
Anti-Runaway Fund Likely For New York
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Majority members of the New York State Assembly have called for the creation of a $10 million Motion Picture Investment Fund, $3 million of which is earmarked for the coming fiscal year. Designed...