News

Two trends seem to characterize the half dozen up-and-coming spot directors featured in SHOOT's Fall Directors Issue. First, there are a lot more than six of them—two are directing teams, while a...

Last month, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) bestowed the Emmy Award for best primetime commercial to the Public Broadcasting System's (PBS) "Fish," directed by Alfonso Cuarón...

NEW FACES

Gary Topolewski has taken on chairman duties at Chemistri, Troy, Mich.; he remains chief creative officer at the shop.

Michael Kadin has been...

SHORT CUTS

A52, Los Angeles, completed design and visual effects work for FOX Sports' customizable spot promoting the network's college football broadcasts. The :30, simply...

Industry veteran Kenneth S. Williams has been elevated to president/CEO of Ascent Media Group, just a little more than a year after joining the Santa Monica-headquartered company as COO. Ascent...

In a development that could impact a key sector of the U.S. production community, the current annual cap on H-1B visas has plummeted from 195,000 in 2002-'03 to 65,000 for the current fiscal year...

Technicolor Creative Services (TCS), headquartered in Burbank with facilities in Los Angeles, New York, Montreal, London, Rome and Singapore, has expanded its L.A.-based postproduction division,...

So much for positive momentum. After two consecutive months during which commercial location filming days in Greater Los Angeles went up, September saw a significant drop as compared not only to...

Whether or not you agree that the annual cap on H-1B visas should be increased (see story, p. 1), clearly bringing in foreign talent is only a short-term solution to meeting what many contend has...

Hanging in my garage is a canvas tote bag that holds my mask, fins and snorkel. The bag is circa 1979 from Teletronics in New York, and served as an advertisement for the Squeezoom. It features a...