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New York-based Rhinoceros Visual Effects and Design (RVED) brought Pepperidge Farm Goldfish to life for Young & Rubicam, New York. "Color Jingle" (:30) features...

A whisper, a dog bark, a blaring boom box. These are among the sounds that we not only hear but also see in an imaginative new commercial for Hewlett-Packard created by Goodby, Silverstein &...

Editor Ellen Crocker—whose most recent company affiliation was a brief stint last year at CO-OP, Santa Monica, a sister shop to Optimus, Chicago—has joined Crew Cuts/West, Santa Monica. Her new...

A whisper, a dog bark, a blaring boom box. These are among the sounds that we not only hear but also see in an imaginative new commercial for Hewlett-Packard (HP) created by Goodby, Silverstein...

The humdrum existence of an office worker mired in an unchallenging nine-to-five job is humorously depicted in this spec ad for Monster.com. The spot opens on a man whiling away the time in his...

Sarah Grey, long-time broadcast producer for Ogilvy & Mather (O&M), New York, has joined bicoastal live action/graphic design shop Brand New School as its East Coast executive producer....

Basically, there are two ways to score a spot: commission a composer or music house to write an original track, or license existing material. Examples of the latter would include branding a car...

PORTLAND, Ore.—The state of Oregon has suspended funding for the Portland-based Oregon Film & Video Office for the remainder of the biennium (March 1 through June 30), according to Robin...

NEW YORK—Bicoastal/international hungry man has launched a music video division. Dubbed HM music videos, the new venture opens with director Marcos Siega, who was formerly repped for music clips...

Keith Quinn of newly formed San Francisco-based repping firm lie cheat steal has been signed to handle the West Coast and Texas for Area 51 Films, Santa Monica….Nikki Weiss of Nikki Weiss & Co...