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"Gift Exchange"
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And in the case of "Gift Exchange," a :30 for the Oregon Lottery out of Moffatt/Rosenthal, Portland, Ore., an office worker hopes his...
Steven Ramser Launches Shop In Association With The End: Unscented Becomes Company Satellite.
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Director Steven Ramser-who's worked under his own Unscented banner (in association with bicoastal production support services firm Johnson Burnett...
Amazon Adds Editor Taradash
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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CHICAGO-Amazon, a Chicago-based creative editorial shop, has hired editor Scott Taradash. He comes over after 15 months at post house Optimus, Chicago.
Taradash began his...
Jane Stuart Relinquishes Duties As Cabana Prez
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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NEW YORK-Jane Stuart and Louis Siracusano, CEO of Northvale, N.J.-headquartered Video Services Corp. (VSC), have agreed that Stuart will relinquish her duties as president of...
Silicon Graphics Inc. Enters: The NT Workstation Market
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-At press time, Silicon Graphics Inc., an industry leader in UNIX-based workstations for digital content creation, was unveiling its much-anticipated Windows...
First Edition Grows Team; Announces Promotions: Editors Howie And Matthew Lazarus Join Co.
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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NEW YORK-First Edition, New York, has announced several new hires, as well as some promotions. Joining its creative editorial team are Howie Lazarus and his son Matthew, both...
Dir. Terry Heller Links With DNA
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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HOLLYWOOD-David Naylor & Associates (DNA), a Hollywood-based commercial/music video house, has added Terry Heller to its directorial roster. Heller, best known for his clips...
Visual Effects Society Explores Methods To Simplify Business: Will Examine Need To Create Visual Efx Bid Form.
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-The visual effects industry may be driven by creative people, but, according to Tom Atkin, executive director of the Sherman Oaks-based Visual Effects Society...
Coppos Films Signs Director Steve Suchman: Prodn. Designer's Spec Reel Piques Co. Interest.
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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LOS ANGELES-Bicoastal Coppos Films wasn't looking to sign a new director-until executive producers Allison Nunn and Bill Bratkowski saw Steve Suchman's spec reel.
"We all...
Dir. Carolyn Coal Joins Headquarters: Gold Clio-Winning Spotmaker Has Short Film Set For Sundance.
- Friday, Jan. 15, 1999
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SANTA MONICA-Director Carolyn Coal-who last year won a Gold Clio in the student category for "It's Claire," a poignant AIDS Awareness Durex condoms commercial she conceptualized,...