“MAKE THE RIGHT CALL” is the title of the 5-minute video aimed at school kids in an effort to reduce prank calls to the 911 Center. Del Hall Video was tapped by the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communication and its Chicago Public Schools partner to produce the video. Eugene Cabanban produced; Michael O’Rourke directed and Noah Zondor created original graphics.
Y’ALL COME! Optimus’ 10th block party Friday, Aug. 5 starts rockin’ at 2 p.m. Food, drink, bands, the whole shebang. Watch for Optimus to reveal interior improvements and a passel of new equipment around Labor Day.
DON WOODSON is directing two spots for the Recovery Resource Center of Oak Park. A former ACD at JWT, he also heads TV development company, woodson/boyd LLC. Two shows in the hopper are a magazine-format urban variety show, and a hip hop cooking show with hip hop artist and chef Kevin Woodard, a.k.a. K-Smoove. Woodson’s phone is 312/547-1033, Email, woodsonredman@yahoo.com.
HEADING FOR JAIL the other day was a Film & Tape crew, with an assignment from the TV show “Extra” TV to capture “behind the scenes” of “Prison Break” filming at Joliet for an upcoming show. Producer was Adam Marton, cameraman Greg Steinbrecker and audio engineer Brian Temple.
ATOMIC IMAGING’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY in November will be celebrated with the expectation of an even larger number of guests at its annual Halloween party. Founder Ari Golan says Atomic’s greatest achievement was “surviving the last few years.” The company has restructured along content development and has several pilots in the works, including a food show with young chefs. And Golan plans to direct a horror indie film. Corporate clients continue to be serviced, he says. And they produce the Tom Joyner Radio Show Tours each year.
