When Optimus colorist Oscar Oboza gave notice that he would be returning to Minneapolis, where he’d worked for years, to be closer to his family,
“A WHIRLWIND” SEASON of production – starting with a rush of commercials, four primetime network TV series, along with corporate and webs
Key Code Media’s Chicago/Central Region branch, led by digital/new media products pro John Connelly, Sr., and now settled into own 6,000-sq. ft.
THE INAUGURAL FIFTH STAR AWARDS to honor “exemplary artists and arts institutions,” as proclaimed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and
A SPECIAL CELEBRITY FLAVOR has been added to Taste of Chicago festivities Thursday, July 10. By special invitation from
Cutters Studios and its design division Flavor were among four post houses that came away with top awards from the AICE Awards gala
Four Chicago filmmakers will have visible places at the Cannes Film Festival, May 14-25 as speakers and to premiere
Cutters is doing Chicago proud in the 2014 AICE Awards by having scored seven nominations, out of 90 US/Canadian nominees in 30 categories. Cutters
R/GA RAMPED UP its 4-year old Chicago digital
STORY’s LA-based director David Orr filmed a new campaign for VCF (Value City Furniture) for SBC Advertising of Columbus, Ohio,
Chicago’s very own success STORY will be honored with the 2014 Commitment to Excellence Award for Television Commercials by the 50th
Chicago production had its busiest year ever in 2012. A total of 406 total projects across all visual media shot 1,808 days. This is up 45%, when 391 projects shot
Nowadays, with the healthy food police constantly causing a ruckus about anything that smacks of unhealthy eating, it’s gotta be tough for KFC.
Sure, the fried chicken chain supposedly has
On the eve of integrated hybrid Utopic’s third anniversary, its spot production division has been “restructured,” said Utopic digital partner Shannon Kemp, and founding partner Michael
It was, for those who take a broader view of things, a bittersweet moment in Chicago advertising annals. Yes, we’re talking about the debut this week of BMO Harris’s new advertising
Four members of AICP Midwest were newly elected to the 13-member board of directors in the annual election held Tuesday, Sept. 23. They are Megan Maples, executive producer of Dictionary
A RECORD BREAKER? Eight Chicago and L.A.-New York production companies are making September one of the busiest months of the year for commercial shoots on Chicago locations and more companies
Leave it to founder/artistic director Michael Kutza and the board and staff of the Chicago and the 48th International Film Festival to elevate the city’s culture
Colorist Tyler Roth and his assistant, Paul Galati, are the first hires of Company 3, the new Chicago branch of the international color and finishing specialists.<!--
When his company eatdrink started to bounce back from the recession in 2009, Chad Hutson turned to Matt Daly, formerly a CG and VFX artist at Optimus, to augment his
