Andy Davis and his “Stony Island” at Siskel Center 4/4-5
DIRECTOR ANDREW DAVIS made his mark as a rising star in 1978 with his first feature, “Stony Island,” about the fictitious Stony Island band, a fusion of rock, blues and
DIRECTOR ANDREW DAVIS made his mark as a rising star in 1978 with his first feature, “Stony Island,” about the fictitious Stony Island band, a fusion of rock, blues and
With the official announcement that production executive John Noble will head design/live action company Eyeball here, the company has the distinction of being the only New
Indie filmmaker, screenwriter and New York Times best-selling author of 14 books, Jay Bonansinga is the keynote speaker at the Feb. 11 all-day symposium, “Pen to
From the imaginative and colorful opening title sequence of “Close Quarters,” we are in the hands of debut feature filmmaker, Jack C. Newell,
On the crest of Utopic’s second year anniversary in December, partners editors Jan Maitland and Tim Kloehn, and executive producer Michael Antonucci have succeeded in evolving their company
JOB OFFERS KEEP POURING IN for Roscor’s former skilled employees, 100 of whom were suddenly and sadly terminated from the 35-year old Mt. Prospect-based AV equipment company on Black Friday,
The parting of ways between client and ad agency has become an all too common occurrence in the ad industry. It’s quite possible the new “Helpful Steps” campaign launching this
Film is better. So there. Regardless of whether film has more resolution, or whether it is more or less convenient, whether it is cheaper or more costly compared to the
The 3rd annual Advertising Community Shorts Night Tuesday at the Midwest Independent Film Festival, Tuesday, Oct. 1, presents the work of 15 filmmeisters from ad and marketing agencies,
RESOLUTION DIGITAL STUDIOS’ executive producer Mitch Apley joined agency Abelson-Taylor, a longtime client of his, in a new position as Manager of Interactive Production A/V. Apley
Once upon a time there was an incredibly vital commercial production community in Chicago, with a slew of interesting, vital and profitable outfits pushing a wide range of directors serving
With the signing of director Michael LaBellarte for its new production division, Utopic now has everything it needs under one roof to affirm itself as a full-service hybrid
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER sure got it wrong when it published its July 27 inaugural list of 25 top film schools in the world and egregiously omitting Columbia College
In the heart of many an ad professional who creates commercials for a living lurks the heart of an artist, striving for recognition by his peers of his Creative Expression.
And
Jeff McCarter has no regrets about having left his successful film and TV career to start Free Spirit Media, which, since 2001 has put 2,500 underserved urban youth “on the
LEO BURNETT WORLDWIDE was not only the “Agency of the Year” at the International Advertising Awards in New York earlier this month, but it won a record 35 awards, including
New York’s giant commercials industry tends to be all wrapped up in itself and when it’s spring awards time, the predictable winners are members of New York/Los Angeles companies and
Mike Diedrich was videotaping outside a Cubs-Pirates game in 2004 when there were two home runs in the first inning. “There were four or five ballhawks out there,” Diedrich says.
“They
Backyard Productions and Optimus are sharing their mighty resources in a newly formed “creative production home,” operating autonomously out of Backyard’s Venice, California office.
Backyard president Blair Stribley and Optimus
The downsizing of ad agencies continues to propel more talented commercial creatives and producers into the ever-swelling freelance market. Not that it’s a bad thing, as it appears that