From the time Utopic received the footage for Leo Burnett’s Esurance campaigns, the post house whirled through a week of editing and finishing to deliver a 2-minute spoof
A NEW COLLABORATION has been formed between veteran spot editors and good friends Arturo <span style="text-decoration:
Corks are popping at Cutters and toasts are being made in honor of assistant editor David Rubin and assistant audio
At Wednesday night’s 14th annual AICE Awards ceremonies in LA, Cutters and Optimus were voted the Best among US and Toronto editors
AN NBC NETWORK reality show will start filming in Chicago in July. Ellen DeGeneres’ company is producing eight episodes
FOX TV IS SO PLEASED at the cooperation, professionalism and ease of working here on the smash hit “Empire,” that it
A NEW STAFFER for Utopic Editorial & Finishing, celebrating its fifth anniversary this month, is post producer
INDIE FEATURE “ANIMALS” was the big Best of the Midwest Awards Tuesday night, hosted by Midwest International Film Festival, winning
The judges have admirably performed in naming some 20 films and filmmakers they deem worthy of competing for the “<a href="http://www.midwestfilm.com/pages/now_showing_/403.php"
Optimus assistant editor Aaron Porzel won the Grand Prize for Editing at the 4th annual 2014 AICE Camp Kuleshov Chicago trailer editing contest. The presentation last Wednesday at
Cutters Studios and its design division Flavor were among four post houses that came away with top awards from the AICE Awards gala
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
AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR SCOTT SMITH, known for a steady output of short films, has joined the directors’ roster of Cutters’ production division Dictionary Films, alongside Bob
With just days to go before the Illinois Lottery and its private manager Northstar Lottery Group are expected to name a new ad agency of record for the Lottery, a startling
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
PILOT UPDATES. Networks this week began screening and evaluating 68 pilots that were shot during the first quarter for possible prime-time fall series slots. Here’s
Six Chicago-based AICE editors were among the 51 finalists for the 7th Annual AICE Awards competition, which honors the art and craft of editing.
Winners
ARMY ON THE MARCH. Leo Burnett’s Ray Swift produced a five-minute Army Special Forces recruitment video called “Surveillance” and a 60 and 30 that was edited Optimus’ Craig Lewandowski.
