One of the uses to which Hector Perez of Rocket Productions will put his new high-end HD camera will be minority-designated production services for Energy BBDO’s new Illinois Lottery account.
It isn’t everyday that a legendary cinematographer visits Chicago, so it was no surprise that the workshop Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC will conduct in Chicago on Feb. 8 was instantly sold
“Sometimes I worry, should I cry in this scene? Is it too obvious a choice? A wise director told me once, ?It’s not important that I cry ? it’s important
Emmy-winning producer Joan O’Connor is suffering culture shock.
Recently returned here after spending two decades toiling in the Los Angeles reality TV trenches, she says, “The
ALWAYS BUSY GEORGE ELDER of Luminair wrapped the Chicago shoot for the seventh season of “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.”
The best of Chicago’s advertising is apparently created by a handful of major ad agencies, if the number of prizes they won at the recent Creative Club Awards is any
The winning of Bud Light/DDB’s “Swear Jar” as “Outstanding Commercial” at the 60th Creative Arts Emmy Awards dispensed Sept. 14 at the Nokia theatre in L.A. was particularly a heady
POLITICOS WEREN’T ALONE IN THE SPOTLIGHT at the recent Democratic and Republican Conventions.
Producer Carey Lundin’s alter ego, “Citizen Kate,”
DEBBIE BECK RETIRED from the Chicago Film Office last week without fanfare, after a remarkable and dedicated 28 years serving the film community.
Funeral services for longtime sports cameraman Andy Lock of AndyCam, who died from a heart attack Wednesday, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 26 at
“Kate,” one of 78 “reporters” vying for five finalist positions, is the highest rated candidate in the competition, and the only “reporter” who actually has been reporting on presidential
If you haven’t booked your vacation yet, and want to combine advancing your stage and screen career amid an historic setting, Shake Alley Workshops in Mineral Point, Wisconsin is
A rising star on the Chicago media scene, Jennifer Christenson hopes that “Positive,” a weekly magazine show celebrating uplifting news stories, many from viewers themselves, will boost the city’s
Starting Tuesday, Betty Rake will get off the bus one block sooner than her Wrigley Building destination of 20 years, when she starts another chapter of her career.
A strong motivation for the abrupt firing in March of two enormously popular DePaul Digital Cinema teachers was offered by a tenured DePaul University professor, who also criticized the
Michelle De Long and Tim Horstman are celebrating the beginning of a beautiful friendship after their production companies scooped six 2008 Telly Awards.
The awards included two
Oscar-winning sound editor David Stone and two-time Emmy-winning sound and dialog editor Lou Kleinman spent the DePaul University spring break reeling from the surprise news
STARTING FEB. 13 with State Street Productions’ “Humboldt Park,” principal photography will start in quick order on six studio and independent features.
Next up Feb.<!--
WHO SHE IS: A freelace producer and postproducer of commercials and long-form films for 15 years, Sandra Gordon is president of the volunteer Illinois
PREQUEL: Star Farm Productions’ flagship property, “Edgar & Ellen” cartoon series, is big business, supported by books, animated TV and an online community.
“Trick or
