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Busy first year for Coat of Arms’ Lacocque and Lehmann

by Ed M. Koziarski Feb 1, 2013

Over six-weeks in August and September, Coat of Arms provided editing, sound design, mix, music composition, color correction and delivery on two The Onion shows. They were...

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Andy Richter directs Lottery big payoff spots here

By Lewis Lazare Jan 31, 2013

Can it only have been a year since Downtown Partners/Chicago began working on the Illinois Lottery account? My, how time flies. And how dramatically so much has changed — for ...

TV producer Dominick forms entertainment firm

By Mike Morgan Jan 31, 2013

Richard Dominick, veteran TV show producer, director and writer, most notably known for his 14 years of “The Jerry Springer Show” has made a deal that gives him “what all ...

Jane Lynch heads Chicago Film Critics Awards Feb. 9

By Mike Morgan Jan 31, 2013

Hometown girl Jane Lynch (Glee) is being honored as Comedia Extraordinaire at the Chicago Film Critics Association 24th Annual Awards Presentation Saturday, Feb. 9. Muvico ...

David Rosen

Good advice to emerging talent in becoming a film pro

By David Rosen Jan 29, 2013

Orson Welles is quoted as saying “A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.” Today we have an army of very talented solo players a...

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GSD&M, makes waves of change for Walgreens

By Lewis Lazare Jan 29, 2013

Who hasn’t noticed? Walgreens is undergoing a major sea change. A sea change in operations. A sea change in image. And most definitely a sea change in...

Foundation ends Chicago office; shifts focus to L.A.

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 29, 2013

On Monday, just three weeks after agency production executive Tom Cronin stepped in as EVP/manager of Foundation Content, he and 15 others were given notice of the Chicago ...

Gaffer Rhomberg sells grip/ lighting gear to Essanay

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 28, 2013

Marty Rhomberg of Northern Lighting & Power emphasized that “I am not retiring or moving to the Bahamas,” with the sale of his equipment to Essanay Studio & Lighting...

2012 shoot days of 1,808 up 45% over previous year

by Ed M. Koziarski Jan 28, 2013

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 1...

SPORTS

CSN’S use of NBC graphics package ‘best look ever’

By George Castle Jan 24, 2013

When a record number of Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSC)regular-season hockey viewers (5.40 rating) watched the Blackhawks Tuesday, they also witnessed a new CSN Chicago pro...

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Sears Optical sees fresh approach to storytelling

By Lewis Lazare Jan 24, 2013

It’s a basic axiom. If advertising campaigns don’t get refreshed, they usually get stale. And when ad campaigns become stale, that usually means consumers become...

Rossiter to give new meaning to Dictionary Films

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 23, 2013

Dictionary Films, Cutters’ production arm which went gangbusters in 2012, is headed for a bigger spot in the galaxy of production houses with the addition of one of adve...

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SCC’s ‘world’s biggest spot’ not an idle boast

By Lewis Lazare Jan 23, 2013

It certainly cannot claim to be the world’s largest ad agency. Or even the largest in Chicago. But no matter. Schafer Condon Carter/Chicago can now boast of ...

Indie Focus

Cooper’s ‘The Painter’ adds voice to child violence

by Ed M. Koziarski Jan 22, 2013

DIRECTOR KEVIN COOPER of Amarok Productions, who directed the family dog film I Heart Shakey, arguably the first stereoscopic 3D feature made in Chicago, tackles the tough ...

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C-K adds chef’s favorite Vitamix to new business mix

By Lewis Lazare Jan 22, 2013

Just when things seem darkest, a ray of light often materializes to indicate all is not lost. And sure enough, that is what has happened at Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago. ...

Vagabond nominated for sound industry’s top award

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 21, 2013

Given the awards and acclaim heaped on Steve James The Interrupters, Vagabond Audio’s Drew Weir didn’t find it too surprising when the documentary was nominated for a 2...

Local makeup genius competes on Syfy’s ‘Face Off’

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 21, 2013

EFFECTS MAKEUP SPECIALIST, Westmont-based J. Anthony Kosar, 27-year old award-winning, artist, creature designer, sculptor, theatre, film and commercials special effects cr...

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ESW wins new accounts, adds staff, plans rebranding

By Lewis Lazare Jan 17, 2013

It isn’t always on our radar screen in quite the same way some other local ad shops are, but, as it turns out, there’s lots happening at ESW Partners/Chicago these days...

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Lyric Opera-SC improvs a box office hit

By Lewis Lazare Jan 15, 2013

Sands shift. They shift under people. They shift under institutions too. Perhaps no cultural organization in Chicago has recognized just how much the sands are...

Mike Roe to Energy BBDO; writer Mike Roe to Mbira

By Ruth L Ratny Jan 15, 2013

AFTER A SHORT STINT at McGarryBowen where he worked on the equally short-lived Bud Light account, executive creative director Mike Roe returned to Energy BBDO the start of the N...

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