In The Spotlight
Honey, Your Eyes...
In this spot, KAYAK tries to stand out from the online searching crowd by allowing us a window into the life of a man who doesn’t know he only has to search Kayak. The man’s wife comes down the stairs ...
HEADLINES
City Films Adds Director James Wahlberg To Roster
City Films has added award-winning director James Wahlberg to its directorial roster, the company recently announced. Wahlberg, the director of Nickelodeon's TV series "The Fresh ...
READ MOREBrian Marr New Director Of Strategy For Smashing Ideas
Digital media company Smashing Ideas recently welcomed creative marketer Brian Marr as the company’s new Director of Strategy. In the newly minted position, Marr will ...
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COLUMNS
Leading Off
Draftfcb Will Try To Shift Jobs Following MillerCoors Loss
With the news this week that Draftfcb has lost the MillerCoors business there were immediate concerns voiced within the agency about the potential implications for ...
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FIRST POSITION director Bess Kargman
If we told you one of the most compelling docs you’ll see this year follows six teens in a ballet competition, you’d probably assume we ...
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'Chicago Fire', 'Mob Doctor' Picked Up
Together NBC and Fox have picked up two pilots filmed in Chicago, “Chicago Fire” and “Mob Doctor." So where will these series be shooting? Here’s ...
READ MORERevolving Door
Bailing Out of Chicago
John Titus celebrated the imminent foreclosure of his home in a WinnebAgo rolling to Las Vegas. He went with a professional comedian, a dreadlocked white ...
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Pencil and White Paper Birch
This weekend I planted two birch trees. As a writer a common question I am asked is: “How many trees have you killed printing out ...
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An Uncommon Interview
Thumb through any of our industry’s publications and you’ll likely find interviews with the most experienced and accomplished individuals in the business; those who are ...
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New Canon Cameras Document Navy SEALS
In an unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a film like ...
READ MOREMission Statement
The Company Morale Pie Chart
Company owners - let me ask you what may seem like odd questions. Would you bring in pie every Friday afternoon if you knew it ...
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