Word Swapping docs for spots
Board Flow Board Flow
Overall board flow: 5/10
Bulletin Board Bond trading
Fredrik Bond's jump to MJZ causes a stir
How much for that director in the window?
RSA Films MD Adrian Harrison sounds off on Bond and the future of the production company
Goodspot's good news
Company splits into distinct departments
Hookups
Canadian hot spots
AICP show turns eleven
Attendees take in ancient Egypt and the NY underground
Director's Chair Langenegger Zenner
Building with strong visuals and the science of silence
The goods on the Goetz's
Directing trio Goetz and Goode recently lost Goode, but that doesn't mean they aren't wholesome
Ideas Self-Made man
Fashion advertising guru Joakim Jonason's role with new London agency Made is a testament to the value clients place on their creative.
Spotopsy Guerilla Greens
For some, images of a frog slowly boiling or drowning baby went too far; for others the UK Green Party's recent election spots struck the right chord. But for all, it was neither bland nor mediocre
Special Report: Up-and-Coming Editors New editors: Cut the crap
What makes for great editing? Boards investigated a barrage of editor's reels from across the globe to uncover six succulent new slicers who managed to catch our attention, penetrate our minds and pierce our consciousness amid a sea of cuts.
Chris Betteridge: Digital Pictures, Melbourne
Tiffany Burchard: Green (of Filmcore), Los Angeles
Mark Edinoff: Peepshow, London
Philip Owens: Spacevirus, Los Angeles
JD Smyth: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Los Angeles
Debbie Ditkowsky: Crew Cuts, New York
Special Report: Audio Selling out, buying in
Audio houses will do almost anything to get street-level cool; they have to
Raising the bar
Audio mastering isn't just for rock stars
B5 Atomic and world domination
Los Angeles audio shop hits London and New York
Special Report: Animation + Effects Trend bending. One frame at a time
Boards pries open animation and effects brains from three countries and discovers, apart from tightening budgets and schedules, consensus is limited in an industry where change and adaptation are the only constants. So, what trends and issues can everyone agree on...?
Rogue and roll
Out of the Viacom fold, the Rogue team has found its place
Chump the monkey
Aardman takes an outrageous turn in space
Filmtecknarna connects with Nexus
Animation Snapshots
Surveying the animation and effects spectrum, here are some new and notable projects from North America and the UK.
Finding their place in the 3D space
Strong animators and ubiquitous tech help three London shops break into the CG scene
Clear moves heaven and earth
UK shop builds a universe for Jamiroquai and a city for Kahuna
Regional Focus: Southern US This recession ain't messin' with Texas... much
One company, many hats
Austin: As big as the rest of Texas
With just 650,000 at last census, it's hard to believe there's any real action in sleepy Austin, Texas, but as Thomas Frank once aptly said, "The times, they've-a-changed."
VW demands Hispanic creativity
Miami's Creativeondemand produces the first Volkswagen TV campaign for the US Hispanic market.
Fear the Arnikans
Virginia-style ad filter: The Martin Agency
BVI and Manhattan Transfer merge in Miami
Special Report: Stock Footage Stock manipulation
Toronto's One Company builds a campaign from stock footage, kangaroos, and a '70s hockey team
Inventory Inventory
A look at who's making the moves...
Rear View If you can't take the heat...
Meanwhile at the MVPA...