Imported Artists director Richard D’Alessio and dop Simon Mestel spent four days poolside shooting a hot young pool boy getting ready to make his move on a teenage girl. When he gets too close an alarm goes off and a recording of her father’s voice warns him to step away from his daughter.
The spot is one of four in a new Radio Shack campaign out of Young & Rubicam. Mark Hajek is editing at Stealing Time and Keen Music handled the sounds.
Director Jeff Gorman and dop Ward Russell had four days on an anti-smoking ad featuring an awards ceremony where tobacco wins an award for causing the most deaths in America. The Florida Department of Health spot was out of Crispin Porter & Bogusky and post is being handled in the u.s.
Wayne Craig got together with dop David Pelletier on a day for Grand & Toy out of Roche Macaulay & Partners. Brian Williams edited at Panic & Bob and Dan Kuntz handled the sound design at David Fleury Music.
Director/dop Bob Purman captured true testimonials of egg farmers over three days in Montreal and Cape Breton for the Canadian Egg Marketing Association. The assignment was out of Roche Macaulay and Richard Unruh edited at Third Floor.
At Apple Box Vancouver, director Gerald Casale and dop John Spooner had two days for BC Lotteries through Wasserman. Melanie Snagg edited at Coast Mountain.
Fred Frame and dop John Bartley had a day on location in Vancouver for BC Tel out of Cossette. Editor Jane Morris Berry handled post at JMB Post.
Director/dop David Simpson also had a day for BC Tel and Cossette. Morris Berry posted at jmb and Post Haste.
Cliff Skelton landed three days for ICBC-Counterattack out of Palmer Jarvis. The spot was shot by dop Brian Johnson on location in Vancouver. Debbie Tregale cut at Coast Mountain.
Skelton and Johnson teamed up again on a one-day job for BC Nurses showcasing what would happen if the province had no nurses. The assignment was out of Wasserman. Snagg edited at Coast Mountain.
Apple Box Edmonton director David Rosen and dop Bartley shot two days for Shell Canada through Ogilvy & Mather Calgary. Don MacDonald posted at jmb.
L.T.B. Productions director Gary Weis and dop Ron Williams shot four spots in two days for Boston Pizza out of Lanyon Phillips/bbdo Communications in Vancouver. The commercials feature John Ratzenberger, (Cheers’ Cliff Claven) and Coast Mountain looked after the edit.
Aviator Pictures director Steve Brook and dop Roger Vernon spent two days in a convenience store with Leslie Nielsen shooting a pool of spots for the BC Lottery Corporation out of Bryant Fulton & Shee. Snagg edited.
Linda Hassani directed a :30 and a :15 to promote the video release of Disney’s Lady & the Tramp. Richard Fannin was the dop on the two-day job out of Zuckerman Lightcap & Partners.
Navigator director/dop Dan Izzard shot a day for Weston Foods through Bensimon/Byrne dmb&b. Archie Van Dyke cut at Daily Post.
Director Bill Scarlett and dop Paul Tolton were at the wheel on two days for Honda out of Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll. David Hicks edited at Panic & Bob.
Calgary’s White Iron Productions shot a handful of spots with The Partners’ Film Company director Gregory Sheppard for Telus Business Services through Margaret Kool Marketing of Edmonton. The humorous commercials were lensed by dop Mike Andringa and Jeff Bessner edited at Partners’ Post.
White Iron director/dop Dean Bennett shot a day for Subway through The Venture Group. The creative called for a sneezy truck driver with a load of pepper and a second guy in a chicken suit colliding on a country road to create Subway’s new peppered chicken sandwich. Jeff August edited at White Iron Digital.
Players director Carl Harvey had a two-day job for Harvey’s Beautiful Combo/Beautiful Contest through aclc. Ryan McMaster was behind the lens and Brian Williams cut at Panic & Bob.
Harvey landed a day for Chrysler Canada out of bbdo, with dop James Gardner on board as dop. Peter McCauley edited at The Daily Post.
Director David Cowdery and dop Dylan MacLeod had a day for Johnson & Johnson Stayfree out of McCann-Erickson, Puerto Rico. Wendy Linton cut at The Daily Post.
Stephen Surjik and dop Glen Keenan teamed up on two days for Tide through Saatchi & Saatchi. Chris Van Dyke edited at Daily Post.
Director David McNally and dop Simon Mestel had two days for Nissan Maxima es through TBWA/Chiat Day. The editor is tba.
At Blink Pictures, director David Wellington and dop Andre Pienaar had a one-day shoot for Eaton’s through Roche Macaulay. Leo Zaharatos edited at Chameleon.
Generator Video director Dave Rheaume landed a day with dop Geoff Lackner for the Metropolitan Police Department/Sunnybrook. Rheaume edited at Generator. No agency was involved.
Director/dop George Morita had a two-day job for Cheeze Whiz through Leo Burnett. Brant Lambermont edited at Third Floor.
Director Jeff Renfroe and dop Mestel had a day for Labatt’s/ Chrysler out Axmith McIntyre & Wicht. Renfroe handled the edit in-house.
Director/dop Lackner also shot a day for Labatt’s/Chrysler and am&w, edited in-house at Generator by Rheaume.
Director Ron Campbell and dop Gavin Smith picked up a two-day job for Marineland out of Spinvision. Rheaume edited.
Radke Films director Mark Mainguy and dop Glen Keenan had a one-day shoot for Pillsbury through Leo Burnett. Grant Pye edited at Third Floor.
Director Eddy Chu and dop Doug Koch teamed up on three days for Dodge out of bbdo. David Hicks edited at Panic & Bob.
Director Wayne Gibson landed a three-day Purolator job out of Doner Canada. Mestel was behind the lens and Andy Attalai cut the spot at Chameleon.
Director Philip Kates had a day with dop Rene Ohashi for Eggos through Leo Burnett. Chris Van Dyke cut at The Daily Post
Kates and Koch teamed up for three Body Fantasies days out of Parfums Du Coeur. Bob Kennedy edited at Flashcut.
Kates got together with dop Michael Buckley for a two-day Mastercard shoot. Barry Farrell cut at Smash.
Tom DeCerchio shot two days for Ralston Purina out of Euro Tatham Chicago. Koch was behind the lens and editing will be done in the u.s.
DeCerchio and dop Peter Hartmann had a day for Mervyn’s out of Martin-Williams Minneapolis. Editing will take place in the u.s.
Director Eric Steinman and Ohashi landed four days for Motrin through Saatchi, New York. Editing took place in the u.s.