The Partners’ Film Company director Mitch Gabourie and dop Rene Ohashi had a day for The White Ribbon Campaign out of Grey Canada. The spot, about men against violence to women, was cut by Joel Zigler at Partners’ Post.
Director Susan Buster Thomas and dop Dylan MacLeod had a one-day psa about child abuse for the Family Tree organization through Eisner & Associates, Baltimore. Steve Manz edited at Partners’ Post.
Clay Staud picked up a two-day job for McDonald’s through Cossette. Jan Bruggeman was behind the camera and Jeff Bessner edited at Partners’ Post.
Staub and dop Derek Van Lint had a day for Shoppers Drug Mart through TBWA/Chiat Day. Bessner cut the spot.
Director Eric Yealland and dop Robin Miller teamed up on two days for Philadelphia Cream Cheese out of J. Walter Thompson. Bessner posted.
Jim Manera and dop James Gardner landed a three-day gig for Northland Cranberries through Cramer Krasselt, Milwaukee. Editing took place in the u.s.
Director/dop Andre Pienaar picked up three days for Kraft Dinner out of jwt. Manz edited.
Director/dop Peter Moss shot three days for Ontario Foodland through Gingko, again with Manz editing.
Director Anouk Besson had a three-day assignment for Woolite out of McCann-Erickson, New York. dop was David Stockton and post was handled in the u.s.
Floria Sigismondi directed and Sean Valentini shot on a pair of spots for Eaton’s out of Roche Macaulay & Partners. Michelle Czukar edited at Panic & Bob. TOPIX/Mad Dog’s Susan Armstrong and Dawn Dudek art directed and designed the typography, and James Cooper, Patrick Coffey, Aaron Weintraub and Frank Russo spent three weeks on the post/effects.
At Blink Pictures, director Jonas Frick and Valentini landed a two-day job in Vancouver for Halls through jwt. The spot, ‘Trooper tv,’ was cut at The Daily Post by Peter MacAulay.
Director David Wellington and Pienaar had two days for Quaker Oats out of Harrod & Mirlin/fcb. Leo Zaharatos cut at Chameleon.
Angel Films director Boris Damast and Pienaar had two days for GM Goodwrench out of MacLaren McCann. Bruce Copeman edited at Axyz.
Damast also recently wrapped a five-day shoot in b.c. with dop John Toll and a day in Toronto with dop Paul Tolton for a&p/Dominion Stores. Palmer Jarvis was responsible for the creative and Zaharatos edited at Stealing Time.
The Directors Film Company director Laura Belsey and dop George Willis spent two days on six ads for Altamira Mutual Funds out of The Wolf Group. David Buder edited at Atomic Broadcast Design.
Maxx Productions director Larry August and dop Barry Meier got the call on a four-day shoot for Lincoln-Mercury through Young & Rubicam, Detroit. The spots will be posted in the u.s.
Spy’s Pete Henderson and Valentini scored a Honda campaign out of Japan’s Aoi Advertising Promotion and Denstu. Czukar edited at Panic & Bob and t/md’s Cooper and Coffey spent five days doing post/effects on Flame/Inferno.
L.T.B. Productions director Clinton Ashton has completed a two-day shoot for Tide through Saatchi & Saatchi. George Willis was the dop and Grant Pye cut at Third Floor.
Director Jeff Jones and dop Glen Keenan had a day for Pinesol out of Palmer Jarvis/ddb. Barry McMann edited at Third Floor.
At Apple Box Vancouver, director/dop David Simpson shot a day for Health Plus out of Noble Steed. Jayne Morris Berry edited at JMB Post.
Director David Rosen and dop John Houtman shot three days for McDonald’s new breakfasts in Vancouver. The job was out of Palmer Jarvis and Morris Berry posted at JMB Post and Post Haste.
Rosen and dop John Bartley shot a spot for Shell Oil through Ogilvy & Mather, Calgary. Don Macdonell edited at JMB Post.
Director Craig Worsham landed a day for cknw-am out of Palmer Jarvis. dop was John Spooner and post was done at Post Haste/Toybox by Macdonell. The spot was lensed in Vancouver and features a comedy profile of ’50s educational films.
Director Hank Benson teamed up with Spooner on two days for Louisville Gas & Electric out of Creative Alliance. Post was handled at Coast Mountain by Debbie Tregale.