Who’s gone where? From where? And when? As the Revolving Doors spin, we put the spotlight on spot-makers on-the-move.

Rave Films’ Jason Hunt has drastically stepped up his participation in the direction of the company since the post-Bessie departure of fellow executive producer Ken Eggett. Hunt says when Eggett’s contract came to an end, he and Rave owner Chris Dalton could not agree on new terms and parted amicably. Hunt is now in charge of both operations.

‘It’s working out well,’ says Hunt, who formerly worked out of the Vancouver office while Eggett held down the fort in Toronto. ‘I’ve got good people in both cities and reps are being hired in both cities, so it is certainly not me doing this all by myself. No one could. No one would get serviced and directors wouldn’t be getting work if that were the case.’

Hunt says a number of changes are in the works for Rave, with a top priority being the unification of the Toronto and Vancouver rosters, something he says has been lacking within the company’s structure for a while.

‘At times they were slightly different companies and that kind of defeats the purpose for us,’ admits Hunt. ‘That was something Ken and I were always working on and it is too bad. I miss him being here to bounce things off of and to be told when I’m full of shit. I miss having him around, but sometimes that’s just the way it is. The one good thing about being ‘The Guy’ is you don’t have anyone to argue with but yourself. In some cases, for right or wrong, you have a clarity of vision.’

For the foreseeable future, Hunt will be running the bicoastal show. He says the traveling can be a bit much, but his double-duty has been well accepted by Rave staffers and the directors the company represents.

‘As long as people can reach you, speak with you, be satisfied that things are being taken care of – and that is key – that their jobs are going to be looked after, and that you can give the proper care and attention to them, where they reach you on the phone isn’t as important anymore,’ says Hunt.

‘The way it usually it works out is I am in each city every other Friday, but I end up spending about eight days here [in Toronto] and four or five days there [Vancouver]. It works out better for the jetlag thing anyway, because it is worse coming east than it is going west.’

His cat seems to be the only casualty thus far. Hunt says she seems annoyed about being passed from sitter to sitter.

He says his taking over of operations in the Toronto office will serve to set the stage for a relaunch of sorts for Rave. New sales reps will be coming aboard any day, he says, as well as a few new directors.

‘We have picked up some new people and trimmed off some people, and within about a month there is going to be a big change about the company in many ways, except for the name,’ says Hunt. ‘The structure of it, the style of the work we do, and a lot of things are changing.’

Hunt seems to be handling the new responsibilities and pressures rather well, and although his capabilities as an executive producer may be boundless for the moment, he still knows his limits as a human being.

‘If variety is the spice of life, I’ve certainly got that,’ says Hunt, ‘but I don’t think I want it any hotter.’

Harvey and Badger

join Blink

toronto’s Blink Pictures recently picked up a pair of new directors. The first is Calgary’s Grant Harvey, who has directed spots for Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Toyota, Calgary Stampede (in 1997, ’98 and ’99), Yellow Pages and Telus Mobility, to name but a few. He also directed the feature American Beer (on which he also received co-screenwriter, coproducer and acting credits) and the six-episode cbc tv series From The Hip.

The other newcomer is New York-based director Matthew Badger. As the cofounder of nyc’s Nocturnal Films, Badger has directed spots for Kleenex, Payless Shoes and Oil of Olay.

Martin practices Voodoo

luc B. Martin has taken over the executive vp job at Montreal’s Voodoo Arts, replacing Martial Vincent. Prior to joining Voodoo, Martin was gainfully employed at Montreal’s Ecole Des Etudes Hautes Commerciales. He also put in time with ACME Multimedia.

Agency moves

* Gary Watson, former writer and associate creative director at Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll, has moved to Publicis smw to partner with art director Chad Borlase.

* Art director Chris Harrison has moved from Roche Macaulay & Partners to Ammirati Puris Lintas, teaming with copywriter Greg Freir.

Former Cossette Communications art director Stephanie Owens has also moved to apl, where she joins forces with writer Mark Biernacki. She replaces Benjamin Bensimon.

Owens’ former partner at Cossette, Andrew Bradley, is now in the market for a new ying to his yang.

* The creative team of Nathan Monteith and Joe Musicco has moved to Bensimon Byrne D’Arcy. They leave behind a number of sad faces within the halls of TBWA Chiat/Day.

* Karen Peterman and Anna Bensimon have left Gee Jeffery & Partners. Peterman has moved to Leo Burnett as a producer. There is no confirmed word as to the current employment status of Bensimon.

* Copywriter Tim Kavander has left his post at Roche Macaulay and joined MacLaren McCann, where he is partnered with art director Sam Sitt. Another Roche writer, Alana Nathanson, has also left the agency to join MacLaren and team up with vp, associate creative director Stephen Blair.