Screen Magazine: Vol. 29, Issue 21

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ZOIC STUDIOS WELCOMES NEW PRODUCER, PROMOTES KEY
STAFFER
Digital production company Zoic
Studios has signed producer Lisa
Pierce and promoted staffer Steve
Meyer.
Steve Meyer, who has been with the
company since its inception, was
promoted from Lead Compositor
to 2D supervisor. Meyer has
contributed his talents to various
commercials as well as the opening
title sequence for “CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami
“ and “The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno.” He is currently working on
“True Blood” and “Eli Stone.”
“The position is perfect for me because I’ve always had an
open door policy for anyone needing advice on a shot and
I love helping others,” says Meyer. “In this position, I get to
do that full time.”
New Producer Lisa Pierce comes to Zoic from Stardust, where
she was responsible for producing projects for Nike, Target,
Adidas and HP. Prior to Stardust, she was at Troika Design
Group and worked for various ad agencies including Triple
Double, Daily and Associates and David & Goliath.
For Pierce, joining Zoic Studios provides “the opportunity
to expand my involvement in visual effects and work with
a more all-encompassing approach, applying my agency
and motion graphic design experience to Zoic’s high-end
digital productions.”
//www.zoicstudios.com
BLUE ROOM HONORED WITH SILVER WEBBY AWARD FOR NFL
FANTASY FILES
Last month, Blue Room was awarded a Silver Webby
Award in the category Branded Content/Promotion for its
contribution to the NFL.com Fantasy Files viral campaign.
The Webby Awards is the leading international award
honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites,
interactive advertising, online film and video and mobile
websites.
The NFL Fantasy Files were created for NFL.com and
Reebok and feature NFL players demonstrating seemingly
impossible feats of athletic prowess in an effort to be
chosen by fans for their fantasy football teams. In one of the
spots, Chris Cooley, Washington Redskins tight end, stands
behind a wall on a construction site and without visual cues,
catches a football by thrusting his arm through a double
layer of sheetrock. In another, Laurence Maroney, New
England Patriots running back, runs and jumps through the
open windows of an automobile, emerging unscathed on
the opposite side of the car.
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All four spots are tagged “NFL.com Fantasy Files, Captured
by: Reebok.” In addition to the spots, fans can view behind
the scenes footage and player interviews from the shoots
on NFL.com.
//www.blueroomnyc.com
89 EDIT WELCOMES EDITOR SUSAN MUNRO
Bicoastal 89 Edit is pleased to
welcome award-winning editor
Susan Munro to its Los Angeles
team. Although her true passion
lies in commercial editorial,
Susan’s work ranges from national
to multicultural campaigns,
music videos, short films and
documentary projects.
Susan has cut commercial
campaigns for established brands
such as AT&T, Pepsi, Kraft and
Honda, to name a few. “I’m so
ecstatic Susan has joined our
roster,” stated 89’s LA-based EP Gail Butler. “She is a truly
gifted talent capable of compelling storytelling. She reigns
in every precious moment with skill and grace.”
Susan’s most recent and proudest editorial effort is the
heartwarming feature-length documentary titled “A Place
to Live.” The film was honored with the Outstanding
Documentary Feature - Audience Award at Outfest 2008,
as well as with the Top Pick to See at Outfest by “LA Weekly.”
Her experience with film spans short form as well, a prior
project, “Tell Me Who Ruby Was,” won Best Short Film at the
Sonoma Film Festival.
“It’s a great privilege to join the 89 Edit team and reunite
with my good friend and colleague Gail Butler,” noted
Munro. “I am excited to be part of such a creative and
collaborative environment that 89 has created.”
//www.89edit.com
ROBIN HALL JOINS NORTHERN LIGHTS AS EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER
Northern Lights is pleased to
welcome Robin Hall as Executive
Producer. Hall brings extensive
experience in production and
post-production, having worked
at editorial companies Bluerock,
Crew Cuts and Chickonkey, as well
as his own production company,
King Winter Productions.
“Robin excels at looking at the