A Plethora of Filmworks Projects A Plethora of Filmworks Projects Filmworks is very busy these days working on a plethora of projects. Peter Siaggas, Director, and Kevin Muir, Producer, recently completed production on "Stake Out," a national spot with Donino, White and Partners. Creative Director Clay James and Agency Producer Judi Butin helmed the spot for InstaBuy, an Internet shopping service from CyberCash. The spot follows two bumbling detectives on a stakeout that mistakes a normal guy for a criminal mastermind. Phil Dillon served as Director of Photography, Guy Tuttle of Special Projects handled set design and construction, and Shaunan Wood served as Art Director. Senior Editor Brett Langefels completed editorial at FINI Non-Linear Post on the AVID Symphony, with graphics and on-camera internet screen by Eric Wachtman. John Yancey at Videotape Associates handled Telecine. Original music was composed by Jeff Kinder. Todd-AO/Editworks handled audio design. The spot, which appears in both :30 and :60 versions, began airing in April on cable networks including CNN and Headline News.

Filmworks and Fury 13 joined to produce the latest music video by MAN OR ASTROMAN? for the track "Eeviac" on Touch and Go Records. The band, whose exact planetary origins are still classified, has its headquarters in Atlanta. Director Jonathan Rej and DP Thomas Bingham conceived the video, which takes the technology heavy band inside the fabled EEVIAC computer mainframe in a visual scenario inspired in part by the movie "TRON." The video features CG animation and visual effects compositing by Wachtman. Principle photography took place on PC&E Soundstage Two. The computer interior was an overscale enclosed circular set with a rotating floor platform, which was constructed by Tim Barrett Designs. Crew included Gaffer Jos'h Hancher; Key Grips Kelly Price and Robert Alley, Key PA Amy Harrison and all around great guy Judd Hockersmith. Special thanks to Steve Sansini, Stage Manager at PC&E. Camera was supplied by CPT. Producer Brian Ransom of Fury 13 and Producer Kevin Muir of Filmworks handled the production end of things. This is the third video Fury 13 has produced for the band. You can check it out on MTV's "120 Minutes" on M2, The BOX, and Much Music in Canada.

Bingham, also completed photography on the project "Conspiracy" a wakeboarding video with Muir. The project took the duo to Hawaii, California, and south Florida to shoot some of the world's top board sports pros, including X-Games wakeboarding champion Darin Shapiro, VANS Triple Crown champ Rob Struharik, and Republic Skateboards rider Tommy Bejanic.

Filmworks walked away from Portland with three 1999 Summit Creative Awards for outstanding creative work. They won in the category Best Idea Never Produced, taking both Gold and Silver in the Single Spot category and Bronze in the Spot Campaign category. Judges for the 1999 competition were from Young and Rubicam, TBWA/Chiat/Day and Gray Advertising. The Summit Creative Awards is the only competition of its kind, created to recognize exceptional work by smaller advertising agencies and production companies with annual billing of $15 million or less. Participating firms were from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany.