The Banks Agency again chose LAB 601 to post its latest spot for the Jim Ellis family of automobile dealerships. The spot, directed and shot by Jim Hunter, highlights the service aspects of the entire family of dealerships. The Banks Agency reunited the Hunter-Soundbyte-LAB 601 team to create a spot incorporating time warped SteadiCam shots cut to a clubby soundscape composed by Sound byte’s John Roberts.

Cartoon Network Producer George Klein was back at LAB 601 editing a new episode of “Toon heads” that tackled controversial material head on. When Cartoon Network scheduled a marathon airing of the entire Bugs Bunny library, they decided to exclude 12 of the more than 175 cartoons. The cartoons in question contained racial and ethnic stereotypes that the network deemed unsuitable for airing. The network decided to address the issue di rectly with a special documentary: “The Twelve Missing Hares.” This documentary, co-written and produced by Klein highlights the ways public perception have changed over the last century.

LAB 601 Senior Graphic Artist Jason Jones recently finished concept and design on a series of graphic elements for another Turner group, CNN Newsource Sales. The series helped to launch the third year of PARENTING, an information series focusing on the challenges of parenthood.

Director George Watkins of Synergy Films and the creative team from Leslie Advertising also visited the LAB this summer, posting two spots for Mayfield Dairy Farms. LAB 601 Pres ident, Dave Ballard edited “Mayfield Jingle” and “Brown Cows.” The two spots were shot at PC&E and incorporated CGI created by Eric Deren at Dzignlight Studios.