It seemed like Popeye and Brutus would never get along-especially when it came to fickle sweetheart Olive Oyl. But in a recent spot for Minute Maid Premium out of Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, this classic rivalry is turned on its head. Shoot Online subscribers may read this week’s Top Spot of the Week in full by accessing the Current Issue in the Members Area.
CLIENT
The Coca-Cola Company/
Minute Maid Premium.
PRODUCTION CO.
Celluloid Studios, Denver.
Mike Smith, director of animation; Scott Brooks, assistant director/
animator; Jan Johnson, executive
producer/producer; Tim Kirsch,
John Behrns and Eric Wiese,
animators; Tim Vierling, digital ink and paint; Synda Rorex, After Effects artist; Dee Farnsworth, background painting; Janice Paris, production manager.
AGENCY
Leo Burnett USA, Chicago.
Dave Linne, executive creative director/copywriter; Mark Oosthuizen,
executive creative director/art director; David Moore, producer.
EDITORIAL
Crosspoint, Lakewood, Colo.
Val Cannon, editor.
AUDIO POST
Post Modern Company, Denver.
Chuck Biddlecom, mixer.
MUSIC
Scandal Music, Chicago.
Sandy Torano and Sam Struyk, songwriters/composers.
SOUND DESIGN
Post Modern Company.
Chuck Biddlecom, sound designer.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More