Art & Copy, a documentary film about the creative revolution in advertising, was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming earlier this week (9/26) in New York. Produced by The One Club and directed by Doug Pray, the film aired on PBS’ Independent Lens series this past year and was an official selection at the Sundance Festival in 2009. Pray directs commercials and branded content via Oil Factory Films.
Art & Copy reveals the behind-the-scenes stories from some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time–people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Starting with the Creative Revolution of the 1960s, the film features some of advertising’s real “Mad Men” and women including Phyllis Robinson, who was one of the legendary Bill Bernbach’s first hires, George Lois, Mary Wells and Hal Riney. The film also spotlights modern-day revolutionaries such as Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and Jeff Goodby, who created some of the most memorable work of our time with “Just Do It,” “Think Different” “Bartles and Jaymes” and “got milk?, respectively. All of the creatives appearing in the documentary are members of The One Club’s Creative Hall of Fame.
“Art & Copy captures the magic of creative thinkers and their impact on American culture and lifestyle,” said Mary Warlick, CEO of The One Club and executive producer of the film. “From the time we were given permission to ‘Think Small’ in the ’60s to being told to get off the couch and ‘Just Do It’ in the ’90s, it is an exciting look at how ideas and advertising affect all of us.”
The original concept for the film came from producers Kirk Souder, Michael Nadeau and Jimmy Greenway. Peter Nelson served as DP and David Baldwin was also an executive producer.
Art & Copy is available on DVD at PBS.org and on iTunes.
The film has been screened at a variety of venues, including at SHOOT‘s 50th Anniversary Party last December at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles.
SAG-AFTRA Calls For A Strike Against “League of Legends”
"League of Legends" is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood's actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against "League of Legends" on Tuesday, arguing that Formosa Interactive attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on an unrelated title.
Formosa tried to "cancel" the unnamed video game, which was covered by the strike, shortly after the start of the work stoppage, SAG-AFTRA said. The union said when Formosa learned it could not cancel the game, the company "secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for 'non-union' talent only." In response, the union's interactive negotiating committee voted unanimously to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board and to call a strike against "League of Legends" as part of that charge.
"League of Legends" is one of Formosa's most well-known projects. The company provides voiceover services for the game, according to SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA has accused Formosa of interfering with protections that allow performers to form or join a union and prevent those performers from being discriminated against — a move the union called "egregious violations of core tenets of labor law."
Formosa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "League of Legends" developer Riot Games said that the company "has nothing to do" with the union's complaint.
"We want to be clear: Since becoming a union project five years ago, 'League of Legends' has only asked Formosa to engage with union... Read More