At press time, the U.S. House of Representatives had approved and sent a national parks and federal lands filming bill to President Clinton, who is expected to sign the measure into law.A.Bicoastal Straw Dogs has signed director Stan Morse for commercial representation. Morse has already wrapped his first ad assignment, a series of Coors Light spots out of FCB, ChicagoA.Director Peter Martinez, formerly of bicoastal/international The End, has opened New York-based production house Urban Myth MediaA.Director Jay Torres has signed with bicoastal WildLife ManagementA.Director Phil Brown is slated to come aboard Metro Pictures, Marina del Rey, CalifA..Directors Glen Oden and Lior Har-Lev have joined Wall to Wall Films, New YorkA.San Francisco-based digital effects studio Radium has broadened into practical visual effects via a newly formed relationship with San Rafael, Calif.-based JexFXA.The Lookinglass Company, , Santa Monica and Chicago, has added editor Staci LeVan and senior producer Elizabeth Ryan to its West Coast officeA.Kelvin Duckett has been named CEO/president of MDS, a Hollywood-headquartered studio specializing in the creation of "Web-friendly" video. Duckett most recently served as president of Medialab, overseeing motion capture studios in Los Angeles and Paris. Duckett’s postproduction resume includes his having been a founding father of Southern California house 525, serving as executive VP worldwide for London-headquartered Virgin Digital Studios, and a stint as managing director of POP, Santa MonicaA.Tim Rollenhagen has been named VP/GM for Click 3X, Santa Monica. He was formerly VP of postproduction at bicoastal/international firm Pittard SullivanA.
