Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

Miles Jay first graced the pages of SHOOT’s Directors Series in 2013 when he was included in our Up-and-Coming Directors feature largely on the strength of an interactive short film, Carly’s Cafe, that introduced us to Carly Fleishman, a 17 year old who was diagnosed with...

Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

Our annual tradition continues with SHOOT sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to get an entertainment industry perspective on the commercials nominated for the primetime Emmy which this year are: two Ad Council PSAs in the “Love...

Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014

Apple’s “Misunderstood” won the primetime commercial Emmy Award during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony last night at the Nokia Theatre in the L.A. Live complex. Directed by Lance Acord of Park Pictures for TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Los Angeles, “Misunderstood”...

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2014

SHOOT continues its annual tradition of sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for an entertainment industry perspective on the field of commercials nominated for the primetime Emmy which this year consists of: Apple’s “...

Thursday, Jul. 10, 2014

While this morning saw Mad Men (AMC) score eight primetime Emmy Award nominations, including for Best Drama, the real ad industry also made its mark with Anomaly, New York, leading the way, scoring two Best Commercial nominations for Budweiser on the...

Friday, Aug. 16, 2013

With the winner of the primetime commercial Emmy Award scheduled to be announced and honored during the Creative Arts ceremony next month in Los Angeles, SHOOT continues its annual tradition of sounding out John Leverence, sr. VP of awards at the Academy...

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

As this week's lead story tracks the blurred, if not at times outright erased lines between advertising and entertainment, appropriately John Leverence, senior VP, awards for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), sees a parallel between two of this year's primetime Emmy-nominated...

Friday, Aug. 17, 2007

In what has become an annual SHOOT tradition, John Leverence, senior VP, awards, for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, offers an entertainment industry perspective on the year's crop of primetime Emmy-nominated commercials: American Express' "Animals" from...

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