Monkeyhead completes four spots for Red Bull BC One Competition By John Virata
Monkeyhead has just finished a series of four spots to promote Red Bull's BC One Competition that focuses on the four elements of Hip Hop. The Los Angeles effects facility used a variety of tools--from Adobe After Effects and Maxon Cinema 4D to the Red digital camera system and BOXX Technologies render farms to complete the spots over the course of just five weeks.
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The Hot Seat: Superfad and Athletico Take Shakira on a Wild, Animated Journey with Popular Auto Maker
Superfad has just produced a dazzling animated SEAT commercial for agency Atletico that combines a myriad of animation styles and techniques with live action, visual effects and architectural design. At the center of the eye-popping spot is international superstar Shakira who is about to embark on a European tour, which is sponsored by SEAT.
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JSM Scores Olympic Gold for CHEIL Worldwide
JSM Owner and Composer Joel Simon, working with CHEIL Worldwide and Crossroads UK, led the music production and sound design teams on a mesmerizing :30 promoting the Internet capabilities of the new Samsung Omnia II smart phone. The spot, which features an Olympic motif inspired by next month's Winter Games in Vancouver, displays the deft skill and artistry of JSM's creatives and talent to perfectly synch an original score and sound design to even the trickiest commercial ventures.
...Read More »
D-Link networks the living room By Joshua Virata
While the CES show always buzzes with the latest big TVs, 3D, convergence devices, and Microsoft and Intel, some of the home networking products continue to get more creative in dealing with the type of data getting into the home, be it streaming HD or Internet TV.
...Read More »
Carnegie Hall's 'Ancient Paths, Modern Voices' Festival Celebrates Chinese Culture in Orange County By Leslie Feibleman
The inaugural festival presented under the partnership between Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Ancient Paths, Modern Voices will feature performances by leading international musicians, including some artists and ensembles traveling outside China for the first time. In Southern California, the festival will include Western symphonic and chamber music influenced by Chinese culture, traditional folk music and contemporary music as well as traditional marionette theater, film screenings, art exhibitions and much more.
...Read More »
Steve is back - and with new iPods!
Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
...Read More »
Shooters Post & Transfer Creates 'Defining Moments' For MASN
Shooters Post & Transfer, the full-service creative post house, stepped up big-time for MASN, (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network), the Baltimore, MD-based regional sports network owned jointly by the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, handling the production with a cast of real fans, and the complex post production that centered on creating intricate 3D virtual sets that evoked the iconic look of Camden Yards and Nationals Park -- the home stadiums for Orioles and Nationals respectively. The 20-spot branding campaign was created by the Washington, DC-based agency Rosenthal Partners, and directed by Peter Churchman of Churchman Productions, Ardmore, PA.
...Read More »
Explosion Robinson Scores Show Open for VH1's New Reality Series 'The T.O. Show'
NFL star receiver Terrell Owens has two sides: good-natured, happy-go-lucky Terrell and the cocky, brash superstar who prefers to go simply by his initials T.O. Both personalities are on view in VH1's new reality series The T.O. Show, and thanks to Explosion Robinson, the custom music and sound design shop founded by Stephen Hermann, you hear them equally well in the show's open.
...Read More »
Improve Audio Experience in Linux-Based Netbooks By Steven Tellman and Henry Wong
As our society becomes ever-more mobile, our digital devices continue to get smaller. We can listen to our entire musical library on an iPod that weighs less than 5 ounces. The shrinking of our digital devices is also being seen in our computers, as ultra-thin notebooks are no longer the smallest things around. Customers wanting to stay connected without compromising computing power are turning to netbooks.
...Read More »
BOND Audio Sounds Good With New Heineken Beer Campaign
Building on the general market campaign for Heineken featuring actor John Turturro, BOND Audio's Sound Designer/Engineer Joe Casalino teamed with agency The Vidal Partnership to create a similar eight-spot featuring actor Nestor Carbonell, known to many for his role on the TV show Lost and in the hit movie The Dark Knight.
...Read More »
Blue Room Shoots Five Spots For NFL.Com Fantasy Files and Reebok
Produced by Blue Room, the award-winning NFL Fantasy Files have been reopened. Filmed for NFL.com and Reebok, the viral campaign began rolling out one spot a week on July 20 on NFL.com, NFL Network s Total Access and Reebok.com. Designed to incite fantasy football signups and interest for NFL.com, the series of five :30 spots features NFL stars: Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens), Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh Steelers), Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars), Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers) and Kevin Boss (NY Giants).
...Read More »
Erotic Los Angeles By John Haley
Although it was smaller than other conventions of its kind, I'd say the entire show was a good turnout for the companies who were there. Like other businesses in the current economy, the adult entertainment industry isn't enjoying the same kind of success it has in the past, but it's important for trade shows like this one to educate buyers, retailers, and their audiences. The major companies want you to know that they're coming up with better product for their consumers all the time.
...Read More »
Apple updates Final Cut Studio
Apple has updated its Final Cut Studio suite of professional creative applications with more than 100 new features, as well as new versions of its Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor applications.
...Read More »
PMcD Design Creates Original Show Branding/Promo Campaign For Fox Reality Channel
If you're a fan of reality television, then you've no-doubt seen pixelation -- the technique networks often use to hide questionable content. Award-winning design house PMcD Design, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+, has referenced that technique to create a comprehensive branding and promotional tool for Fox Reality Channel's original programming.
...Read More »
BOND Edits Touching New Sprint Ad With Timely Economic Message
Money may be tight nowadays, but a new ad for Sprint called "Learnings" (:30) from agency The Vidal Partnership, New York, featuring editorial/post work from BOND (http://www.bondedit.com) editor Sebastian Wainstein, elegantly highlights how people are changing their behavior and saving money in creative ways, including taking advantage of Sprint's money-saving Family Data Plan.
...Read More »
Bud Light Lime Serves-Up Summer State of Mind in High-Profile Broadcast Spots from Stardust and DDB Chicago
Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios is very proud to detail its close collaborations with the creative team from DDB Chicago for Bud Light Lime. For the project, one :30 and two :15 design-intensive broadcast spots entitled "The Summer State of Mind" created by Stardust debuted on May 10 during high-profile U.S. primetime broadcast coverage, like the 2009 NBA playoffs, and continue to air widely.
...Read More »
Introducing the Red Bull Big Tune Webisodic Series and BET TV Special
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to detail its opening titles and custom graphics package created for the Red Bull Big Tune documentary webisodic series, and for the forthcoming Big Tune Documentary Special set to air in April on BET.
...Read More »
NO...Doesn't have a thing to do with "that" smartphone...or "that" store...or "that" tablet. It's the next generation. Kids and we mean little kids. That's what today's products are being designed for/targeted at. You happen to buy one...fine. Watch a little, little kid pick up a smartphone. He/she just uses it. They've come pre-wired and we're still trying to figure out how to IM. It's the IGen. They want it instantly. They want to use it instantly. They expect their photos, their video, their music, their stuff immediately when/where/how they want it.
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In this clip, lynda.com host Mark Abdelnour takes a look at proxy bidding. He discusses the strategy and how it works. He also discusses the maximum bid, and when to use Proxy bidding.
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The blood, gore, adrenalin challenges that were unveiled at E3 and enjoyed at ComicCon are fun to look at, easy to hold but are they really the games people want to plunk down their credit cards to own or rent time with? Seems as though the investors, the players who control the controllers have a different idea of a "good" game than the kids who develop them. While mobs of people play educational, informational, stimulating games our kid huddles in his room and mumbles "The Few, The Proud, The Gamers."
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Lit Post "Goes the Extra Mile" for Digital Intermediate on Alice in Chain's Latest Music Video
Digital Intermediate post house Lit Post recently completed a music video for rock group Alice in Chains as part of the legendary group's recent comeback after more than a decade's absence from the music scene.
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Lit Post "Goes the Extra Mile" for Digital Intermediate on Alice in Chain's Latest Music Video
Digital Intermediate post house Lit Post recently completed a music video for rock group Alice in Chains as part of the legendary group's recent comeback after more than a decade's absence from the music scene.
...Read More »
Monkeyhead completes four spots for Red Bull BC One Competition
Monkeyhead has just finished a series of four spots to promote Red Bull's BC One Competition that focuses on the four elements of Hip Hop. The Los Angeles effects facility used a variety of tools--from Adobe After Effects and Maxon Cinema 4D to the Red digital camera system and BOXX Technologies render farms to complete the spots over the course of just five weeks.
...Read More »
The Hot Seat: Superfad and Athletico Take Shakira on a Wild, Animated Journey with Popular Auto Maker
Superfad has just produced a dazzling animated SEAT commercial for agency Atletico that combines a myriad of animation styles and techniques with live action, visual effects and architectural design. At the center of the eye-popping spot is international superstar Shakira who is about to embark on a European tour, which is sponsored by SEAT.
...Read More »
JSM Scores Olympic Gold for CHEIL Worldwide
JSM Owner and Composer Joel Simon, working with CHEIL Worldwide and Crossroads UK, led the music production and sound design teams on a mesmerizing :30 promoting the Internet capabilities of the new Samsung Omnia II smart phone. The spot, which features an Olympic motif inspired by next month's Winter Games in Vancouver, displays the deft skill and artistry of JSM's creatives and talent to perfectly synch an original score and sound design to even the trickiest commercial ventures.
...Read More »
D-Link networks the living room
While the CES show always buzzes with the latest big TVs, 3D, convergence devices, and Microsoft and Intel, some of the home networking products continue to get more creative in dealing with the type of data getting into the home, be it streaming HD or Internet TV.
...Read More »
Carnegie Hall's 'Ancient Paths, Modern Voices' Festival Celebrates Chinese Culture in Orange County
The inaugural festival presented under the partnership between Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Ancient Paths, Modern Voices will feature performances by leading international musicians, including some artists and ensembles traveling outside China for the first time. In Southern California, the festival will include Western symphonic and chamber music influenced by Chinese culture, traditional folk music and contemporary music as well as traditional marionette theater, film screenings, art exhibitions and much more.
...Read More »
Steve is back - and with new iPods!
Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
...Read More »
Shooters Post & Transfer Creates 'Defining Moments' For MASN
Shooters Post & Transfer, the full-service creative post house, stepped up big-time for MASN, (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network), the Baltimore, MD-based regional sports network owned jointly by the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, handling the production with a cast of real fans, and the complex post production that centered on creating intricate 3D virtual sets that evoked the iconic look of Camden Yards and Nationals Park -- the home stadiums for Orioles and Nationals respectively. The 20-spot branding campaign was created by the Washington, DC-based agency Rosenthal Partners, and directed by Peter Churchman of Churchman Productions, Ardmore, PA.
...Read More »
Explosion Robinson Scores Show Open for VH1's New Reality Series 'The T.O. Show'
NFL star receiver Terrell Owens has two sides: good-natured, happy-go-lucky Terrell and the cocky, brash superstar who prefers to go simply by his initials T.O. Both personalities are on view in VH1's new reality series The T.O. Show, and thanks to Explosion Robinson, the custom music and sound design shop founded by Stephen Hermann, you hear them equally well in the show's open.
...Read More »
Improve Audio Experience in Linux-Based Netbooks
As our society becomes ever-more mobile, our digital devices continue to get smaller. We can listen to our entire musical library on an iPod that weighs less than 5 ounces. The shrinking of our digital devices is also being seen in our computers, as ultra-thin notebooks are no longer the smallest things around. Customers wanting to stay connected without compromising computing power are turning to netbooks.
...Read More »
BOND Audio Sounds Good With New Heineken Beer Campaign
Building on the general market campaign for Heineken featuring actor John Turturro, BOND Audio's Sound Designer/Engineer Joe Casalino teamed with agency The Vidal Partnership to create a similar eight-spot featuring actor Nestor Carbonell, known to many for his role on the TV show Lost and in the hit movie The Dark Knight.
...Read More »
Blue Room Shoots Five Spots For NFL.Com Fantasy Files and Reebok
Produced by Blue Room, the award-winning NFL Fantasy Files have been reopened. Filmed for NFL.com and Reebok, the viral campaign began rolling out one spot a week on July 20 on NFL.com, NFL Network s Total Access and Reebok.com. Designed to incite fantasy football signups and interest for NFL.com, the series of five :30 spots features NFL stars: Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens), Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh Steelers), Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars), Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers) and Kevin Boss (NY Giants).
...Read More »
Erotic Los Angeles
Although it was smaller than other conventions of its kind, I'd say the entire show was a good turnout for the companies who were there. Like other businesses in the current economy, the adult entertainment industry isn't enjoying the same kind of success it has in the past, but it's important for trade shows like this one to educate buyers, retailers, and their audiences. The major companies want you to know that they're coming up with better product for their consumers all the time.
...Read More »
Apple updates Final Cut Studio
Apple has updated its Final Cut Studio suite of professional creative applications with more than 100 new features, as well as new versions of its Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor applications.
...Read More »
PMcD Design Creates Original Show Branding/Promo Campaign For Fox Reality Channel
If you're a fan of reality television, then you've no-doubt seen pixelation -- the technique networks often use to hide questionable content. Award-winning design house PMcD Design, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+, has referenced that technique to create a comprehensive branding and promotional tool for Fox Reality Channel's original programming.
...Read More »
BOND Edits Touching New Sprint Ad With Timely Economic Message
Money may be tight nowadays, but a new ad for Sprint called "Learnings" (:30) from agency The Vidal Partnership, New York, featuring editorial/post work from BOND (http://www.bondedit.com) editor Sebastian Wainstein, elegantly highlights how people are changing their behavior and saving money in creative ways, including taking advantage of Sprint's money-saving Family Data Plan.
...Read More »
Bud Light Lime Serves-Up Summer State of Mind in High-Profile Broadcast Spots from Stardust and DDB Chicago
Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios is very proud to detail its close collaborations with the creative team from DDB Chicago for Bud Light Lime. For the project, one :30 and two :15 design-intensive broadcast spots entitled "The Summer State of Mind" created by Stardust debuted on May 10 during high-profile U.S. primetime broadcast coverage, like the 2009 NBA playoffs, and continue to air widely.
...Read More »
Bridges Media Joins the "Fight for the Pride" with Spots for USA Today/Cannes Young Lions Competition
Bridges Media, LLC recently completed production and post production work on two :30 spots, "Feast" and "Prowl," for the 2009 USA Today/Cannes Young Lions "Team USA" Competitions.
...Read More »
Introducing the Red Bull Big Tune Webisodic Series and BET TV Special
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to detail its opening titles and custom graphics package created for the Red Bull Big Tune documentary webisodic series, and for the forthcoming Big Tune Documentary Special set to air in April on BET.
...Read More »
