Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Superfad Takes Shakira on a Wild Journey for SEAT

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Superfad Takes Shakira on a Wild Journey for SEAT
Superfad has 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.

FX Network Taps Arsenal For Justified Promo

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

FX Network Taps Arsenal For Justified Promo
Furthering their long-standing creative relationship with FX Network, the channel again tapped The Arsenal, the multimedia production company representing a diverse roster of international talent, and directors Onesize to create the promotional campaign for it’s new show Justified, based on an Elmore Leonard character, set to premiere next month.

Asylum Kisses Hershey Again

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Asylum Kisses Hershey Again
Asylum VFX, via Arnold, created two vibrantly animated Hershey’s spots, directed by Kommitted’s Nathan McGuinness, the latest in a string of projects that the companies have collaborated on for the chocolate-making giant.

AVSO Target Liberty London Line

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

AVSO Target Liberty London Line
Target is launching a unique partnership with fashion icon Liberty of London, which combines the retail giant’s budget-conscious ethos with Liberty’s legendary styles. The announcement called for a memorable advertising campaign, and who better to deliver than A Very Small Office(AVSO) Director Mikon van Gastel, who collaborated closely with Peterson Milla Hooks (PMH) to buck [...]

Percy Jackson & the Olympians get the MPC Treatment

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians get the MPC Treatment
Christopher Columbus has directed ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief’ for Twentieth Century Fox. MPC Vancouver provided a range of visual effects and post production work for 160 shots across 9 sequences for the movie. Their main areas of work involved creating Greek Gods and simulating a firey inferno.

Anonymous Wins Big in Washington State Lotteries

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Anonymous Wins Big in Washington State Lotteries
Anonymous Content Director PES, via Cole & Weber United, created an amusing stop motion spot promoting the various games in the Washington State Lottery.
It’s Coming, It’s Here crafts an interesting story without any human characters; set in a vibrant world, the colorful :30 tracks the movement of armadas of giant red and yellow lottery [...]

Embassy District 9 Work Nominated For Oscar

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Embassy District 9 Work Nominated For Oscar
The Embassy Visual Effects is pleased to announce that its work on director Neill Blomkamp’s “District 9″ was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects. “District 9″ marks the second time in two years that The Embassy’s work has contributed to a visual effects Academy Award-nominated film.

Autodesk Played Pivotal Role in Making of Avatar

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Autodesk Played Pivotal Role in Making of Avatar
From start to finish, software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), played a pivotal role in helping James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment pioneer new methods of virtual moviemaking, for Cameron’s history-making motion picture “Avatar.”

TEAK Takes a Pass at Bear Naked®

Friday, February 12th, 2010

TEAK Takes a Pass at Bear Naked®
On the heels of their recently launched multimedia campaign introducing Google’s highly anticipated Nexus One smartphone, SF-based content creation specialists TEAK continue their longstanding relationship with Amazon Advertising by completing a :60 banner ad promoting Bear Naked® Granola cereal. TEAK handled production, editorial and post for the ad, which features rotating scenes set against a [...]

CS Films Bring A Chill to Phasma Ex Machina

Friday, February 12th, 2010

CS Films Bring A Chill to Phasma Ex Machina
CS Films provided the color correction, online editing and finishing for writer/director Matt Osterman’s film, the supernatural thriller “Phasma Ex Machina.” The film, which marks Osterman’s debut as a feature film director, is also the first project for CS Films, the turnkey post house recently launched by CRASH+SUES, the award-wining commercial-based company to meet the [...]