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Anonymous Content / Xbox / An Open Door

On the heels of his feature film debut with Anonymous Content-produced 44-Inch Chest, Director Malcolm Venville has released a beautiful spot promoting Turn 10 Studio's Forza Motorsport 3. The spot, created by and finished in close collaboration with T.A.G. SF, is the latest installment in the popular line of videogames for Xbox 360.

Blind / Walgreens / House

Bicoastal design studio Blind, in collaboration with Downtown Partners Chicago, creates a memorable branding campaign that takes us on dazzling CG journey into the world of low prices for Walgreens.

Brand New School / Bud Light Golden Wheat

Two weeks ago, Anheuser-Busch made a big stir by buying all the national ads for the Oct. 17 edition of 'Saturday Night Live' to air spots for its newest product, Bud Light Golden Wheat. The event represents the first occasion in the 35-season history of 'Saturday Night Live' that a single advertiser bought all the national ad time in the broadcast.

FUEL / Victoria Government / WorkSafe

Accident-prone family, friends and Fuel staff were called upon to provide our senior designer Brendan Savage with as many x-rays as possible to help create the visuals for Bruce Hunt's recent spots for Worksafe in Victoria.

Gorgeous@Anonymous Content / The Clorox Company / Visitor / Balcony

Gorgeous@Anonymous Content director Tom Carty puts his sophisticated lensing skills to work in the latest series of spots for the iconic household cleaner Pine-Sol, via DDB, San Francisco. In the stunningly shot Visitor (:60) and Balcony (:30), Carty gives the original Pine-Sol lady a high fashion, glossy makeover as a sultry femme fatale.

JSM / IBM / My Cloud / Secure Collaboration / Smarter Public Safety

Original music and sound design company JSM just completed scores for a trio of IBM :30s that tout the many virtues of the computer maker's powerful machines helmed by Pytka via Ogilvy, NY. President and Executive Producer Joel Simon led his team of top composers that created the diverse tracks, ensuring that each was exactly tuned to the distinct message that each spot delivered.

Tonal / A&E / The Recovery Project

'The goal of the spots is to show people who are suffering from alcohol and drug addiction that they are not alone, even though they may feel alone,' Lasarenko says. 'Musically they wanted something that would symbolize that -- something that began very starkly with one instrument, but slowly builds into a larger sounding piece.'

We Are Plus / The New York Times / The Bay Area

Over the past several weeks, Jeremy Hollister and his colleagues from We Are Plus were commissioned by The New York Times to produce a HD broadcast spot heralding the Times' new Bay Area edition. As announced over the past several days, The NY Times just launched their San Francisco Bay Area local edition, carrying the same national and global reporting from America's paper of record, but with twice-weekly local coverage from The Times' San Francisco bureau.

Nice Spots Archives The King

Nice Spots, the firm responsible for the web-based collaboration and archival application with the same name, is pleased to announce its recent collaboration with global restaurant giant Burger King. Tasked with creating a custom digital library to house all of BK's commercial assets, Nice Spots was able to organize and archive all of BK's digital assets making it possible for domestic franchisees, international staff, agencies and marketing teams to remain synched.

'AMANPOUR' PREMIERES ON CNN WITH SIGNATURE THEME BY STEPHEN ARNOLD MUSIC

Stephen Arnold Music matched the larger-than-life profile of Amanpour with a strong set of themes - five in all - that reflected her status as one of the top journalists in the field. Written to reach an international audience, the music's foundation draws off of a signature four-note sonic logo, unfolding via a stirring arrangement of live orchestral strings, horns, and percussion, combined subtly with advanced electronic elements.

Asylum / Porsche Cars North America / Family Tree

Asylum, in collaboration with ad agency Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago and @RadicalMedia Director Jeff Zwart, completed a major VFX feat for a new TV spot introducing the Porsche Panamera - the first four-seat sports car from the iconic carmaker. The elaborate, technically challenging commercial was the perfect showcase for Asylum's vast VFX capability

Crossroads / Athlete / Black Swan Song

Crossroads Director Mark Locke brings his signature character-driven style to a stirring music video honoring World War II veterans. The video, for the band Athlete, recreates a sliver of the Battle of Arnhem, fought in the Netherlands in September 1944.

Monkeyhead / HBO / Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Cutting edge motion design and production company Monkeyhead (www.monkeyhead.com) is proud to have its latest creation inducted to TV, HBO's 25th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary Concert promo. The actual concert is a huge 2 night show at Madison Square Garden and will show in November on HBO as a 4 hour event. All net proceeds from this event will go to create a permanent endowment for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum.

Rhino Creates Interactive Game for Boards Summit

A unique, participation-based interactive component spearheaded by VP Digital and Interactive Media Shemi Levi and CEO Zviah Eldar breathes life into the original VFX content shaped by CD Harry Dorrington and the Rhino team for the Boards Summit in NYC. This effort marks a major expansion of the studio's model as they reach deeper into the digital and interactive realm.

Sound Lounge Tackles the Stresses of Motherhood

The Katherine Dieckmann-directed film Motherhood recently hit theaters featuring audio post by Sound Lounge. The movie, which stars Academy Award-nominee Uma Thurman, is the latest in a long string of feature films that have sought out Sound Lounge for their audio post work.

Tool Signs The company P

Tool of North America has signed The company P, a Swedish content and design studio that creates participant drama and social entertainment. This genre takes a single story and encourages active viewer participation by utilizing trans-media opportunities, including TV broadcasting, interactive technology, social media, mobile communication and online games. Tool will represent the company and produce projects with its vast digital and production resources, applying the unique participatory entertainment approach to advertising projects.

Tool Creates Content for Sprint Site via GS&P

Breaking things off with a mobile phone company can be as exasperating as breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend. So, to aid with this frightening event, live-action and digital production company Tool of North America, in collaboration with GS&P, was tasked with the challenge of building a compelling, user-friendly website as well as creating the content to populate it, which came courtesy of Geordie Stephens. The finished product allows users to send a good-bye song to their respective carriers and then handles all the details of how to switch to Sprint.

Biscuit Filmworks USA / Jameson / Legend (Director's Cut)

'Legend' (director's cut) is latest from Biscuit Filmworks director Noam Murro for Jameson via TBWA\Chiat\Day, New York.

Calabash Animation / Hasbro / Candy Land

What's the world of Candy Land like? As imagined by the award-winning animation studio Calabash Animation it is a lush, colorful world where every surface seems to be made of candy. The studio teamed with New York-based ad agency Uproar to create the visually stunning spot for the new Candy Land Castle game, a riff of the classic board game that targets the U.S. Latino market.

jumP / T.J.Maxx / Buyer / Shopper / Grand Opening

In a trio of new spots from Grey directed by famed fashion photographer Peggy Sirota at Pretty Bird, jumP editor Luis Moreno puts his deft editing skills to work giving retail giant T.J. Maxx a fashion make over.

Kommitted / Continental Airlines / Features

Kommitted Director Nathan McGuinness just completed a close collaboration with The Kaplan Thaler Group and VFX studio Asylum to create Features, an energetic new spot for Continental Airlines. The elaborate :30 is a blend of live action and VFX footage that required a unique synthesis between the two companies in order to meet the exact vision of the agency as it develops its campaign promoting the airline's newest-in-the-industry fleet.

Tool of North America / Purity Organic / Porn Shop

Routson's lens opens on a frumpy chain-smoking woman behind the counter of an adult novelty store. She's in the middle of a phone conversation, rattling off a list of sex toys to the caller that include the Penetrator, the Annihilator and the Wang-Zilla. But a curious thing happens when she takes a swig of her Purity Organic fruit juice. Her colorful language and matter of fact tone change. She softens and suggests cuddling, hand holding and long walks together instead. It seems that after a taste of her Purity Organic she become as pure and nurturing as the drink itself.

Bond Launches BOND Design Collective

Looking to expand the creative services and talent available to its clients, as well as build new relationships, markets and opportunities, BOND, the full-service creative post-house led by Creative Director Jeff Beckerman, has formed the BOND Design Collective -- a strategic alliance between three extraordinarily talented creative companies that specialize in visual effects/3D animation, conceptualization, motion graphics and interactive design for any type of screen. Together, they form a power and dynamic creative force unlike many others.

ClickFire Media and Zimmerman Build the House of Halloweenies for Party City

Pigs-in-a-blanket, cocktail wieners, kilted sausages: Hot dogs can be very popular at a party. So when Party City's agency of record Zimmerman came up with the idea of an online haunted house populated entirely by animated hot dogs in costume-Halloweenies-to promote Party City's 2009 Halloween costumes, ClickFire Media and partner brand Click 3X couldn't resist.

HOME.corp and Beauty at HOME Launch in NYC

HOME.corp, the well respected London-based commercial production company is simultaneously launching a New York office as well as a brand-new production arm aptly labeled Beauty at HOME, which will be solely dedicated to delivering excellence in beauty and fashion advertising.

Sound Lounge Strikes It Rich with Crude

Ron James is a Canadian comedian who has a TV show on CBC in Canada. Crush, Toronto has been working with him to create animated segments for his show called 'Lil' Ronnies'

Stephen Arnold Music Leaders in Broadcast Network Music Composition Create Vibrant Song

America is waking up to the catchiest promotional campaign of 2009, driven by the sharp sonic sensibilities of Stephen Arnold Music. CBS chose Stephen Arnold Music, the leaders in network music composition, to create the unforgettable new song 'A Lot Happens Early' for their latest 'The Early Show' national ad package.

a52 / Travelers Drifters

Santa Monica visual effects boutique a52 (www.a52.com) is very proud to detail its contributions to a new broadcast spot from Minneapolis-based advertising agency Fallon for Travelers Insurance and director Frank Budgen, which also features the talents of acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras. Entitled 'Drifters,' the new :60 spot reunited Budgen with Rock Paper Scissors editor Angus Wall and a52 visual effects supervisor Pat Murphy, with whom he has collaborated on several occasions, including the Monster.com 'Slots' ad honored in the 2008 AICP Show, which also won Gold at the 2008 New York Festivals Awards.

DUCK Studios / Sony Pictures Animation / Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

The animated feature film Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is based on the classic children's book about the town of ChewandSwallow, where mysterious storms begin raining down hot dogs, pancakes, bananas, spaghetti, burgers, and more, to everyone's delight. But when the storms get out of control, the town needs a hero. And they don't mean a sandwich.

LEGS / House Productions / Now I Wanna Be Your Dog

Legs' Georgie Greville picked up the Samsung Grand Prix at the 2009 A Shaded View on Fashion Film, held at Centre Pompidou in Paris last week, for her short film 'Now I Wanna Be Your Dog'.

ClickFire Marries Google Maps to Live Twitter for Branded Site

For cigar aficionados, the pleasure doesn't end when the ember goes out. This worldwide community takes deep social pleasure in talking about cigars, sharing news and invitations, and especially in discovering rare and high quality brands.

THE UPS STORE LAUNCHES ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES AND INTERACTIVE CARDBOARD WORLD

Today [Oct.12] The UPS Store launches a new Web site that turns a simple cardboard box into a fantasy world for small-business owners. 'Cardboard World', cardboard.theupsstore.com, combines 3-D technology, interactive games and a sweepstakes promotion to entertain and educate customers on the business services offered, including its new online printing program.

Tool Inks Director Jose Antonio Prat

Tool of North America has signed Director Jose Antonio Prat, formerly of Supply and Demand to their roster. Prat specializes in commercial campaigns that are marked by both visual sophistication and humor which play out like miniature situation comedies, following a perfect arc from joke setup to punchline. Prat recently collaborated with CP+B on multiple campaigns including Coke Zero, as well as working with top ad shops such as la comunidad and Vegaolmosponce to name a few. His additional spotwork includes efforts for brands such as MasterCard, Axe Body Spray and Renault.

Bent / Dr.Pepper / I Exist

I Exist is a stop-motion extravaganza that evokes the Stop-motion/Rudolph animation specials of old. The :30 features an unlikely cast of fantastic characters arranged in a circle of chairs as part of the 'I exist!' support group. The Easter Bunny, a leprechaun, the Tooth Fairy, Sasquatch, and an alien sit in a circle listening raptly as Santa Claus complains about not being believed by his core constituent

Biscuit Filmworks / Kaiser Permanente / Emerald Cities (Director's Cut)

The latest from Biscuit Filmworks director Noam Murro is Emerald Cities (Director's Cut) to promote Kaiser Permanente paperless medical records. Agency is Campbell-Ewald, Los Angeles and the spot features visual effect by Animal Logic.

Crush / Ron James / Superball / Bath

Ron James is a Canadian comedian who has a TV show on CBC in Canada. Crush, Toronto has been working with him to create animated segments for his show called 'Lil' Ronnies'

john st. / Perspectives On A Girl / Online Film Festival

Perspectives on a Girl is the first annual Girl Guides of Canada online film festival created by john st., Toronto. The inaugural collection of nine short films, posted at perspectivesonagirl.ca, have been created by talented female artists as an artistic expression of the issues young women face today - revealing why now, more than ever, Girl Guides is a necessary aspect of a young girl's life.

Rhino / University of Texas at Arlington / UNBRANDED

Rhino Director Harry Dorrington is exploring new terrain with a sketch-based animated :30 and digital 'ribbon' promoting the rich academic opportunities at the University of Texas at Arlington. The agency is Lipman Hearne in Chicago, IL.

Sound Lounge / Ford Taurus / Engine / Mirrors / Radios

Sound Lounge's Audio Engineer Rob Sayers puts the finishing touches on a series of intricate, high-energy :30s announcing the completely redesigned Ford Taurus. The latest addition of the Drive One campaign from A Very Small Office (AVSO) and design/animation studio Offspring features voiceovers complementing the stylish All-New Ford Taurus poised against starkly beautiful landscapes.

Sound Lounge / Legal Sea Foods / Nickname

Audio Engineer Keith Reynaud of Sound Lounge puts his skilled mixing techniques to work on a trio of wry new spots for the iconic Boston restaurant Legal Sea Foods via DeVito/Verdi, NY.

Tim Godsall / VIFF / Subtitles / Sexuality / Disturbing

The latest from TBWA\Vancouver are these three spots for the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival directed by Tim Godsall (OPC, Toronto and Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles). Edited by Geoff Hounsell, Arcade Edit, Los Angeles.

Modest Mouse Gets Bent With Costa For Groundbreaking New Video

The indie rock band Modest Mouse is getting the royal treatment from Bent Image Lab's new director/partner Nando Costa. Just completed, the band's new music video is a dark and expressive piece of film-making. Heavily rooted in live-action, the impressive six-minute video includes intense moments of stop motion, visual effects, and motion graphics techniques, all brought to life within the studio's walls

F&F Paris Print Campaign 'Magnifies Every Flavour'

Lesieur is a famous french brand for all sorts of oils and condiments. Every day our oils share your life. On your table, in the kitchen. Essential ingredients for your eating enjoyment, oils have a lot to say... Come discover the production process. From plant to table.

Rhino Opens In Los Angeles

Rhino (formerly RhinoFX) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Los Angeles-based studio. The recent move expands Rhino's reach and follows 18 months of integrating the company's Connecticut, New York and Tel Aviv offices; transforming it into the Rhino-Gravity Group with offices around the globe. The expanded company will closely collaborate internally on various projects, as well as take a two pronged approach; focusing on film and television projects as a VFX vendor and also serving as an outsourcing solution to the larger houses in the area.

Sound Lounge Launches Redesigned Website

In the spirit of keeping pace with their ever-evolving operations, Sound Lounge is launching a completely redesigned website with a menu of user-friendly features. The site, a graphically adventurous overhaul of the previous version, offers improved functionality and navigation that provides access to Sound Lounge's scores of recent and historical projects and details its brand and services.

Fuel VFX / BNZ / Birthday

FUEL VFX reunited with Curious Film's Josh Frizzell on a new campaign for BNZ. The spots feature some very cute CG piggy banks, which help bring family together under the banner, 'Wherever you're heading, we can help you get there.'

Fuel VFX / Lexus / Left To Right

No-one in their right mind would drive a new Lexus through a brick wall. It makes mores sense to do that with an old Falcon covered in a big green sock. This became one of the visual effects elements in the new Lexus spot that required more CG work than meets the eye.

Fuel VFX / VB / The Regulars

While no-one at Fuel has ever had their arm up a cow, and we are a little short on Azzas among the crew, we do have an animator who's built like a brick s**thouse. That certainly put us in good stead to work on the new VB campaign for Droga5 and director Gazza Freedman of The Glue Society.

Rabbit / Freebord / 8-bit

Rabbit directing duo +jacksonkarinja hit the streets of San Francisco recently to turn out a unique :90 web clip introducing the Freebord, a six-wheeled skateboard that mimics a snowboard's range of motion.

Anonymous' Blitz Brings Home An Emmy For Office Episode

Anonymous Content's Jeff Blitz won an Emmy Award at the Sept. 20 awards show for Best Comedy Series Directing. The prize - Blitz's first - came for his directing job on the 2009 post-Super Bowl episode of the hit NBC series, The Office.

Pepperoni Pizza Sings in New TABASCO Sauce TV Ad

A splash or two of original Tabasco brand pepper sauce on pizza has always been a fan favorite, and now the secret is out. In a new 30-second TV spot, scheduled to premiere nationally during 'Saturday Night Live' on October 3rd, a little Tabasco sauce makes a pepperoni pizza literally sing with flavor.

Anonymous Content / OfficeMax / Seven Web Films

These days, every penny counts. But can you spend pennies? You can at OfficeMax. In seven sly web films, Anonymous director Justin Reardon, via The Escape Pod, uses hidden cameras to see who else respects the penny.

Asylum / XBox Halo 3 ODST / The Life

With seamless integration of VFX and live-action footage, Asylum helped to launch Halo 3: ODST, the latest in the Halo series of video games, for the Xbox 360 via T.A.G. SF.

Blacklist's Cisma / Lilica Ripilica / Espelhos (Mirrors)

In this new spot, created by OpusMultipla and produced by Margarida Films, an Ink Group Company, shows a little girl that discovers a world of dreams and fantasy through her own reflection in the mirror. This 'portal' transports her through different worlds, in a magical parallel world. To interpret all situations, twin sisters rehearsed to perform with perfection identical and inverse movements, in a choreographed dance, becoming the reflection of each other. A real hall of mirrors was constructed to make the optical tricks. Ilegal FX created the visual effects.

Bos Toronto / Mr. Sub / Bride / Dinner / Hot Stuff

Mr. Sub has a promise to make to Canadians. When it comes to the quality of their subs, you'll never get an unfortunate surprise. In the first TV campaign from Bos, Toronto, directed by OPC's Brian Lee Hughes, Mr. Sub is being touted as a Canadian Classic, for over 40 years, that can always be counted on.

Crush Toronto / Random House Canada / Douglas Coupland

Generation A is the follow up novel to Douglas Coupland's 1991 cult hit Generation X. As with the campaign for his 2007 novel The Gum Thief, Random House Canada again came to Crush, Toronto to create a series of films. Last time it was nine films, this time it's three - '10 Question for Douglas Coupland', 'The Tragic Death of the Channel Three News Team' and 'Colour Samples'

Expansion Team / JC Penney / Lunchroom Runway

It seems like a typical high school cafeteria setting -- that is until a female student gives a knowing nod to her cohorts and suddenly the lights go down, the music comes up and the kids burst into a high energy fashion show strutting a lunch tables-turned-catwalk modeling the new back to school fashions at JC Penney. Setting the tone for all this action is a pulsating remix by Expansion Team Creative Director Alex Moulton of 'Too Fake,' the first single from the indie alt rock band Hockey (Capitol/EMI).

Legs / Temperley London / 2010 Zoetrope

Legs have created a 12-foot-tall zoetrope to showcase Temperley London's Spring 2010 collection. It was unveiled in last week at New York Fashion Week & is now in London for London Fashion week.

Leroy and Clarkson / ABC-TV / Dancing With The Stars Promo

In creating ABC-TV's new promo campaign for Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars, Leroy and Clarkson and Creative Director Daniel Fries drew inspiration from classic western duel sequences to create a sultry dance battle against a burning horizon.

Psyop / The UPS Store / Storm

The brief from agency was to make worlds out of cardboard that felt simultaneously epic and handmade. We were also given the task of creating characters and environments that looked truly hand crafted with the caveat that everything must always be made of cardboard. We worked collaboratively on a series of scripts in order to finesse the story and craft these worlds.

Cameras Roll For Anonymous Content's The Beaver

Anonymous Content is proud to announce that production has started on its latest feature, The Beaver. The film is a quirky tale of a down and out man who finds solace in a beaver puppet he wears on his hand and treats as real. Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson co-star, with Foster also stepping behind the camera to direct. The screenplay, written by Anonymous client Kyle Killen, was the top pick of Hollywood's 2008 Black List, an annual ranking of the town's best unproduced screenplays.

Apple Approves First Official Porn Star APP for iPhone

Adult super star Sunny Leone's first app, the free 'lite version' that offers exclusive pictures, a blog and video clips, is now available. Version 2.0, a premium version with more features, photo sets and videos is currently awaiting approval. Version 2.0 is packed with all new interactive features, games, blogs and ways to contact Sunny right from your phone, plus tons of additional high quality exclusive content. When asked about her new App, Sunny Leone commented: 'I'm so excited about the future of my iPhone App. This provides an entire new way for me to communicate with my fans and give them a new and unique content experience!'.

Skin Authority / Holiday Boot Camp

A Boot Camp that creates positive change and doesn't leave you breathless? Broadening your mind without breaking a sweat? What sounds impossible is very possible this November during the Beauty Workout Holiday Boot Camp.

Tony Verderosa, Founder of Original Music House Thwak!

Tony Verderosa, recording artist and founder of Thwak! Music, appeared in an explosive performance with Katy Perry and Aerosmith's Joe Perry at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Verderosa doubled as the live drummer and music director for the Perry/Perry collaboration, an unforgettable cover of Queen's classic 'We Will Rock You.'

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Anonymous Content / Weetabix / Oaty Bar

Anonymous Content director Justin Reardon helps two lonely people find love in the English countryside for Weetabix Oaty Bars, via WCRS, London. In a cheeky new spot, a lonely bachelor gets his Oaty Bar frosted with chocolate by the neighboring spinster in this nimbly directed farce.

Asylum / Ad Council-FEMA NYC / World Upside Down

Premier VFX and design company Asylum has collaborated with @radical.media director Derin Seale and advertising agency Cramer-Krasselt for a potent and sobering new spot for the Ad Council that highlights the importance of being prepared when disaster strikes.

Chuck & Lulu Paris / Duracell / Bunny Fusion

'We love animation and design and we have been friends with many of the directors and collectives we represent for many years,' says Edward Grann, Chuck & Lulu founder and Executive Producer. 'We decided to take these creative forces and put them together to open a company dedicated to producing and collaborating with some of the most innovative minds and most talented artists and designers in the world.' Adds Jean Ozannat Chuck & Lulu founder and Executive Producer.

Click 3X / Big Pink / Dominos

In a flurry of snow, fog, and shattering ice sculptures, Haunt infuses Big Pink's latest video, Dominos, with an unforgettable visual mix that perfectly complements the up-and-coming group's lyrics, look, and sound.

Holiday Films / RBC / After Party / Cheetah Prince / Chic Chicken

BBDO, Toronto has created this comedic campaign for the RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition (part of TIFF) The campaign is directed by Holiday Films' Steven Tsuchida.

Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' Directed By Anonymous' Nava Wins 3 at VMAs

Beyonce's hit video Single Ladies won an impressive three MTV Music Video Awards last night (Video Of The Year, Best Choreography, Best Editing), a testament to Anonymous Content's Jake Nava, who directed the upbeat piece. The 3:19 video, a beautifully choreographed dance routine enhanced with shifting backdrops and imaginative camera angles, is the eighth collaboration between Nava and Knowles.

DUCK's Jamie Caliri Earns Emmy

DUCK Director Jamie Caliri has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design for the title sequence of the Steven Spielberg produced Showtime series United States of Tara handed out last night at the Creative Arts Emmys.

HQvB & Lollipop Toronto created www.growersaunaturale.com

Toronto agency HQvB, along with help from Lollipop, has created www.growersaunaturale.com for Growers Cider where you can nudify your pics for a chance to win prizes (if you are Canadian).

Psyop at the Emmy's

Psyop won an Emmy on Saturday night Sep.12.2009 for the 'Heist' spot for Coca-Cola via Wieden+Kennedy, Portland. Everyone at Psyop is super excited about it.

ROKKAN Virgin Redesign

Virgin is a brand so monumental, so alive with personality that its corporate home on the web needed to be more than a base of information. It needed to be an open community that brought together the energy and interaction of fans, the ever-developing Virgin companies, and conversations with Richard Branson himself.

Tonal Gets Back To 'Nature' For PBS

Thanks to overwhelming demand from PBS viewers (like you), Composer Alex Lasarenko, Founder/Creative Director of the music and sound design house Tonal (tonalsound.com) has created to two new remixes based on his original theme music to the venerable show Nature. The remixes are available as free downloads at the PBS website:

yU+co. Stays On Winning Streak With Visual Design For 'Gamer'

For Lakeshore Entertainment/Lionsgate's new sci-fi thriller, 'Gamer,' yU+co. accomplished the task of visualizing a futuristic world using motion graphics applied as visual effects. Designing and executing over 568 shots and elements, this ambitious undertaking became one of the most elaborate motion graphics projects committed to film.

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Anonymous Content / HSBC / Soapbox Immigration / Soapbox Baby / Soapbox Tech

Shot in NYC's Flatiron District, Morgen leads a series of New Yorkers to the HSBC soapbox where they sound off on immigration, technology, and family. Understanding the unique values of their customers has made HSBC the world's local bank.

ATTIK / Scion tC / Streak

Global creative agency ATTIK (www.attik.com) and Scion are very proud to reveal their new Brand Manifesto integrated campaign, intended to inspire new youthful and creative trendleaders with its bold and edgy elements. The campaign debuts fresh creative elements in TV, print, and out-of-home media and launches new online initiatives today. Additional TV and print executions also will continue to roll out over the weeks to come.

Click 3X / MTV / VMA Promos

Click 3X, led by VFX Supervisor/Lead Flame Artist Mark Szumski just completed a series of promotional spots for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards that celebrate the show's return to New York City. The videos pay homage to the theatrical classic musical West Side Story, featuring show host Russell Brand and VMA-nominated musicians performing a recreation of the signature tune Tonight throughout a series of original Manhattan sets.

Elastic / Lexus HS Pods / Infrared / Sonar / Radar

Hello Someday? Someday is today with the new Lexus HS that has infrared, radar, satellite, and sonar technology which makes it smarter than your car. These spots are part of an integrated campaign launching the new HS 9/9/09.

Fred & Farid Paris / Wrangler / Stop Thinking

Wrangler's new strategic and creative platform seeks to re-awaken our bottled-up instincts and to encourage who and what we fundamentally are, by putting all that is pure, natural and instinctive back into Man.

nailgun* / Friendly's / Friendly's Factory

Building on last year's successful 'I Wanna Go to Friendlys' campaign for Friendly's restaurants and Zimmerman Advertising, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, motion graphics + live action studio nailgun* recently revisited and expanded the unique 'still-photo-meets-stop-motion-animation' look to create 'Friendly's Factory,' a new 30 second spot that highlights the restaurant chain's kid-friendly menu.

Tool / Nature Valley / Back To The Wild

Back To The Wild is the humorous new web film for Nature Valley courtesy of Tool of North America Director Geordie Stephens and McCann Erickson.

Tool / Wallpaper / I Got Soul I'm So Wasted

Tool of North America Director Jason Zada beautifully captures the chaos and confusion of a drunken night out in a big-city club with a new music video for up-and-coming act Wallpaper. The camera tags along with front man Ricky Reed - a flamboyant re-mixer who has used Auto-Tune to redo songs from Jay Z (among others) into online hits - as he struts through a multistoried San Francisco nightclub, decked out in a fedora, sunglasses, and oversized gold chain, chugging champagne and dancing with multiple women. The video ends with Reed collapsing, drunk, on the dance floor.

We Are Plus / MTV / Gamer Bully Beatdown

Over the past several weeks, Jeremy Hollister and his We Are Plus colleagues were commissioned by MTV to produce two custom tie-in spots cross-promoting the network's original series 'Nitro Circus' and 'Bully Beatdown' with the new theatrical release from Lakeshore Entertainment and Lions Gate Films, 'Gamer.'

Anonymous' Joseph Kosinski Wraps TR2N

Anonymous Content director Joseph Kosinski, most recognized for his commercial campaigns for Gears Of War 2, XBOX 360, and HUMMER is once again available to direct commercials after an extended hiatus while working on Disney's TR2N starring Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund and Olivia Wilde.

DUCK Signs Screen Novelties

DUCK is pleased to announce the signing of Screen Novelties, an animation collective featuring Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Chris Finnegan. The latest addition to DUCK's rapidly growing family will bring significant stop motion and puppetry capabilities into the creative studio's tool box, opening up a huge range of exciting new possibilities for their clients.

Manic Secures East Coast Sales Talent

NYC based visual effects/conceptual design company, Manic has hired independent East Coast sales rep Kelly Flint of Strike Media.

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AVSO / Ford Taurus / Engine / Mirrors / Radios

In the wake of successful campaigns that helped launch the 2009 Ford F-150 and transformed the Ford Fusion into a best seller, New York-based A Very Small Office (AVSO) and design and animation studio Offspring have once again joined forces with JWT/Team Detroit. This time for a series of intricate, high-energy :30s announcing the completely redesigned Ford Taurus. The latest addition of the Drive One campaign features voiceovers complementing the stylish All-New Ford Taurus poised against starkly beautiful landscapes.

Click 3X / Subway / Scrabble Hardworking All Promo / Live Nation / Fuze All About Fresh

Click 3X and MMB team up for a trio of new spots for Subway that showcase the sandwich chain's latest promotions

RE:Birth Films / Spec Spot / Creation Begins

New York based RE:Birth Films newest work 'Creation Begins' spec campaign, having made the jump from hugely popular to viral, has garnered the attention of Cisco Systems and has brought intense controversy. Cisco contacted Re:Birth Films on Tuesday [Sep 01] and requested that its logo be removed. 'I am as surprised as anyone,' said Adam Witten, the director of the spot, 'It was never our intent to upstage Cisco - we had a great idea and felt they were a great brand to do a 'test' for, if anything we should have been more clear its only a 'test' - the response has actually been very positive.' The quality of the spot caused viewers to believe it was an actual commercial, and that it had been created at Cisco's request.

Tool / Nickelodeon / Chicken

Tool Director Harry Cocciolo and Nickelodeon Creative Advertising collaborate to deliver an urban twist on the age-old joke 'Why did the chicken cross the road?' for Nickelodeon. This time around it's a joke with a sobering punch-line. As cell phones, mp3 players and text messaging become greater distractions to pedestrians and drivers alike, Nickelodeon has teamed up with Safe Kids USA to launch a new campaign aimed at making kids aware of the dangers of technological distractions.

We Are Plus Brings QR Code Technology to the Streets

The brand movement specialists at strategic creative ideas studio We Are Plus (www.weareplus.com) are very proud to announce the launch of a high-tech, Manhattan-based scavenger hunt for Dunny Series 2009 by vinyl toy designer Kidrobot, planet Earth's premier creator and retailer of limited edition toys, clothing, artwork and books.

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Anonymous Content / Sprint / MiFi / Back to School / Race Day 1

Anonymous Content Director Andrew Douglas takes us on fast paced trip through Sprint's Now Network courtesy of Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

Biscuit Filmworks USA / NBC/NBCNewYork.com / Liz / Ron / Ted

NBCNewYork.com New from Mother, New York directed by Biscuit Filmworks'' Aaron Ruel.

Rabbit / BCBS / Motor / Excel / Farm

Each of the three spots: Motor, Excel and Farm are poignant slice of life ads that peer into the daily routines of the independent entrepreneurs whose business lives thrive on the well being of their employees. Ogens'' direction draws us in with heartfelt tales of everyday Americans making a living doing what they love. Picturesque visuals frame stories of bakers, motorcycle enthusiasts and shipping experts, all of whom take pride in providing excellent service to their customers, and affordable, high quality medical benefits to their employees.

Sound Lounge / Cinnamon Toast Crunch / Pieces-Gone

Sound Lounge Mixer Keith Reynaud adds crunch to the latest spot for the popular breakfast cereal Cinnamon Toast Crunch, via McCann

We Are Plus / Shu Uemura Cosmetics / Art of Beauty 2009

Since first launching Plus et Plus in New York City in 2002, the company's founder Jeremy Hollister, his co-creative director Judy Wellfare and their colleagues have built a reputation as a go-to company for fashion brands seeking to create sexy, marketing-savvy visual content for high-profile promotional uses ranging from live and in-store events to online, offline and traditional broadcast marketing campaigns. The company recently relaunched as We Are Plus.

Proximity Canada for Pepsi in Canada presents joyitforward.ca

As part of the digital strategy developed for Pepsi in Canada, the website joyitforward.ca encourages people to participate and spread the positive culture and energy of the brand online

WMIG / Volume 10 / Morgan Geist

Dug deep into the recesses of what must be a record collection the size of a mountain to weave together this dustily beautified journey through abandoned early 80s NY. Geist's selection of late 70s / early 80s electronic tracks exquisitely captures a moment in time when the prevailing disco sheen hanging hazily over the city was being overtaken by the throbbing pulse of murder, drugs, and dirt that ran a heavy current underneath. All in all it's a mix that captures a certain brand of austere beauty. If that all sounds a little too 'grown', we're almost 100percent positive that Mr. Geist threw in some chopped and screwed Arthur Russell for the new jacks towards the very end.

Carlos Ulloa Signs with Tool

Tool of North America is pleased to announce the recent signing of industry-leading Flash and 3D developer Carlos Ulloa to their digital practice. The London-based Ulloa's signature works include the creation of the revolutionary open source application Papervision3D, the leading real-time Flash 3D engine. Since the library's debut, Papervision3D has vaulted into the mainstream, its universal penetration allowing it to become central to prominent campaigns for Sony BRAVIA, Renault, Absolut, Red Bull, and Nike. Using Papervision3D and Unity, Ulloa builds interactive 3D experiences for the Web and iPhone applications

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Bullet / Chew Lips / Salt Air

Bullet, the creative production firm founded by acclaimed producer Oscar Thomas, completed a new music video for Chew Lips, a UK band out on Kitsune, a Paris-based record company. Bullet was approached by ATC Management in the UK for ideas on potential creative collaborators, which, according to Bullet Producer Patrick Oliver, was the perfect excuse for them to work with one of their favorite animators -- Man vs Magnet, who work through Curious Pictures, New York.

Psyop / Heineken / Music

New from Psyop for Heineken via McCann Erickson, Dublin.

Sons & Daughters / Knorr / Salty

Directed by Sons and Daughters David Hicks with visual effects by AXYZ, Toronto.

Sound Lounge / EA / Tyson

Mix master Tony Volante of Sound Lounge and Marshall Grupp of Marshall Grupp Sound Design bring fight night alive for video game maker Electronic Arts, in two :30s celebrating the revolutionary new boxing game Fight Night 4, in collaboration with SF Heat.

Merge@Crossroads Nominated For Pair Of MTV VMAs

Merge@Crossroads' year of outstanding production is being recognized with a pair of nominations for the MTV Music Video Awards. Director Wayne Isham's work on Kelly Clarkson's My Life Would Suck Without You earned a nomination for 'Best Female Video,' while Director Walter Robot's efforts on Death Cab for Cutie's Grapevine Fires is up for 'Breakthrough Video.' Crossroads Head of Production Neil Maiers and Executive Producer Joseph Uliano worked closely with Isham and Robot to bring both videos to life.

Rhino's Animated 'Flu Bug' Finds Its Way To The Web

To illustrate the power of Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue, Rhino brought to life the Flu Bug - a jittery, mischievous little guy whose M.O. is to appear out of nowhere and derail the best-laid plans - then set him loose in a smattering of media formats, including live video and web animation.

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Anonymous Content / Mass Mutual / Crosswalk

As the rain subsides, a businesswoman stands on a crowded corner waiting to cross the street. While others stare straight ahead waiting for the light to change, she surveys the environment around her with focused attention. She decides to take several steps back form the corner that proves to be a wise move. In doing so she's the only one who avoids getting drenched by oncoming traffic. What is the sign of a good decision? In the world of finance, it's Mass Mutual.

ATTK / Scion xB / Splicer

Shooters Post & Transfer / MASN / Defining Moments

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.

Tool / Coupon.com / Free Samples

Free Samples opens with a mother pushing her toddler in a shopping cart. When she stops at a sample station, she helps herself to a free hors d'oeuvre. Soon, she's sneakily stuffing her face until the tray is empty, her baby watching curiously.

Anonymous Content Director On His Way To MTV VMAs

Beyonce's hit video Single Ladies has been nominated for an impressive nine MTV Video Music Awards, a testament to Anonymous Content's Jake Nava, who directed the upbeat piece. The 3:19 video, a beautifully choreographed dance routine enhanced with shifting backdrops and imaginative camera angles, is the eighth collaboration between Nava and Knowles.

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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It,' to be Presented In Theaters Around The World

Film Drawn From Legendary Entertainer's Last Rehearsals and Behind-The-Scenes Footage Will Be Released October 30th in High Definition with Digital Sound. Beginning October 30th, the world will have a front-row seat for Michael Jackson's final concert, as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment release Michael Jackson's This Is It. This Is It is being produced with the full support of The Estate of Michael Jackson and will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage, captured in high definition with state-of-the-art digital sound as the late singer was preparing for his concert series in London. The film, which will also offer select sequences in 3-D, will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and creative collaborators.

Asylum / Kia Motors America / Kia Forte 'Pioneers'

The greatest challenge with this spot was how to handle such massive screens while still turning the project around on deadline, noted Asylum VFX Supervisor/Lead Inferno Artist Rob Moggach. Our team improvised and composed the CG screens and their footage during post and integrated it with the live-action footage to make it appear as if it were projected on the screens. This way they were able to change composition, content and the overall aesthetic.

ATTK / Sony Online Entertainment / Ninja Prank / Super Ego

Global creative agency ATTIK (www.attik.com) is very proud to detail its leading role in creating both the brand identity system and a successful integrated campaign for the popular tween-targeted MMORPG from Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), Free Realms(TM). The free-to-play, family-friendly online video game launched on April 28th and has since attracted over four million registered users. It features a complete visual system, including logo art, color palette, typography and graphic elements created by ATTIK's artists under the direction of associate creative director (ACD) Stan Zienka. Also contributing to the game's increased visibility is an integrated advertising campaign conceived by ATTIK ACD Ron Lim and other members of the team in San Francisco.

Bucks Boys / Artist - Alice in Chains / A Looking in View

Los Angeles-based producing duo Bucks Boys and director Stephen Schuster have collaborated with Virgin Records to create an epic seven and half-minute short film to the music of Alice in Chains viral single 'A Looking in View.'

Crossroads / SabMiller / Pimp Our Goat / Long Table

Crossroads directors Samuel & Gunnar just completed a pair of :30s promoting Kozel beer for international brewer SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewer in the world, and majority stock holder of the Miller Brewing Company. The spots feature the townscape and citizens of Czech village Velke Popovice celebrating their convivial lifestyle with raised glasses of Kozel, with the notion of sharing small town Czech values of jubilation and beer with the rest of the world. Both spots were shot on site in the village, where Kozel is brewed, and an abundance of brewery employees were used as cast members.

Anonymous / Inks / Bevilacqua

Anonymous Content has signed award-winning Director Christian Bevilacqua, adding further depth to their Commercial, Film and Integrated divisions. Additionally signed to Anonymous' management division, Bevilacqua follows on the heels of recent signings: The Purchase Brothers, Cary Fukunaga and Alfonso Cuaron, all feature specialists transitioning into short-form media. The addition of Bevilacqua, as well as the other three key talents further solidifies Anonymous' continued evolution and position as one of the leaders in representing multi-disciplined content creators.

Clickfire Tests Its Skills On MTV Public Awareness Campaign

ClickFire Media has created dynamic new web content and a Facebook application for GYT: 'Get Yourself Tested,' a new campaign developed by MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation to increase testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among those under 25 years of age. Working in conjunction with MTV's public affairs department and the Kaiser Family Foundation, ClickFire adapted the music channel's overall GYT design to create a complementary web presence. The Web site - www.gyt09.org - includes information, social media inputs and outputs, and celebrity informational videos from Perez Hilton, N.E.R.D., and Cornel West, among others.

DUCK T0 Rep UK-Based MAINFRAME In The U.S.

LA-based creative studio DUCK is pleased to announce their plans of representing UK-based motion shop Mainframe for all work in the United States. The studio, featuring a collective of producers, designers, and 2D and 3D animators in London and Manchester, specializes in animation, VFX and motion graphics for commercials, promos, titles and branded creative content. The addition of Mainframe's considerable talents will bolster DUCK's already substantial presence in the creative realm and provide more options to find the best talent to tailor content to their clients' unique needs.

SMNY Signs Ben Eagleton

Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) is thrilled to announce the signing of ace colorist Ben Eagleton who has been listed as one of the top 10 most creatively influential people working in film, TV and new media. The signing will elevate SMNY to the head of the industry by adding Eagleton's capabilities and the methods and processes he pioneered at BEAN; the world's first purely data-centric commercial grading facility.

Blue Rock / Fed Ex / 1, 2, 3 Succeed

For Blue Rock (bluerockny.com) editor Tom Vogt, Fed Ex's new web video series/mock-infomercial '1,2,3 Succeed!' - created by BBDO Worldwide, New York and appearing on YouTube (youtube.com/getinfotained.com), and on FedEx's own Web site - the project gave him the unusual opportunity to edit something 'bad, but in a good way.'

Elastic / FUEL TV / Tame the Beast

Santa Monica-based full-service design company Elastic (www.elastic.tv) to share another cool new project. This is the team's next assignment for FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, and wakeboarding, which just hit the airwaves.

Tool / Purity Organic / Tirade

Tirade catches an angry business man at his worst as he curses out a co-worker on the phone. A cleverly implemented bleeping tone censors the inappropriate name calling. Clearly too angry to carry on a civil conversation, the man takes a calming swig of Purity Organic. Immediately following, the once enraged man's tone shifts to cool and calm. He then continues his conversation with the co-worker illustrating the juice brands ability to help people 'Be More Pure.'

DUCK / Inks / Golden Lucky

DUCK has signed Brooklyn-based art and animation studio Golden Lucky, bringing a high-end animation studio onto its ever-expanding roster. The studio, led by Creative Directors Saiman Chow and Sean Dougherty, is known for churning out creative projects for multiple applications with their unique variety of animation, which involves blending music, storytelling, character development, and the creation of sets and artwork from various materials.

Jam3 / creates / waterlife.nfb.ca

Waterlife is the story of the last great supply of fresh drinking water on Earth - the Great Lakes. At waterlife.nfb.ca, Jam3 have taken all the major content and themes from the documentary and by utilizing Flash, Papervision and a truly amazing soundtrack they have created an online experience which tells the story of the extreme state of distress that the Great Lakes are in. A situation which affects the waters that 35 million of us drink every day.

Stuart Waks / Susan Munro / Michael Bartoli / Gail Butler / Launch / \hybrid\

The first project for hybrid is a multi-spot Union Bank campaign edited by Susan Munro; directed by Ray Dillman of MJZ for agency MeadsDurket. At press time, Stuart Waks is wrapping a high-profile Toshiba webisode campaign titled 'Boring vs. Normal' for agency Y&R/Irvine directed by Mark Foster of P13+Co./NY.

Raise Your Hand is the latest campaign from Wasserman + Partners for WorkSafeBC

The focus of the campaign is to support young workers and to create a young worker movement around worker rights - the right to know about hazards at your job and how to protect yourself, the right to participate in making sure your job and workplace are safe and healthy, the right to the right to refuse unsafe work.

Workhorse Media Adds Veteran Agency Producer Harvey Lewis

Workhorse Media, the commercial/entertainment production company founded by Pola Brown, has added veteran agency producer Harvey Lewis as Executive Producer. Lewis' varied career includes heading the production departments at major agencies such as The Richards Group, Dallas, and J. Walter Thompson, Chicago, as well as a thriving freelance production career.

Anonymous Content / Skoda Auto A.S. / Yeti

The eerie cat and mouse chase, expertly directed by Dolan to promote the release of Skoda's junior SUV, the Yeti, is shot from the point of view of a preying animal. Our ravenous mystery creature is about to make a meal out of a cute rabbit when it sees the Yeti driving by. Thus begins a dynamic chase sequence full of twists and turns that leaves our monster mesmerized by the gracefully styled lines of the Yeti. Beauty, it seems, can tame even the most savage of beasts.

Crush / Christopher Minos / Knight Fever

Knight Fever - Written, Directed and Animated by Christopher Minos. Knight Fever - a short film that is premiering at the Los Angeles Short Film Festival.

Rabbit / GHSO / Everywhere / Nailed

Rabbit in collaboration with Tennessee-based agency Tombras Group is springing to life with a pair of new spots for the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office (GHSO). The two :30s, directed by Lieven Van Baelen, debuted on networks across the state in mid-June to introduce the Volunteer State's Hundred Days Of Summer Heat traffic-safety campaign, a statewide effort to step up law enforcement against drunken drivers all season long.

Shilo / Scion xD / Explosion

Over the past several years, creative trendleaders representing automotive enthusiasts, designers, cool hunters, passionistas, influencers and other progressive individuals worldwide have responded with great enthusiasm to the combined efforts of global creative agency ATTIK (www.attik.com) with the filmmakers from creative production company Shilo (www.shilo.tv). Beginning earlier this month, there is something new for these and other fans of this brand of stunning audiovisual excitement, with the debut of the Scion xD 'Explosion' :30 TV spot, which along with the Scion Brand Manifesto campaign ad for the Scion tC was directed by ATTIK's co-founder and creative director Simon Needham in conjunction with Shilo.

Smoke & Mirrors London / The Dead Weather / Treat Me Like Your Mother

Smoke & Mirrors in conjunction with London-based One of Us and Stranger, just completed the Flame and color-grading work on a unique Jon Glazer-directed music video for alt-rock supergroup The Dead Weather.

Tool / Keep California Beautiful / Beach Party

Tool of North America director Geordie Stephens helms a memorable :60 romp for Keep California Beautiful in collaboration with BBDO that encourages citizens not to trash their beaches

Manic Signs Creative Director Fran Robert

NYC based visual effects/conceptual design company, Manic has signed Creative Director Fran Roberts as part of its continued growth as a leading creative brand. Fran's reputation and extensive capabilities in graphic design, computer-generated animation, photography and visual effects will provide Manic's clients with a creative visionary disciplined in a concept through production approach to all projects.

ATTIK / Scion / xD Explosion

'With this new Brand Manifesto campaign, we set out to re-introduce Scion to young, urban consumers by reinforcing the company's unique position as an authentic brand that is all about creativity and individuality,' said ATTIK's co-founder and creative director Simon Needham.

Dictionary Films / GMC Sierra / Something in the Air / Finish It / Hispanic

LA/Chicago based Dictionary Films and Leo Burnett's Hispanic Agency Lapiz collaborated on one of GMC's projects titled 'Something in the Air' and 'Finish It'.

McCann Paris France / Durex / Les Preservatifs Qui Donnent Envie

New from McCann Paris France for Durex

PMcD / Promo Campaign / 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.

Shilo / Under Armour / Fierce Speed

Under Armour, Inc., the originator of performance apparel, footwear and accessories teams up with the filmmakers from creative production company Shilo (www.shilo.tv) to debut the company's latest artistic brand film, 'Fierce Speed.' The creative collaboration between Shilo and Under Armour introduces the fastest generation of football cleats, the UA Fierce, through a high paced :30 spot that debuted July 13th on ESPN's YouTube Channel (www.YouTube.com/ESPN).

Bent Signs Stop-Motion Heavy Hitter Ken Lidster

The Portland, Oregon-based production company and creative laboratory Bent Image Lab is further expanding its roster with the recent signing of veteran animator and director Ken Lidster. Known for brilliant, award-winning commercials, such as those for Brisk iced tea that feature the voices and animated likeness of such stars as Bruce Willis and Danny DeVito, Lidster has directed noteworthy spots for Energizer, Chips Ahoy!, Kellogg's, Oscar Mayer, Quaker Oats, and Target.

Cause & [Effect] Adds Editor Jason Kileen

Cause & [Effect] Productions, the two-year-old creative collective led by Executive Producer Jason Zemlicka and Editor Jamie Hubbard, has added noted Editor Jason Kileen to its roster of creative talent. Kileen, who is represented by Cause & [Effect] on a non-exclusive basis, and has worked with such top commercial directors as Joe Pytka, Spike Lee and Errol Morris, represents just one facet of the company's recent growth, which includes office expansion, additional staff and new technology investments.

DUCK Signs agency:collective

Los Angeles-based creative studio DUCK has added agency:collective to their ever-growing talent roster. The additions of Directors Michael Jakab and Elisabeth Prescott considerably strengthen DUCK's design division as the pair brings an extraordinary volume of experience that spans the globe and the industry.

Mekanism Signs Trifecta of Talent

Bicoastal film, animation and interactive content creation studio Mekanism recently signed three skilled and diverse directors: David Horowitz, Malcolm Murray, and Michael Langan to complement their existing roster which consists of Founder Tommy Means and Dave&Rory. The addition of this trio of industry vets will considerably bolster Mekanism's talent pool as the studio seeks to establish itself as an ever-growing player in the creative production world.

Absolute NYC / State Street / Buried Treasure

In the charming Buried Treasure, a determined pooch goes to great lengths to please his finicky canine counterpart by bringing her every toy, stuffed animal and ball he can find. It's not until he digs up her favorite bone that he's finally able to make her happy. With State Street's new SPDR (aka Spider), State Street has unleashed a new family of ETFs designed to please even the hardest to please investor.

Biscuit@Independent London / Volkswagon / Positive Thinking

A little Positive Thinking (and a catchy tune). Here's the latest from Biscuit Filmworks director Noam Murro for VW. Agency is DDB, London.

Blacklist NY / Axe North America / Instinct

We began this project with a photo shoot with real actors and the leather laid out on a flat bed. We took moving references with naked models to show how the body moves and the leather reacts to different light setups. Then we edited everything together to make a rough timing. Animation and simulation followed and was a mixture of Maya nCloth and Houdini to make everything come together. The simulation was a great start and gave dimension to the leather but we really wanted to have control over some of the smaller details such as muscle and bone and they were getting lost in the simulation, so Milford lighting developed a special shader that took information from a more detailed mesh of the body and applied it to the leather simulated cloth.

Crossroads / Ford / Kinetic

Crossroads director Nick Lewin in collaboration with Ogilvy London released a dramatic :60 that perfectly captures the spirit of Ford's kinetic Design campaign, which emphasizes sleek designs that are meant to evoke movement even when the vehicles are at a standstill.

Crossroads / NATO / Basement/ Run / Staircase

Crossroads director Nico Beyer in collaboration with Scholz & Friends European Office has just released a trio of stirring :45s for NATO that underscores the military alliance's effectiveness at maintaining international peace, security and stability. Each of the three spots begins with an ominous montage showing what appear to be panicked citizens caught up in a terrifying war zone. The scenes then expands to show the characters enjoying the everyday joys of a peaceful, prosperous society, underscoring the role that NATO plays in keeping the world safe.

Crush / Sons and Daughters / Hellmanns / Eat Local

Gary Thomas: Ogilvy contacted us early in the New Year with this project. They were looking at a variety of animation/design and live action houses. The concept was in place but the specifics were still open. They had been through a number of houses and then we came into the mix. Stefan Woronko took a stab at presenting a statistic and bringing his inimitable magic to it. The creative team (Ivan Pols, Siobhan Dempsey and Nancy Vonk) responded really well, but wanted to make sure that food was the star of the piece. We decided to work with director Steve Gordon, at Sons and Daughters, to create something that was part table top, part graphics and part documentary.

Elastic / FUEL TV / Fight or Flight

This latest work from Santa Monica-based full-service design company Elastic (www.elastic.tv). Entitled 'Fight or Flight,' it's an on-air ID for FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, and wakeboarding. The new spot just hit the airwaves this week.

FUEL VFX / BNZ / Birthday

Giantsteps / WNBA / Expectations

Spots aired in 1080p HD throughout the NBA playoffs and finals on ABC & ESPN.

Head Gear Animation / Dairy Farmers of Canada / Jump Rope/ Kid Kong / Straw

Head Gear Animation, Due North Communications and Dairy Farmers of Canada, have recently worked together to launch Canada's first 3D advertising campaign for the cinema. They will play with the trailers before the feature 3D movies. The 3D commercials are a continuation of the award-winning five-second 'Milk Dots' campaign, for which Head Gear has created over 100 different 'dot-spots'. If you'd like to take a peak at some of those, visit Head Gear Milk Dots. www.headgearanimation.com/work/milk_dots

Identity / BBVA Compass / Long Distance Relationship

In Long Distance Relationship, Chanez focuses his dexterous storytelling capabilities on the 21st century man; working hard, playing hard and maintaining his long distance relationship leaves him little time for banking. To build upon the theme that modern life can be breathtaking, Chanez skillfully mixes real time footage with cleverly sped up imagery to give the spot a driving, energetic feel.

Identity / Lucas Arts / Misadventures

Director Scott Corbett of Identity, in collaboration with West Coast agency Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners, just released an amusing :30 web film promoting Lucas Arts' latest video game, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.

MassMarket / BlackBerry / U2

MassMarket's latest vfx job is on this spot for BlackBerry via Arc Worldwide, Chicago. It's directed by Partizan's Alex Courtes.

Stardust Studio / Shell / Performance / Fuel Economy

To date, Stardust has delivered five 'Fuel Economy' and six 'Performance' versions of each commercial, all of which were directed by Stardust's New York-based creative director Alan Bibby, who provided details on his colleagues' craftsmanship in bringing the campaign's broadcast elements to life.

Stardust Studios / WONKA / NERDS / SWEETARTS

Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios (www.stardust.tv) is very proud to detail its artistic collaborations with the creative team from LA-based ad agency Dailey for WONKA brand candies NERDS and SWEETARTS. Unique :30 spots for both brands, created entirely in-house at Stardust under the direction of Neil Tsai, recently debuted on MTV, Nick at Nite, ABC Family and in other targeted broadcast and cable media outlets across the U.S.

Anonymous Signs Fukunaga In The Wake Of Sundance-Winning Project

Anonymous Content recently added award-winning writer, director, and cinematographer Cary Fukunaga to their commercial division after originally being repped solely by their management arm. The young talent, whose most recent work, the feature film Sin Nombre, won the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award and the U.S. Dramatic Excellence in Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival, will add another visionary director to Anonymous' ever-growing roster.

MindSmack Taps Sound Designer/Composer/Engineer Brian Rund

Brian Rund, the award-winning audio engineer/sound designer/composer, has joined the creative staff of MindSmack, the full service post house for advertising, television and film featuring state-of-the-art editorial, graphics, audio post, as well as web design and multimedia development.

Skin Authority SGF-4-Technology

Got three minutes? Let's get rid of those crow's feet and worry lines without needles, downtime or thousands of dollars. The elusive fountain of youth has been found, researched, tested and bottled. Skin Authority introduces Wrinkle Reversing Serum, the first in a range of products to incorporate its exclusive SGF-4 Technology. Derived from four natural nourishing proteins or skin growth factors, SGF-4 Technology was developed specifically to target and reprogram the aging process of skin cells.

Stardust Studios Teams With London's Rokkit

Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios is pleased to announce its new representation agreement with London-based production company Rokkit, which will immediately extend Stardust's active marketing presence within the creative, commercial and music video production communities across the UK, Europe and Asia, excluding Japan.

DUCK Studio / Director: Jan Chen / Rübbüds

DUCK Director Jan Chen just released a zany animated short featuring a communal home of anthropomorphic condoms promoting safe sex as a universal message for everybody to understand regardless of their age, language, education or social status. The film is done in a vibrant, fantasy-like palette that evokes the surreal excitement of real-life sex.

Tool of North America / Ad Council / Bonfire

Director Jason Zada of bicoastal Tool of North America puts the focus on wildfire prevention in the latest spot for the Ad Council, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters via Draftfcb.

Anonymous Content Inks Academy Award-Nominated Cuaron

Adding to its already sprawling network of talent, Anonymous has signed Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer Alfonso Cuaron to its Commercial division.

Veteran Cutter Joins Creative Editorial House

Acclaimed director Jonas Akerlund of Serial Pictures, in collaboration with Wieden+Kennedy unleashes the power of the ever-stylish Black Eyed Peas for retail giant Target.

Rabbit Expands To Better Meet Industry Needs

New York-based Executive Producer Douglas Howell and Director Brent Harris founded Rabbit in early 2008 as a traditinal commercial production company with an open architecture and an ambitious plan. The company has been deliberately evolving and recently expanded greatly via wide-ranging partnerships, with a cast of industry leaders to instantly transform itself into a dynamic hybrid studio with offices around the globe, capable of tackling any imaginable project.

Search Party Showcases Diverse Musical Talents Across Media

New York-based Search Party is pleased to announce their recent rebranding efforts, complete with a fresh new site (www.searchparty-music.com) as well as a string of cutting-edge campaigns that bridge the visual and sonic senses and span the worlds of entertainment and advertising, commercials, literature, film, television, and online. Search Party's stretch of truly innovative work in music includes a complement to the mega-hit and bestselling Skinny Bitch literary franchise, as well as the development and production of Radio Chaos, an entertainment property that offers its audience an exciting behind-the-scenes glimpse into the worlds of music and comedy. Search Party also did the song selection for Google's recent launch of its Chrome browser. Other recent success includes major film work, as the collection of music supervisors wrapped the music for both HBO's Grey Gardens and Todd Phillips' latest comedy blockbuster to hit theatres, The Hangover. See Search Party's recently released 2009 Reel.

Transistor Studios For Sprint Gets Interactive With Cash Keeper-BOOYA!

Test your goalie or kicker skills with this interactive game created with GS&P and Transistor Studios for Sprint.

Tribal DDB Amsterdam launches innovative Twitter campaign for Philips

A new innovative Twitter campaign by Tribal DDB Amsterdam just kicked-off at twitter.com/Philips_vs, to support Philips' latest global consumer campaign 'Philips, of course'. The Twitter community is asked to come up with extreme challenges that show Philips' superiority over anything they can imagine.

New Features

New features have been added to our homepage. We now have a weekly Poll-TomatoPollicious. Just a way to express ideas. Also Tweetboard. True Twitter Conversation for our website. Tweetboard is a fun and engaging micro-forum type application for your website. It pulls your Twitter stream in near real-time (max 1 min delay), reformatting tweets into threaded conversations with unlimited nesting. Conversations that spun off the original conversation are also threaded in-line, giving your site visitors full perspective of what's being discussed. Tweetboard is also a powerful viral tool that engages your website visitors. Each time someone posts (or replies) via your board, a link back to the corresponding conversation is appended to their tweet, creating a viral stream of Twitter traffic to your website.

E*TRADE / Financial Literacy

Click 3X has launched a hilarious 3:00, long-form piece starring financial expert Mellody Hobson and the famous E*TRADE babies, in the latest effort for the financial services company's long-running 1000 New Accounts a Day campaign via Grey NY. Grey CCO Tor Myhren and his team looked to Click 3X to elevate the campaign by adding additional characters, more interaction, and the backing of renowned outside financial experts. Click utilized their extensive resources to complete all aspects of the campaign, from casting to live-action shooting to FX to making selects and seamlessly implementing them into the edit, all under the demands of a three-week schedule, showcasing the company's broad range of expertise.

Fred & Farid Paris / Wrangler / Press Grand Prix at Cannes Festival

Wrangler Human won at the Cannes Festival, wahoo. Following an international pitch which began in December 2007 and with competition including, amongst others, 180 Amsterdam and Mother London, FFL Paris (Fred & Farid) became the lead agency in charge of all of Wrangler's communication at the European level. FFL Paris (Fred & Farid) coordinated all agencies involved throughout the creative process (Internet, PR, event, retail) Link back to archive July.21.2008.

Psyop / Converse / My Drive Thru

Good design starts with a good concept,' Says Justin Booth-Clibborn, Managing Partner, Psyop. 'Taking the germ of an idea and running with it. In that spirit, and to demonstrate the importance of play, spontaneity and creative exploration, delegates will be divided into groups, given a music track, posterboard, some markers and a range of interesting visuals and will be asked to come up with a concept or story inspired by the music. Work will be presented, prizes will be given, fun will be had.

Serial Pictures / Target Headquarters / I Got A Feeling

Acclaimed director Jonas Akerlund of Serial Pictures, in collaboration with Wieden+Kennedy unleashes the power of the ever-stylish Black Eyed Peas for retail giant Target.

Nando Costa's Nervo Becomes NANDO@BENT

International award-winning Creative/Director Nando Costa, founder of top industry leading design and animation studio Nervo, has teamed with Portland-based Bent Image Lab to form, NANDO@BENT. Costa brings his entire Nervo shop to BENT, including creative partner Linn Olofsdotter. Costa, age 30, will become the fourth partner of BENT which includes: Co-Founder/EP Ray Di Carlo, Co-Founder/Director Chel White, and Co-Founder/Director David Daniels.

Town Entertainment Launches With Trifecta of Talent

Identity's Founder and Executive Producer Joe Masi and Executive Producer Bill Curren are proud to announce the launch of Town Entertainment, a close-knit production company built upon the same collaborative principles as parent company Identity. Town's model will be to provide a platform for a small, selective roster from various disciplines to closely collaborate with assorted clients on creating dynamic content for commercial, film, web, and television distribution. Andrew Walton, Karina Taira and Paolo Monico will form the frosh company's directing corps, bringing their combined industry experience to interact with Town's creative teams. Alana Hall will occupy the role of head of production.

Rabbit's McMahan Wins A 2009 CFP-E/Shots Young Director Award

Rabbit director Trevor McMahan and director David Neham (represented by Bandito Brothers) who collectively helmed Fitting in for Above The Influence have garnered the top prize for best non-European spot at the 2009 CFP-E/Shots Young Director Award showcase in Cannes. Additional accolades at the event for Rabbit include directing collective +jacksonkarinja being short-listed for their eBay spec Shopping Carts.

Stardust relaunches stardust.tv as pure visual site, in motion

Stardust launched its original website at stardust.tv in 2005, which was designed by founder/CD Jake Banks and developed by Joshua Davis Studios. Among the original site's honors, it was named the Favourite Website Awards Site of the Day in 2006, and earned the 2005 Tween Award for Best Reel. After gaining global attention with a redesigned site in 2007, and since then riding a phenomenal wave of developments to deliver new work for major agencies and brands every week, today Jake and his colleagues are very proud to reveal the latest Stardust website... where again Jake was the creative director, but this time, the site's development was handled by Santa Monica-based nineindustries (www.nineindustries.com).

Neda: The Voice of Iran

Her name was Neda. It means the 'voice' or the vcall' in Farsi. And in a struggle largely fueled by Iranian womenvs demands for rights, Neda most tragically becomes the Voice of Iran. It is heartbreaking to watch, with her father screaming in unimaginable agony. It is this anguish and agony that is shared throughout Iran. It has assured that the mullah regime's crackdown will fail. Neda is now the Voice of Iran. The horror one feels when watching her passing is the Face of the Regime. Graphic Video via Threats Watch.com Neda Voice Of Iran

Click 3X / Friendly's Ice Cream / Kids

As swirling scoops of ice cream fill the screen, the voices of two kids debate the toppings they crave most when building the perfect Friendly's ice cream sundae. Whether it's crushed Oreo cookie pieces or KitKat bars, hot fudge, nuts or whipped topping, Friendly's has the toppings your sweet tooth is craving; CG all brilliantly created by the Click 3X team, headed by Creative Director Steve Tozzi.

Cossette, Vancouver / B.C. Cancer Agency / Cervical Cancer Screening Program

Airing in cinemas (hence the red curtain) in British Columbia, Canada for B.C. Cancer Agency and their Cervical Cancer Screening Program. Agency is Cossette, Vancouver and directed by Steve Gordon.

DUCK / Keith Urban / Kiss A Girl

Renowned music video director Chris Hicky teamed up with DUCK's animation director Richard Borge for his stylistic animation techniques for the latest video for country superstar Keith Urban. Kiss A Girl, the second release off of the Australian singer's fifth studio album, Defying Gravity, is the rollicking, upbeat story of two young lovers told through Urban's trademark catchy lyrics and shown onscreen with a dazzling combination of live-action footage, photo stills, and animation brought to life by a close collaboration between Borge and Hicky.

Fred & Farid Paris / McVitie's / But

The spot for the launch in France of the biscuits McVitie's

Fred & Farid Paris / Pulco / Lazy Good

The spot for Pulco Lemonade and Orangeade.

Giantsteps / Vinamilk / Balloons

Giantsteps (www.giantsteps.us) produced visual effects and onlined a :60s spot entitled 'Balloons'. The production marks Vietnam's debut in the international production community and the advertiser's sales-based commitment to charity. The spot features composites of anywhere from a few to thousands of cg balloons in flight over famous Vietnamese locations. Veteran helmer Douglas Avery captured Vinamilk's heartfelt journey over a nine-day shoot, covering many diverse cultures throughout rural and urban locations in both the North and South.

Monkeyhead / Monkey Island / Summer 2009 Reel

Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to present 'Monkey Island,' an original animated short created specifically to introduce the company's Summer 2009 Reel. The new content can be viewed on the company's website at www.monkeyhead.com.

Rabbit / Wins At AICP / Tide / Have Fun

Shot in poetic slow motion, Have Fun takes us inside the cafeteria of a private school where middle school kids are eating lunch. What starts with a roll flying across the table turns into a full-blown food fight. As the fight turns epic, the kids in their clean white uniforms become food stained messes the likes of which only Tide can make clean.

Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY)

Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) teamed with Carmichael Lynch Minneapolis this past winter to launch a beautifully quirky spot for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science that showcases the New York studio''s ability to complete a project from production through post.

AEG Live / Britney Spears / Scotiabank Place in Ottawa

Britney Spears, in association with AEG Live, is bringing 'The Circus Starring Britney Spears' to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 21. The concert is part of the North American tour's 20-date second leg, which was added in response to overwhelming fan demand, and follows the sensational performer's current tour of Europe.

Click 3X Launches New Website Featuring Proprietary Video Engine

Click 3X (www.click3x.com) is pleased to announce the launch of their completely re-faced and programmed website created by sister brand ClickFire Media (CFM). The site features a revolutionary new video display that is dynamic, intuitive, fun, and fast. The site is run on CFM's media video engine platform, a brand-new technology that will recast the way people view online video content.

Framepool Gaining Momentum in All Facets of N. / S. American Visual Media Industries

Framepool, the footage collection run by filmmakers, is making great strides within all facets of the visual media industries in North and South America, reports the company's founder and CEO, Dr. Stephan Bleek.

Snow White Contemplates Suicide

A dark and brooding adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Snow White, will go into production this October. Several horror/fantasy film blogs broke the news about the new independent film production from Goodnight Film (www.goodnightfilm.com) earlier this month. Connecticut filmmaker A.D. Calvo will introduce a much darker twist to the original Grimm fairytale, incorporating such controversial -- but sadly topical and relevant -- themes as drug abuse and teen suicide.

Skinner, One Of World's Leading Flash Developers, Signs With Tool

Tool of North America is excited to announce the signing of Grant Skinner, an internationally recognized leader in the field of rich interactive experiences. He joins Tool's Digital practice as a creative technologist that will work with advertising agencies in the following capacities: to concept and develop creative technical solutions for brands and to collaborate with Tool's directors as their technologist by blending live-action content with cutting-edge technology. Skinner's signing gives Tool enhanced capability to push out more innovative work of the sort such as the recent Cold War Kids I've Seen Enough video helmed by Tool director Sam Jones.

Expansion Team / Texas Dodge Dealers Association / Four-Spot Package

Original music/sound design house Expansion Team, led by Creative Director Alex Moulton, went from zero to sixty, and everywhere in between, for four clever new ads for the Texas Dodge Dealers Association and agency BBDO, Detroit.

Loyalkaspar / MTV and A&E / Tattoo Highway / MTV Spring Break 09 Open

Two recent projects for A&E Network and MTV effectively highlight both the diverse creative skills and love of blending organic and digital art found at Loyalkaspar, the creative design/production company led by directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+

Partners Film / Fairy / Pee Pee / Pen Cap / Rubber Ducky

The latest from Partners Film director Aleysa Young for Fairy out of Leo Burnett, Toronto. The spots are airing in the UK.

Smoke & Mirrors NY / IAVA/Advertising Council Inc. / Signs

New York and London-based design, animation and VFX studio Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) collaborates with BBDO, NY for the Ad Council and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) on a moving new PSA designed to open up dialogue between Veterans returning from war and their families.

Tool / Heineken / Football Match / Moving

Director Erich Joiner of Tool of North America and JWT collaborate on a hilarious new campaign for Heineken, set to air on Italian TV and online at www.areyoustillwithus.com.

Wasserman + Partners / The Community Against Preventable Injuries / Preventable / preventable.ca

Wasserman + Partners' latest integrated campaign for The Community Against Preventable Injuries aims to raise awareness about preventable injuries and to challenge the belief that most people hold that serious injuries only happen to other people.

Crispin Porter + Bogusky / Officially Opens in Europe

'We have been privileged to work globally with Burger King, Microsoft and others over the years and the addition of a creative factory in Europe will further contribute to our momentum in these markets. Daddy feels like the perfect foundation on which we can grow. Our cultures are similar and they are eager to help us build our vision of a CP+B factory in Europe,' said Jeff Hicks, CEO, CP+B.

Def Leppard's / 2009 Tour

Ace Marketing & Promotions, Inc. announced today Def Leppard's 2009 North American tour is sure to be the hottest Rock show of the summer with special guests Poison and Cheap Trick. The tour kicks off this month on June 23rd in Camden, N.J. Fans attending any of these events will want to make sure that they don't leave home without their mobile phone and certainly don't leave it in the car, because Def Leppard is offering fans more ways to interact with them than ever before. Def Leppard is promoting 'ROCKZIMITY,' a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Proximity Marketing System powered by Ace Marketing & Promotions Inc (AMKT). Def Leppard also announced that they have added SMS TEXT MESSAGING promotions on the North American portion of the tour, leveraging Ace Marketing's full suite of 'Team and Tour mobile interactive solutions.' In today's economic climate and in the entertainment industry, you have to add more value and a more interactive experience for consumers. Def Leppard's doing just that, we are honored to be partnered with them for this dynamic tour,' stated Matt Gaines, CMO for Ace Marketing & Promotions.

Identity / Inks International Directorial Talent

Tool of North America is pleased to announce the signing of acclaimed computer programmer and musician Jason Rohrer, an unsurpassed creative talent best known for his efforts to reinvent the video game as an artistic medium. His focus at Tool will be to apply his understanding of interactive storytelling to brand campaigns (i.e., beyond games).

Tool Signs Video Game Visionary Jason Rohrer

'It's econo-chic to stir up a spa experience at home,' said lifestyle expert Mindy Terry of Creative Spa Concepts. 'Since I was young, I loved mixing up scrubs and masques in the kitchen. Do-it-yourself spa experiences are good for your wallet, great for your creativity, plus they make for the perfect opportunity to invite some friends over and throw a spa party.'

Robot Films / Georgia Lottery Corporation / Millionaire Lesson

In this recent four spot comedy campaign, Robot Films director Chris Robinson highlights classy millionaire style in collaboration with BBDO Atlanta for Georgia Lottery Corporation.

Syndrome / Eminem / 3 A.M.

The video features scenes of a confused and anxious Eminem emerging from rehab in a drug-induced blackout. The frenetic action, blended with blood-soaked flashbacks, create a schizophrenic journey to the artistapos;s realization of his killing spree the night before. Known predominantly for their effects heavy visuals, Syndrome used this opportunity to showcase another side of themselves by focusing on the live-action narrative. They layered their graphic aesthetic to add depth and interest to complement the rugged storyline.

New Lotto / Soul Ticket / Featuring Motown Soul Legends

The initial roll-out of tickets features four legendary artists from Motown: The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, The Dramatics and Freda Payne. The $2 special limited edition instant scratch tickets offer a cash prize of up to $4,500.

Post Foods / Partners / With Feeding America

Post Foods, LLC today launched a partnership with Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief charity, to help supply a balanced breakfast to struggling Americans. As part of this partnership, the Bowls of Hope program was conceived to present an approachable way for people to give back, while providing much needed sustenance to the hungry. For every purchase of Post Shredded Wheat, Post will donate one bowl of cereal to Feeding America, up to 15 million bowls.

Sharpie / Uncap What's Inside / Multimedia Campaign

In a world getting more high tech every day, Sharpie is making a bold marketing move. To bring back the personal to an increasingly impersonal world, Sharpie is kicking off a new multichannel, multimedia campaign to showcase the iconic marker brand as the advocate for self-expression. Taglined 'Uncap What's Inside,' the campaign launches on June 1 with national print advertising and a new interactive community website, and national TV advertising rolling out June 15. The goal is to empower people to connect with one another and express themselves by uncapping their creativity with Sharpie.

Mekanism / Creativity / CaT Intro

Mekanism has put together a 'rich' visual introduction for the upcoming inaugural Creativity and Technology (CaT) conference, scheduled for June 3 in New York. A stop-motion short, directed by Emmett Feldman, is the centerpiece of the work and sets the framework for the conference's marketing and website design.

Stardust Studios / Bub Light Lime / Summer

Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios (www.stardust.tv) 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' were created by Stardust under the direction of creative director (CD) Brad Tucker, in association with DDB Chicago's SVP and group CD Mark Gross, VP CD/art director Chris Roe, VP CD/copywriter Chuck Rachford, and VP executive producer Will St. Clair. Each of the spots debuted on May 10 during high-profile U.S. primetime broadcast coverage, like the 2009 NBA playoffs, and continue to air widely.

Tool / Cold War Kids / I've Seen Enough

In a video created specifically for interactivity and released solely for the Web, Tool's Sam Jones gives fans endless remix control over the Cold War Kids video for I've Seen Enough (www.mtvmusic.com/artist/coldwarkids.jhtml), including the power to switch up individual performers mid-song and never miss a beat.

Capitol/EMI / To Release Career-Spanning / Blur Collection

On July 28, a new 2CD and digital collection of 25 tracks spanning Blur's seven studio albums will be released by Capitol/EMI. In addition to presenting the band's standout album cuts and charting singles together for the first time, Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur includes a long out-of-print track. This summer, Blur will perform two sold-out concerts in London's Hyde Park and will headline several major European music festivals.

SUMMER SPA / ON THE VINE

TweetBucks / Generates First Revenue Stream for All Twitter and Facebook Users

Chango Inc. officially launched TweetBucks.com today, enabling users of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to generate revenue from their shortened URLs with affiliate commissions and pay-per-click ad-frames. This is the first service that enables all Twitter users to generate revenue from their tweets. With the launch, TweetBucks is offering users a starting account balance of $5, and a 10 percent referral commission on all new users they invite to the service.

Wolfgang Puck / Heads to the Coffee Aisle

Wolfgang Puck Coffee, a licensed product from Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc., announced today that it has begun the retail launch of world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck's line of estate grown coffees. Wolfgang Puck Coffee joins an already sizeable lineup of the chef's consumer products that include Soups, Stocks & Broths, All-Natural Pizzas and Appetizers and No-Stick Cooking Sprays on the shelves of stores nationwide.

Absolute / Lowe's / Starts at Lowe's/Outdoor (featured)

Absolute and Lowe's Take It Outdoors For BBDO. Absolute's lead Flame artist Dave Smith and his team of VFX artists have crafted a dazzling array of special effects for home improvement giant Lowe's new Spring 2009 campaign, via HSI director Gerard de Thame and BBDO New York.

DUCK's Kompost / Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film / Dixie Trixi

For the recent Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, five teams each consisting of two members, developed an animated film within 48 hours. Top honors were given to Dixie Trixi, a short film directed by DUCK's Kompost.

Framestore NY / Pepsi International / Penguin

'Penguin', the latest commercial to feature the amazing VFX work of Framestore NY, was just released by BBDO New York and Pepsi.

Psyop / HP / Kevin Garnett All-Arounder

Psyop takes you into the life of Kevin Garnett in their latest spot for HP via Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

Stardust Studios / Ice Breakers / A State Of Mouth

Under the direction of EVP and senior creative director Sig Gross and his colleagues from ArnoldNYC, bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios (www.stardust.tv) recently produced a colorful spot for Hershey Canada's Ice Breakers Mints. Stardust West creative director Brad Tucker directed, and Jonathan Wu served as Stardust's art director, for the :15 spot entitled 'A State of Mouth,' which debuted exclusively in Canada in April, where it will continue to run for the foreseeable future.

Survey says / Twitter Rapidly Gaining Acceptance Among Users

MarketingProfs, a trusted online resource for more than 320,000 professional marketers, today announced the results of a small, informal survey that shows Twitter is rapidly gaining acceptance among users as an important social media business tool.

New Shakers(TM) / Serve Up a Perfect Milkshake with the Shake of a Hand

MolliCoolz heats up freezer aisles nationwide this summer with its new Shakers(TM) that combine new-to-the-world ice cream technology, milk and the shake of the hand to produce the perfect milkshake.

Ogilvy & Mather / Global Agency Partner of Portfolio Night 7

ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night is the largest simultaneous advertising portfolio review ever held in the world, featuring a uniquely designed portfolio review process in a 'speed-dating' setting. The event helps students and aspiring young creatives around the world break into the ad industry and involves the top creative directors in each participating city.

Oscar Mayer / Taste the Hot Dog

To celebrate the win and kick-off barbeque season, the Oscar Mayer brand will give away up to $1 million worth of hot dogs and let everyone in America in on the game on one very special day. On May 20, starting at 9 a.m. EDT, simply log on to OSCARMAYER.com for a free coupon for a whole pack of Oscar Mayer Jumbo Beef Franks. That's right, Oscar Mayer is giving away up to $1 million worth of hot dogs, while supplies last.

Skin Authority / Seven Skin Care Secrets For Summer 2009

Skin Care Guru Celeste Hilling Shares her Secrets for Safe and Cost-Effective Summer Skin. What's the secret to amazing summer skin? Celebs, models and socialites seem to know. Even though you may not have the paparazzi following you around this summer, you deserve to look like a star and can do so with a few simple, cost-effective steps.

Biscuit Filmworks / USA McDonald's / No Fry Left Behind

New from Biscuit's Tim Godsall & DDB Chicago.

Doner Advertising / The Coleman Company / Pretty Much / Facebook / Print

Campaign elements include TV and print creative. We also created two free iPhone apps, including Coleman's Pocket Lantern that turns your iPhone into a handheld light and Coleman's Creepy Campfire Tales made up of 15 age-based scary stories.

jumP / The Hershey Company / Rascal Flatts

In the latest ad for Hershey's via Arnold NY, jumP editor Michael Saia put his clever cuts to the beat of country superstars Rascal Flatts in a spot that celebrates the pure gooey goodness of a Hershey's chocolate bar.

Kommitted / Microsoft Deployment / The Showdown

Kommitted's founder and director Nathan McGuinness has reteamed with Microsoft and McCann Worldgroup San Francisco for the latest piece of the software company's Windows Server(R) 2008 campaign.

nailgun* / ESPNU / Hallmark

What's life like on the campus of ESPNU? As envisioned by design/production studio nailgun*, for the rebrand of ESPN's college sports channel, it's a college sports-lovers paradise where stadium lights perfectly illuminate paths made of track and field lanes, and every other building is a different ballpark. The centerpiece of the rebrand is the 'hallmark' spot that in lush stylized photo-real 3D animation defines the world of ESPNU. The network package includes an array of elements including IDs, bumpers, promo packages, logo treatments and more.

Psyop / California Milk Processor Board / Sad Princess / Medusa

When telling a story in less than 30 seconds, it is good to have a story and metaphors that is easy to get. Our stories follow the same fairy tale formula: a princess finds a savior to love and has a happily ever after ending. Our little sad princess, she is saved. Thank god for the brave prince because he is able to break the monthly curse and tame unruly hair by bringing her the Holy Grail that is the 'product' (ahh advertising).

Shilo / BrotherSister / Still Run

Australian musical artists BrotherSister, comprised of siblings Dante and Xavia Nou, are very proud to announce the worldwide release of 'Still Run,' a new music video produced by creative production company Shilo (www.shilo.tv) as their latest inspirational side-project. Under the creative direction of Shilo co-founder, creative director and director Andre Stringer, the Emmy Award-winning company's artists in New York and San Diego crafted the dramatic 2:42 piece for the track 'Still Run' from BrotherSister's latest album, 'The Wunder Tales.'

Shooters Post & Transfer / Dick's Sporting Goods / Be The Hero

Shooters Post & Transfer (Shooters Inc) was the post-production hero of 'Be The Hero,' a new HD spot for Dick's Sporting Goods stores, directed by Peter Odiorne of production company Sleeping Tree Films, Ardmore, PA and New York. The spot is currently airing nationally.

Sound Lounge / L'Oréal / Diesel Fragrances

Diesel Fragrances has electrified the web with a daring new viral via Sub Rosa that celebrates the launch of the daring and bold new masculine fragrance, Only The Brave. Featured exclusively on www.isbrave.com, the video is an artful triptych that has three interconnected stories playing simultaneously to represent the heart, nerve and mind.

Stardust Studios / Honda Insight / Multiplicity Interactive Tour

Directed by Stardust's Brad Tucker and Jonathan Wu through ad agency RPA for the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid. The 2:20 video entitled 'Multiplicity' was produced as an interactive tour of the Insight to exclusively be featured at www.honda.com/Insight. The project went live on the site on 4/10.

Tool / DIRECTV / Soccer

Director Erich Joiner of Tool of North America and agency Deutsch LA take on Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella and an unmotivated team of soccer tykes for DIRECTV.

Body Design by Marino

An innovative procedure known as Natural Breast Augmentation is now available in the Houston area at Body Design by Marino, a medical treatment center located in Tomball.

Nestle(R) Push-Up(R) Brand Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Can you guess the year? Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states, a first class postage stamp cost only $.04 and Walt Disney Pictures released Sleeping Beauty. We'll give you one more hint: Nestle introduced one of America's favorite frozen snacks: The Nestle Push-Up brand!

Asylum - Client/Title: The Hershey Company - Kisses / Night at the Museum

Featuring animated dinosaur bones, a brilliantly crafted replica of the Smithsonian and an imaginative take on the Hershey's Kisses factory, this enchanting spot showcases the unique eye catching animation and VFX Asylum has become known for.

Blacklist N.Y. - Client/Title: Adobe - Le Sens Propre (extended)

The Shortcut To Brilliant campaign is part of Adobe's marketing efforts for CS4. All of the work is based on the idea that with Adobe software, the creative professional can take an ordinary object, and with their inspiration and Adobe tools, turn that object into something extraordinary. The new features and time saving enhancements in CS4 allow that process to happen more efficiently which leads to more improved work flow.

Brand New School - Client/Title: Sci Fi Network - Estate of Panic - Water / Walls

Never have nightmares been so lucrative...or funny. Designed to promote Estate of Panic, the new reality-style game show on the Sci Fi network, Brand New School, the bicoastal design, promotion and production collective, and member of transmedia resource group LORI PATE+, took an oddly lighthearted look at how a couple of common phobias can lead to a fistful of cash. Brand New School's Mario Stipinovich and Jonathan Notaro directed the two promos.

F&F Paris - Client/Title: Orangina Light - Hyena / Giraffe

The territory of this new platform is found in moments of complicity and female intimacy, which gives an original and new meaning to the concept of lightness: a giraffe harassing a good-looking man, or a hyena taking the mickey out of a bimbo. For this new speech, the Orangina Light brand affirms itself like a brand equipped with a true personality. The signature is - Wickedly Light -. Miles Aldridge, a fashion photographer for extremely - pop - pin-ups.

Kommitted - Client/Title: BMW - Knowledge / Logic

Knowledge, a :30 spot finds us in the drivers seat traveling fast across a desert highway. As the road begins to morph we realize we are following a trail of ink flowing from a pen across the surface of one of the amazingly affordable lease agreements BMW is offering on its popular 3 series. The message is clear: BMW is more affordable than ever. Now you know.

Rhino VFX - Client/Title: The Wumblers

Premier VFX, design and animation house Rhino partnered with Gravity, are pleased to announce that the acclaimed animated TV series, The Wumblers, is the recipient of four prestigious Telly Awards for excellence in children's television, executive produced and creative directed by Rhino's North American CEO Zviah Eldar.

Sound Lounge - Client/Title: Microsoft - Bob McKnight

In Bob McKnight, the architect behind the popular clothing and surf brand Quicksilver is interviewed regarding how his company is navigating the current economy. From Marshall Grupp, The creatives on the project weren't interested in having me create sounds that corresponded to the picture so the sound design had to do with the story between the interviewer and the interviewee. The challenge was where to put the person who is being interviewed and convince the viewer that we are hearing everything through the phone. The choices of environments were endless, as well as deciding the specific sounds to use in order to allow the viewer to get where we are.

Sound Lounge - Client/Title: Tribeca Film Festival 2009 - Shimasani

VIDEO removed by request. Shimasani, a hauntingly beautiful short mixed in Sound Lounge's studios, recently screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. Ryan Price mixed the final audio of the beautiful film by Director Blackhorse Lowe.

Stardust Studios - Client/Title: J-POWER - Global / Environment

In cooperation with Japanese production company Kirameki (www.kirameki.cc), bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios (www.stardust.tv) recently produced two HD spots for Tokyo's Electric Power Development (J-POWER) through the creative team at McCann Erickson Japan. The two HD :30 spots entitled 'Global' and 'Environment' directed by Stardust's founder and creative director Jake Banks began airing in April in Japan, where they will continue to run for the next year.

Tool - Client/Title: MGD - White Wine 64 / Beer Stein 64

Director Erich Joiner's dexterous comic skills are showcased in a pair of new Miller Genuine Draft spots via Tool of North America. Have you ever wondered what you can order at the bar these days that tastes great and has only 64 calories? In White Wine 64 we find a handsome couple at a bar waiting for their low calorie drinks to arrive. When the waitress places their beverages on the table it becomes painfully obvious that the man, who chose the tall cool bottle MGD 64, made the more satisfying choice. His date isn't so lucky. Her 64-calorie choice gets her an oddly whittled down glass of chardonnay.

Tool - Client/Title: Miller Lite - Protection Bar / Protection C-Store

Bicoastal Tool of North America's Erich Joiner puts an end to mob protection in the latest campaign for Miller Lite via DraftFCB. In Protection C-Store two wise guys approach a store clerk stocking the refrigerators with cans of Miller Lite. When the mobsters offer to provide the store with protection, they are rebuffed by a clerk who explains that Miller Lite's cans have a new Taste Protector lid and that's all that is needed to lock in Miller Lite's great pilsner taste.

AAA

Free AAA iPhone App Helps Users Find Discounts. AAA Discounts points to nearby Show Your Card & Save locations. At a time when saving money is a top priority, Apple iPhone users can now easily find their way to AAA member savings by downloading a new application, AAA Discounts. The free, GPS-based 'app' displays retail locations of AAA Show Your Card & Save(R) partners near user locations. There are more than 110,000 AAA Show Your Card & Save locations and more than 51 million AAA members in North America.

Manic Brings On Bob Cagliero As Managing Director

Manic, the New York-based studio for VFX, cutting-edge motion graphics and finishing services, has hired Bob Cagliero as Managing Director. An industry leader with award-winning experience in both production and advertising, Cagliero's career credits include founder and principal of commercial production company East-West Films; senior producer at Ogilvy & Mather, where he supervised global campaigns for top brands; and most recently executive producer at 89 Editorial, where he played a significant role in company growth and brand development.

R.E.M. Reissued as Two-CD 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition With Bonus Disc of Previously Unreleased 1984 Chicago Concert

Reckoning 'confirms R.E.M. as one of the most beautifully exciting groups on the planet,' wrote NME in 1984. R.E.M.'s second full-length album also prompted The Washington Post to proclaim that 'there isn't an American band worth following more than R.E.M.' Twenty-five years later, Reckoning remains a fan favorite for capturing R.E.M. during the youthful freshness of a new, fiercely independent American music scene.

Mekanism Creates Bollywood Stories for Interactive One Show

Mekanism has been tapped by The One Club to create the promotional creative for 2009's One Show Interactive awards. One Show Interactive takes place in New York City, May 7-8, and is the industry's most prestigious awards competition celebrating the year's best in digital media and web design.

The Wallflowers Collection 1996-2005

Mixing introspective singer-songwriter sensibilities with a commitment to genuine roots rock, The Wallflowers have released five studio albums, sold more than eight million copies of their catalog, topped the Billboard charts, scored a multiplatinum album, several Modern Rock hits, two Grammy(R) awards and a legion of fans. The Wallflowers will release a 'retrospective' set entitled A Collection: 1996-2005 on June 16, 2009 (Interscope/UMe). The disc brings together fourteen of the Los Angeles group's hit songs - from their 1996 breakthrough quadruple platinum album Bringing Down The Horse all the way through to their most recent full-length, 2005's critically acclaimed Rebel, Sweetheart - plus two unreleased tracks.

White Castle is Official Sponsor of National Hamburger Month!

May 2009 marks the 17th anniversary for National Hamburger Month. This is the month where our country celebrates America's favorite food, the hamburger and its original hamburger introduced by White Castle in 1921. In 1992, White Castle System Inc sponsored National Hamburger Week, which in 1993 was extended to National Hamburger Month. This only seemed right since White Castles started in 1921 and is the first hamburger fast food chain in the United States. With our title of 'The original Slider(R)', White Castle worked for many years in order to bring our one-of a kind steam grilled hamburgers to cravers everywhere. Whither in one of our castles or in your local grocery stores, White Castle is known for serving the finest quality of burgers from coast to coast.

Psyop - Client/Title: The UPS Store - Gladiator - Circus

a52 - Client/Title: NBFF - Tenth of a Century

The fully computer-animated opening was designed by Hall to look and feel like one of the epic stop-motion masterpieces of Terry Gilliam or Tim Burton. The content artfully presents a take-off of the strangely similar aesthetic of studio titles - like Hollywood with a dramatic twist - that welcomes viewers to Newport Beach and their 10th annual celebration of film with wit and charm.

Absolute - Client/Title: Miller Lite - Bowling / Movie / Tailgate

Transatlantic VFX studio Absolute puts its high-end skillset to work for Miller Lite in a trio of enjoyable new spots via Joaquin Baca-Asay of Park Pictures and BBH, New York.

Blacklist NY - Client/Title: JetBlue - Seat Monster / DVD

The latest from Blacklist's againstallodds of JetBlue via JWT New York.

Dvein - Client/Title: F5 (f5fest.com) - Titles

Notes on the titles from Dvein. When we were invited to make the F5 titles, we wanted it to have a real match with the eclectic spirit of the conference. The idea was to get the soul of the speakers into this titles in some ways. We asked them for five names of objects that inspire them or has anything to do with their work.

FRED & FARID, PARIS - Client/Title: L'Oreal Diesel - Project Title - Only the Brave

The spots were Directed by Paul Gore, and the Prints shot by Platon. After the successful launch of Fuel Life men, which placed the fragrance in the Top Ten male franrances, the brand and the agency, FRED & FARID PARIS searched to redifine masculinity and to allow a more urban target access to the brand. The objective was to find a new fragrance language that could be immediately appropriated: the determination, the inner force that lives in each and every one of us when we decide to be the maker of our own life, the writer of our own destiny. It was also necessary for this new fragrance to be totally differentiated from territories already captured and tarnishes by competitors: Higo, Boss, and Dior.

Sound Lounge - Client/Title: Schwab - Madness

In the latest animated ad for Schwab via Euro RSCG, Sound Lounge mixer Peter Holcomb puts his expert skills to use as Schwab helps investors make sense of these troubled economic times.

Thwak! Music - Client/Title: LG Mobile Phones - Drum Routine

For Thwak! Music, scoring the newest :30 and :60 spots for LG Mobile Phones was anything but child's play. An upbeat campaign from BrandBuzz (a division of Young & Rubicam Brands) that announces LG's partnership with the VH1 'Save the Music' Foundation, the highly musical 'Drum Routine' spots are helping to raise funding for the music education programs of over 1 million children nationwide.

DiGiorno

Flat is the new black, from flat-screen televisions to thin phones and even flatbread. And now, pizza lovers who desire the crisp crunch of delicious thin-crust pizza can get it in every bite. With new DiGiorno Crispy Flatbread Pizza, the master of rising crust pizza is taking the flatbread trend by storm, serving up premium restaurant-quality pizza featuring an extra-thin crust that consumers can't currently get from pizza delivery.

Free Santana iPhone App

Whether piled high at the backyard barbeque, holding a double helping of Aunt Jane's spaghetti or simply serving Tuesday night dinner, the new Dixie Ultra plate is strong enough for any occasion. Hitting store shelves this month, Dixie Ultra is ready to handle heavy, messy meals better than ever before.

New Dixie Ultra Plate

Today's woman has a lot on her plate. She's picking up the kids, managing a career and household, and may even be the sole breadwinner. She works hard for the money, she deserves a break and, even in these tough times, she wants to take care of herself and present the best image possible.

ROKKAN and Time Warner Global Media Group

A new website for Time Warner Global Media Group was designed with an ambitious goal: to demonstrate what the company calls 'The Art of the Possible.' With that in mind, full-service digital agency ROKKAN, in partnership with Time Warner, created a one-of-kind, 3-D site that's rich with video and interactivity.

The Music Sales Group Releases Two New Dylan Books

The Music Sales Group is releasing the matching folio album to Bob Dylan's latest 2009 studio release, Together Through Life. Music Sales holds exclusive world print music rights to major artists like Paul Simon, AC/DC, Tori Amos, and Bob Dylan. This latest release comes after much media attention since Bob Dylan announced his summer ballpark concert tour that will see the legendary singer/songwriter joined by country music icon Willie Nelson and rocker John Mellencamp. The 48 page book is being sold for $17.95 at most major stores that carry printed music and online (ISBN 9780825637216). Other best selling Dylan songbooks include the 788 page The Definitive Bob Dylan Songbook and the upcoming, highly anticipated, release of Dylan: 100 Songs & Pictures being released by Omnibus Press, a division of The Music Sales Group.

Absolute - Client/Title: ING - Armors

The team used an in-camera art department model for the majority of scenes however, after the shoot it was decided to use CG in certain shots to enhance the in camera number. Flame and Combustion were used for rig and rod removal on the model shots, as well as to combine grades. The directors were very keen to add subtle nuances of orange to each scene where appropriate and Dirk (Greene) used the Flame's color correction tools to enhance these orange tones in each shot. Additionally, the team had several shots to balance out in the context of the cut for continuity and light - again using the Flame.

Anonymous Content - Client/Title: Free Credit Report - Good 745

Anonymous Content director Patrick Sherman points his satirical lens at lackluster credit with brilliant results for Free Credit Report.com via The Martin Agency. Shot in an energetic documentary style, Good 745 looks at bad credit through the eyes of a pet owner who was desperate to tame her shaggy, out of control and shamefully low credit score.

Loyalkaspar - SHOWTIME - The Tudors End Tag - Sunday Night Branding Campaign

Continuing their long-standing creative partnership with premium cable network SHOWTIME, Loyalkaspar, the design/animation studio led by Directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, recently wrapped two key assignments: three animated promo end tags for the launch of The Tudors new season, which began April 5; and two branding spots for their Sunday Night line-up of original shows featuring, Dexter, Brotherhood and Californication. Loyalkaspar is a member of the transmedia resource group LORI PATE+.

Abraham Harrison

Hear from Anamitra Bannerji of Twitter and Chris Abraham of Abraham Harrison about how to use Twitter effectively in a professional context. Find out the techniques and strategies for effective Twitter use that can make the difference between success and failure, that can dramatically drive up understanding and communication of your message. Learn what to avoid so you don't run into social or legal trouble.

Aflac Announces New Integrated Marketing Campaign

The multi-faceted campaign combines a new tagline, We've Got You Under Our Wing,(SM) with a forward-thinking print and online advertising campaign, a blockbuster movie tie-in and social networking component.

B Scene Advertising

For the first time ever, B Scene Advertising Agency, a full service ad agency since 1984, developed a contest for college students to compete for the look of their client's new social networking site. The contest allows as many teams that want to enter to design the skins for each page of the site. Caren Lancona, CEO of B Scene Advertising, said, 'After a lot of strategizing for our clients Mark Umatum and Kimberlee Johnson, Co-Founders of Momslingolounge.com and Dadslingolounge.com, we all decided it would be a great idea to pull in the students to help build two great sites for their parents to use in a similar way that they use MySpace, Facebook and the other networking sites.'

The Bob Dylan Show Announces All-Star Roster

Bob Dylan has just announced an ambitious line-up for this year's summer concert tour. Along with fellow troubadour Willie Nelson, this summer The Bob Dylan Show will also feature John Mellencamp, marking just the second time in the past 24 years that these three performers have shared the concert stage.

Beyonce Offers Fans Exclusive Backstage Access to Meet the Superstar and Front Row Seat

International pop icon, Beyonce, is offering fans exclusive opportunities that include front row seats and backstage access for an in-person meeting, autograph and photo at the upcoming 2009 'I AM...' concert tour. The limited VIP packages will also offer concertgoers pre-show parties, special edition Dereon bags, fanclub memberships and collectables.

Grammy-Nominated Artist Keyshia Cole Announces 'A Different Me' Tour

Four-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling R&B star KEYSHIA COLE is pleased to announce the A Different Me tour that starts on May 13th and ends on June 21st. The 20-city tour will also include performances by label mate Kerri Hilson, Bobby Valentino, and The Dream.

Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! can help 'take the edge off,' manage intake

A filling but calorie controlled snack, such as Orville Redenbacher's 94 percent fat-free SmartPop! popcorn, before a meal has been shown to curb hunger without increasing total calorie intake, says a new study released.

Skin Authority's New GO! Gorgeous Kits

Transistor Studio - Client/Title: Versus Network - Indy Cars

The visually stunning production offers seamless action that simutaneously appeals to the fantasy-craving child in all of us and the stimulous-junkie grown up that we inevitably became. Initially hypnotizing viewers with winding street scenes and tight framed helmet reflections, the spot kicks into overdrive as cars become robo-beasts jumping off skyscrapers and swapping paint like metalic bulls in Pamploma. Transistor Studios capitalizes on the basic formula that street racing plus robotic wild beasts equals money and viewers.

Anonymous Content - Client/Title: Wal-Mart - Thanks From a Girl

Using cold-water laundry detergent or switching to CFL light bulbs may not seem like big ways of going green, but when 200 million Wal-Mart shoppers make those changes, the positive impacts on the environment can be huge. In the latest spot from Anonymous Content director Brett Morgen via The Martin Agency, Wal-Mart sends a thank you out to those doing their small part to make the world a greener place.

BOND Edit - WWF Earth Hour - Personal Grooming - Janeane Garofalo - Airplane - Alanis Morissette

The Big Turn Off was the World Wildlife Foundation's Earth Hour campaign to get every one in the world to turn off their lights for one hour. Promoting this worthy cause were two funny spots featuring comedian/activist Janeane Garofalo and singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette, created by agency Leo Burnett, Chicago, with creative editorial and audio post work from BOND, the full-service post house led by Creative Director Jeff Beckerman. The spots were directed by Jim Tozzi of production company THEM, New York.

Calabash Animation - Mastercard - Icons

Four years after it first aired during the 2005 Super Bowl, Mastercard's 'Icons' spot, which features animation from Chicago-based Calabash Animation, is doing something most ads never do - reairing.

GUNSHOP - American Airlines - First Class

What makes an airline seat sexy? How do you bring an experience in the sky to the Internet? Clean, crisp, compelling, CG animation courtesy of GUNSHOP (www.gunshop.tv), a design-based production company that's blurring the boundaries between sleek, high-production-value broadcast TV spots and imagery for the Web.

Sound Lounge - Dell Computer - Discovery

In the latest spot for Dell's stylishly customizable Studio 15 laptops, Sound Lounge's Peter Holcomb mixes funky visuals to a catchy beat courtesy of Mother and production company Landia.

89's Shepherd Edits Magnificent for U2

The video features U2 playing to a small crowd in an intimate venue in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Somerville Theater is known for being the first place the band originally played in the US. Kreuger shot the video on eight HD CAM cameras and four HDV camcorders in a freewheeling experiment designed to harken back to the days of punk rock, resulting in a variety of interesting, ever-shifting camera angles. Shepherd and Kreuger worked closely to choose a grade for each camera to achieve various sorts of bleach bypass looks, giving them a set of dailies similar to the type of graded dailies of a traditional, film-shot music video.

Top Marketing Execs To Discuss Getting Brands Out

Getting the right marketing message out to a target demographic has taken on a newfound level of importance in the current economy. This has placed additional pressure on Chief Marketing Officers to perform and remain innovative, though the relative tenure of the job typically clocks in at around 18 months, according to various industry reports.

THE RED LAB - DIGIGOG

Filmworkers dedicated RED lab for seamless processing data files for all forms of digital content; Red, HD and Phantom from dailies to delivery.

Meet the 'Ads by Choice' Family at NAB '09

Singular Logic (singularlogic.com), pioneers of customer-select advertising technology, would like you to meet the new 'Ads by Choice' family at the National Association of Broadcasters Show April 20-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada at BOOTH C3054A.

Trio of Sound Lounge Films Featured at SXSW

New York-based audio production and post services studio Sound Lounge has contributed its talents to three edgy films featured at this year's SXSW Film Conference and Festival. Sound Editor and Mixer Cory Melious led the talented crews that put together the final mixes for Splinterheads, and Breaking Upwards, while Tony Volante crafted the re-recording mix for Saint Misbehavin'

Fuel VFX - Client/Title: Natural Gas - Choice

All the balloons were CG creations and were custom-designed to exacting detail by Filmgraphics' director, Jonathan Nyquist, with input from Mike Bain, Fuel's VFX Supervisor on the spot.

PMcD - Client/Title: Starz Network - Crash

Crash, the Academy Award winning film, is now a series on the Starz Network, marking the network's first-ever original series. With so much riding on the show's success, Starz turned to New York-based PMcD Design, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+, to design and produce the comprehensive promotional package that includes IDs, end pages, long form title sequence and a comprehensive toolkit for Starz producers and editors to use for tease, launch and episodic campaigns.

Tool - Amtrak - Kids Repeat

As a young boy drives his toy car around pretend city streets, he is soon snared by multiple traffic jams. Even in his imagination, another child and his toy airplanes are caught in the grip of flight delays. But it's the child with the train set to be admired who's really having fun. As his Amtrak train glides though the countryside, past cities where buses and cars are caught in gridlock, it becomes clear that one of the most efficient, safe and relaxing ways to travel is by rail. Enjoy the Journey.

Editor Jane Keller Rounds Out 89 Edit's NYC Office

Adding to their already adept roster, bicoastal editorial company 89 Edit proudly welcomes veteran Editor Jane Keller formerly of Version2, into the mix at their New York City offices. Prior to V2, Keller had successful stints at The Now Corporation and Company X.

Broquard Studio helps execute punched up show packages for HBO

Broquard Studio was called in to help Digital Kitchen with a slick and exciting new rebranding of HBO's premiere boxing franchises.

Paul McCartney and Special Guests Raise an Estimated 3 Million Dollars for David Lynch Foundation

On Saturday, April 4th, Paul McCartney and special guests Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Paul Horn, Bettye LaVette, and Jim James performed at David Lynch Foundation's 'Change Begins Within Benefit Concert' at Radio City Music Hall. 'Change Begins Within' raised funds to teach 1 million at-risk children to meditate -- giving them life-long tools to overcome stress and violence and promote peace and success in their lives. In 1968, the Beatles, Donovan, and Paul Horn traveled to India to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The trip's dramatic impact was evident on their music and is credited for the acceptance of meditation in the West today.

DUCK Brings Mato Atom Aboard

Los Angeles-based creative studio DUCK has signed director, art director, designer, and animator Mato Atom for representation in the U.S. The Swiss native brings his distinctive style to DUCK - a dynamic mix of CG, graphics, live action, and imaginative backdrops that position products in unique and interesting worlds.

Introducing New NESTLE(R) DRUMSTICK(R) LIL' DRUMS(TM) Sundae Cone

Life moves fast, so savor the sweet moments! Introducing Nestle(R) Drumstick(R) Lil' Drums(TM), the original Nestle Drumstick cone reinvented in a smaller, more convenient snack size. Now, you can savor a timeless sundae cone moment with fewer calories and more fun.

yU+co - Client/Title: Disney - Race To Witch Mountain

Race to Witch Mountain is a sci-fi adventure about two alien visitors and their search for their lost spacecraft. For the main title sequence, yU+co.'s concept was to tell the story of UFO's from early sightings in the U.S. to present day, using archival newspaper headlines, film footage, photos and eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings. Set to a pulsating orchestral score, the tension-filled sequence immediately pulls viewers into this mysterious world with fast-paced editing of astonishing UFO imagery coupled with a subtle, yet powerful type design that animates on and off as if emanating from an extraterrestrial transmission signal.

BEST Company Ever - Client/Title: Lifestyles Condoms - Condom Fairy

New Spot to Air on MTV, Internationally; Hilarious Viral Version Featuring 'The Condom Fairy'. 'We talked with MTV standards before the shoot about where the line was in terms of what could and couldn't do,' Murphy said, 'then we did everything we could to dance around the line. We wanted sexy but not dirty. It was a little like playing doctor -- telling the actors specifically what they could and couldn't touch. Basically, no boob touching, no heads below the waist and nothing too 'porny.' It also led to more innuendo, double entendres and 'that's what she said's' than you have ever heard on a set before.'

Click 3X - MTV - See You Sunday

Embarking on a new creative partnership, Click 3X recently collaborated with MTV to create a show open, packaging, and promos for See You Sunday. Promoting four new shows in their latest block of Sunday programming, the clips incorporate live action footage of high-profile stars with unique hand-drawn animation, explosions, and VFX. To support the shows, Click animated several promos, a :30 opening and cut-down, six bumpers with integrated animation, and two live action bumpers, each playing off traditional images of circus life with high-intensity, parodied versions of classic stunts. The vibrant animation interacting with the live action created by Click 3X adds depth to the storylines, while supporting the style and humor of the shows.

Crispin Porter + Bogusky - Activision - Metallica Business - NCAA Coaches Business

Activision Pays Tribute to Four of the Most Successful College Basketball Coaches Who Star in New Television Ad Campaign. Guitar Hero® makes a slam dunk with the latest installment of the 'Risky Business'- inspired advertising campaign featuring four of the best-known national collegiate basketball coaches of all time and their surprise encounter with world-famous rock band Metallica. The ad is an extension of the ®Risky Business®- inspired Guitar Hero campaign that pays tribute to the famous lip-and guitar-syncing scene that appeared in the popular film 'Risky Business.' The ad will highlight the coaches jamming on instruments from Guitar Hero® Metallica® to the song 'Old Time Rock and Roll,' performed by Bob Seger.

FUEL VFX - Earth - Hour

This year's commercial for Earth Hour beautifully brings to life the spirit of the event with a light-hearted story about a community working together to show their support for it. Written by Leo Burnett creative Gary Dawson and directed by Plaza's Nick Robertson the spot depicts residents of an apartment block draping their building in sheets to create an enormous high-rise candle. CG cloth simulations were used to create the wider exterior shots of the block.

Mekanism - Charles Schwab - Shore Up

Mekanism's Ian Kovalik directs a five spot package of live action/animated :30s for Charles Schwab.

Asylum Taps EC Independent Sales Talent

Asylum, the LA-based VFX, design and animation studio responsible for all of the water sequences in the recent Oscar-winning film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has hired independent sales rep Ann Mckallagat of PI for East Coast sales representation. Independents, Charlie McBrearty and Vanessa McLean of Shortlist and Tracy Bernard and Robin Stevens of Tracy Bernard & Associates handle West Coast and Midwest duties respectively.

DUCK Signs Paris-Based Directorial Collective nObrain

Los Angeles-based creative production and post studio DUCK is bringing the dynamic four-man directing team of nObrain onboard to complement their existing deep roster of talent. The Paris-based collective, composed of Directors Sebastien Fourcault, Nicolas Pasquet, Charles Keramoal, and Sylvain Lefebvre, is known for boundless creativity in merging high-energy animation with live-action footage for TV, music videos, and spot work.

Framepool the first online archive to offer access to the NFB's material

Framepool, the footage collection run by filmmakers, has entered into a sales and representation agreement with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Canada's public film producer and distributor. Framepool now offers content from the NFB via its online portal, to make it accessible to filmmakers and new media professionals from all industries.