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For A&E Network’s “Tattoo Highway,” a new reality series, Loyalkaspar used hand-drawn illustrations to create the tattoo art seen in the image spot; while for the MTV “Spring Break ‘09” package they referenced an analog photographic technique known as “Lomography.”

“Tattoo Highway” takes tattoo reality television on a road trip with master tattoo artist Thomas Pendelton. Pendelton and his business partner and wife Monica have transformed a 1970s tour bus into a tattoo parlour on wheels, featuring a swanky interior and top-of-the-line tattooing equipment. It’s a tattoo shop that can tattoo anyone, anywhere.

For the image spot, Herbruck and Baudenbacher traveled to picturesque Lancaster, CA to film Pendelton, using the state-of-the-art digital RED camera system, standing in the middle of a desert road and talking directly to the camera about his life as a tattoo artist and his motivation for taking his work on the road. Swirling around him as he talks are a series of highly-detailed tattoo art that was first hand-drawn on paper and later scanned and animated using Flash.

“The goal for this project was to introduce the show and Pendelton to viewers,” Baudenbacher says. “We wanted to capture his intense personality and get a sense of who he is and how passionate he is about tattoos and their meaning to people. For the tattoo art, it was crucial that we use illustration to capture all of the subtle imperfections that make them so powerful. Digital is too perfect to create realistic-looking tattoo art.”

This recent project for A&E Network effectively highlights 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+.

About Loyalkaspar
Recognizing that the process is often more rewarding than the end result is just one of the ways design house Loyalkaspar distinguishes itself from the creative herd. Founded by directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, Loyalkaspar has quickly earned a reputation among advertising creatives and network producers as a creative hub where daring creative and innovative execution intersect.

About LORI PATE+
LORI PATE+ represents top branding, promotion, design, interactive and production professionals serving the broadcast, cable and evolving media industries. Experienced and innovative, LORI PATE+ connects clients to its members to produce effective media branding solutions.

Creative Credits
Tattoo Highway
Client: A&E
Project: ‘Tattoo Highway’ image spot
Creative Director: Maria Pecoraro
Producer : Jonathan Davis –
Production/Design: Loyalkaspar, New York
Director/Creative Director: Beat Baudenbacher
Executive Producer: David Herbruck
Senior Producer: Melissa August-Levin
Design Director: Geoff Bailey
Illustrators: Ann Kruetzkamp, Serge Kirsanov
Animator: Sebastien Larreur, Anthony Serraino
Editor: Eli Mavros
Director of Photography: Rhet Bear
Line Producer: Carmen Bosley

Music & Sound Design: Kick Music & Sound Design, Santa Monica, CA
Composer: Greg Smith

Related Links
www.loyalkaspar.com
www.loripateplus.com

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For the show package to its “Spring Break ’09” coverage, MTV’s annual paean to bikini-clad fun, Loyalkaspar referenced a decidedly retro photographic technique known as “Lomography,” which takes its name from the LOMO, a compact 35mm camera popular in the 1980s, known for producing oversaturated colors, off-kilter exposures, blurring and other whimsical photographic images.

“It’s a short, but definitely effective piece,” says Elliott Chaffer, Creative Director at Loyalkaspar. “We wanted to give the look a personal touch, almost like a quick documentation of the spring break experience.”

Set to a driving electronic beat, the screen is separated into four vertical blocks, each displaying a closely related, yet slightly different series of images (featuring shots from noted fashion photographer Neil Stewart), all backed by a brilliant blue sky. One series of stills shows a blonde beauty in reflecting sunglasses tilting her head back toward the sun.

Another shows a young man grinning happily while overlooking the ocean. In the last one, a woman and a smiling couple all glow with anticipation, which quickly gives way to a rowdy beach crowd waving their arms in the air. At center screen, and bridging the four vertical blocks, is the MTV “Spring Break ‘09” logo.

“In assembling the imagery in four parts, we actually removed some frames to give the scenes a jerkier look,” Daniel Dörnemann, Loyalkaspar’s Art Director/Designer, explains. “The low-tech feel accentuating these beautiful color burns gives the entire piece a vibrant, fashionable party look.”
While everyone liked the idea of the handmade, four-part look, selecting the appropriate imagery was another story.

“We provided a number of possibilities to MTV, and to their credit they went for the most stylized concept,” he says. “Selecting just the right images to open the spot took a good deal of collaboration. In the end, everyone was pleased with how it turned out.”

About Loyalkaspar:
Recognizing that the process is often more rewarding than the end result is just one of the ways design house Loyalkaspar ( HYPERLINK “http://www.loyalkaspar.com” www.loyalkaspar.com) distinguishes itself from the creative herd. Founded by directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, Loyalkaspar has quickly earned a reputation among advertising creatives and network producers as a creative hub where daring creative and innovative execution intersect.

About LORI PATE+
LORI PATE+ represents top branding, promotion, design, interactive and production professionals serving the broadcast, cable and evolving media industries. Experienced and innovative, LORI PATE+ connects clients to its members to produce effective media branding solutions.

Credits
MTV Spring Break ‘09
Client: MTV
Project: Spring Break ’09 – show open
Creative Director: David McElwaine
Producer: Tina Corrado

Design/Production: Loyalkaspar, New York
Creative Director: Elliott Chaffer
Designer/Art Director: Daniel Drnemann
Photographer: Neil Stewart
Animator: Sebastien Larreur
Producer: Scott Lakso

Music & Sound Design: Kick Music & Sound Design, Santa Monica, CA
Composer: Greg Smith

Related Links
www.loyalkaspar.com

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The new commercial for Dr. Pepper via agency Deutsch and edited by Cut+Run’s David Checel features Hip-Hop mogul Dr. Dre and the world debut of a track from his highly-anticipated “Detox” album. Directed by Paul Hunter, the commercial extols the benefits of savoring the 23 flavors of Dr. Pepper slowly to appreciate its true value. The commercial begins with Dr. Dre walking into a very chic but dull party.

He makes his way over to the DJ booth, where a quirky guy on the turntables is playing a techno beat that isn’t pleasing the crowd or the Doc. To get the party started, he places a can of Dr. Pepper on the vinyl which slows the track to reveal one of his own. The crowd responds with undulating appreciation. “Slow is better,” he advises. “Trust me, I’m a doctor.”

About Cut+Run
Cut+Run is a boutique editorial company with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and London. The award-winning shop features a diverse roster of talented editors who contribute their vision and skill to commercials, film and music videos. With an emphasis on client service, Cut+Run operates under a “borderless” philosophy making its editors available to work anywhere. Editors can also cut on set wherever projects are shot.

About Deutsch
Deutsch is a full service ad agency, providing creative, interactive, media buying and planning, CRM, account planning, design, PR, and production. Duetsch has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Founded in 1969 as David Deutsch Associates, Inc., in 1989 the founder’s son Donny Deutsch took over the agency and led it through a period of growth and creative accolades, including Adweek National Advertising Agency of the Year 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. Deutsch clients include Olympus, DirecTV, PlayStation, T.G.I. Friday’s, Sports Authority, Ikea, Saturn, Under Armour, and Snapple.

CREDITS
Agency: Deutsch LA
Senior Producer: Tricia Hoover
ACD/AD: John Davis
ACD/CW: Rob Goldenberg
GCD: Chris Ribiero
CCO: Eric Hirshberg

Prod Co: PRETTYBIRD
Director: Paul Hunter
Editor: David Checel

VFX: DTrain
VFX Artist: Ben Gibbs
Exec producer: Dan Connelly

RELATED LINKS
www.cutandrun.tv
www.deutschinc.com

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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.

The “silent movie” like spot features the improbable, but amusing scenario of a giant dinosaur playfully slipping and sliding across a frozen pond. A stirring classical number runs in the background as the brontosaurus crashes, struggles, pirouettes, and ultimately topples back to the ice. The spot ends with a superimposed graphic: “Dinosaurs. Ancient Fossils. New Discoveries. Coming this winter to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.”

Carmichael Lynch’s Executive Integrated Producer Brynn Hausmann comments, “It was an incredible experience at Smoke & Mirrors, the process could not have been more seamless. We had lots of fun and a very satisfying creative experience.”

Via our recently ramped up 3D department we were able to create, rig, animate and render the entire project in under a month. Smoke & Mirrors filmed the live-action backgrounds in Central Park, then the Manhattan skyline was replaced with the Denver Museum area in post.

Every detail from the ice cracking under the reptile’s tremendous weight, to ice chips flying from its slipping feet were rendered to create a believable, cohesive scene.

This sees a move into animation direction for Smoke & Mirrors, a new service we are pleased to offer.

About SMNY
New York and London-based design, animation and VFX studio, Smoke & Mirrors was founded by Creative Director/VFX Artist Sean Broughton (NY), Penny Verbe (UK) and Mark Wildig (UK). A creative and artist-driven company synonymous with vision and originality since its inception, Smoke & Mirrors has consistently succeeded because of its collaborative approach and ability to build lasting creative relationships with directors, producers, agencies and clients alike.

Production in the New York office is lead by CCO Sean Broughton, MD Jo Morgan and Executive Producer Celest Gilbert. Diverse projects range from work on the Harry Potter and Bond film series, to commercial campaigns for Mercedes, Burger King, Miller Lite and Sirius. Recent music vid clips include Feist’s 1 2 3 4, and I Feel It All. Each office is fully networked together with complementary systems allowing the companies to share resources, expanding local capacity. Close involvement with hardware and software manufacturers and developers has kept Smoke & Mirrors at the forefront of innovation and technology.

Credits
Client: Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Spot Title: Dinosaur
Air Date: June 2009

Agency: Carmichael Lynch, MN
Senior Writer: Ellie Anderson
Senior Art Director: Brad Harrison
Chief Creative Officer: Jim Nelson
Executive Integrated Producer: Brynn Hausmann
Director of Business Affairs: Vicki Oachs
Director of Integrated Production: Joe Grundhoefer

Prod Company: Smoke & Mirrors/NY
Director: Sean Broughton

Post/Effects: Smoke & Mirrors/NY
CD: Sean Brougton
Lead Sr. CG Artist(s): Steven Parrish, Michael Donovan
Lead Animator: Serkan Ertekin
CG Generalist/Tracker: Wei Louie
Lead Modeler: Greg Calas
Sr. Flame Artist: Nic Seresin
EP: Celest Gilbert

Editorial: Smoke & Mirrors/NY
Editor: Sean Broughton

Telecine/Grade: Smoke & Mirrors/NY

Sound Design: Brahmstedt White Noise
Sound Designer: Carl White

Music: The Nutcracker
Composer: Tchaikovsky

Shoot Location: Central Park

www.smoke-mirrors.com

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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. In the humorous original “Monkey Island” short, which was created entirely in-house at Monkeyhead under the guidance of founder and creative director Josh Sahley, a fire-dancing tribal monkey tries to impress his elders by lighting a beach fire. Music and sound design for the project are courtesy of Eric Stolz of LA-based Oddio.

“Normally we just put a montage together showing the work we’ve done and that’s it,” Sahley began. “This year, we took some time to come up with a story and bookend our reel with a hilarious little character animation that really shows another side to us.

“I’ve always been a huge fan of animated movies and cartoons,” Sahley continued, “and once we dove into producing ‘Monkey Island,’ we went back into the vaults and studied all the classics, really following their timing, expressions, storylines, etc. Overall, our biggest challenge was telling our strange little story without any words. Since the monkey’s all wear masks, we had to rely heavily on body language and the lead monkey’s eyes. You learn to appreciate two of my favorite characters, Wile E. Coyote from Looney Tunes and Scrat from ‘Ice Age,’ even more after working on something like this.”

Monkeyhead’s Summer 2009 Reel features highlights from an impressive, growing catalog of innovative motion design and production work for major entertainment brands, including key art and main titles for the Red Bull Big Tune live events, webisodic series and TV special, feature and TV main titles for Tanner Hall’s “The Massive” documentary project, visual effects and animation work for the feature film “Echelon Conspiracy,” on-air contributions for Disney Channel, MTV, MTV2, VH1 and Versus.

The debut of “Monkey Island” and Monkeyhead’s Summer 2009 reel comes at a key time in the three-year-old company’s growing success story. “Monkey Island” was several months in the making, and its production benefitted from new investments into additional 8-core Mac Pro workstations. Among his other standard tools, Sahley favors Adobe After Effects and Cinema4D, and his unique approach of commissioning specific artistic teams for individual project assignments is helping to expand the company’s arsenal, its style, and its reputation.

Most recently, Sahley signed a nationwide representation agreement with The Ashy Agency. “As soon as I started searching for representation, I was introduced to Brett Ashy, and signed with him immediately. We both see eye-to-eye on our business approach and are completely dedicated to our clients. It seems to be a perfect fit.”

Continuing, Sahley added, “Even in the current down market, I’m happy to report that business is really growing. With our name getting out there and new opportunities shaping up every day, it’s really an exciting time for us.”

Monkeyhead have also created commercial spots for the U.S. Army, Bank of America, the Audobon Insectarium, Earthlink, Epson, Ghirardelli, and a series of video installations for Westin Hotels and Resorts.

About Monkeyhead
Monkeyhead was launched in Santa Monica, California, in 2006 by well known Los Angeles motion design artist and creative director Josh Sahley. By delivering consistently innovative projects and focusing on total dedication to an A–list roster of ad agency and consumer brand clientele, the company quickly built a solid track record and reputation. Since moving to a larger studio in Culver City in 2008, under Sahley’s creative direction and through his management approach pairing specific artistic teams for individual assignments, Monkeyhead continues to evolve its style in delivering groundbreaking commercial spots, broadcast show packages, branded entertainment, movie/TV titles and visual effects sequences.

www.monkeyhead.com

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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.

Hicky tapped into Borge’s style and technique with DUCK’s ever-growing resource pool to lead a large crew of animators, VFX artists, and editors to assemble the multimedia music video. After a bike-riding hipster accidentally runs into a beret-wearing girl at an art museum, they exchange numbers and a romance unfolds through a series of treated live-action footage and stills, in which the new couple texts and enjoys intimate interludes on a park bench and Ferris wheel. The photo real cutaways of the couple”s love story were filmed as photo stills and then brought into After Effects to apply and design a unique treatment.

As the narrative cuts back and forth between the young lovers and Urban’s band rocking onstage in Nashville, animation enhances the narrative, with stick-figure birds fluttering across the cityscape and transforming into hearts, animated power lines, and a fantastic amusement park complete with roller coasters and a tent-filled midway. Borge co-directed and designed the animation and abstract urban treatment applied to the live-action performance footage.

“A project like this is deceptively complicated,” noted Hicky. “What seems like a straightforward stage shot and narrative is actually a multilayered project when the treatment is applied to strike the exact tone that a celebrated artist like Keith Urban expects. DUCK did an awesome job of taking the various types of footage, mixing in the treatment and the FX, and putting together a pitch-perfect final project.”

“DUCK is growing all the time, and this video is a great showcase of our latest capabilities,” stated Mark Medernach, DUCK EP. “When you’re working with a known director like Chris Hicky, you don’t want to disappoint, and I’m really proud of our team for coming through on this one, especially given the high-profile nature of the final product.”

The video’s intro features original art direction and design by DUCK’s directing team YellowShed (Todd Hemker and Soyeon Kim).

About DUCK:
Los Angeles-based DUCK, formerly Duck Soup Studios, is a continually evolving creative studio producing commercials, music videos, short films and web content. DUCK offers a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint. In recent years, the studio has expanded, adding an original content division that works with writers and animators on unique ideas for film and TV.

The Creds:
Artist: Keith Urban
Song Title: Kiss A Girl
Air Date: June 2009

Prod Company: DUCK
Live Action Director: Chris Hicky
Animation Director: Richard Borge
EP: Mark Medernach

Art Direction/Design Directors: YellowShed (Todd Hemker and Soyeon Kim)

Shoot Location: Nashville

Related Links
www.duckstudios.com
www.keithurban.net

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Click 3X puts the toppings on Friendly’s Ice Cream in a deliciously eye popping new spot via Zimmerman Advertising. 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.

New York-based Click 3X produces cutting-edge visual solutions for commercials, feature films, television, music videos, and broadcast clients around the globe. Founded in 1993, Click 3X has become one of the preeminent providers of innovative media content, housed in an environment led by artists, yet supported by one of the most technologically advanced digital studios in the industry.

With award-winning design, powerful visual effects, and a visionary animation team, Click 3X has worked on array of diverse highly-recognizable projects, including a series of films from academy-award winning directors like Jonathan Demme and Davis Guggenheim, a recent multimedia package for eight HD Time Warner spots, My Home 2.0, a five episode reality TV series for Verizon Fios, and a long line of recent commercials for major brands such as Sharp, Ford, and Goodyear.

In addition to Click 3X’s commercial and film expertise, their interactive design studio, ClickFire Media, specializes in multi-platform, media-rich interactive campaigns. CFM partners with agencies and entertainment industry clients in the conceptualization, design, and development of immersive branded experiences. Through insight and innovation, CFM combines the latest interactive technologies with the best design, video, animation, and live action skills from Click 3X to deliver integrated solutions in the ever-developing media landscape.

Haunt is a division that specializes in cutting-edge motion design for music videos, virals, and installations, and has worked with many of the industry’s top music talent and directors. Click 3X Entertainment focuses on broadcast branding and design, rounding out the company’s expertise for every screen.

Credits
Client: Friendly’s
Spots Title: Kids
Air Date: June 2009

Agency: Zimmerman Advertising
EVP, Exec. Creative Director: David Nathanson
Creative Director: Jordan Lipton
Account Supervisor: Rose Marie Adamo
Account Director: Audrey Mitchell
Account Exec: Anna Brautigam
VP, Director of Broadcast Production: Richard Nez
Producer: Carin Zakes

Post/Effects: Click 3X
CD: Steve Tozzi
Editor: JD Yepes
Flame/VFX Supervisor: Aaron Vasquez
CGI: Anthony Filipakis
Producer: Christine DoRego

www.click3x.com

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Truth is written in blood – I will seek vengeance upon those who have betrayed my family, and uncover a conspiracy bigger than I could have imagined. I am Ezio Auditore Di Firenze. I am an Assassin.

The Italian Renaissance is the ideal historical era and location for Assassin’s Creed II – the long-awaited sequel to one of Ubisoft’s most successful games, Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed II (or Assassin’s Creed 2) is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set to be released worldwide in November 2009 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.

The story of the game follows Ezio Auditore Di Firenze, a young man of noble birth, who is set on a path of revenge after his family is brutally betrayed. Assassin’s Creed II is an epic story of vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet cruel, backdrop of 15th Century Italy.

The game commences during the Carnival of Venice in the year 1476, being set 285 years after the story of Assassin’s Creed. As with Assassin’s Creed, historical figures are present amongst the cast of characters and players will meet the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli as they progress through the game.

The story follows Ezio after his family’s betrayal, hiding out in the myriad canals of Venice, where he learns the arts of the master assassin. He meets and befriends Da Vinci who provides a host of weapons to aide Ezio in taking on Florence’s most powerful families.

At a point during the game Ezio will even be able to access Leonardo Da Vinci’s legendary flying machine, which he can use to drift through the air as if on a glider. Players are able use heat from fires to give the flying machine some lift, allowing Ezio to move swiftly around the canals knocking guards into the water.

Players can utilize water and an array of scenery as cover, and can now blend in with any crowd rather than just the one group of scholars dressed in white, as was the case in Assassin’s Creed.

Like the main character in Assassin’s Creed Altaïr, Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the bartender captured by modern day Knight Templars ‘Abstergo Labs’; with Ezio himself being a descendant of Altaïr. He will wield dual hidden blades, although at least one of the blades will convert into a concealed firearm upon activation.

Additional famous Italian landmarks and locations rumoured to be making an appearance in Ezio’s journey include Rome, Florence, the Tuscan countryside, St Mark’s Basilica and the Rialto Bridge.

Interview with Assassin’s Creed II Creative Director, Patrice Desilets; and Executive Producer Jade Raymond at E3 Expo 2009. E3 Expo is the world’s premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products and was held 2 – 4 June 2009.

CREDITS
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Creative Director: Patrice Desilets,
Producer: Sebastien Puel
Executive Producer: Jade Raymond
Composer: Jesper Kyd
Engine: Anvil

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www.ubi.com
http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com
www.e3expo.com

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The new campaign for Samsung’s Beat DJ is a wacky and wonderful illustration of the phone’s totally unique offerings. Beat DJ places the user’s digits in control of their music with the ability to add a whole wealth of DJ effects with a tap of the touch screen. In these just-launched spots, a giant finger literally inserts itself into the music making process, as it becomes a new addition to Blacintosh and Chester French, who find the addition simultaneously confusing and compelling to great effect.

Director Paul Hunter tapped the editorial talents of David Checel from Cut+Run for the project via UK agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay. The duo previously collaborated on an Orbit “Droppin’ 35″ viral video and Dr. Pepper/Dr. Dre.

“From the live action shoot featuring a man in a finger costume, to the complex edit needed to synch the CG finger’s action with each music track, this project was infectious and bizarre in the best possible way,” says Editor Checel. “Paul and I worked together to find moments that strike a balance between the band being annoyed and enjoying the finger’s antics. From an editor’s standpoint, it doesn’t get better than that.”

About Cut+Run
Cut+Run is a boutique editorial company with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and London. The award-winning shop features a diverse roster of talented editors who contribute their vision and skill to commercials, film and music videos. With an emphasis on client service, Cut+Run operates under a “borderless” philosophy making its editors available to work anywhere. Editors can also cut on set wherever projects are shot.

About Rushes
Rushes is a world leading post production facility who work to the highest technical specifications, including the latest versions of Flame and Smoke. Rushes offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive range of high end creative services including world class Telecine, VFX, Motion GFX and 3D/CGI departments. The talented Rushes creative team excel in project management, media consultation services, shoot supervision and creative solutions across the commercials, music promo, broadcast, corporate and feature film markets.

An extension of Rushes’s commitment to the industry is the Rushes Sholo Shorts Festival, launched to support film making talent. It’s one of the most popular and important events on the festival cirecuit and is highly regarded throughout the industry.

Credits
Client: Samsung
Beat DJ 2 X :30
Airdate: June 2009

Agency: Beattie McGuinness Bungay
Creative: Matt Doman
Creative: Ian Heartfield
Agency Producer: Denise Robinson

Prod Co: Prettybird / Sonny
Director: Paul Hunter
Line Prod: William Green

Editorial: Cut+Run
Editor: David Checel
Asst. Editor: Sean Stender
Post Producer: Carr Schilling
Managing Director: Michelle Burke

VFX: Rushes
VFX Prod: Allison Wendt

Music: Blacintosh, “Wipe Out”
Music: Chester French, “She Loves Everybody”

Related Links
www.samsung.com
www.cutandrun.tv
www.rushes.co.uk
www.sohoshorts.com

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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brings his first 3-D film to the big screen with G-FORCE, a comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government programme to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws.

Tapped for the G-FORCE are guinea pigs Darwin, the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster, an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert Mooch, and a star-nosed mole Speckles, the computer and information specialist.

The team takes on a mission for the US government to stop evil billionaire Leonard Saber, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. Before they can accomplish their mission, the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. Darwin, Juarez, Blaster, Speckles, Mooch, and their new friends Hurley and hamster Bucky must escape the cage to defeat the villain, stop his threat, and save the world.

Directed by two time Oscar-winning visual effects master Hoyt Yeatman – G-FORCE takes audiences on a high-octane thrill ride, proving once and for all that size really doesn’t matter.
The film is based on a story by Hoyt Yeatman, the screenplay was written by The Wibberleys , Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio and Tim Firth. G-FORCE is due for release on 24 July 2009.

Earlier this year Planet Xbox 360 reported that Disney Interactive Studios have also announced they will publish a G-Force video game. The game will carry out missions on the Wii™ home video game console, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo DS™ and Windows-based PC.

G-Force is a fast-paced action-platform game featuring the unique G-FORCE team of specially trained guinea pigs using high-tech gadgets and specialized talents to complete a dangerous secret mission. Players control Darwin, the G-Force team leader, and housefly surveillance commando Mooch. Darwin and Mooch team up with the rest of G-Force to use their gadgets, stealth mastery, and pint-sized teamwork to save the world from a robot army of evil household appliances.

G-Force features innovative gameplay with a unique sense of scale and puzzle solving that requires players to manipulate environments or enemies, including evil household appliances like waffle irons, water coolers and vacuum cleaners to complete their mission.

Cast of Voices
Darwin: Sam Rockwell
Blaster: Tracy Morgan
Juarez: Penelope Cruz
Mooch: Edwin Louis
Speckles: Nicolas Cage
Hurley: Jon Favreau
Bucky: Steve Buscemi

Live Cast
Leonard Saber: Bill Nighy
Ben: Zach Galifianakis
Marcie: Kelli Garner
Rosalita: Niecy Nash
Grandpa Goodman: Loudon Wainwright III
Connor: Tyler Patrick Jones
Penny: Piper Mackenzie Harris
NSA Director: Chris Ellis
Government agent: Will Arnett
Carter: Gabriel Casseus
Terrell: Justin Mentell

Credits
Directed by: Hoyt Yeatman
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley
Music by: Trevor Rabin
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Editing by: Mark Goldblatt

Sources
Offical G-FORCE website
Planetbox360

Related Links
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gforce/
www.planetxbox360.com

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