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 DUCK Handles Stop Motion for Spongebob's 10th AnniversaryStop-motion animation pros Screen Novelties, the latest talent addition to DUCK Studios, created a jolly opening sequence for children's favorite SpongeBob SquarePants' 10th anniversary special on Nickelodeon.The roughly :45 piece is a spectacular showcase of the diverse capabilities of DUCK's newest creative team. The intro is a rollicking adventure across, beside, and beneath the ocean, with a brief jaunt into outer space, through fantastic landscapes handcrafted by the gang at Screen Novelties. SpongeBob, along with a pirate and fish, are represented with a mixture of stop-motion, cardboard animation and puppetry as the show's zippy anthem plays in the background. "This one was quite an honor," noted Screen Novelties' Mark Caballero. "To be asked to create a piece for something so culturally significant as SpongeBob - and for something so important as their 10th anniversary show - says a lot about the talent we've been able to build up here. Now that we've joined forces with DUCK and their hip roster of clients, we're looking forward to exploiting all the weird and funky stuff we can do with stop motion." more DUCK Handles Stop Motion for Spongebob's 10th Anniversary design directory DUCK > Broadcast Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
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 SUSPECT Animates Richard Wilde's WorldThirty-five years ago, Richard Wilde launched the BFA Advertising and Graphic Design Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York.Today, he still is still chair running the program with enthusiasm and unparalleled leadership, recruiting the top industry talent as instructors to maintain the college's reputation as one of the best of its kind. He is nothing less than a living icon in the world of graphic design and advertising. So when Director Benita Raphan (SVA alumna) approached SUSPECT CD Hoon Chong (also SVA alumunus), to handle the open for, "The Wilde Ones", a documentary tribute for Wilde's 40-year anniversary at the school, he readily accepted. Raphan quickly expanded the offer to include all post and effects for the film. The film is built around a series of interviews with some of Wilde's most accomplished professors and industry icons, including George Lois, Paula Scher, Carin Goldberg, James Victore, Paul Sahre, and Gail Anderson, extolling the enthusiasm, professionalism, consistency and brilliance that helped Richard build the school into one of the world's preeminent graphic design and advertising institutions. But these testimonials don't stand alone, SUSPECT created a stunning and surreal graphical montage that is laced throughout the film, old photographs, countless samples of student work, and other artifacts that lend the narrative context, scope, and a sense of history. more SUSPECT Animates Richard Wilde's World design directory SUSPECT > Animation Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
 Identity Director Scott Corbett Makes Magic for Conn-XIdentity, a production boutique known for cultivating talent with dazzling visual styles and cinematic storytelling capabilities, announced the latest commercial project from Director Scott Corbett, who has wrapped a :60 spot for Greek IPTV service provider Conn-X via ad agency Leo Burnett / Athens.Titled "The Magician," the commercial began airing this fall on TV and in cinemas, and tells the tragic story of a downtrodden illusionist whose tricks always result in boxes of Conn-X routers. "I knew Scott would bring visual artistry and an authentic voice to this project," said Joe Masi, executive producer and owner, Identity. "His cinematic approach and ability to capture the right mood and comedy required of this story made him the ideal director for this film." more Identity Director Scott Corbett Makes Magic for Conn-X design directory Identity > Broadcast Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Nice Shoes Adds Design Division by Joining Forces with Freestyle CollectiveIn a major addition to their core business, NY-based VFX and color grading studio Nice Shoes will add a high-end design division by merging with sister design and animation company Freestyle Collective (FSC).The move greatly enhances Nice Shoes' existing offerings, which include high-end visual effects, 2D and 3D animation, and world-class color grading. The FSC brand name will cease to exist even as the studio continues to operate under the Nice Shoes brand. This move, which completes a 12-month integration cycle, follows Nice Shoes' calculated consolidation of sister VFX company Guava. Nice Shoes will gain an exceptional creative boost in the merger, with Creative Director Victor Newman and Executive Producer Maribeth Phillips joining the team. To accommodate this new talent, Nice Shoes is reorganizing accordingly. The creative department will be organized into separate design and VFX departments. FSC founder and CD Newman, who has built a reputation in the design community for great storytelling over the course of his 20-year career, will creative direct design projects, while current Nice Shoes CD Aron Baxter will continue to oversee VFX. Phillips will take over as EP of the Design & VFX departments, freeing Pat Portela to focus her efforts as EP for color grading (she currently acts as EP for both VFX and color grading). more Nice Shoes Adds Design Division by Joining Forces with Freestyle Collective design directory Nice Shoes > Broadcast Design Services added by Levent OZLER |
 Stardust Lights Up Holiday TV Campaign for RadioShackBi-coastal creative production studio Stardust has put its unique and quirky spin on the holidays in a TV campaign for RadioShack via ad agency Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners (BSSP).Stardust's Los Angeles studio leveraged its multidisciplinary chops, handling everything from the live-action shoot with Stardust's Brad Tucker as director, to designing, animating, editing and finishing eight spots, which feature a cornucopia of filmmaking techniques, animation styles and even rapper Biz Markie. "When RadioShack unveiled its 'The Shack' branding this past summer, part of this repositioning was giving the brand a fresh, new voice and a distinctive creative look," said Jake Banks, executive creative director and founder, Stardust. "So when BSSP started envisioning The Shack's 2009 holiday TV campaign, they came to us knowing we could embody the brand's irreverent and fun-loving vibe and be able to execute the campaign in-house from beginning to end." Directed by Stardust's Brad Tucker, The Shack's holiday campaign has a little something for everyone. Some spots are fully animated in a stop-motion style inspired by beloved children's holiday specials, while others feature beautifully shot live-action enhanced with CG. Yet other spots mash up 2D animation, still photography and live-action for a cheeky, lo-fi aesthetic familiar to a generation reared on viral YouTube content. more Stardust Lights Up Holiday TV Campaign for RadioShack design directory Stardust > Broadcast Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
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