Next week at SXSW, check out two of our clients on these exciting panels: Epic Games and the Dune 2 production team will discuss the use of Unreal Engine across the film and accompanying video game, and Biscuit Filmworks will moderate a discussion with The Glue Society and Mother on all things experiential advertising. See you in Austin!
Fela founder, EP, and managing partner Taj Critchlow opens up about his experience as an entrepreneur, the lack of ethnically-owned production houses, and what Black History Month means to him. Read the full interview in Little Black Book.
We’re loving all the great ads from this year's Super Bowl! Shout out to our clients who directed some of the Big Game’s most memorable spots, including: Biscuit Filmworks’ Andreas Nilsson for Etsy, Daniel Warwick for Coors Light, Jeff Low for BetMGM and Pringles; m ss ng p eces’ Michael Marantz for Cetaphil; and Lord Danger and Modern Logic’s Mike Diva for DoorDash. And congrats to the lucky few who scored Monday off thanks to a special collab with Happy Coffee x Magnetic Field x Superconductor.
The production future looks bright in ‘2024 outlook’ articles from: Academy Software Foundation, AJA Video Systems, Amazon Web Services, Autodesk, Brompton Technology, Conductor and Impossible Objects. Read more in the latest issue of Post Magazine!
Closing out 2023 with two full days of RazPR team-building and planning for the year ahead! It was so special to spend time together in LA. We’re looking forward to exciting things in 2024!
m ss ng p eces reimagines your favorite holiday memories with AI! TheHolid.AI is a series of short 1-minute films crafted from the vibrant recollections of staff and directors inspired by m ss ng p eces founder Ari Kuschnir’s AI adventures with his daughter. Read more about the project in Ad Age.
When Magnetic Field director Shelley Lewis was launching herself as a TV commercial director, it was a real boys’ club, so she dropped her first name to get a foot in the door. Find out what happened next and why she’s since reclaimed her full name in this shots article.
The Ciclope Festival 2023 in Berlin was a wonderful success! From engaging panels and insightful process breakdowns, to spending time with old friends and making new connections, the entire experience has us already looking forward to next year. The award show, where several of our clients received accolades, closed out the festival on a high note. Congrats to all of the 2023 winners!
Autodesk partnered with Marvel to take over Sphere in Las Vegas with a spectacular ad towering over the Las Vegas strip, visible to travelers flying into McCarran Airport for the company's annual confab, Autodesk University. Read more about it in The Hollywood Reporter.
Congratulations to the ASWF’s Carol Payne, Autodesk’s Doug Walker and Epic Games’ Kim Libreri on honors at the 2023 SMPTE Awards Gala. Kim Libreri accepted the Progress Medal; Doug Walker received the Natalie M. and Herbert T. Kalmus Medal , and Doug Walker and Carol Payne accepted the Workflow Systems Medal.
Ever feel like you’re faking till you make it? Read this insightful article for tips to combat imposter syndrome in Shots Magazine by Magnetic Field and The Directors Bureau MD, Hillary Rogers.
Congratulations to our friends at Brompton Technology for receiving an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award! The Emmy was awarded for Brompton’s Tessera SX40 LED video processor, due to its integral role in the widespread adoption of virtual production. Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.
Kudos to Institute founder and director Lauren Greenfield for being named to the Campaign US 40 Over 40 list! Campaign notes that Lauren “represents the art and production talent that is so crucial to the work the ad industry creates and puts out into the world.” See the full list of honorees here.
What a whirlwind week at AICP NY 2023! We loved connecting with clients and friends including Biscuit Filmworks, Cabin, Fela, Group Thrpy, INSTITUTE, Magnetic Field, The Directors Bureau, Mirada, m ss ng p eces, and many more. Congrats to all the winners! Check out pictures from the week here.
Today as part of the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, Tender Claws released a new trailer and details for their highly-anticipated game Stranger Things VR, launching this fall. Inverse says of the game, “It all seems potentially interesting, but what makes the game really promising is developer Tender Claws, who’s made some of the most playful and experimental VR experiences out there.”