Back to main site.Britney & FF (well, sort of)
Posted by Sarah | Filed under behind-the-scenes, new work
Britney Spears press has definitely been a hot topic recently as Futuristic regular Iconix Brands brought Britney in as the new “Candies girl” and Futuristic was there to bring the news to the Jumbotron! We dashed out to LA with Adam Espinoza (motion graphics guru) in tow for a quick edit and then back to Denver so that Frank could work his editorial magic and the graphics team(Adam Espinoza & Jeremy Lindenmier) could produce a ridiculously cool/fun/effective :30 on an incredibly tight schedule. A midnight courier to New Orleans for the opening of the “Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour” brought an end to a wild ride of a weekend! But the JumboTron lives on!
Pilar Diaz
Posted by Brendan | Filed under inspirational, new work
So, a couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Pilar Diaz, a Chilean singer/songwriter who recently produced an album through the siteLA program in Los Angeles. I discovered her music through a friend and was immediately captivated by the orginality, quirky funkiness, sensuality, and effortless mix of english and spanish lyrics. I thought she would be a perfect fit to do some scoring and possibly some original music for our upcoming feature documentary, Las Chulas. The story focuses on three El Salvadorean girls and takes place in El Salvador and California. The film is bilingual and spans the gamut in these girls’ lives from early teens innocence to the joys and hard choices of adulthood.
Pilar and I spent an hour talking music, film, and inspiration. At the end of our meeting I was even more convinced that she would be a great fit. The film is still a long way from being finished and there are many steps, both creative and logistical, still to come in terms of getting Pilar on board, but I’m hopeful we’ll make it happen.
Do yourself a favor and check out her music:
http://www.myspace.com/pilardiaz
And here is a live performance from SiteSTAGE:
Spring Training: A Whirlwind Tour
Posted by Brendan | Filed under behind-the-scenes, new work, traveling
We recently returned from a week long, whirlwind shoot in Florida where we shot major league baseball spring training. The project was a series of short player profiles focusing on the best up-and-coming and emerging superstars in baseball. The client was Rawlings, the official ball sponsor of the MLB and a company that quite literally has helped define the game for over 100 years.
Here are some observations from the shoot:
1. Joe Mauer is arguably the best catcher in baseball. But what there should be no argument about is what a genuinely nice guy he is - gracious, courteous, and clearly someone who loves the game and plays it for the right reasons.
2. Shooting with the Minnesota Twins is a pleasure - we were even able to get the media director to turn off the pre-game music so we get good audio quality with Joe Mauer. Shooting with the New York Yankees is a…heavy circuity circus! And, even though I’m a Red Sox fan, it is hard not to like Jaba Chamberlain. I guess you have to have a big personality to play for the Yanks.
3. Jose Reyes is absolutely as charismatic and energetic in person as seems to be on TV. The Mets are lucky to have a superstar you can actually like liking!
4. Apparently, Mets fans are belligerent ALL THE TIME even during meaningless spring training games!
5. After four days in four different cities with four different teams it all seemed to blur together a bit, but I will say this, even under its cloud of controversy, baseball during spring training has an innocence and festivity about it that I’m not sure can be matched by any other major sport.
We’re getting rolling on the post for the series this week. We’re looking to launch the series in April. Stay tuned!