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The Facility
The Engineers
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Set Your Clock Forward Only 58 Minutes (Save 2 to watch these spots)
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 I was amazed at the length of the comic pregnant-pause in the new Lay's Potato Chip spot titled, "Manicure".
Element 79 producer Kara Pierce, together with the team of Alan Spindle,
Stefanie Lyons and
Dave Straus created this funny spot which was released in HD with a surround sound audio mix.
Taking a break from their usual Froot Loops/Keebler work load, Leo Burnett creatives T.S. Elliott and Peter Lohmeier created a quirky live action commercial for new Kellogg's Go Packs. The spot titled, "Box Puppets", was produced by Milagros Delaros.
Watch a mother kick her son's shin in the newest Bob Evans commercial called, "Mom". Chicago Creative Partnership producer Steve Ross and the creative team of Michael Matykiewicz and Michael Dorich visited for the final mix
For Element 79, Monna O'Brien and Anita Salomon just finished the third spot in a series for Central DuPage Hospital. All of them are great, but I particularly liked the cube CG in "Invisible", so that's the one I posted in the Gallery!
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Let's Wrap Up 2007 With More Great Commercials
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 A short trip to the Video Gallery confirms that 2007 was another year where Lisa and Michael worked on many fun campaigns!
The last quarter also saw a sharp increase in the number of commercials finished in HD with surround sound audio mixes. Maybe 2008 will be our first year where most spots will be HD.
From Element 79, the team of Jim Paul, Max Stinson, and Vivian Craig brought a huge Tostitos package to our studio. Finished in HD, Daredevil was the most challenging. In the commercial, a man runs through the forest pursued by a pack of wolves. All location audio was replaced with Foley effects recorded by Michael and his son in a park by their home. They replaced every footstep and the results in the 5.1 mix are outstanding. Also in the Gallery from the Tostitos campaign is "Don't Try This" where a guy straps on angel wings and attempts to fly with painful results.
Once again, the Leo Burnett team of Peter Lohmeier, T.S. Elliott and Ken Gilberg finished audio for the recent Froot Loops commercial with Michael. In "Lost Map", Toucan and his nephews continue to follow Black Beak's treasure map. As always, the combination of CG and cell animation make these some of the best looking spots on Saturday morning TV.
Hallmark aired a Made-for-TV Christmas special starring Sissy Spacek titled, Pictures of Hollis Woods. As you would expect, the commercial breaks were loaded with Hallmark spots, many of which were mixed by Michael. The most recent commercials were produced by the Leo Burnett team of Bob Harley, Tim Ponterelli and Desmond Lovell. In the Video Gallery is "First Card" which uses split-screen to tell the story of a young couple trying to find the perfect gift.
It wouldn't be an election year without political commercials! Public Response Group recently mixed a great spot at our studio. With a very limited budget, Lloyd Betourney and Jim Morris created “Sucking Sound”, a commercial head-and-shoulders above the usual talking-head stuff you see in political ads
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Why is Michael so sad in this image? Because Lisa Wilson is leaving him!
I use the alarm function on my cell phone to make sure I don't oversleep on the train ride home. Sometimes though, no matter which annoying song I choose, I almost sleep through my stop.
