Archive for July 5th, 2011

The deep roster of talent represented by Blind is about to get even better with the signing of Three Legged Legs and CD Matthew Encina, both protégés of Blind founder/ECD Chris Do. Encina will join Blind’s roster, while the company will provide representation, management assistance, production support and creative support for Three Legged Legs.

Three-Legged Legs, which consists of Casey Hunt, Greg Gunn and Reza Resoli, is a versatile group of artists who have used an immersive process to build a client roster that includes AT&T, Activision, Amp Energy Drink, Amp’d Mobile, Chrysler, GE, Havaianas, McDonald’s, Microsoft Zune, NASCAR, ooVoo, Slim Jim, Sony Vaio, Sprint, Starbucks, Vizio, and Wrigley. The team has just delivered a Monster.com project for BBDO, with additional projects in the queue.

The trio has impressed Blind’s Do since he was their teacher at Otis College of Art Design in more

Nice Shoes recently teamed with fashion icon Mugler and Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gaga’s creative director and stylist, to work on the glossy and provocative new short fashion film “Brothers of Arcadia,” directed by Branislav Jankic and featuring music by Jessica 6.

The film, which features bronzed, muscled hunks modeling Mugler’s Spring/Summer men’s line, owes much of its inspiration to the baroque and classical architecture and sculpture of Rome where Formichetti grew up. And it owes much of its distinctive look to the editorial work and color grading provided by Nice Shoes, who was tapped for the prestigious job by Moving Image & Content, the agency that handles all of Mugler’s work.

“We’ve worked with Moving Image before, and once we heard it was for Mugler, we were all very excited as we love the brand and are also big fans of Nicola’s more

Tool is proud to announce the addition of seeper, one of the most highly regarded interactive installation, art and technology collectives in Europe, to its digital roster.

Working with seeper’s founder and creative director Evan Grant, Tool is representing the collective for innovative advertising opportunities in North America.

With a focus on blending visual storytelling with technology, seeper are pioneers in the use of architectural projection mapping. Among the memorable efforts seeper has produced are the Battle of Branchage, a 3D projection-mapping display at the Mont Orgueil Castle; their groundbreaking projection pitting AC/DC against Iron Man at Rochester Castle became the most highly viewed projection mapping project online, with more than 2.5 million views.

seeper have also worked with Xbox on the launch of Kinect, projecting a massive, controller-free video game that users could play on the Stachus more

Give Kids The World Village

Alcorn McBride Digital Binloop HD and Video Binloop systems are helping to make a visit to Give Kids The World Village a memorable experience for children and their families. Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, nonprofit “storybook” resort located near Central Florida’s most famous attractions. Children with life-threatening illnesses and their families are treated to weeklong, no cost, fantasy vacations at the village.

Two Alcorn McBride Digital Binloop HD and two Video Binloop systems are deployed in a pair of key venues at the resort.

Each of the Wish Children visiting the village receives a golden star and an invitation from the Star Fairy to bring it to the Enchanted Castle of Miracles where they will make a wish on the star and more

MAYWOOD N.J., July 5, 2011 – Ikegami Electronics, the world-leading manufacturer of advanced high definition television (HDTV) production solutions for broadcast and professional video applications, has announced the appointment of Akira Harada as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ikegami Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

A 28-year veteran of Ikegami, Harada began his career at the Company’s Tokyo headquarters, working with the overseas sales division. Harada joins Ikegami U.S.A., Inc. from Ikegami Electronics Europe (in Germany), where he served as President and CEO for the past 10 years.

“I am honored to assume my new position as President and CEO of Ikegami Electronics U.S.A., Inc. at such an exciting time in the Company’s history,” Harada stated. “Ikegami is providing the products our customers need for the transition to DTV and HDTV. These include Ikegami’s range of HD multi-format CMOS cameras, more