| | | | Brickyard VFX Goes Long for Callaway Golf
 Bi-coastal creative shop Brickyard VFX recently completed work on a new commercial for Callaway Golf and Dick’s Sporting Goods through Denver, Colorado agency Factory Design Labs. The new spot, “Truck to Store,” features pro golfer Gary Woodland and required extensive visual effects to appear as if it were set up and captured in one continuous take.
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| | | | Brickyard Reprises Role for Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s in Spoof of “The Graduate”
 Bi-coastal creative shop Brickyard VFX provided seamless visual effects for “Mrs. Robinson,” the latest sexy spot for Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s via 72andSunny. The spot, directed by HSI’s Chris Applebaum, features supermodel Heidi Klum sporting a fresh take on the familiar eponymous role. Brickyard has a long-standing relationship with the creative team on various Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s spots over the years, and with director Chris Applebaum on recent buzzworthy hits “Sun Tan,” which aired during the Super Bowl, and “Drive-In” featuring Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton. Brickyard’s trusted talent and long history with the brand made them the perfect collaborators for this latest iconic ad.
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| | | | Brickyard Helps Adobe Execute Trick Play for Big Game Ad
Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot "Animals," a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online. Conceived by ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and directed by Tom Routson of Tool of North America, the spot features a pair of whip-smart talking animals. You can view the spot here: http://youtu.be/CwMYpH_oA-g
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Brings Beauty to Life in Ruby Sparks
 Directorial duo Dayton/Faris tapped longtime collaborators at bi-coastal Brickyard VFX for all visual effects work on their second indie feature, Ruby Sparks. A prolific and award-winning team, Dayton/Faris has partnered with Brickyard VFX since the company’s inception on numerous music videos, commercials, and other projects.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Goes “Mad” for Turn
 Brickyard VFX collaborated with ad agency gyro on a new spot for Turn, a tech company that amplifies marketing outreach. Capturing the iconic style of “Mad Men” in its art direction, color correction and overall aesthetic, the :30 spot aired exclusively during the show’s season 5 finale on June 10.
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| | | | Brickyard Filmworks Produces Feature Documentary "From Nothing, Something"
 Doc to Premiere April 29 at Boston International Film Festival
Director Tim Cawley tapped frequent collaborators at Brickyard VFX to produce his feature documentary From Nothing, Something, through their feature division, Brickyard Filmworks. The documentary chronicles the creative processes behind such great minds as Tom Perrotta, Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara, Neville Page, Preston Scott Cohen, Huma Bhabha and others ranging from cancer researchers to celebrity chefs, to uncover where people get their ideas and how they bring them to fruition.
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| | | | Animation Company General Gau Launches in Boston
 Veteran Character Animator Anders Beer Teams with Brickyard VFX to Offer Custom Character Animation
Renowned character animator Anders Beer has teamed up with Brickyard VFX co-owners Dave Waller and Geoff McAuliffe to launch General Gau, a hybrid animation/production company dedicated to creating custom character-based content. Based out of Brickyard’s Boston office, General Gau offers a specialized talent pool and customized internal pipeline to leverage in-depth, high quality character animation.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Makes a ‘Getaway’ with JetBlue and Mullen
 Brickyard VFX recently collaborated with ad agency Mullen and Partizan director Jeremy Konner to create JetBlue's customizable "Getaways Granter” web campaign. Launched this week, the campaign lets users upload their boss’ name and picture into one of four videos in a tongue-in-cheek effort to procure some vacation time. Once created, the site then allows users to share their unique videos via email and social media.
published 2 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Brickyard VFX Creates Box Set for ESPN
Brickyard VFX recently completed visual effects work for ESPN 2’s “Afternoon Block” campaign via agency Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener and director Robert Boocheck of Oil Factory collective Tomorrow’s Brightest Minds.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Transforms for Bright House Networks
Artist owned and operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed a four-spot package for Bright House Networks, via agency Fry Hammond Barr and director Benji Weinstein of GO FILM. The campaign, featuring spots “Robot”, “Custodian,” “Bedtime”, and “Paper Towel,” began airing in select U.S. markets in August.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Hand-Paints Watercolor World Tour to Promote Beyonce's "4"
New Commercial Created from Concept through Completion by Brickyard VFX Artists
To promote Beyonce's new release "4", record label Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment called on bi-coastal visual effects boutique Brickyard VFX to create a breathtaking commercial worthy of the superstar's ambitious new album. The spot, dubbed "Around the World" was created for global markets and presents a hand-painted view of iconic international landmarks and was completed by the Brickyard team in just six days.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX is Right on 'Target' with New Holiday Campaign
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal digital studio Brickyard VFX recently completed work on Target's "All Things Merry" campaign. The campaign was directed by frequent Brickyard collaborators Dayton & Faris of Bob Industries, and features six :30 spots currently airing nationwide: "Mrs. Claus Ain't Got Nothing On Me," "You'll Never Find My Christmas," "Electronica Santa," "Power Cord Christmas," "Tiny Tree" and "Toy Jackpot."
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Builds Stellar Effects for Panasonic
Brickyard’s bi-costal teams joined forces with ad agency Arnold and prodco Untitled to promote the new Panasonic 3D HD VIERA TV
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX has delivered an out-of-this-world viewing experience for “Odyssey,” a :30 ad introducing the new Panasonic 3D HD VIERA TV via ad agency Arnold, which began airing May 15, 2010.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Makes Dreams Come True for Mitsubishi
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently created CG frogs that appear alongside live counterparts in a new fairytale-inspired commercial for Mitsubishi. Entitled "No Fairytale," the spot debuted on Canadian TV on April 6, 2010. The project was directed by Albert Kodagolian of Steam Films, a long-time collaborator of Brickyard VFX partner and lead 2D artist, Patrick Poulatian.
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| | | | Customers Concur: Autodesk Flare Provides Speed, Flexibility and Scalability
Only One Year Since Launch, Flare Proves Itself an Key Production Tool in Autodesk Flame-Based Workflows
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) reports widespread customer adoption of Autodesk Flare 2010 visual effects creative finishing software, launched just one year ago as a creative companion to Autodesk Flame software. Flare helps give greater access to Flame tools and helps boost productivity, expand capacity and develop talent. Flare 2011 and Flame 2011 both launched today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Puts Toyota NASCAR Campaign Into Overdrive
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently created CG cars that appear alongside live-action counterparts and added graphics to other live action cars in a new NASCAR-themed ad campaign for Toyota Racing that spans TV, print and the web.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Makes a Hole-In-One for Titleist
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently contributed VFX to the 2010 ad campaign for Titleist via ad agency Arnold. The multi-spot campaign was directed by @radical.media's Greg Kohs and began breaking before the New Year, with the last spot, "Yardage Book," breaking on Jan. 30.
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| | | | Julie Miller Joins Raz Public Relations
Raz Public Relations, a boutique agency that serves entertainment technology developers and creative companies, announces that industry veteran Julie Miller has joined the company as managing director.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Announce 2009 Award Nominees
Gala Ceremony Scheduled for November 12th at the Skirball Cultural Center
Recognizing the abilities of the talented men and women behind the scenes who play a vital part in the creation of motion pictures, commercials and television, nominations have been announced by the Hollywood Post Alliance for the Fourth Annual HPA Awards. Winners of the prestigious HPA Award will be announced during a gala evening ceremony on November 12th, 2009 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
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| | | | Autodesk at the National Association of Broadcasters 2008 Convention
Autodesk, Inc. will be participating in the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 14 to 17, 2008. Autodesk will showcase its latest visual effects, finishing, color grading and animation solutions for film, television and commercial post-production.
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| | | | News: GenArts Releases Sapphire Plug-ins Version 4 for Autodesk Systems
Available immediately, new version features over 45 new effects and many enhancements
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, today announced the immediate availability of Sapphire Plug-ins version 4 for Autodesk compositing and editing systems.
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