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Show Opens and Title Sequences
Show Opens and Title Sequences
title design & graphics packages for tv programming
Broadcast design, show opens, graphics packages and promos 'for network creative services, and production companies. Proper multi-phase design process ensures directors, producers and artists are on the same page from exploration and mood boards through final render.
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Frame By Frame
Frame By Frame
3D for documentary film
Animation of a Steenbeck flatbed editing table sets the stage for this opening sequence for this HBO Documentary Film Series.
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Judas And The Black Messiah
Judas And The Black Messiah
Titles for Feature Film
Classicly designed opening credits & titles against historic footage from the 60's introduces LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya as Black Panthers.
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Moonshot
Moonshot
Title design for romantic comedy
Successful title treatments work when filmmakers brief the creative team on their vision which kicks off the multi-phase design process. Iterative feedback from mood boards, then styleframes followed by motion and finishing phases ensure clear streamlined direction for choosing fonts, colors and overall emotion for the final.
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American Masters - Ted Williams
American Masters - Ted Williams
Archive Retouching and Graphics for Documentaries
Visual effects brings archive photos to life in this special for American Masters on PBS.
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Once Upon A Time In Queens
Once Upon A Time In Queens
Show opens and title design for mini-series
Executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, this four part series on ESPNs 30 for 30 films and on ABC which tells wild stories behind our beloved 1986 Mets.
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Lunkerville
Lunkerville
2.5d animation for show opens
Multi-plane vignettes bring life to old photos and footage for a nostalgic journey. Rockville Pictures refreshed the Lunkerville design with South Bend for World Fishing Network & NBC Sports celebrating the show's 10th anniversary.
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Trouble Titles
Trouble Titles
Titles for Independant Films
Design of opening title sequence sets the tone for Anjelica Huston's award winning feature film.
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Black and Missing
Black and Missing
Title and graphics for episodic series
HBO Documentary Films and the all woman, POC leadership team including Soledad O'Briend and Geeta Gandbhir win a Spirit award for best new Docuseries.
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The Brainworm
The Brainworm
AI tools for Animation
Stable Diffusion and Animate-diff were used to produce one of the first AI music videos. Music and visuals by Jordan Stoner.
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Speed Of Light
Speed Of Light
Design & VFX for Music Videos
HP + Star Wars /Disney tasked Bend Creative to produce a music video for Bonnie McKee/!llmind combining the graphics flavor of Justin Maller with the dance style of PacMan to promote the new HP Star Wars special edition laptop computer.
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Live Free or Die
Live Free or Die
Graphics Packages for TV Series
Custom approaches to VFX and GFX elevates the look and feel of programming on cable networks. National Geographic uses 3D and 2.5D animation techniques to compliment the slow-motion and drone footage in their Live Free or Die series.
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Momsters When Moms Go Bad
Momsters When Moms Go Bad
Show opens and graphics packages for TV series
Sharp Entertainment chose 3D animation to kick off their campy twist on notorious moms for Discovery ID network. Pulling stills from shows provides material to strengthen the brand of a program.
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Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing
Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing
Title Design for Films
Break Thru Films produces the title design as a semi-cold open in their documentary film about the Boston bombing for HBO.
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Man Finds Food with Adam Richman
Man Finds Food with Adam Richman
design for tv shows
2D animation, photos and a bit of 3D help the host of Man Vs Food reveal hidden culinary mysteries behind secret doors. Sharp Entertainment worked with Adam Richman to develop a fun iconic animated sequence to satisfy Travel channel's next hit food show.
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Good Omens
Good Omens
vfx for activations
Visual effects for the Comic con booth simulating and elevator riders going to Hell's basement or Heaven's Penthouse. Based on the best-selling novel by renowned authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, the booth attracted thousands of visitors over four days.
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Cash cab Las Vegas
Cash cab Las Vegas
show opens & graphics packages for tv
Lion Television producers of the popular "Cash Cab" series on Discovery, created a series of spin-off episodes set in Las Vegas. Custom effects using motion, color, typography and graphic symbolism creates a unique open for the special episodes, while staying true to the brand.
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Do Not Disturb Hotel Horrors
Do Not Disturb Hotel Horrors
Title Sequences & VFX for TV
Show open and composited fire effects from renowned director Joel Schumacher who brings his talents to Discovery ID.
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I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident
I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident
Graphics for TV Movies
Hot Snakes Media produces two hour prime time special for Monster Week on Animal Planet. Title sequence using dramatic color treatments, fonts and eerie transitions, plus maps and package graphics.
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Big Love Bright Lights
Big Love Bright Lights
invisible effects for film & tv
Phantom camera and wire rigging create dramatic slow-motion imagery while rig removal around blowing hair and fabric are erased/replaced suspending talent in the void. Big Love's award winning promo directed by Maurice Marable was so popular HBO chose to use the concept for the entire season's show open. TELLY Gold Award - VFX. FEXY Platinum Award - TV Commercials with FX.
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World Food Championship
World Food Championship
cgi for show opens
3D modeling & rendering was the obvious choice to build a marble coliseum and gold trophy room to embrace a Vegas over the top flavor. Sharp Entertainment satisfied Bio's appetite to cook up a grand animated sequence for A&E Network's food competition program.
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Pioneers
Pioneers
Explainers and location maps for cable documentaries
Hotsnakes Media produces a beautiful series for National Geographic. Flexible graphics toolkit support the editors and maintain consistent show design.
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Secret Eskimo Escape
Secret Eskimo Escape
creative editing for tv
Hot Snakes stepped it up with motion design-editing with sliding frames to give their new series a cool look. Show open editing/design and original music plus GFX package, maps and freezing/melt transitions. Popularity of show resulted in Discovery Channel acquiring the program domestically and airing it in the US as Escaping Alaska
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The Blue Eyes
The Blue Eyes
titles for horror film
Title sequence of 'The Blue Eyes,' directed by Eva S. Aridjis, journey through Mayan temples of crumbling glyphs which reveal the film's credits, followed by many visual effects throughout film.
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My Husband's Not Gay
My Husband's Not Gay
2.5D Title Design for TV Specials
Reality television follows four men living in Salt Lake City, Utah, who don't identify themselves as homosexual despite having an attraction to men. Hot Snakes Media produces show open and graphics package for controversial TLC series.
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Last stand of 300
Last stand of 300
Stylized live action for show opens
Compositing multi-plane matte paintings with live action footage creates impossible shots. History uses 2D layered effects to achieve the borrowed, graphic novel look, of Frank Miller's "300".
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Amish Haunting
Amish Haunting
Visual effects & design for television series
Hot Snakes raises production value with digital VFX and graphics for new ghost story series airing on Discovery's Destination America network. Eerie title design sets the stage for program's spooky low light Amish stories.
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American Fringe
American Fringe
treated footage for show opens
Gritty 3D animation sets this anthology series exploring subcultures apart for Hot Snakes Media. Show may be too controversial for National Geographic and we hope to see this polarizing show on air soon.
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Intercourses
Intercourses
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Sweet Smarts
Sweet Smarts
title design for cooking
3D animated title resolve for Food Network. Dessert queen Elise Strachan creates delicious, easy and buzzworthy treats; a towering pancake cake with a rainbow center; ingenious tricks help change up a business' cupcakes; a pie and ice cream mash-up called the Pie Scream Cone.
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Outrageous Wedding Cakes
Outrageous Wedding Cakes
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Road to Dallas
Road to Dallas
Show Opens for Sports Programming
2D effects and painted backgrounds add sizzle to live action. HBO Boxing needs hard hitting opens to kick off their series with beautiful imagery and lighting effects serving as graphic beds and a toolkit of elements to customize each show in the series. COMMUNICATOR Silver Award - Film/Video Art Direction
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Elder Skelter
Elder Skelter
design for tv show packages
Practical shooting paired with visual effects yields creative flexibility. Hot Snakes Media developed a pulp/noir look for a new series on Discovery ID featuring stories about old people who kill.
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Science the Shit Out of It
Science the Shit Out of It
Show Open and Graphics Packages for Educational Content
Proper design phases help this irreverent science show make a big splash with a naughty name.
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Martha Stewart Petkeeping
Martha Stewart Petkeeping
updating opens and graphics packages
Refreshing broadcast show packages for HD, while upgrading design to remain current in trends and style.' Martha stewarts zany pet show with Marc Marone is extended into the future. Upsizing and recreating broadcast show packages for HD displays, while interjecting new design choices to remain current in trends and style.
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Bill Maher HBO Promo
Bill Maher HBO Promo
mosaics in motion
HBO needed a concept showcasing the last 20 years of Bill Maher's shows for the promo of his live event, "But I'm not wrong...". A mosaic design proved to be a graceful way of making it all come together for this exclusive comedy event. EMPixx Platinum Award - Motion Graphics
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Chowdown Countdown II
Chowdown Countdown II
Design Refresh for TV Packages
Branding drives decisions of fresh fonts and colors for Chowdown Countdown's open and 2D graphics package. Sharp Entertainment satisfied Travel Channel's hunger to spice up their multi-seasoned series. 101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown comes back for another season of over indulgence.
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Martha Stewart presents
Martha Stewart presents
animated typography
Hallmark along with Martha Stewart designed and produced entire package from concept to logo along with custom animation and music.
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Crypts of the Coliseum
Crypts of the Coliseum
Editing and graphics for special events
It's Halloween and Blood Manor presents
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Dateline Cloo
Dateline Cloo
creative services for television networks
Hand held SLR photo-sequence technique delivers a gritty feel to show opens and graphics packages. NBC News/Peacock Productions strengthened the brands of Dateline and Cloo Network by capturing viewers' attention through a textural show open
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Tricking and Treating with Martha Stewart
Tricking and Treating with Martha Stewart
graphics packages for network television
Eye catching design and animation attracts viewers. The spooky Halloween special for Martha Stewart Living Omnimmedia was crafted in record time.
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Martha Stewart Christmas
Martha Stewart Christmas
thematic opens and graphics packages
3D and 2D graphics produce visually striking animated sequences that help set the tone for a seasonal program.
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By Hook or By Crook
By Hook or By Crook
Title Design for documentary films
passionate film making about passionate filmmakers
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Energy Now!
Energy Now!
brand identity packages and virtual sets
Designed and produced the overall identity, logo, open, graphics package, music, and virtual set content for flagship series.
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Juno - Mott The Hoople
Juno - Mott The Hoople
CGI for film trailers
Award winning CGI design and 3D animation for Cinemax promo: feature film Juno. Summit Creative Award - 3D Animation, Davey Gold Award - Commercial/Film/Video, Telly Gold Award Animation, New York ADDYS - Animation and Special Effects
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Sliced
Sliced
cgi for series opens
3D Animation adds dimension to package graphics. Powderhouse Productions constructs History's show open for "Sliced" in which digital elements are seamlessly composited with live action plates.
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Haunted Coliseum
Haunted Coliseum
2D & 3D graphics for music festivals
Electronic Kingdom and LouB draw 15,000 concert goers to Halloween's biggest DJ dance party at Nassau Coliseum.
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Los Condenados
Los Condenados
Opening Credit Sequences and Titles for Feature Films
Color treatments and effects evoke emotion in film, putting the audience in a receptive state of mind even before the plot unfolds. Director Roberto Buso-Garcia styled historic footage to suggest a dramatic back story of a town's downfall, it's children and a dark secret in 'Los Condenados' an HBO Film. Los Condenados won a Fangoria Chainsaw award
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Sony Upfront Promo
Sony Upfront Promo
cgi design for upfronts
3D environments transport audiences through digital worlds. Sony Entertainment with Black Spot captures all their current blockbuster properties in one wild ride.
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Entourage Promo
Entourage Promo
effects and compositing for promos
Ultrabland and HBO composited HDR images buildings in live action footage, added effects and color, signage and effects for this fast paced Entourage promo.
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Bobby G Adventure Capitalist
Bobby G Adventure Capitalist
creative services for television networks
2D design, animated opens and graphics packages set the tone for the program. Mojo uses bold colors to accentuate the bold attitude of our larger than life host.
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special: The 3D Experience
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special: The 3D Experience
Stereoscopic CGI Titles & Graphics for Specials
3D titles, camera tracking & compositing graphics package helps the models pop off the screen for Man In Hat who produced behind the scenes video of this Maui magazine photo-shoot.
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Scare Me
Scare Me
Titles & VFX for Horror Comedy
From Sundance to Shudder. Classic inspired design sets tone for this twisted comedy horror film of a cabin in the woods starring Aya Cash & Josh Ruben who also directs.
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I`ve Got Nothing To Wear
I`ve Got Nothing To Wear
graphics packages for network programs
New Harbor Entertainment and TLC designed and animated this graphic 2D layered open for the show.
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Cinemax Year Ender
Cinemax Year Ender
3D and graphics for Upfronts
3D/CGI incorporated into an existing edit helps to support this Cinemax year ender.
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Someone You Thought You Knew
Someone You Thought You Knew
Show opens for true crime shows
Anomaly Entertainment for Discovery ID, Investigation Discovery
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Forget 100 Seats
Forget 100 Seats
Creative transitions for music video
Smoke transition for co-directors Josh and Benny Safdie for Elara pictures & the Safdie Brothers
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No Place Like Films
No Place Like Films
Design for ProdCo Idents
Ruby shoes clicking 3 times was an obvious approach for this award winning production company. Employing CGI as a base for the animated drawings utilizes a unique approach to ilustrate the iconic logo.
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Lever 2000
Lever 2000
graphics package for branded online webisode contests
Unilever and Star Crossed Pictures designed and animated 2D Online US Open Promo for Lever 2000/Vaseline.
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2012: Startling New Secrets
2012: Startling New Secrets
visual effects for cable docs
Thematic graphics reinforce show content and build brand loyalty. History Channel travels through time using 3D animation to uncover the mysteries of the Mayan calendar
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Just Kait Music Video
Just Kait Music Video
visual effects for music videos
Vocals: Kait Guitars: Kait Bass: Kait Drums: Kait Compositing VFX allows Kait to play all instruments simultaneously. Original track "U Suck" by Just Kait is to be included in the upcoming release of MTV's Rock Band video game.
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Alien Swamp
Alien Swamp
CGI content creation for storytelling
Producers have access to powerful tools such as computer generated animation to take viewers on provocative and suspenseful journeys. Our in house creative team discovered otherworldly swap life when experimenting with new stereo-vision techniques. Our artists produced and directed the audio for this in-house project. Check it out with 3D glasses on our Youtube 3D channel
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I Am My Own Entourage
I Am My Own Entourage
Digital backgrounds and compositing VFX for music videos
J. Michelle's 'Entourage' directed by Craig Otto, the 13 years old proetge sings and stars with herself in this fantasy music video. Green screen visual effects and compositing allows talent to play muliple parts in her next music video.
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Celebrating our 25th Anniversary!
Celebrating our 25th Anniversary!
CGI, VFX & Design since 1996
We love our creative clients and look forward to the next 25 years!
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Bet On Me
Bet On Me
Graphics for Game Shows
Jarrett Creative develops game show graphics and title design for TLC's new show. Hundreds of graphics elements and variations for gameplay and keeping score are provided as an organized toolkit for editors saves time and money in post.
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Dancing on a Wire
Dancing on a Wire
vfx for music videos
Feature film writer/director (Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, Mortdecai) David Koepp's interest in hyperlapse imagery inspired miniature CGI camera effects taking viewers on a journey through electronics in rock guitar video. 3D animation adds dimension to music video budgets helping to market bands to broader audiences.
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The Goobler
The Goobler
visual effects for music videos
Compositing Live Action and a Stop-motion character produce an imaginary friendship in "Don't Make Fun of the Goobler" - by Elska from the debut" islandofelska.com
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True Blood Where is He
True Blood Where is He
CGI and VFX for promos
3D models and camera tracking for bottle label replacement. Shot are repurposed in several spots for HBO season teasers promoting Tru Blood's season premiere.
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Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
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You're On The Case
You're On The Case
broadcast design for programming
Thematic graphics reinforce show content and build brand loyalty. Discovery Channel used composited live action and graphics in this dynamic zoom.
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