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2012 ReCourses New Business Summit

May 6, 2024February 6, 2012 by Roger Darnell

On January 25-27, I had the pleasure of joining nearly 100 other professionals representing dozens of creative services firms in Nashville to attend the 2012 ReCourses New Business Summit (NBS). Hosted by ReCourses principal David C. Baker, and Blair Enns of Win Without Pitching, the event’s subtitle reads, “Using Your Positioning for More Reward, Impact, Control, and Fun.”

When it was all over, I asked many of my fellow attendees to provide two words that best describe their takeaways from the event, and the word cloud embedded above reflects their input. For anyone who has not spoken with me or others about our remarkable experiences at the summit, this provides quick insight into its powerful impact.For a bit more background,

Super Bowls past and present

May 6, 2024January 29, 2012 by Roger Darnell

On February 5th, I’m hoping for a well-matched battle between the Patriots and Giants, and I’ll also be watching for the first-ever Super Bowl spot for Lexus, which is one part of a multifaceted campaign effort produced by my clients at ATTIK. ATTIK’s work has made high-profile Super Bowl splashes in the past, to include … Read moreSuper Bowls past and present

Emerging Filmmakers: Polynoid

May 6, 2024November 7, 2011 by Roger Darnell

“Loom” is the title of this amazing short film created by Polynoid (a collaboration among artists Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay, Fabian Pross and Tom Weber) and featuring original music and sound design by Joel Corelitz of Waveplant Studios. The highly ambitious project screened at this year’s OFFF in Barcelona and has so far … Read moreEmerging Filmmakers: Polynoid

Leviathan and V Squared project Drake and friends

April 25, 2024October 13, 2011 by Roger Darnell

Following the success of several recent live performance projection mapping feats, design-focused, Chicago-based production studio Leviathan partnered once again with its frequent collaborator VJ Vello Virkhaus and V Squared Labs… this time for platinum selling, Grammy nominated recording artist Drake’s sold out OVO Festival, which took place in Toronto in early August.

“Brand New Conference” coming to SF in September

April 25, 2024September 6, 2011 by Roger Darnell

The Brand New Conference is a one-day event focusing on the practice of corporate and brand identity, organized and hosted by UnderConsideration co-founders Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit. A direct extension of UnderConsideration’s immensely popular Brand New blog, the conference will feature eight sessions offering a broad range of points of view from these prominent speakers.

Great to know: Ian Albinson

April 25, 2024July 25, 2011 by Roger Darnell

ArtoftheTitle.com Founder Ian Albinson is a leading global authority on the art and craft of film and television title design. At this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas, Ian produced and presented the fascinating video embedded here, which is entitled “A Brief History of Title Design.” Of the production, Stephanie Murg of Mediabistro’s UnBeige and LiquidTreat.com writes:

“In less than three minutes, he takes viewers from the title card for D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance (1916) to the Tokyo fever dream opening of Enter the Void (2009), pausing along the way to pay respects to the title sequences of everything from Singing in the Rain to Dexter.”

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Leviathan turns one

April 25, 2024June 28, 2011 by Roger Darnell

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of launching design-focused production studio Leviathan in Chicago, company principals Chad Hutson, Jason White, Matt Daly and their colleagues recently threw a very happy birthday block party.

The one-man international advertising ambassador, and his Archive

April 23, 2024May 16, 2011 by Roger Darnell

After learning of the recent passing of Walter Lürzer, I wanted to update this entry I originally dedicated to him four years ago (below), share the intriguing autobiographical video above, and encourage anyone interested to read this wonderful Tribute written by Michael Conrad, his friend of 50 years. Dear Mr. Lürzer, thank you for the inspiration! You will be missed.

When I graduated from college in 1990, my personal interests largely drew from the realms of narrative film, literature and poetry. Many of the post-college jobs I landed were in production, but to my surprise, some of the more interesting ones built more upon my nonfiction writing abilities and the things I learned pursuing a PR/journalism minor. After years of working on high-profile TV shows and video projects, I ultimately homed-in on the field of publicity and public relations as a perfect means for earning a living which allowed me to independently make big impacts for others and their companies by using all of my talents. I still dream of being a filmmaker and a novelist, and sometimes, I get especially excited about the characters and other ‘materials’ coming my way each day as I handle my clients in the worlds of film and TV production and advertising.

Indeed, reading the Letter from the Publisher in the January edition of Lürzer’s Archive makes me realize that, if I would have been exposed to Walter Lürzer earlier in my career, I might have moved to Salzburg in the hopes of landing a job with him. The January ’07 opening letter finds Walter in Patna, a city in India

Shilo: Stronger, smarter, better

April 23, 2024May 9, 2011 by Roger Darnell

In April, creative production company Shilo delivered its patent commercial production brilliance far and wide. Enjoy the newest additions to the video slideshow above, which include the following. Saucony “What is Strong?” :60, director Andre Stringer’s first-ever TV spot for leading global performance athletic footwear and apparel supplier Saucony(R), via brand development firm Mechanica. The … Read moreShilo: Stronger, smarter, better

Forces for good: Ventilate Japan

April 23, 2024May 3, 2011 by Roger Darnell

Ventilate Japan is a charity poster series donating 100% of all profits to the Red Cross, benefiting those who suffer from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Curated by graphic artist and publisher Michael Brown, Ventilate Japan is an initiative of ventilate.ca and each of the contributing artists as well as its sponsors. The group’s goal is to not only raise funds but to also raise awareness of the scale of this disaster, the physical and psychological toll taken by its victims, as well as the on-going threat posed by spent nuclear fuel.