I'lll be speaking on creativity and inspiration at Graphika Manila on January 30 & 31st. Tickets & info: http://bit.ly/1GPchjr
“Jump Ahead” takes home 2 CLIOs
Congrats to the Ayzenberg and Blind team for taking home 2 CLIOs last night at the CLIO KEYART awards for their work on the “Jump Ahead” E3 Trailer for Xbox.
The short film won GOLD, in the Games: CGI trailer category, and SILVER for Games in the Games Audio/Visual Technique category.
Coldplay Ink at the Emmy's
Coldplay “Ink” was in the running for "Original Interactive Program" at the 67th Emmy Awards. Although we didn't take home the win I'm humbled to be considered by such a prestigious community and to have all of you wonderful people behind me.
This is more fuel for my fire to push harder and work towards getting one of those gold statues next year!
Xbox “Jump Ahead” – Behind The Scenes
Take a look into the process of how we developed the “Jump Ahead” film that opened E3 2015 for Xbox. Watch the film and see more process work here.
Coldplay Ink takes home 3 Webbys!
Our Webby Awards arrived and we couldn't have done it without you. A couple of months back, we were nominated for three Webby's for our work on Coldplay's “INK” music video – a groundbreaking interactive “choose your own adventure” style journey.
With your votes, we were able to win all three in the following categories:
Music
Animation
Best Use of Interactive Video
Thanks again for all the support! In case you missed it, you can experience the award-winning music video here.
2015 Goal: Collab with Pharrell
It's my goal this year to work with the ridiculously talented Pharrell Williams. I think he's an amazing artist, and a pretty cool dude as well.
At Blind we've had the amazing opportunity to work with Justin Timberlake Gnarls Barkley Kanye West Morgan Page Jet and most recently Coldplay. I think the time is right for this to happen.
Inspired by Chris Do and Jose Caballer, I decided to put my goals out there, and progressively work towards them. I'm not sure how I'm going to make this happen yet, but I'll definitely figure it out.
Hopefully you all keep me accountable, and maybe even help me find the right connections along the way.
What's your goal?
Shutterstock - How to Create Great Storyboards for Advertising and Music Videos
Check out my interview with Shutterstock on the importance of storyboarding, tips to improve the results, and how keep your client onboard and happy with your creative.
Blind Studio Tour
I cut together this studio tour of Blind last year and finally got around to putting it up. Take a look, but you're always welcome to stop by!