E!'s "The Soup" Host Joel McHale
Publicity Release Posted: July 24, 2012 10:30:05 EST
LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2012 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | --- Motion design and production studio
Royale recently completed the rebrand of E! Entertainment Television. The new look for E! puts a new, sophisticated spin on pop culture entertainment with the tagline, "Pop of Culture." Working closely with E! in-house creatives,
Royale brought its design, animation, production and post talents to help create a stylized editorial-driven package and sleek new logo for the network that wants to entertain and inspire the pop culture fan in all of us.
Celebratory, inspirational, amusing and lighthearted, the rebrand promo visually encapsulates the idea that E! is something bigger than a brand -- it's a movement galvanized by an eclectic family of network personalities and stars. The sizzle promo rolls out on a sleek black-and-white palette with striking pops of color and graphics accentuating signature E! culture and talent including Joan Rivers, The Kardashians and many others.
To view the sizzle reel and more online,
click here.
"Being a huge fan of E!, I understood how to help elevate the brand to the next level," remarks
Royale Partner/Creative Director Jayson Whitmore, who previously worked on the 2002 rebrand of E! "They wanted a radical change -- not just an evolution -- to celebrate pop culture and position their programming as a guilt-free pleasure. We nixed the klieg lights and lens flares and made it more about the network personalities rather than something entertainment-centric."
Royale co-directed the shoot with production company Moving Parts, which was used for all aspects of the re-brand including web ads, promos, upfronts, and the general architecture of the network. Bringing a design-eye to the live-action production,
Royale was heavily involved with pre-production and set design, and oversaw the greenscreen shoot.
To greater emphasize the network talent featured in the promos,
Royale sought to capture real moments. To push this concept, they designed a minimal, stark set, and worked with E! to come up with simple props for the talent to interact with so they had something to focus on rather than posing.
"This rebrand project was unique for us because it was primarily live-action and editorially-driven," explains
Royale Partner/Creative Director Brien Holman. "Our footage strove to capture genuine glimpses into their personalities, such as Joel McHale being his sarcastic witty self and the Kardashians laughing instead of posing. We provided E! with a toolkit of actions that could potentially mimic the mood of each show the talent represented."
A crucial part of the live-action portion of the job was framing shots for the architecture of the network, including endpages, network opens, and stings. Here,
Royale designed five different patterns, such as hounds-tooth, curved lines, subway, dark and light stripes, that could seamlessly weave throughout the promos.
"This project was very much a team effort and design by committee," concludes Whitmore. "We worked really well with E! to evolve and develop the package all the way to the end to make it the best it could be. We really embraced the concept and loved working with the talent and the creatives at E!"
Client: E! In-House Creative Team
Production & Design Studio:
RoyaleCo-Director:
RoyaleCreative Directors: Jayson Whitmore & Brien Holman
Executive Producer: Jen Lucero
Co-Director: Moving Parts
About RoyalePartners Brien Holman, Jayson Whitmore, and Jen Lucero launched
Royale in 2007 with an uncompromising mission: be passionate about what you do, find inspiration anywhere, and create a fun, relaxed environment where clients and talent can thrive creatively.
Spanning all aspects of concept creation to execution,
Royale integrates award-winning production, design and animation to weave rich stories across all screens, channels and media landscapes.
For more info about
Royale, please go to:
www.weareroyale.com.
Contact Info Michele Lu Kumar
Priya PR
310.922.0464
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