SHORT CUTS
Hollywood-based production company pre?duk’shen director Eric Heimbold and executive producer Tony Frere have again teamed with the Baha Men to create "Best Years of Our Lives," the band’s new music video. Previously, Heimbold and Frere had worked on the breakout video "Who Let the Dogs Out?" for the Baha Men. "Best Years of Our Lives" is from the soundtrack to the feature Shrek, and mixes footage from the animated film with a performance from the band. Additional pre?duk’shen credits include Randi Wilens, executive producer; Joel Newman, producer; Crescenzo Notarile, DP; Amelia Hochberg, art director; Laura Holland, stylist; and Fusion, choreography.
Spontaneous Combustion, New York, created a show package for MTV’s Remember and Rebuild show which aired on Oct. 19. The special was hosted by Mayor Rudy Giuliani and MTV’s Carson Daly, and helped raise money for the children affected by the World Trade Center tragedy. Created in After Effects and Inferno, the show package opens with an unveiling of rich yellow beams, while throughout silhouettes of firefighters and the World Trade Center are softly blended to the background. Spontaneous’s Greg Kupiec was designer/animator.
Charlieuniformtango (CUT), Dallas and Austin, Texas, has been busy, posting commercials for Dairy Queen via Grey Worldwide, New York, and Giant Eagle for The Richards Group, Dallas. Dairy Queen’s "Cheeseburger Lovers $2.99/$3.99" and "Chicken Strip Basket/Blizzard $3.99" (:30s) was offlined by CUT’s Scott Hanson and onlined by Jim Ebele, with David Slack handling the graphics. The spots were directed by Jean-Marc Piche of Conspiracy Films, New York; Venice, Calif.; and Austin. Four Giant Eagle :30s-"Vest," "Time To Come In," "Dad’s Shopping Trip" and "Candy" were cut by Gigi Cone Welch of CUT, with Dave Laird as the online editor/visual effects artist. Audio mixer was CUT’s Russell Smith. The ads were directed by Tim Bieber of Chicago-based Mr. Big Productions.
MUSIC NOTES
Mitch Dorf of Santa Monica-based POP Sound mixed Hyundai’s "Launch" (:60) and "Psychic" (:30) for Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Torrance, Calif. The ads, for Toyota’s Camry, were dircted by Phil Joanou of bicoastal Villains.
Hest & Kramer, Minneapolis, composed the track for ":15 Second Street," a spot for Chili’s Grill & Bar via GSD&M, Austin, Texas. The stop-motion commercial was directed by Cameron Gray of Vinton Studios, Portland, Ore.
