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Work

• Kraken

  

  We had the lucky opportunity to make three television spots for Kraken Rum with our new friends at Dead As We Know It. Music and Sound design by Chris Villepigue, who also made the tracks for our Gettysburg and Lanternfishes projects.
  
  Agency: Dead As We Know It, New York
  Executive Creative Director: Mikal Reich
  Copy Writer:Ella Wilson, Mikal Reich
  Art Director: Charmaine Choi
  Illustrator: Steven Noble
  
  Production Company: Adam Gault Studio
  Director: Adam Gault
  Producer: Eve Ehrich
  TD / Animation Lead: Ted Kotsaftis
  Design: Adam Gault, Hélène Park
  Kraken Model/Rigging: Chris Bach
  3D:Jimmy Gass, Ted Kotsaftis, Jacob Slutsky
  Animation: Jimmy Gass, Adam Gault, Ted Kotsaftis, Andrew Mastrocinque, Hélène Park, Jacob Slutsky
  
  Sound Design: Chris Villepigue, Song Loft
  Music: Chris Villepigue, Song Loft
  Audio Mix: Sound Lounge
  Mixer: Rob Sayers
  
  Watch all three spots in HD on Vimeo
  Existence
  Strength
  Survival.

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• Montage 2011

  

  This is a collection of work from the past few years.
  
  Projects for Bank of New York, Loto Quebec, NBC News, IBM, and Nike created with Carlo Vega.
  Soundtrack edited from the Four Tet track "Nothing To See".
  
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• Monsters

  

  A collaboration with the Verizon Foundation and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
  
  Director: Adam Gault
  Writer: Joe Corda
  Voice: Valerie Sauder
  Design and Illustrations: Stefanie Augustine.
  Animation: Adam Gault and Helene Park
  Music and Sound Design: David Kamp.
  
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• NBC Decision 2010

  

  Nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy - Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction.
  
  Working closely with the team at NBC|Artworks, Adam and Carlo Vega lead the design and execution of the NBC News Decision 2010 election coverage. NBC News and MSNBC's on-air graphics packages and video set pieces were completely reworked for election night. The package included logo designs, opens, full-screen graphics, lower thirds and tickers, virtual sets, interactive applications and animated set pieces.
  
  NBC|Artworks Creative Director: Carlos El Asmar
  A collaboration with Carlo Vega
  Montage music by Jonny Greenwood from the There Will Be Blood soundtrack.

• Gettysburg

  

  Lincoln's famous speech revisited, just in time for 2010 midterm elections.
  
  Read by Mitch Rapoport.
  A collaboration with Stefanie Augustine.
  Sound design by Chris Villepigue | songloft.com.
  Design and Animation help from Carlo Vega.
  
  Screenings:
  • Grand Rapids Public Museum - Thank God for Michagan! Grand Rapids, MI USA June 2011 - June 2012.
  • Annecy 2011, Annecy Cedex, France 2011
  • 11th Annual Martha's Vineyard Festival, Martha's Vineyard MA, USA 2011
  • Artisphere, Arlington VA, USA 2011
  
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• Discovery

  

  We've been making a bunch of graphics packages for Discovery Channel promos.
  
  Swamp Loggers design and animation help from Ted Kotsaftis.
  Out of Egypt animation help from Carlo Vega.
  Man Woman Wild design by Stefanie Augustine.

• Runnin' Wild

  

  When we got the call to do a graphics package for a new survival 'game' show starting Ted Nugent, we had no idea what we were getting into. Turns out Ted is an over-the-top guy, so we created an over-the-top package. Night-vision, giant beetles, raw meat, snakes, raging fires, flaming arrows... it was a good time. We shot the live action and most of the backplates, animated the animals and graphics elements, composited and edited the final spot. Plus we got to spend some time in the woods, which is always nice.
  
  The open won a Promax|BDA Silver in the Salon De Refus category.
  
  For CMT:
  Art Director: David Bennett
  Sr. Manager, On-Air Design: Emilie Schnick Dishno

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• Indomina

  

  Indomina asked us to help launch their new suite of entertainment companies with an identity that would be mysterious and expansive, but also classic and familiar. The project included logos for the master brand and five divisions, as well as stationary, business cards, powerpoint templates, website layouts, and animation treatments.
  
  A collaboration with Stefanie Augustine.

• Coalition of the Willing

  

  Simon Robson commissioned directors from around the world to help make an animated film about the war on global warming, and we were lucky enough to be invited to join the cause. Check out our section and the entire film here: coalitionofthewilling.org.uk

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• Gator 911

  

  For a show about wrestling alligators out of the mud, it's remarkable that Gator 911 is more straight documentary then over-produced drama. For the show graphics, the producers wanted an authentic look that incorporated gator elements but wasn't all jaws and teeth. We went with a simple swampy approach that compliments the action without adding an unnecessary level of drama.
  
  Animation help from James Isaaks.
  
  For CMT:
  Art Director: David Bennett
  Sr. Manager, On-Air Design: Emilie Schnick Dishno

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• MSNBC

  

  Over the past two years Carlo and Adam have been working closely with NBC|Artworks on the re-launches of the Today Show, MSNBC, CNBC, and NBC News Election coverage. For the HD launch of MSNBC, the network wanted a fresh look that was clean and modern, and incorporated live data streams in the wings. We developed the overall look of the daytime programming, built the custom animation and transition logic, and worked with the in-house team to execute the initial launch. (Animation demo soon.)
  
  A Collaboration with Carlo Vega.
  
  For NBC|Artworks:
  Creative Director: Carlos ElAsmar
  Art Director: Bevin McNamara
  Project Manager: Chris Russo

• Man Shops Globe

  

  We created a complete media campaign for the launch of Sundance Channel's Man Shops Globe. The campaign included billboards, bus posters, NYTimes ads, taxi tops, two animated promos, and a web toolkit. Later we applied the look of the promos to the season two show open and graphics package.
  
  A collaboration with Stefanie Augustine.
  
  For Sundance:
  Director, Brand Strategy & Design: JC Cancedda
  Sr. Director, Brand Marketing: Beth Stein
  Manager, Brand Marketing: Justin Neal
  Producer: Lisa Esselstein

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• Chiller

  

  Chiller was looking to refresh it's image and asked us for some ideas. They wanted to expand their reach beyond the standard horror clichés, so we stayed away from blood, guts, and gore. Instead we focused on creating an uneasy atmosphere composed of graphic symbols that incorporated elements of fear, psychology and the occult. Unfortunately, they went with something else.

• Posse

  

  CMT asked us to create a show package for their documentary special about these rockstars of the rodeo circuit. We created a look that is stylized and clean, allowing the rawness and intensity of the rides to do the work.
  
  For CMT:
  Art Director: David Bennett
  Sr. Manager, On-Air Design: Emilie Schnick Dishno

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• Off the Course

  

  Collaboration with Stefanie Augustine for the Twenty/120 series Age of Opulence.
  Commisioned by Connor Swegle.
  
  Featured in IDN Magazine Vol6 Num6
  Screened at the Northwest Film Forum's ByDesign10

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• Redneck Wedding

  

  At what might have been the height of redneck popularity, CMT asked us to create a promo and show package for their documentary series My Big Redneck Wedding. Stefanie Augustine developed some great characters based on vintage paper dolls, and we put together a wedding party that included a band of wild animals. The animated vignettes cover all of the classic wedding traditions, from planning the event to trying the knot, from the couples first dance to the hot tub honeymoon.
  
  Character Design: Stefanie Augustine.
  Design and Animation: Carlo Vega and Adam Gault
  
  For CMT:
  Art Director: Jim Reed
  Sr. Manager, On-Air Design: Emilie Schnick Dishno

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• Loto Quebec

  

  Carlo Vega and I made this promo for Toxa. The idea was to use the names of Quebec people and places as the principal graphic elements, and to create a visual party atmosphere that would communicate the excitement of the Rendezvous.
  
  A Collaboration with Carlo Vega.

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• Castor and Pollux

  

  Stefanie and Adam had ambitious plans for an epic animated film about the lives of Castor and Pollux - sons of Zues, the Gemini twins. Unfortunately a series of dramatic life events got in the way and only this teaser trailer remains.
  
  Design and Animation help from Carlo Vega.

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• Holiday '08

  

  It was the end of 2008 and the economy was still on the precipice. We thought everyone could use a little dose of good luck.
  
  A collaboration with Stefanie Augustine.

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• Living and Dying Part 1

  

  Stefanie made this group of paintings that were just begging to be animated. We've got plans to fill out the series with another five installments. There will be storms, plagues, planets and sunsets. Stay tuned (but don't hold your breath…)
  
  A collaboration with Stefanie Augustine.
  Sound by Alison Augustine.
  
  Screenings:
  • Animatu, Beja, Portugal, 2008
  • Floating World Animation Festival, Portland OR, USA 2008
  • ViedRAM, Rome, Italy, 2008
  • Noorderzon, Groningen, Netherlands, 2008
  

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• Lantern Fishes

  

  Rummaging through some drawers at an antique shop in New Hampshire we came across an old print exotic lantern fish. Perfect.
  
  Illustrations by Stefanie Augustine
  Music by Chris Villepique and Shelly Bajorek
  
  Screenings:
  • Pictoplasma NYC, New York NY, USA, 2008
  • Pictoplasma, Berlin, Germany 2007
  • Animatu, Beja, Portugal, 2008
  • Noorderzon, Groningen, Netherlands, 2008
  • Floating World Animation Festival, Portland OR, USA 2008
  • Bitfilm Festival, Stuttgart/Hamburg, Germany 2008
  • Anima, Brussels, Belgium, 2008
  • Webcuts, Berlin, Germany, 2007
  • Art of Digital, SanDiego CA, USA 2007
  • ViedRAM, Rome, Italy, 2007
  

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• Nike In-Store

  

  Carlo Vega and I made these short videos for Nike in-store Melo and All-Star campaigns.
  Music for both pieces by Eduardo Larez.
  
  A Collaboration with Carlo Vega.

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