Vita.mn Poolside Fashion Show 2009
On June 18th, we went down to the Calhoun Beach Club and filmed a little video for our friends at Vita.mn.
Here it is.
Freddy Frees Friday
A young boy finds he suddenly has the power to turn Fridays into Freedays for Radisson Hotel’s summer promotion.
Token Media had the privilege of working in association with Fast Horse Inc, a local marketing firm brought in by Carlson Companies to help them launch their viral campaign.
Vote for CHUCK!
Go to www.48.tv and search for Chuck Murray Knows.
Check out the video but be sure to vote.
48HR PANASONIC HD SHOWDOWN 2008
At 7:00PM CST, we received our required genre, character, line of dialogue and prop for the HD showdown. We were to write, produce, shoot and edit a Mockumentary starring Herb Billips, who works at a bank. The line of dialog was “Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t,” with a “very special pen” as the prop we were required to use.
We all met at TOKEN on Friday night and discussed our options and key story points and once we were set, Director Matt Olson, along with writers Eric Nigg and Mitch Hansen, locked themselves into a room until the wee hours of the night to create “CHUCK MURRAY KNOWS.” (link coming soon)
We filmed with the Panasonic AG-HPX500 which was loaned to us for the weekend from our sponsors. This was also a requirement which was even cooler because we own the very same camera. Having two of these super cameras saved quite a bit of set up time and we were also able to sync time code between the two, which helped quite a bit in post.
That’s all we are allowed to say right now.
We finished editing just before the representative from Panasonic walked through the door to pick up our submission. Of course we made him watch the screening with our crew and forced him to laugh.
Here’s a few photos…
Friday night brainstorm session.
Eric Nigg as Chuck Murray
Token Executive Producer and DP, Dan Hundley
Cully getting that pro sound
Josh and Dan manning the pair of AG-HPX500s
Director Matt Olson and Token Graphics Wizard Mark LaCroix
Editor Patrick Pierson and Matt Olson
TOKEN GETS “WINDED”
On Monday and Tues of this week, we filmed a short comedy called “WINDED.” We filmed in Deephaven, MN at The Walden Manor. Two full days, 40 bags of leaves and a very ambitious film crew filmed in weather that a postal worker might get overtime in. The temperature ranged from 20º – 34º, there was snow and there was sleet and everything that was wet became frozen.
The film stars local comedian, Eric Nigg, and was directed by our good buddy, Matt Olson. Token’s Dan Hundley – Director of Photography, Mark Lacroix – Visual Effects Supervisor and Josh Sundby – Technical Adviser were there with bells on both days to make this short film, festival worthy.
This coming weekend we will be competing against 4 other teams from around the country in the Panasonic HD Showdown, another 48 hour time line.
Token's Dan Hundley and Mark Lacroix.
Dan Hundley, Director Matt Olson applying makeup to Actor/Comedian Eric Nigg
Crew members eager to dispose of the evidence.
More pictures to come.
Ohh.. The Pressure!!!
Tired of not getting clean enough while taking a shower? We are too…
Water and Energy Savings, Inc. came to us because they wanted an affordable commercial filmed in HD with a tight turn around. We came up with the best solution and had our good friend Bill Felker come in as the DP to light the 10 foot high shower built in our studio. Stephanie Saji acted her heart out, as the frustrated woman who just can’t get the pressure she needed from that old crusty shower head. Enter, The Bricor B150 Satin Nickle Elite 150SN-E, The shower head that dreams are made of to solve all of her woes.
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Stephanie Saji, praying to the water gods for an answer to the low pressure blues.
Yeah, it looks like we were making some other kind of entertainment,but we can assure you its clean fun.
The very happy clients.