| ASK BIZBASH 09.08.08 9:00 AM |
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Who Can Produce a Cool Tribute Video?
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 | Stills from a variety of tribute videos.
Photo: Courtesy of Lifefilm (top), Courtesy of Madprops (middle), Courtesy of Raw Films (bottom) |
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Honoring a retiring exec or an award winner with a video about their life’s work is a great idea, but only if the piece doesn’t move guests to check their BlackBerries or sneak off to the restroom. Here are three companies that specialize in these types of films and, if asked, will travel to make it happen.
With more than 20 years of combined film and television industry experience, Lifefilm Productions co-founders Peilin Chou and John Brancaccio use the same production professionals they worked with at companies such as Walt Disney Studios, MTV Networks, ESPN, and Bravo to craft their celebratory docs. The firm prides itself on delivering broadcast-quality, story-driven films that are truly entertaining. Past clients include C-level execs from Hasbro and real estate developer S.R. Weiner. Rates start at $5,000, with longer and more intensive projects ranging from $10,000 to $20,000.
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Walt Disney Company, MTV, ESPN, Bravo, Academy Awards, Saturday Night Live, VH1, A&E, E! Entertainment, NBC, Clinton Global Initiative, Miramax, Hasbro |
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| EVENT REPORT 11.13.07 1:43 PM |
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Dussault Store Opening Channels '70s Motel
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 | Dussault's Melrose street closure.
Photo: Courtesy of Red Dawn Media |
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Canadian apparel brand Dussault decks its stores—including its newest location on Melrose—in '70s-motel-inspired drag, so the idea to do a launch party for 350 guests with the same look as the retail chain's interior designs seemed to be a no-brainer. Nonetheless, the planning team's brains came rather in handy to coordinate the logistics of closing the block of Melrose in front of the store near Fairfax at 4 p.m. before the event's 8 p.m. start time on Thursday, a feat that necessitated meetings with 17 city agencies.
"It was nuts, " said Josh Gray-Emmer, founder of event production company AirParty, who estimated that more than 100 staffers were on hand on event day. "The L.A. city council was so helpful."
Decorating the party also put to use the creative side of planners' brains. SnowMasters' machines dumped faux snow on the street from the rooftops above, and bikini-clad girls mingled in a wood-barrel hot tub set up near the party's entrance (not a bad place to be on an L.A.-chilly fall night). TV set designer Kyle Schuneman scoured flea markets all around town to help achieve the cool, retro look for the party, which was filled with furniture, glass ash trays, and magazines from the '70s. Door hangers from old motels even hung around bottles.
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Dussault, A&E, Street Closures |
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| NEWS 09.14.07 6:18 PM |
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More Biggies on the Emmy Weekend Party Calendar
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DirecTV will take over the West Hollywood Municipal Park on Sunday night for its first Emmy event in honor of its 100 HD channels. The 66-foot sphere of a hot air balloon will be used in the inside dance floor and lounge, where DJ AM and Brent Bolthouse will be spinning on an elevated platform; their music will be timed to video effects projected on the sphere. Firefly LA is implementing the wild sphere setup, which is making its L.A. debut at the party, as well as a massive sign made from flat-screen televisions that will spell out “100 HD.” Along Came Mary will provide nosh. Among the many sponsors are new HD channels NBC Universal, Fox, A&E Networks, MTV Networks, and Showtime.
Mindy Weiss is working on Fox's annual biggie, which will take over Spago on Sunday night. —Alesandra Dubin
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Emmys, Fox, Showtime, MTV, Fox, A&E, NBC Universal |
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