JULY 28, 2015 (PORTLAND, ORE) Animated content production studio HouseSpecial (formerly LAIKA/house) President Lourri Hammack announced a new partnership with Kelly Salmon, owner of the independent New York-based repping firm Hunt & Gather, for Northeast representation for all animated content.
Avoid a cat-astrophe in the bathroom! In an original pitch spot called “Cat’s Meow: The Interruption,” Hinge’s creative team brings attention to a very real problem facing cats and their owners everywhere.
The concept was developed in-house and shot with Portland crew and talent. The animation and post team created and integrated a photo real CG cat into the live action plates — all with a dash of litter humor.
The role of “FX Artist” working on a film is a fun one indeed. FX Artists are tasked with creating dynamics and particle animations that create flashy effects like explosions, psunami level tidal waves, smoke, buildings crumbling, and other such epic imagery that make summer blockbusters all the more fun.
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Surface Pro 3 Retail Attract Loops
Microsoft tapped Hinge to create two :30 retail attract loops for the Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3. Hinge was responsible for the original creative and developed both horizontal and vertical versions for use in store and out of home displays.
Oregon animator, Stefan Nadelman, created the sequence above for the Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck documentary that premiered at Sundance this year. Nadelman worked with Cobain’s own drawings to bring them to life. The New York Times referenced this animated sequence “of (Cobain’s) adolescence, set to his own taped narration, is the best part of the film.” You can see the whole documentary on HBO tonight.
Read more about Stefan Nadelman’s work as a director here.
Meet Healthfull! Sure he gets toasty, but the crew at Hinge Digital and Coyne PR loved collaborating on all 80 calories of their newest character. Check out the Healthfull Trailer from the makers of Arnold, Oroweat, and Brownberry Bread – in theaters and online now! #LoveYourBread
July 1st will mark the beginning of a new fiscal year and a new round of funding for our film incentive programs. As a result, we are preparing to open up the application process for our “local filmmaker” program, commonly referred to as the Indigenous Oregon Production Investment Fund (iOPIF).
Snow knows… NOTHING! Hinge Digital proudly presents our own twist on the misadventures of Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow. Does Snow know romance? Giants? Anything? Check out our new GoT inspired Snow Knows shorts and let us know what you think! http://hingedigital.com/projects/snow-knows/
Watch all 5 episodes together:
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