POST PRODUCTION, CGI & 3D FILM Nov 2009

T2 is an acclaimed post production and visual FX company that occupies a 16,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art facility in Kansas City's Crossroads Art District. Employing and contracting with some of the nation's most talented editors, finishers, designers, artists and animators, T2 has become not only nationally recognised, but nationally sought after.

Utilising its talent and technology for commercial, long form, digital and interactive projects, T2 is the heartbeat of the ever-growing advertising and entertainment community in Kansas City. Working together with advertising and digital agencies, interactive groups and other production companies, T2 creates television commercials, web content and branded entertainment, along with feature and documentary films.

Recently T2 combined forces with its young upstart company, Back Alley Films, to bring a full roster of directors to play in a full service content creation arm that will partner with agencies or work directly with clients to create memorable advertising and entertainment across all media platforms.

Condor Brussels is part of an international network of post production houses, with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Kiev and South Africa.

The company has been active in Brussels since 2002 building a small yet enthusiastic team with enough experienced people to realise every type of project.

Condor offers a complete post production service, from set supervision, grading, 3D animation, VFX and 2D motion graphics through to delivery.

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Jesse Stratton is a freelance video production specialist. Though he works regularly as an assistant director and production manager on local independent shoots, as an editor Jesse's corporate and industrial work has been his bread and butter. However, he has lately been focusing on editing narrative and documentary material.

As the former Director of Video Production at a Chicago-based marketing and advertising firm, he understands the need for clarity in the delivery of the client's desired message. As an award-winning independent filmmaker he finds himself working most often on material that relies heavily on story and character relationships.   

A one-man shop, Jesse prides himself on the intimate involvement with client projects this provides, and seeks constantly to fulfil and then surpass their expectations.

For more information, email Jesse or call him on +1 312 497 0351.

Charlotte-based Heid Design utilises experience in motion graphics, design, 3D and live action to create effective video and film for a wide gamut of clientele.

With an eye towards future styles and approaches in motion graphics, founder Michael Heid works with clients such as Rolls-Royce, The History Channel, SPEED Channel, NASCAR, ESPN and Bank of America on a daily basis.

Travelling throughout the United States, Heid Design has teamed with an array of CG artists, filmographers and directors to combine individual strengths and skills to their maximum potential - allowing for an array of cultural and intellectual influences to create fresh and compelling projects.

Locke Bryan Productions is a full service film and video company founded in 1972. LBP distinguishes itself as a top-notch, creatively driven production company that works with an impressive list of advertising agencies and clients worldwide.

LBP offers creativity, experience and talent with a staff of directors, editors and graphic artists committed to producing the best images to sell a company's products or services.

Locke Bryan Productions is known for award-winning productions shot on High-Definition, 35 mm and 16 mm. The company offers AVID Symphony Nitris and DS/HD v.10 suites, as well as graphics capabilities including 3DS MAX, ADOBE Creative Suite 4, and 3D Tracking.

Mechanism Digital is an award-winning digital production studio and a leading provider of visual effects for commercials, feature films and episodic television in New York City.

The studio's team of directors, artists and producers specialises in 3D animation, compositing, conceptual design, animated characters, digital environments and on-set VFX supervision. Mechanism's creative vision, decades of experience and structured process guarantee the highest quality visual effects, making the most of both budgets and deadlines.  

"Simply put, we do all the stuff you can't shoot."

Recent projects include spots for Mudd Jeans, Tide, Nintendo DS and Marquis Jet, a campaign for FedEx, and feature film 'Notorious'.

Mike Boatman is a highly-skilled, award-winning, commercial photographer of thirty years whose field of expertise is lighting. Mike is a constant student and refines his lighting techniques for both studio and location work. Dramatic lighting establishes the attitude of the message and Mike is a proven specialist at delivering spectacular illumination for any assignment.

Recently, Mike has been working as a lighting director and consultant for animated videos. His intuitive and studied knowledge of real world lighting, blended with studio lighting, has added dynamic emotional drama to animated video projects produced at DigitalReality LLC.

Based in Sao Paulo, Tribbo Post provides high end visual effects for television, commercials and feature films to major agencies and production companies throughout Brazil.

In the market for over five years, the studio has won several awards at the Cannes Festival and many national festivals, including best 'Finishing House' in CCSP's Best of the Market awards.

The company regularly serves the domestic market with the same quality, technology and highly skilled technicians as those available in major facilities around the globe. In addition to the cost savings brought by a favourable exchange rate, Brazil has a well-structured production industry that ranks fifth in the world in terms of production volume.

Tribbo uses industry-standard techniques and the latest post production tools, such as Hi-End Discreet stations, and has an extensive CGI team based on multiprocessor systems and network rendering.

VISION UNLTD. CREATIVE WORX (VUCX) is the Cologne-based creative agency of director and Echo Award-winner Ercin Filizli. 

With production facilities in Cologne, Berlin and New York, the full service agency offers cross media content, concepts and solutions for b2b and b2c communication. A highly experienced team of directors, digital artists and designers provides all areas of digital post production, motion graphics, visual effects and CGI for all media channels. The company comprises specialist departments in Film/TV/VFX, interactive media, design, games production and brand communication.

Clients include international agencies, companies and TV stations: Asics, Audi, Bayer AG, Bentley, Bertelsmann, BMG, EMI, MTV Networks, Procter&Gamble, RTL Television, Siemens, Sony, Volkswagen, WDR, and many more.