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Musings

Wherein we muse and opine.

March 25, 2017

Why You Should Think Creative First, and Mode Second

The goal of content marketing is to produce valuable, relevant, and consistent content for your audience. For many marketers, this means a shift in thinking about "what type of media to create" to "what type of media fits the content we've created". [...]

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March 02, 2017

We won a Judge's Choice and four Gold Addy's, and so have you!

We are honored and amazed to have won five awards at the 2017 American Ad Federation Awards show this past Saturday. We had a spectacular evening. Our congratulations to all the other winners including our pals at The Digital Ring, and Blend. This [...]

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February 24, 2017

What is Content Marketing, and Why You Need It

Imagine a relationship with someone that only gives you attention when they want something from you. Doesn’t sound very enjoyable does it? Sounds a bit one sided? Sounds a bit like that one girl in school that seemed like maybe she was actually [...]

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February 22, 2017

Our Drone Fleet and why it's Awesome

With cinematography, you always want to pick the right tool for the job. Often, due to timing and budget, the right tool for the job is the one that you own. It's helpful to have some base level of equipment that you can offer at a moments notice. [...]

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February 17, 2017

Why You Have to Go The Extra Mile

You know the expression "It's the little things..."? There are many variations of it but the core of the saying is that it's not always the obvious elements that an individual will notice or care about. Often times, the more insignificant, barely [...]

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February 15, 2017

Authenticity in Branding

Your brand is, essentially, the sum total of people's perception of who you are. The stuff that most overtly affects that perception (your ads, your logo, your slogan, your colors, your voice, etc.) is typically what we're talking about when we [...]

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February 10, 2017

Special Effects: Rotoscoping the 135% Enlarged Man in After Effects

The Setup

Our hero having just fought off a series of highly skilled ninjas, finds himself trapped as more close in on him. He backs up carefully, eyeing up each fighter and deciding which one to take on next. Before he can attack, he hits an [...]

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February 08, 2017

How to make an Awesome Video in 7 Steps

'We want a viral video.' How often has this been the starting place of a creative meeting with a new client? In the era of fast paced media and social impressions 'going viral' is the catch phrase of success. But viral-ness is like winning the [...]

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February 01, 2017

How 3D proofs help visualize before you print

The folk at Karben4 are awesome. They love what they do and create an amazing experience. To them, it's more about telling stories with their brand and their beer. Their website is a poignant example of that. More importantly, however, their beer is [...]

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January 27, 2017

Your Website is “Not Secure”

A couple of months ago, Google announced that its web browser, Chrome, would begin to display a "Not Secure" tag in the URL bar next to the domain of websites that do not have SSL certificates. In the first phase of this new treatment, the tag will [...]

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