February 2010
Fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010 have seen many great projects come through the doors at Graffects. Teaming up once again with RIOT Atlanta, Graffects created an all graphic spot for the Toyotanomics Sales Event and type treatments for their Camry, "Single" spot. The Weather Channel called upon Graffects to create an entire package and promo design for The Weather Files, an original series pilot. And, continuing a long and gratifying relationship with Gospel Music Channel, Graffects was asked to create the 3d version of their new logo, to be used all over the network. The new logo, an ellipse with the letters GMC is the first redesign of the logo, since the channel was launched. Also in January, an all graphic Open for The Gaither Gospel Hour program, a staple of Sunday Morning programming on the network was redesigned and launched to much praise.
In progress: Graffects and Spots Films are working on a live action series of commercials for Jack's Burgers, a southeastern fast food chain, looking to spark up some attention with a soon-to-be-released new burger and some cleverly written spots. Stay tuned for those.
September 2009
Graffects launches new Final Cut Pro Edit Suite. In an effort to offer more turnkey options to our clients and to the agency and production community in Atlanta, the FCP Suite offers an X-Serve RAID, a TVLogic XVM Series HD/SD Grade 1 LCD Monitor, Digi-Beta deck and is available with or without an editor for the day or for block booking. Call for more details.
Graffects teams up with The Weather Channel and NBC Universal to design and animate a sponsored promo for Al Roker and Dunkin Donuts, entitled, "Wake Up With Al." The spot, which is entirely graphics driven, was done entirely in-house and is a combination of Cinema 4d and After Effects.
Jam Edit and BBDO called upon Graffects to design and animate endpages and various graphic elements for the new Georgia Lottery campaign, "Sit and Win." Three spots were produced for the campaign.
July 2009
Graffects begins logo and website design of new Greek themed website, offering humorous t-shirt designs marketed towards the Greek and Greek-American communities. The site will offer all kinds of apparel, from t-shirts, hoodies, hats and children's wear to one-off customizeable shirts that the visitor can create him/herself at a reasonable cost.
June 2009
Graffects completes the live action green screen shoot and composite of the new open for Gospel Music Channel's Family Friday Nights block and packaging, hosted by industry heavy hitter, Rebecca St. James.
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim asked Graffects to create a series of sponosored promo's for it's "National Campaign", incorporating a fictional holiday, with the release of a particular product. The initial campaigns involved Sony Playstation's "Infamous" and the relaese of "My Bloody Valentine" on BluRay and DVD.
May 2009
Adult Swim teams up with Graffects again, for a new series of sponsored promos beginning with the ever-popular National Escargot Day, and ending with a push to the launch date of the new My Bloody Valentine release on Blu-Ray. In 2008, Graffects and Adult Swim also produced a sponsored promo for a "viewer selected night of programming," sponsored by Burger King.
Atlanta-based Shaw Science Partners turned to Graffects for the design and creation of an all virtual HD set, for their new series of modules on "The Impact of Insomnia on the Healthcare System." The 4 module series includes a host shot on green screen and a moderator on a pop-up set. The virtual host will interact with 3d CGI imagery and statistics in a seamless manner.
Graffects continues it's strong relationship with Gospel Music Channel creating new package design and live action Open for an entirely new night's block of programming to be announced soon. The live action Open will include character interaction with on-set practicals, while the packaging includes a mix of live action and all-graphic 3d elements, created to match the look of the live action.
April 2008
Gospel Music Channel hires Graffects to create their first-ever, On-Air MPK packaging for the 40th Annual Dove Awards, live on the network April 23rd, 8p. Talent was green screened and directed towards a future generated CG plate, featuring tune-in.
Sparks Grove hires Graffects for a :30, all graphic viral video for the Arby's homepage. The video promoting the 3 new flavors of their Roastburger, integrated current print-related branding, for a cohesive look throughout their campaign.
March 2009
The Weather Channel brings Graffects on the team to create graphics and packaging for a network sizzle piece, touting the network's in studio, on location and ever present eye on the weather with their long standing resources and new strength of parent network NBC Universal.
Graffects continues it's ongoing relationship with Cartoon Network, creating graphics for their after school block of programming, including the ever-popular, "Shirts and Skins Dude, Squid Math, Super Intense Safety Patrol and The Fartriloquist."
Freelance Producer Arnie Blum, formerly of Interpublic, brings Graffects onboard for packaging design of a promotional video for Kiawah Development Partners, promoting the island's beauty, environmental awareness and standard of living.
TLC and Wolff Bros Post also bring Graffects a request for and all HD sposored promo graphics package for Juicy Juicy in conjunction with their popular program, John and Kate, Plus Eight. Look for it in May.
February 2009
Graffects was once again called upon by Gospel Music Channel to create the 2009 BMI Trailblazer Awards packaging for for the annual event.
December 2008
Gospel Music Channel hires Graffects to help brand the channel, "America's Christmas Channel." The extensive packaging included CG elements and After Effects.