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Selfies -- we’ve all seen people taking them. We’ve most likely have been included in them. Remembering and sharing the moment, the place, and whom we are with is why we take these photos.  That’s exactly the idea we had in mind when writing up the treatment for a :30 spot for Chicago’s Italian restaurant, Bella Luna.   The challenge of shooting in a restaurant is having to shut it down while filming. And to fill a restaurant with talent potentially can get expensive. So we gave the client some creative options. Fill the place with friends. Serve them your delicious food and drinks while filming them enjoying the restaurant. We kept the shooting to a minimum, as not to interrupt other diners. It was a quick timetable that not only produced an evening of fun, but a polished, local commercial with a national spot look. Picture perfect.   ...
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"We don't have a large budget for these spots." How many times have these words been spoken to directors and production houses -- it's almost a given during a sluggish economy. But Motion Post is always up for the challenge. With a tight script from the client, we shot and edited four spots; two :15's and two :30's. The expertise of our lighting, shooting, and editing made for an efficient collaboration with the client. A big agency look, with a boutique budget and approach. These Strom & Associates commercials are a testament to Motion Post's readiness to work along side the client producing timeless, finished spots....
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"You're Unbelievable", "Great job" and "That was awesome" are just some of the praises we received from our clients in 2012. We started the year helping Jasculca Terman create an Image piece for their client presentations. We cut a documentary trailer for an incredible story about an Native American Lakota Medicine Man, Sidney Has No Horses. IIT returned to MotionPost in the Spring of 2012, asking us to produce a recruiting video for their Professional Learning Programs (PLP). We put together a turnkey solution to highlight what great opportunity students have at IIT Professional Learning Program. We partnered with the Chicago Chapter of the American Marketing Association to create promotional content for their flagship seminar BrandSmart 2012. The AMA Chicago wanted us to interview current and past BrandSmart speakers. These interviews included such luminaries as Ted Soder from Google, Dan Michelson from Strata Decision Technology and veteran marketing consultant, Kim Feil....
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MotionPost recently produced a series of promotional videos for the American Marketing Association's BrandSmart 2012 Conference. But our challenges threatened to overcome the available budget. Here are some of the approaches we used to create a successful, motivating series of videos in spite of big obstacles - they can work for you too!1. Consider Video ConferencingFlying out or hiring local producers to interview keynote speakers for the promotions prior to the event was not in the budget, and deadlines were tight. So we turned to videoconferencing, without the expense of a fully-crewed video shoot. 2. Use Existing FootageBy using quick cuts of existing b-roll footage to supplement the videoconference results, we added visual interest, depth and excitement, all without costly on-location shooting.3. Create Interesting BackdropsWe tracked the footage into a 3D-modeled desktop computer, strategically including the Brandsmart 2012 logo. Our approach leveraged the streaming quality of the raw footage to...
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The Chicago Creative Pro Users Group celebrated its tenth anniversary this last week and held a celebration at Encoenta Roma in Chicago Board and several of the founders of the Group. Pictured Left to right top row, Brian Kaempen, Tom Foss, Fred Pfeifer, Gary Adcock, Geoff Slawson. Middle Row; Jim Kropp, Kelly Emmerling, Sue Lawson, Jeff Evenson, George Patay, Steve Eisen and Keith Dadey. Seated middle Billy Sheahan....
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