Connect 2 Media & Entertainment, which launched in 2013, is a resource to help you as a media professional keep up with developments not only in your own business segment but across all industry sectors. Find out what's happening in TV, radio, digital media, film, event spaces, enterprise, and much more by visiting www.c2meworld.com each day.
The beautiful 60-second spot from Comcast tells the story of Emily, a 7-year-old girl who was born blind. Comcast asked Emily to describe what she sees in her mind's eye when she watches "The Wizard of Oz"and then the company built that version for her, using skilled set and puppet designers and makeup artists.
Says Chris Miller, the co-creator with Phil Lord of Fox's "The Last Man on Earth:" "It definitely feels like nothing you've ever seen on network television or probably any television before, but in a good way."
If you were a big fan of "Breaking Bad"wasn't everyone?you'll remember Walter White's lawyer, Saul Goodman, whose mixture of sleaze, smarts and bravado made him one of that series' unforgettable characters.
For this performance, titled "Murmur Whispers," Chevalvert connected a futuristic Pleyel piano created by the Peugeot Design Lab, and custom drums, to a 400 square-meter-large video projection screen.
The director and cinematographers had to get really creative, utilizing tricks like time lapse and dark spaces for cuts between scenes. But the film doesn't rely entirely on movie magic: parts of the movie are truly composed of massively long takes.