07 26 10
Greencard Pictures is thrilled to announce that Andrew Zuchero's buzz-generating BluDot spot "Real Good Experiment" has been awarded the Bronze Lion at this year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Congratulations, Andrew!
The multimedia experiment, inspired by the ever-growing "curb-mining" trend (placing and taking furniture on the street), follows 25 of BluDot's signature Real Good Chairs that were placed on sidwalks all over New York, free for the taking.
Using GPS, real-time tracking, and live Twitter updates, Zuchero and our friends at Supermarche have created an exceptional piece that is compelling, intimate, and, now, award-winning.
If you haven't seen the spot yet, you should. See it here.
06 30 10
Out this week on Sony Music and available for download on iTunes today, Sara Bareilles releases her new music video for “King of Anything,” the single from her album Kaleidoscope Heart. The video was directed by Laurent Briet and produced by Greencard Pictures. Shot in Vancouver, Bareilles stars as a daydreaming diner patron playing piano on keys of silverware while piecing together fragments of memories to create the life she wants for herself. Her memories are materialized through the expolration of photographic collages. Shot digitally, Briet utilized traditional and analog photographic elements to bring the footage to life. See the video’s television premier on VH1 on July 1st.
06 23 10
Labour recently collaborated with beauty retailer, Sephora to create a criminally cute thirty-second spot for their new Tokidoki cosmetics and accessories line. This is the first of many projects that Greencard will be doing with Sephora, this year. Featuring character designs by Simone Legno and 3D Modeling by The Molecule, the spot can be caught on Hulu, this month.
05 17 10
Move over “Lost” and “Mad Men,” LA Times’ Robert Lloyd has a new favorite show. Food Party! Lloyd gave it high praise, calling it “strange and delightful, poetic and beautiful, silly and disturbing.” He also enjoyed that the show was still able to maintain it’s home made dadaesque aura that made it a cult sensation in the first place. Check out Food Party on the IFC Channel at 10PM on Tuesdays to see what all the fuss is about. You don’t want to be the only one around the water cooler on Wednesday not knowing how to make spaghetti-and-ham pancakes.
05 15 10
Laurent Briet just finished a spot for the new Converse shoe available at European Foot Locker Stores. Shot on location in Milan, the high energy video shows a quick day in the life of Italian DJ crew, Crookers. The Crookers showed their love for the new sneaks by creating a new track that celebrates its release. You can download the track and check out the Crookers Converse video here.
05 02 10
Aaron Wesner has certainly been keeping busy. Recently working and collaborating on several new projects, Aaron has been shooting in addition to directing. On a multi-continent tour with Lance Accord and Park Pictures, Aaron shot stills and motion for Chevron's latest campaign, "Human Energy". Seen in publications like the New Yorker, these portrait style ads combine elegance and insight to help raise awareness and implement change for a better environment. Check out the campaign at your local newsstand or here. In celebration of Earth Day, Lance Accord teamed up with Starbucks for the innovative commercial "Big Picture", informing how to reduce the use of paper products to help save our forests. Over a 2 day shoot, 25000 paper coffee cups were arranged to form a highly detailed massive redwood tree in front of the Flatiron building in NYC. Aaron shot b-camera for the spot, which can be seen here .
04 22 10
Perez Hilton digs it. Greencard recently produced a music video for Sia. The video for the song, "Clap Your Hands," was released this week and has been getting a lot of love in the blogosphere. The video is the surreal vision of innovative director Kris Moyes. In it, Sia shows off her electrifying puppet dance moves as she moves throughout a vibrant world of glowing pop art. Check it out!
04 16 10
Greencard is pleased to announce the addition of Laurent Briet to our Roster.
Laurent Briet, a native of Paris, has spent 15 years working on commercials, music videos and feature films.
As a director, Laurent has brought a highly stylized and visually engaging aesthetic to clients such as Sprint, Mercedes Benz, Nike, Calvin Klein and Joop. He also directed music videos for artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jem and Radiohead, as well as a short film for Pangea Day sponsored by Nokia. In the last few years Greencard has produced Laurent's videos for Albert Hammond, Catherine Feeny, Leona Naess and Griffin House, in addition to a recently wrapped commercial shoot for Converse & Foot Locker. We are happy to have Laurent officially join the Greencard family.
04 08 10
Greencard Pictures will be moving! We've just signed a lease on an amazing full floor loft on Broadway. It's onlytwo blocks from our current space and won't be ready for a full move-in until the Fall. For now, we'll be operating out of two offices -- on the respective East/West of our NoHo Neighborhood here in New York City.
04 02 10
A few months ago, we were given packs of new Stride Mega Mystery Gum. Labour and JWT chewed nearly 50 packs of gum, but none of us could decide exactly what this gum tasted like. So we made seven different videos describing what Stride New Mega Mystery may or may not taste like. Click here to check out all seven videos, or watch our favorite here.
03 25 10
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C'mon everybody is doing it. Greencard has been "socially" updating on Twitter and Facebook. If you want the latest and greatest news updates, our Twitter is certainly more up-to-date than our site.
03 16 10
Devendra Banhart releases the music video for "Baby", off his album What We Will Be. The video was directed by Ron Winter. In it, the band goes "where the sun don't shine", traveling through a psychedelic, strange land, meeting a mélange of creatures along the way. Ron and his team created the netherworld through a mix of mediums including claymation, watercolor, and 3D animation. The music video was produced by Greencard Pictures. Original character design was done by Liz Riccardi.
03 08 10
Out today is the latest Music Video from New York "Nerd Pop" band, We Are Scientists. "Rules Don't Stop" is the lead single off their upcoming 4th album, Barbara. The video, directed and produced by Labour, pushes the edge of imagination with a variety of vibrant colors and innovative effects.
03 02 10
Directors Nick & Ben recently partnered with Super! Alright! for the latest Kodak advertisement. Entitled "Share", the inspirational spot highlights family and friends coming together. Check out the Kodak spot here , as well as other videos from Nick & Ben here.
02 24 10
Andrew Zuchero recently collaborated with Mother New York to direct five spots for NBC New York. You may have seen them somewhere between Women's Downhill and Nordic Combined. Go USA! Check out the spot featuring Chuck Scarborough here and this imaginative spot with the Today in New York team, here.
02 23 10
To celebrate the launch of Diane Von Furstenberg's Spring 2010 Collection, Greencard Pictures recently partnered with Lipman Agency for a vibrant and stylistic advertisement. The spot features fashion model Karlie Kloss illustrating the upcoming line around New York City to the upbeat music of Mates of State. Directed by Evan Savitt, this was the second collaboration between DVF and Greencard Pictures. Check out the first video here.
02 05 10
Greencard Pictures would like to congratulate our friends, directors, Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, and the rest of Supermarché on the growing buzz of their latest film "Catfish." This documentary gained a great deal of critic and audience attention at the recent 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Greencard recently teamed up with Supermarché and Mono for "The Real Good Experiment", directed by Andrew Zuchero for modern furniture designer Blu Dot . You can check out Sundance's film detail of "Catfish" here.
01 26 10
Creativity announced today that Mother New York is the Agency of the Year. In our close working relationship with Mother over the past year we couldn't be more happy for them. In 2009 Greencard managed and produced Mother's internal assets such as pitch videos, case studies, client presentations and their website. Greencard also produced or collaborated with Mother on several campaigns including work for Dell, New Balance, Full Throttle, Stella Artois, Virgin Mobile, NBC, Johnson & Johnson and more. Watch some of our favorite collaborations from 2009.
01 22 10
As part of the new Dell Design Studio, Dell is releasing custom designed laptops. From your favorite sports team to your choice of abstract design or color, Dell is collaborating with different graphic designers and fine artists to create a line of computers unlike any other. Creative Director for the Design Project is the passionate Gordon Hull. As the founder of Surface to Air, Hull has recruited some of the countries most eclectic to the Dell Design Studio. Aaron Wesner shot this short documentary on Hull and the process of creating a new aesthetic for laptop design.
01 09 10
A/V222 start the year off right. In December, Vampire Weekend recorded an exclusive set of songs in Juan's Basement for Pitchfork TV. While a string section performs in the kitchen, the Brooklyn quartet blasts through four songs off of their upcoming release Contra (out Tuesday, January 12). Juan gets candid with the band about Phish, Vampire Trends and tries to get some juicy gossip over a living room chat with the band.
01 01 10
Happy 2010. Love, Greencard.
12 17 09
In collaboration with Supermarché and Ad Agency Mono, Andrew Zuchero directed a branded documentary for modern furniture designer Blu Dot. The doc follows several people from the street and into their apartments survelliancing them through GPS units and finding "good" in a little bit of everything. The "Real Good Experiment" has already been featured in New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Check out the film here.
12 14 09
Fresh off his Gummy Award nomination for one of the top ten music videos of 2009, Matthew Lessner wraps up a great year with an island adventure with Foreign Born. "Early Warnings" makes Lessner 5 for 5, this year, on videos featuring exotic animals.
Out now is the scorching hot new video for Jennifer Lopez. Produced in collaboration with Serial Pictures, this was Greencard's first time working with internationally renowned director Jonas Åkerlund. The video sizzles almost as much as J-Lo herself. Featuring Pitbull, "Fresh Out The Oven" is the premiere of Lopez's new personna, Lola. Check out the video on her official site, here.
12 03 09
Playing in Taxi Cabs around New York and on selected websites are a new series of advertisements for Diane Von Furstenberg's Eyewear line. The spot features DVF herself behind the wheel of a yellow cab and was shot around the Highline in NYC's Meatpacking District. The ad was produced by Justin Lundstrom for Greencard and directed by Evan Savitt
In the past month, Greencard has been working on several different spots for NBC. Andrew Zuchero directed a series of commercials advertising NBC's new localized iPhone Application. The Application lets you search, discuss and filter local content in twelve major cities. The ads played all over the country. Watch the New York ad here. Andrew Zuchero also got an opportunity to direct a few vegetables from the Greencard Garden. We just harvested these talking Vegetables last month and you can see them this week on NBC or here.
Kids can say the funniest things. Andrew Zuchero just finished a round of Brand Films in Collaboration with Ogilvy for Kodak. As part of the True Colors campaign, we cast a handful of kids and had them tell us all sorts of secrets. From babysitters to their favorite clothes, these kids tell us all sorts of funny stuff. Watch some of these kids' true colors here.
11 17 09
Out this week is Greencard's first Nationally Broadcast PSA. In collaboration with Gotham Inc, Ben Dickinson (of RSA Films) directed the commercial for the American Heart Association and their new "Hand-Only CPR" Campaign. Hands can do incredible things. Produced by Lindsay Burdge and Shot by Aaron Wesner out in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the Web Version of the spot can be viewed here.
Nick&Ben recently shot a three week series of branded films for Kodak. As part of the new Kodak Gallery, the Kodak "Thanks Man" just gave out a million free gifts in 21 Days to its customers. Running around the city, the suburbs and the woods, Nick&Ben documented the weekly progress of the Thanks Man. Check out week 3.
"Welcome to the Family" is a new documentary directed by Labour about the relationship between Porsche owners and their cars. The documentary was produced by Greencard for the agency Cramer-Krasselt, premiering last thursday on IFC. It features interviews with Porsche owners from all walks of life, including actor Jerry Seinfeld, and is highlighted by stunning visuals from Labour.
Isolated by a bleak winter somewhere in the Northeast, it's one man's imagination and fight for survival that evokes tribal spirits in this new music video from Greencard director Ron Winter. Shot in the dead of winter in rural Vermont, this short narrative featuring the one-man-wonder known as Yoriyos premiered last month at Tarfest in Hollywood. While on a trip through the woods a young photographer (played by Yoriyos) runs into a group of creatures out of a whole different kind of trip. This bizarre encounter plays out in a series of events which influence his fate in ways he may not have hoped to imagine.
Matthew Lessner is 2 for 2 this week with another clever, quirky and fun music video. This time it is for The Ravonettes and their first single "Last Dance" from their forthcoming record In and Out of Control.
What happens when three elderly gentlemen spend an afternoon in the Hollywood Hills? Well, it helps if you have dogs, lizards, a calypso party band and a bunch of babes. Sax Solos and Orange Soda just add to endless summer that Matthew Lessner has created in his latest music video for Fool's Gold. No one is ever too old for Hyper Colored Shirts and Pool Parties. Watch it here.
From the Los Angeles River to Hudson River, we spent two months this summer traveling and shooting limited edition pairs of New Balance sneakers. The result is one video and one polaroid telling a story for EACH pair of New Balance 574 Shoes. Mother New York invented the ingenious campaign and we were more than happy to participate. There are only 480 pairs of shoes being sold in specialty stores. Buy a pair and you'll find a polaroid in the box. Find your polaroid on this website. Then watch your pair of shoes in a short film. The campaign just kicked off this week, so go over to the interactive website created by Boston's Almighty and check out some 574 Clips.
09 14 09
Shot on a hot August afternoon in the soon-to-be demolished McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, we came out with warrior girls in Pink Paint, fireworks and an owl effigy. "Fountan of Youth" is the new video from Brooklyn's latest dance/rock/pop sensation Boy Crisis. The video was produced by Greencard and is the directorial debut from Jordan Fish. Jordan has spent the last year collaborating with Partizan Director Ray Tintori. As an Editor and Effects Supervisor, Jordan has worked on videos for MGMT, Chairlift and the Killers. His influence and wild styles shine through brightly in this video for Boy Crisis and their newest single "The Fountain of Youth." Watch it here.
09 02 09
Get punk’ed up for this! Greencard and Goal Line Productions co-produced Jon Lancaric’s directorial music video for one of San Francisco’s best punk bands Young Offenders for their “Big Cities” track. Shot by Doug Emmett and Adam Newport-Berra, the imagery comes from opposite ends of the continental U.S.: a Union Pacific rail yard in Napa, CA, and on location in Queens, NY. Get ready for some thrashing lights, kinetic energy, and sweet toy trains roaming the urban cityscape.
07 22 09
While trying out his experimental flux capacitor he bought on German ebay, Ron Winter traveled to 2084 to create a new video for Modular artist Bag Raiders. The video combines 3D modeling and a matrix of effects new and old to make this Ecstacy-Influenced hotel room party that is part Miami Vice, part Tron. Produced by Nicky Maser, Ron spent an afternoon shooting the band and about six weeks creating the visual effects in between collaborating with Ray Tintori for the new MGMT video "Kids".
07 21 09
GREENCARD DOES NOT ENDORSE THIS "FAKE ADVERTISEMENT"
Over the course of the last 24 hours, Greencard Pictures has been associated with a "fake advertisement" for Sprite directed by one of our friends and collaborators Max Isaacson. The commercial is a joke written, directed and produced by Max Isaacson. Greencard Pictures is not associated, nor do we endorse these fake advertisements.
06 30 09
Matthew Lessner directed this new music video for "Stillness is the Move", the first single from the Dirty Projectors' critically acclaimed album for Domino Records, "Bitte Orca". The video was shot in between the Projector's recent collaborations with David Byrne and Bjork by Adam Newport-Berra on location on Mount Equinox in Vermont, beside The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration monastery and an abandoned subterranean cryonics receptacle. The video was produced by Justin Lundstrom for Greencard Pictures and features fashions by J.W. Anderson, a dozen Siberian Huskies, and several rare llamas.
06 22 09
The past month’s public has been warned: Greencard got bloodthirsty. Greencard, in collaboration with Campfire NYC, has recently produced 4 viral videos. Nick&Ben got Sexy for the classic TruBlood Drink (the choice drink for Vampires), while Andrew Zuchero shot a PSA for the Hepatitus D awareness program for vampires. Greencard also produced a news segment directed by Max Isaacson and Tony Borden for the TBBN on vampires who have been soliciting their services in public. Feeling a little thirsty for blood? You can watch all the spots on BloodCopy.com or select from one of these links:
- TruBlood Sexy Beverage (Couple) by Nick&Ben
- TruBlood Sexy Beverage (Bar) by Nick&Ben
- Snakebitten by Max Isaacson and Tony Borden
- Get Tested for Hep D by Andrew Zuchero
06 16 09
Greencard's first nationally broadcast TV show, Food Party, officially premiered last Tuesday on IFC's Automat. The show is now airing every Tuesday Night at 11:15pm on IFC. The show’s recent premiere has generated fantastic press in the past two weeks. The New York Times interviewed creator Thu Tran for their front-page article in The Arts section, hailing the show as a place for Ms. Tran to “bring her colorful and bizarre fantasies to life”. TV Guide describes Food Party as an "outrageously bizarre show… one strange brew". The Houston Chronicle compares the show to the likes of “George Kuchar… Guy Maddin, and of Red Grooms and Rudy Burkhardt, and also Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”, on top of being “full of youthful energy”. The show is also written up in The Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, The Hartford Courant, The United Features Syndicate, and more.
06 09 09
After months of anticipation, we are thrilled to finally announce the release of the first nationally broadcast Greencard-Produced Television Show. Food Party combines authentic cuisine with psychedelic sets, oddball puppets, and a whole variety of madcap humor. Created by a collective of Ohio-Based Art Students, Food Party was an internationally-acclaimed podcast before IFC picked it up to develop its first season. Produced by Melody Roscher for Greencard Pictures, it was as fun to work on as it will be to watch. Food Party premiers on Automat this Tuesday Night at 10:00 EST on IFC.
05 26 09
Labour is getting ready for a summer with Kate Spade. As part of the new summer 2009 collection featuring classy handbags, jewelry, and sandals with a fresh twist, Labour teamed up with Greencard to create a vibrant series of new spots that debut every few weeks at katespade.com. From hula-hoops to picnics, the spots combine Labour's eye-catching style and Kate Spade’s charming summer line with sun-kissed playfulness.
04 14 09
Greencard Pictures and Mother New York want you to use your brain and your tummy! In a new promo, New Yorkers will have a chance at winning David Chang's "Locals Only" contest sponsored by NBCNewYork.com. Each day you’ll get a chance to win, but you better brush up on your NYC landmarks if you want the oppertunity to win. Chef David Chang is leaving Momofuku for the day and preparing a meal on a food cart at an undisclosed location. Winners will find out the exact locale on April 24 and will be given a code word to get in.
04 07 09
Directed by Kai Regan and produced by Gina Bevilacqua, the latest video by NYC-Based rock band The Virgins portrays a wild night out in the big city with some unruly friends. “The idea for the video, we came up with in, I think, a minute," frontman Donald Cumming tells Spinner. "We were just sitting in the van on tour just completely crammed and squished together, and we were like, 'Remember when we used to like going around in big vehicles, like when we were younger? We just wanted to make video exactly that: a mellow, fun evening hanging out with friends.” Watch it here.
04 05 09
Brand new from the creative minds of Nick&Ben is the latest music video for “Everyone Else” by Care Bears On Fire. These punk-rockin’ Brooklyn-based 13-year-olds rock harder than you’d expect from the current ‘tween’ generation. Catch members Sophie, Jena, and Izzy in this video where things get a little bit messy… Watch it here.
03 11 09
Ron Winter has a new reel online. Blending high quality visual effects with obscure imagery over a dark palette, Winter brings to life a surreal and beautiful world. Whether its character animation or a lone shadow dancing across the screen, Ron's unique aesthetic and intricate style never fails to capture the viewer's imagination. Winter is currently helping Ray Tintori finish graphics work for the latest MGMT music video. Watch his new Reel now.
03 06 09
Andrew Zuchero has been playing with model trains, but he has been taking them much further than just his "garage". He just completed two intriguing spots for pharmaceutical company Novartis Oncology and their product, Afinitor. Shot by Doug Emmett with art direction by John Furgason, these super-fun spots were made in collaboration with Supermarché and produced by Justin Lundstrom. The commercials have just premiered in Barcelona, but you can watch them here -- choose your own setting in either the city or the country.
03 03 09
Out on news stands is the latest issue of PRINT magazine -- featuring Labour in the cover article as one of 2009's New Visual Artists. Featuring still grabs from Labour's Short Film for RE:UP and their branded film on Mike Ming for Dell Computers, the interview catches Labour candidly discussing the manifestation of their name and their work process. Click here to read more about one of "Design's Rising Stars" and check out the latest issue of PRINT.
02 28 09
Matthew Lessner directed a new music video for the eclectic glam rockers Fires of Rome. The video was shot by Jody Lee Lipes on a special high speed camera, capturing all action in super slow motion. The video was produced by Justin Lundstrom and has been chosen as the "Video of the Week" on the second most-watched private television service in France - Métropole 6 (M6) - for the week of March 4th. Matthew's director's cut is edited to a remix by M83 and can be viewed here.
02 18 09
Out this week is a new campaign for Full Throttle energy drink featured here in
Creativity's AdCritic Top 20. These documentary style spots were produced by Greencard and directed by Linus Karllson of Mother New York. The black and white spots were filmed in Pomona, California at an NHRA event and evoke the experience of the racetrack and the legacy of drag racing. Each of the six spots focuses on one aspect of the drag racing experience, the fans, the drivers, the crew and the excitement and comradery of the track. The Full Throttle films provided a nice bookend to our first year of collaboration with Mother New York and Linus Karrlson who directed the 10 Cane films in January 2008.
01 27 09
Greencard proudly announces the latest additon to our roster. From basements to rooftops to abandoned warehouses, the duo behind A/V 222 have perfected the fusion of lo and hi-fi filmmaking and live recording. Juan Pieczanski (Juan's Basement, PitchforkTV) and audio engineer Jeff Curtin (Vampire Weekend, Those Darlins) have collaborated on dozens of live concert films, and their content has aired on PitchforkTV, IFC and PlumTV. In addition to in-your-face performance production, A/V 222 have interviewed and documented the lives of a wide range of artists, from David Byrne to Wu-Tang Clan to Steve Reich, creating unique branded content for both tv and web. Check out performances from Beach House, No Age, Liars and interviews with Feist and The Black Keys.
01 22 09
For DeBeers' holiday campaign last season, the diamond moguls built an impressive and romantic mistletoe installation in Madison Square Park. Called The Unbreakable Kiss Mistletoe as part of the When Forever Began website launch, the series comprised the creation of a 360 degree film, virtually freezing each couple's kiss in time. Greencard's Matthew Lessner was there documenting the construction for 36 consecutive hours, creating the majestic time-lapse sequences that have been called "the best parts of the When Forever Began campaign."
01 14 09
Discovery just launched its spot for the new season of Man Vs. Wild featuring its host Bear Grylls trenching through the hazardous depths of... Central Park? Shot in one day by Greencard's skilled production crew, you wouldn't know it from looking, but the entire advertisement was shot in the middle of New York City. Man Vs. Wild airs Mondays at 10pm ET/PT, kicking off its new season on January 12th, 2009. The trailer is currently running on television and can also be seen on the web. Producing this trailer for the new season was a first time collaboration with Australian-Based company Umeric. The spot was directed by Ash Bollan and produced by Rene Shalala.
01 13 09
From a pool of hundreds of talented youths and across myriad of media and disciplines, The Art Director's Club has announced Labour as recipients of their prestigious Young Guns Award. Now entering its 7th year, the Young Guns Award is a top honor for young creative professionals under the age of 30. Focusing on innovation and provoking the artistic spirit, it's no surprise that Labour's Wyeth Hansen and Ryan Dunn would capture the attention of The Art Director's club for this year's selections.
Nick Carbonaro just wrapped shooting his short film Standing Up, in Babylon, NY. The film is about Bobby and Becky, 12 year old twins, who struggle to remain close while the pressures of a new town and a new s chool begin to tear them apart. As their first day of school goes on, the magical musical world they've created for each other remains their last hope at an enduring connection.
10 07 09
Matthew Lessner's film By Modern Measure has been asked to be part of the next Journal Of Short Film, releasing quarterly DVDs. This is the 4th year of production on the collections, and Volume 13 will run around 90 minutes. Lessner's film will be in the company of Daniel Robin, Marie Losier, and Katja Straub films.
09 02 08
Last week, The New Yorker promoted the current trend of DIY-integration of music distribution. Sam Champion, among others, are releasing their music for free, or at stipulative costs. Andrew Zuchero directed a series of promotional shorts with the band for their upcoming record Heavenly Bender. Click on over to The New Yorker site and watch the clip that "borrows from Wordsworth in one of the funniest ways I could ever have imagined". Watch the films in the next couple weeks on the Sam Champion Channel.
08 30 08
Greencard Pictures is currently in Production on our first feature film! The Woods, written and directed by Matthew Lessner, follows a group of young Americans who run into trouble when they burrow into the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest to set up an idealistic new society. Matthew Lessner has had the project in mind for quite some time and brought it to us. Now after months of pre-production, we're painting our faces and following Lessner out to Oregon for an intensive 4 week shoot. Watch this teaser and read what Film Stew is reporting about this first-feature endeavor for Greencard Pictures. To get information about the cast, crew, synopsis and more click here to visit the official Woods website.
08 15 08
The Banana Splits has emerged with all new flavors. Banana Splits was one of the top-rated Saturday morning television series in the 1960s and 1970s. Starting today, the Banana Splits' are back with new music and music videos, available on iTunes, from Universal Records. Visit the interactive website to see Greencard Produced music videos Rollercoaster and My Friend Sammy. Let your kids off their leashes for this one. It's an ideal age appropriate series for the whole family.
08 13 08
As part of the sexy and sophisticated new campaign for 10 Cane rum, there are the 10 Cane Films which were all produced by Greencard. Shot in the Virgin Islands with the locals, celebrity models and ad agency Mother -- these spots juxtapose a number of scenarios which bring the fun into the sun. Read a press release and take a peek at a bunch of the spots here.
08 12 08
Matthew Lessner's Darling Darling was released internationally last month on iTunes and became one of the best selling shorts according to it's distributor. This month, the short film has been released as part of the Wholphin DVD Magazine, published by McSweeney's and available online or in book stores. The DVD features two alternate versions of the film, where dialogue was re-written and recorded by John Cleese (of Monty Python) and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket's). In the article, Lessner humorously cites 2Pac's first album as a major influence and exposes his spontaneous approach to filmmaking. Check out the interview here and order the DVD here.
08 08 08
We would like to proudly announce the latest addition to Greencard Roster. Matthew Lessner is a narrative filmmaking prodigy with award winning short films, a feature-documentary and a music series. His short film Darling Darling stars Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) and is one of the top-selling shorts on iTunes. His short film By Modern Measure follows a French sociologist's view of modern american youth, has played worldwide including the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to his short films, Matthew directed spots for the BBC on experimental noise-makers Black Dice and the pop-progging duo The Fiery Furnaces. Our excitement to have Matthew Lessner onboard has us twirling in our seats. Please click here to view his work.
08 07 08
Andrew Zuchero has been tallying up brownie points lately. Sam Champion's teaser for their soon to be released Heavenly Bender is a quirky set of videos embodying the charm of the band. Check out Music for Robots to reminisce with some nostalgic junior high humor, and download an mp3 from the upcoming record.
08 01 08
These Are Powers will take over your house and backyard, launch your body into manic dance moves, anywhere, at any time. Dance floors everywhere are envious. Friend of Greencard, Jacqueline Castel, directed "Cockles", the new video from the Taro Tarot EP, released in May. Watch over at Pitchfork TV.
07 24 08
A year back, Greencard produced a short film titled She Pedals Fast. The short was directed by Eva Vives and it Sunday as part of the NY Latino Film Festival. The film is about a redhead bike messenger who loves lounge singing and falls in love with a private detective. It's playing at 1:30p, this Sunday afternoon at The Directors Guild Theater (110 West 57th Street ).
07 22 08
Congratulations to Wyeth Hansen. Wyeth, one half of directing collective Labour, was nominated for an Emmy. Wyeth's graphic work on the VH1 Rock Doc NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell was nominated for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic Design & Art Direction". The documentary also picked up a nomination for "Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming". The winners will be picked in mid-September. Good Luck Wyeth!
07 10 08
Nick Kadner independently produced a new video for Albert Hammond Jr.'s new single "GfC". The catchy video was directed by Mr. Boom Boom's Laurent Briet and features the members of the band spinning on a gigantic record player. DP Scott Beardslee also brought his unique shooting style and eclectic palette to give this video such an interesting look. Check it out here.
07 09 08
In association with Hollywood-based The Director's Bureau, Greencard produced a new video for DFA records artist Hercules & Love Affair. The video was shot in three days out in Brooklyn and produced by Melody Roscher and directed by Kris Moyes, who was recently nominated for two MVPA awards. The high concept video was for the House-Inspired hit "You Belong". Watch the video here and the behind the scenes here.
06 25 08
As part of the new 'Happy Jetting' campaign from Jet Blue, Greencard produced elements for the Flight Simulator Interactive feature, developed by Ad Agency JWT. This interactive game simulates a flight from San Francisco to New York and encompasses all the fun and excitement of a Jet Blue flight experience. Pick your entertainment, food, or just strike up friendly conversation with your neighbor on the new 'Happy Jetting' interactive here.
06 24 08
In collaboration with JWT, Greencard produced a shoot for a new Stride Gum Interactive Campaign. The interactive was directed by JWT Creative Director Brian Carley and shot by JWTwo Director of Post Production Jonathan Yi. In this Interactive you control a number of random characters (including a bear, ninja, dentist, or illusionist) in an attempt to steal a piece of gum from other the characters in this virtual reality urban setting. We had a good time with the game. Go over to Stride Gum and try it out for yourself.
06 11 08
Nick&Ben have teamed up with Agent 16 to create the latest campaign for Atari’s new game Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, “Kamehameha!”, out now for Xbox360 and Playstation 3. The campaign focuses on the power of the phrase “KAMEHAMEHA!” which, when shouted by the Dragon Ball Z character Goku, allows him to wield the power of a massive fireball. Altogether there are 18 vignettes which feature people shouting “KAMEHAMEHA” in a variety of power-affirming situations. Watch Nick&Ben's Director Cuts here.
05 19 08
Out this week is a new music video Greencard produced from NYC rock group We Are Scientists. Akiva Schaffer (of the SNL Digital Shorts fame) wrote and directed the video for "After Hours", featuring frontman Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cains in a blind double date with foxy 30 Rock cast member Katrina Bowden. Watch it here.
In collaboration with Mother, Greencard produced a short documentary film on artist Mike Ming. The spot was directed, animated and edited by Labour and can be viewed at http://www.dell.com/art.
Today, the Annual MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Awards Nominees were announced. Greencard’s video for LCD Soundsystem’s “North American Scum” directed by Ben Dickinson picked up a nomination for Best Electronic Music Video.
05 09 08
Ron Winter, who collaborated with David Mullet for his Babyshambles video also picked up a nomination for Best Animated Video in this year's MVPA awards.
Today PromoNews.TV spotlights Ron's new video for Galactic's "Hustle Up". The video was released earlier this week on our mid-90's inspired mini-site.
"Featuring jelly (or jello as they say in Brooklyn), eggs on boomboxes, kids dropped into boiling pots, swan babes, and a bit of Ron’s signature Tron-style anime. Apparently Ron was heavily inspired by his childhood Saturday morning TV. What shows was he watching? Seriously, brilliantly nuts." - David Knight
04 17 08
Greencard goes folk with a new video for alt-country outfit Griffin House. Directed by Mr. Boom Boom's Laurent Briet and shot by Scott Beardslee, the nostalgic video for the song "Remember (It's Happening Again)" is the first Greencard video to premiere on CMT.
04 14 08
After months of work, Ron Winter's tribute to Saturday Morning Television classics like 'The Ptera-Vandal' and 'Vehement Demons' is now released. Check out the video for "Hustle Up" by swamp-funk hip-hop group Galactic. For fans of 90's TV and web-technology, check out Galactic Planet - our tribute to Ron's new video.
04 08 08
Ron Winter was written up in this issue of Boards Magazine. Winter talks about his techniques used in his video for "Emily" by Shocking Pinks. Watch the video and check out the article from 'Boards Magazine. In related news, Ron Winter will be releasing a video for New Orleans' funk group Galactic next week.
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02 28 08
Check out all of our directors pages for new work, including videos for Mobius Band, Shocking Pinks, Knifecard and selected cuts from Nick & Ben's Virgin Mobile Campaign. If you want to learn more about Greencard or contacting us, click on our new rotating graphic at the bottom left of the page or click here to learn all about us.
01 27 08
Greencard Pictures for the iPhone. After a few months in beta, the new website can now be accessed for Apple iPhone users. From your phone just go to our homepage and you will be automatically directed to our new iPhone site. Check it out!