What’s in a name? A lot of history! In 1989 Tom Gilman, Tom Lecher, and Gary (“Crash”) Medin decided to open a video post-production facility. At the time, they all worked at City Post, Inc., an offline video editing company that worked on TV commercials and…
So you want to tell stories? That’s great, pick your platform. Animation, film, illustration, perhaps novel-writing, heck, even game design; there are so many to choose from. I run into this problem quite a bit as an artist. I love hearing, telling, and seeing stories…
Fear is part of the human condition. It’s what makes us vaccinate our kids, or reach for the seatbelt when we get in the car. As creatives, we face fear everyday: “What if this idea fails?” “What if our clients don’t like our work?” While…
CRASH+SUES is at it again! For the 5th year running, we have teamed up the the Film Society of Minneapolis / St. Paul to bring you the trailer for the 34th Annual Minneapolis / St. Paul International Film Festival. The live-action trailer is a stylized…
“We’re breaking up with you winter. It was fun while it lasted but… it’s over.” CRASH+SUES celebrates the beginning of spring with an ode to winter, animated by our very own Anna Fleissner. Are you ready to add some passion to your marketing efforts?…
Celebrating the “individuality of the rider” is the the theme behind Harley-Davidson’s recently launched”Roll Your Own” campaign created by our friends at Wolfes LLC and color-corrected by our very own Sue Lakso. The ads, featuring riders in out-of-the-norm situations, attempts to break the stereotypes of…
Are you always tired and cranky? Do you feel like you live in your cubical? What would be a good way to get outside and enjoy life, but still not feel like you are changing your life? Have you thought about biking to work? …
I’ve had some awful jobs over the years. As a right-brain (creative) thinker, it doesn’t get much worse than having to do a monotonous, menial left-brain task for 8 hours a day. One year I worked at a temp agency and enjoyed numerous prestigious positions…
HAND DRAWN ANIMATION (also called traditional or cel animation) is exactly what it sounds like – each frame is drawn by hand. This technique provides maximum control over the image’s shape and form and requires the least amount of technical know-how to produce. Remember those flip books you…
TV stations weigh in on the HD vs SD picture issue Taking in to consideration the 4:3 TV screens in homes, who determines if a 16:9 picture is broadcast in letterbox viewing mode or if the sides are ‘cut off’ from the frame, which…