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Carpet Factory Outlet TV Ad Wins Best in Broadcast at the Western Virginia Addy Awards

Abandon Films won three awards at the 2010 Western Virginia Addy Awards over the weekend, including Best in Broadcast for the CFO TV ad.

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Video Campaign to “Push Back the Darkness”

This 2009 video campaign showcases the work of the SBCV’s church-planting, church-growth, and parachurch service teams.

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The Idea Camp: Justice Edition and Recap Video

The Idea Camp is a “collaborative movement of idea-makers” in which people from numerous disciplines “gather around topics of interest to encourage and inspire one another, share practical wisdom from the field, and develop intentional networks for idea-making”.

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Making of Taubman Museum of Art TV Ad: Experience Wonder

Some behind-the-scenes photos from the latest Taubman Museum TV ad. Courtesy of Phil Norman.

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Behind the Scenes: CFO Back in Time TV Commercial

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Roanoke’s famous carpet commercial. This short video gives a brief snap shot of each scene, how it was planned, and what it was like on set.

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Making a Big Splash with “The First Jump of Summer” for Carilion Fitness

Abandon Films recently wrapped up production for “The First Jump of Summer,” a TV commercial commissioned by Carilion Fitness.

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Abandon Films is on Facebook

Join our Facebook fan page! Become a fan and your news feed will tell you whenever we publish new content.

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AF’s Powerhouse Editing Suite

A lot of times people ask us questions like, what do you edit on? and what kind of camera do you use? So for all you techies out there, we wanted to present an early Christmas treat…a picture of our premiere rendering powerhouse. This is where the magic happens people.

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Short Film premieres at The Taubman

Justin Rossbacher’s Enter-Dimensional premiered at the Taubman Museum of Art last night for the Best of Open Projector Night.  The film was showcased with 11 other shorts that were produced by local filmmakers around Central Virginia.

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First TV Ads for New Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke

Abandon Films had the opportunity to create the first TV ads for Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virgina.

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New Videos at Behemoth.com and Worship House Media

Justin Rossbacher’s short film Focus is now for sale at Behemoth.com, a new electronic media distribution platform (think iTunes) targeted toward families.

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48 Hour Film Takes Home Award

To Take a Chance was recognized for “Best Graphics” at this years 48 Hour Film Project in Richmond. 
The illustrations, by Alan Canode, were integrated into the opening and closing credit sequences of the film, uniquely capturing elements of the story.  Our team competed with 32 other film crews at the festival, writing and producing a movie in [...]

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Images from 48 Hour Film Project Richmond

Last weekend we took a team to Richmond to compete in the 48 Hour Film Project and produced a short film in two days.  Here’s six behind the scenes images from the sleepless weekend.

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Cereal Available for Purchase at SermonSpice.com

The short film Cereal, which won third place in the 24 hour festival we took part in back in March, has been modified for church audiences and is now available on Sermon Spice. Check it out here.

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This quirky short film works on many levels, and can be used as a sermon illustration, a discussion [...]

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Five Tips for Using Video in Your Organization

Even the smallest company has the potential to create a decent production. Whether you are planning on producing on your own or hiring a production company, here are five tips to keep in mind while developing your project.

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Behind the Scenes: The Copy

An in-depth behind-the-scenes look The Copy.

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