Abandon Films

Here’s what Abandon Films is working on right now…

The editing phase for Goodbye to Muffy has been completed.  The short comedy will be finished this summer.  Keep your eye out for it at AbandonFilms.com.

Development began this month with Portnoy Media Group on a project for Eden Reforestation, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that is fighting poverty by planting trees around the world.  The project will be a graphically-driven intro video for their new website, which launches this summer.

Production on a video campaign for Appalachian Bible College started this month.  We will be returning to the West Virginia school in September to finish filming (and do some white water rafting!) and will complete the project in the fall.

Shooting interviews this month with the founder of Freedom 4/24.  Collaborating with Johanna and Daryl Calfee to produce a video that tells the story of the organization’s beginning and casts a vision for the future.

Currently in production on the video branding campaign for SBC of Virginia, as well as two short documentaries for two local ministries.

Also, Won Novalis is now a contributing author at AEtuts.com, a website that offers free training for Adobe After Effects.  Check out his latest tutorial.

UPDATE (April 25, 2010): CFO ad just won a silver Cannonball at the 2009 Richmond Show, an award ceremony from the Richmond Ad Club which “honors exceptional creative work from the Richmond advertising community, recognizing individuals and agencies for work that truly lives up to the highest national standards.” Back in Time shared the stage with ads for ESPN, Geico, and Walmart.

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Abandon Films won three awards at the 2010 Western Virginia Addy Awards over the weekend.  The CFO TV ad took home the Best in Broadcast, as well as a gold Addy award in the local single category, and the Taubman Museum spot Best of Both won a silver Addy for ads in the the Arts and Sciences category.  Special thanks to Access Advertising for liking the pitch and giving us the chance to create the CFO ad!

Check out the Behind the Scenes of the CFO spot…

CFO TV ad Back in Time was conceptualized, written, and directed by Abandon Films.  Produced by Access Advertising and Abandon Films.  Lighting and camera provided by Alexander Films.  Casting by Metropolished.  Starring Tyrone Molina, Georgianne Gov, and Marc Hutchins.  Voice over was Adam Miller and audio mixing by Jonah Guelzo.

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.