NEWS
Bridges-Produced “Journey to Sunda” Wins an Emmy
November 9, 2009 — The Chicago/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recently awarded the Bridges-produced “Journey to Sunda” with a Midwest Emmy this past Saturday in the category of Outstanding Achievement for Entertainment Programs - Advanced Media Arts/ Entertainment Program or Program Segment. The award recognizes Chicago entrepreneur and restaurateur Billy Dec for his performance in “Journey to Sunda”. Dec is also the CEO and founder of Rockit Ranch Productions, which co-produced the piece (with partners Brad Young and Arturo Gomez).
The Bridges team worked with Dec, along with producer and writer Tom Hodges and Bridges associate creative Philip Jones, to develop the script and concept for the two-minute viral piece. The story details Dec and his Rockit Ranch Productions partners Gomez and Young as they traveled throughout the Japan, China and the Southeast Asian Island region finding inspiration for the yet un-named restaurant while documenting the cuisine and culture of their visits through photography. On one of many trips Dec discovered the perfect name for Rockit Ranch’s latest restaurant, which was Sunda. This story, combined with the compilation of imagery, resulted in a photo book entitled “Journey to Sunda”, which served as the inspiration for the viral video piece of the same name, produced by Bridges.
“Bridges took the story off the pages and out of our memories and presented it in a totally new life form, one which was easy to communicate to our audience in a fresh, lively way,” says Dec. “The video felt interactive and was entertaining, which are qualities that we like our restaurant projects to convey as well.”
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Bridges’ Work for Chicago 2016 in National News
Bridges work to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 received national recognition on CNN in a recent interview with Chicago entrepreneur Billy Dec. Check it out!
Click here to see more than 50 celebrity videos supporting Chicago's 2016 bid!
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Bridges Redesigns Wilmot Mountain Website
Bridges recently partnered with Chiarosura, LTD and The Soul Within to relaunch the Wilmot Mountain website. The relaunch included a completely new design asthetic based on strategic analysis by Chiarosura as well as extensive customized back-end development for Wilmot's internal use. View the new site here.
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Bridges work for Chicago 2016 Celebrity interviews in the news
Bridges' work with Billy Dec and aChicagoThing.com to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games was recently featured on several Chicago news stations including ABC 7 Chicago.
Bridges provided creative direction and consulting as well as a full-range of post production services and finishing for the videos, which include celebrities ranging from NBC’s Jimmy Fallon to Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child and Grammy Award-winning musician and actor John Legend. The videos were concepted and shot by Billy Dec, Director of Cultural Relations for Chicago 2016 and publisher of aChicagoThing.com. Dec is also the CEO and founder of Rockit Ranch Productions.
“I interviewed more than 50 celebrities across the country, who all felt as strongly about the Chicago bid as we do,” says Dec. "Bridges' unmatched creative talent and true dedication to the 2016 bid brought an additional element of creative energy to every video."
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Bridges’ Selina Hood Interviewed in Screen Magazine
Check out our new featured article in Screen Magazine!
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Bridges Work for USA Today / Cannes Young Lions Featured on AdRants
Check out what AdRants has to say about our recent work with Bagby for USA Today and the Cannes Young Lions.
"Cannes Wants Young Lions to Walk With Real Lions"
Check out the spots.
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“Journey to Sunda” Gets Press in Crains, NBC, and Metromix
"Journey to Sunda", a viral video produced by Bridges with Rockit Ranch Productions to promote the opening of Dec's latest restaurant venture, Sunda, has piqued some great interest in several local columns:
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Bridges Brewery Beers & Brewmasters Featured on The Hop Cast
Bridges Brewery's brewmasters and their four latest craft brews were recently featured and reviewed on The Hop Cast. Hosted by avid beer advocate members, Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder, The Hop Cast is is a video podcast that shares Chmielewski and Hunnemeder's love of craft beer with the world.
Episode 26 features interviews with Bridges Creative Lead Brian McCauley, who designs all of the original labels and packing for our Bridges brews, as well as brewmasters Brandon Boshers and Stephen Freshnock. The crew got together to talk hops, enjoy a few tasty beverages and review our latest special edition brews: Brandon's Burnt Santa and Tie-Breaker and Golden Road and Heavy Manners, brewed by Stephen.
A special thanks to Brad, Ken and the rest of The Hop Cast folks.
Check out the full episode here: http://www.hop-cast.com/?p=300
Not to be left out, Bridges Creatives Mike Russell and Patrick Lewtschanyn along with Assistant Producer Lisa Chung and Assistant Creative David Tribby, also had a little fun with our holiday brews. The holidays may make Santa a bit grumpy grumpy, but the Bridges Brewery has the perfect cure. Miniature sets, elves, beer, and Santa are all on BridgesBrewery.com
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Bridges Creatives Speak at DePaul’s Student Portfolio Workshop
Bridges CEO John Polk and Creative Lead Brian McCauley recently offered career tips and portfolio advice to a group of DePaul Digital Cinema students at the university's Student Portfolio workshop. Along with DePaul Assistant Professor of Graphics/Animation, Joshua Jones, John and Brian volunteered their time to speak with the students and offer practical advice from industry professionals on how to effectively display their creative work when applying for internships and jobs.
To find out more about internship opportunities at Bridges, email us! (link to John's email)
Get more information on DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media: http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/Pages/default2.aspx
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Bridges EP, Selina Hood on Comcast Newsmakers & Community Connection
Budding television star? Well, maybe not, but Bridges SVP and Executive Producer Selina Hood recently had an opportunity to move from behind the camera to the small screen thanks to appearances on Comcast Newsmakers and Comcast's Community Connection on behalf of Women in Film Chicago.
Comcast tapped Selina to discuss her role as a co-founder and current Vice President of the non-profit organization, which focuses on driving the advancement of women in the industry while providing a a dynamic network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and opportunities to accelerate the professional development of its members.
Bridges is a proud sponsor of Women in Film Chicago. Comcast Newsmakers is an award winning news program that features elected officials, community leaders and people making a difference across Chicago-land. Newsmakers airs at :24 and :54 minutes past the hour on CNN Headline News.
Find out more about Comcast Newsmakers and Community Connection. Find out more about Women in Film Chicago
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Motion Graphics Fest – Bridges Media Studio Tour
The Chicago Motion Graphics Festival wrapped up last week, but not before a studio tour here at Bridges on Friday, January 23rd. We had a great time talking with everyone and were honored to host. Click here to see the pictures: CMGFest09 Pics on Flickr
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Sears Fathers Day – 2008 Create Award Winner
We are proud to announce that Bridges and Young & Rubicam have received a BEST OF CATEGORY award from the 2008 Create Awards for Y&R's Sears Father's Day web campaign.
Y&R tapped Bridges to help create the interactive content for the "Sears Father's Day" project, which was entered into the 2008 Create Awards competition and won a BEST OF CATEGORY AWARD in the Interactive Web Elements Category.
This year's entries spanned across the globe, and were judged by 20 leading professionals spanning eight creative industries.
Bridges directed the single-day HD production on our green screen stage and handled all of the creative editorial and keying to provide the final content to Y&R's developers.
The intense creative competition included 40 categories and 300 subcategories in eight major creative industries including: advertising and art direction, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing and packaging, interactive, copy writing, self promotion, and student work from creatives all over the world.
Industry: Interactive (G01-G41)
Category: Web Elements (Banners/Tiles)
Company: Bridges Media Group
Credits: Agency: Y&R, Production Company: Bridges Media Group, Post Production: Bridges Media Group
Check out our spot at CreateAwards.com
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Bridges Rock Star Party
Tease up your hair, break out those stone-washed jeans, and get ready to be seduced by the languid, narcotic ballads and raunchy, hedonistic rock from the 80's. This will definitely be a party you won't remember.
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Bridges Wins Two Telly Awards!
Bridges received two Telly Awards for its post-production work on the 2007 Bally Total Fitness television campaign entitled “Gym Smart.” The awards given to Bridges were for the categories of Health and Wellness and The Use of Motion Graphics in a Television Commercial. You can view these award-winning spots here and see what
Screen Magazine had to say about us.
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