POSSIBLE created dozens of video scenics and animated pieces for Season One of ABC’s new show Duets. Premiering on Thursday, May 24th, Duets will pair amateurs with superstars in the biggest singing competition on television.
We’ve been busy!
If you’re keeping up with us on our facebook then you know we’ve had our plates full for a while. In February we went to Seoul, Korea to put together a show for BIGBANG:
Last week, we did a piece for American Idol sweetheart Haley Reinhart:
Haley Reinhart – American Idol from POSSIBLE on Vimeo.
Then we hopped over to Miami to do two shows for Mau5trap:
Flew back to LA to put the finishing touches on our American Idol piece for Nicki Minaj:
And finish it all of with pieces for One Direction and Katy Perry on the Kid’s Choice Awards:
Whew!
Up next…
In the words of my best friend Chelsea upon hearing my account of this experience, “I don’t even know what to say.” And really, I don’t. Snoopy got us into this, pointed the way to a hole in the wall up a very steep staircase in an alley off the main drag in Myeongdong. The cafe is small and has been modeled to resemble the interior of a provincial farm house.
We, eyes adjusting to the artificial light, stumble through a wooden fence and approach the bar to order drinks. At once, we are enveloped by a veritable bevy of dogs. They leap and paw and jump, as excited to see us as we are to see them. I am immediately peed upon. Moments later the barista produces a chart with pictures of each resident dog. ”These two,” she explains, pointing to the headshots of two identical pugs, ”pee.”
The waitress continues to demonstrate that others jump and bite and bark. Some don’t even like people and just want to be left alone. There is also a small pig, dressed in a traditional Chinese New Year gown, that dislikes hugs. We are informed that there is a 10 minute wait for a table so Lisa and I take a lap to find the pig. Turns out he’s not that hard to spot as he’s the only animal wearing clothes and we both take a knee to pet him. Moments later, Lisa is also peed upon.
Attendants materialize to clean up the mess and to pat dry lisa’s sodden boot. They spray the area down with a disinfectant that fills the cafe with a sterile odor, one which lingers and never quite becomes familiar enough to forget. I throw an encouraging look Lisa’s way: we belong now? Lisa’s nonplussed, “Atleast they’re leather.” And I know what she means is at least they’re waterproof.
It’s our turn now and we’re led to a corner table, a tiny cubby already occupied by a small black dachshund and a sleepy maltese who doesn’t even notice that we’ve sat down. Two additional dogs immediately jump up and sit in our laps. We settle in, pleased with the present company. Latte in hand I watch the couple at a neighboring table poke a disinterested English Corgi with a straw. On my other side, three girls in high-school uniforms squeal as a large waffle-colored greyhound lumbers up onto their table and sprawls out, knocking a cluster of bejeweled cell phones to the floor. One of the attendants immediately appears at their table to scold them for raising their voices.
On the other end of the cafe one of the dogs is becoming increasingly vocal, offended by the advances of an affectionate Yorkshire terrier. Now other dogs join in and howl and yip. They begin to chase one another, whipping even the docile dogs at our laps into a frenzy. They trace circuits around the cafe, running furiously between table legs, upsetting drinks and jumping from lap to lap. The school girls to my left start to scream. They stand on their chairs terrified, trying to avoid being trampled. Clients at other tables behave similarly. Lisa and I watch as the attendants nonchalantly go about their business, welcoming in new clients and cleaning the floor accordingly.
Their lack of concern surprises me. As the fervor subsides, I begin to wonder what desire this place fulfills for those clients still perched precariously on chairs and stools above the throng. What about the proximity to this perceived danger is so attractive.
I don’t get it and neither does Lisa. We rise to leave as the maltese and dachshund return to claim their places. A new group of customers is led to the corner and we squeeze out the narrow front door, letting the hinged wooden fence slam shut behind us.
Thank you Nomadic for the shout out. It’s great to have been a part of the Silver Effie winning team.
Today, at possible …
…we are not, per usual, tucked away at our Brewery headquarters in sunny Los Angeles, but in fact off on a very exciting work trip to Seoul, Korea! We’re here creating the visual effects for BIGBANG’s “Alive” world tour, which opens here on March 2nd. Spirits run high even as we start our days early and end them close to midnight. Armed with more computers than we have people, a giant gas powered heater, and tons of good music, we’re working hard and staying on track.
Today is February 16th, which makes it 5 days since we left Los Angeles and a grand total of 16 days I’ve worked at Possible. Linsanity! I mean, insanity! The days before our departure were a frenzy of activity: travel arrangements, Korean lessons, a shoot and, of course, packing up the entire office to send across the world. Through this, the pervading group culture is one of confidence, focus and composure – something I can really appreciate as the newest member at Possible.
Sunday, before our equipment had arrived, we had a day free to stretch our legs and do some exploring.While I was on a walk along the river by our hotel with Eric and Corey, we got passed by a limping geriatric with two dogs on leashes and one in his arms. I felt good about it. We know when to relax, and we know when to go. Right now, it’s time to go. We’re shutting the place down for the 4th night in a row, and Alex is close to memorizing half the tracks on the concert list. All is well.
What we’re listening to: BIGBANG, duh
Quote of the day: “Snail face cream…when you salt the bottle, it collapses on itself…that was a snail joke.” Thanks, Figge.
Trivia: the McDonald’s’ in Korea have bulgogi burgers
As content developers, POSSIBLE understands the need to protect intellectual property, but we believe SOPA and PIPA are not the right solutions. These bills have broad implementations which threaten the fundamental fabric of the internet. If you want to continue to see innovation in concert visuals, concept cars, and anything else we do, please visit American Censorship and let your representative know.
Grab a cup of cocoa and start a new holiday holiday tradition – tune into VH1 tonight, Monday, December 19 at 9/8c to watch VH1′s Annual Divas Celebrate Soul. POSSIBLE has been hard at work collaborating with Jennifer Hudson, Mary J Blige, Jessie J, Kelly Clarkson, and many others to create outstanding visuals to set off their performances. Spanning Chicago, London, Detroit, Memphis, to Philadelphia – the visuals are inspired by the birthplaces of soul from around the world.
Here is a sample of the visuals we’ve designed for the show.
And check out the show’s promo below!
POSSIBLE’s work will be featured when Deadmau5 takes the stage for the 2011 Video Game Awards on Spike LIVE on Saturday, December 10 (tonight!) at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Our visuals will play over five of Deadmau5′s performances during the show as the house (hau5) band.
If you’re at a computer, tune your browser to Spike’s VGA webcast, as the entire 2011 Video Game Awards show will be simulcasted for users in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Gametrailers.com will also be simulcasting the whole event, and VGA fans in the U.K. can catch the show at Ginx.tv.
Like us on facebook to get a peak from the show!
A few weeks ago, a Deadmau5 fan asked us for a high-resolution Cthulhumau5. The graphic seal is one of the highlights in Deadmau5′s Meowington’s Hax tour, which POSSIBLE designed the visuals for:
He explained that he loved the Cthulhumau5 so much he wanted to get it tattooed. Happy to help, we provided the graphic and he emailed us back proof:
Our Cthulhu Behind the Scenes can be found at 2:02 here.
