32TEN Studios recently hosted Jessen Productions, a local area production company, which just wrapped a nationally syndicated PSA as part of a “Don’t Text and Drive” campaign, on behalf of the auto body industry. nnEntitled “Text Crash,” the :30 PSA spot shows a young woman texting while driving, which causes her to run a red light and crash into another vehicle. In the eerie-aftermath, against the wail of the approaching sirens, we hear the “ping” of an incoming text: a friend wondering where she is. The message “Please don’t text and drive. We don’t need the business that bad” then fades up, followed by the logo placement, for which each local area auto body shop sponsoring the PSA in their local community can advertise itself. nn
nTo view this PSA online, please click here.nnWriter/director Chuck Jessen of Jessen Productions, a tenant at 32TEN Studios, shot the actual car crash in the back lot of the studio, after determining that trying to stage a crash at an actual city intersection would be too involved and expensive. Having had shot the street-driving scenes previously, Jessen used a cable mechanism to crash the two vehicles together in the 32TEN backlot so no actors or crew would be put at risk and no traffic disruption would occur in the community.nn”We were able to pull off the crash effect successfully, with the help of 32TEN’s large green screen, as well as some skillful digital compositing and editing,” said Jessen. “Without the involvement of 32TEN Studios, this crash-concept would have been too cost-prohibitive,” Jessen added.nn”Text Crash” is just the latest of 17 collision repair commercials produced by Jessen and licensed to auto body shops across the US and Canada through his marketing company, PreFab Ads.nnText Crash CreditsnClient: Blake’s Auto Body and n11 Independent auto body shops across the U.S.nAgency: PreFab AdsnProduction company: Jessen Productions LLC, San Rafael, CAnWriter/Director/Producer: Chuck JessennDirector of Photography: Vance PipernKey Gaffer: Ken MartininKey Grip: Dan ShimernEditors: Gerry Beyer, Daniel CohennTalent: Leah Sawick, Eldon HodginnStudio Facility: 32TEN StudiosnnAbout 32TEN StudiosnLaunched in early 2012 by longtime entertainment industry leaders Tim Partridge and Greg Maloney, 32TEN Studios is a production services company offering digital and practical FX, as well as stage rentals, and whose facility was designed and first occupied by ILM. The company provides its services to producers of major motion pictures, independent films, TV programs, commercials, industrials, web content and multi-media projects.n n32TEN Studios is located at 3210 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA, 94901.nThe phone is 800 717 3210, and the website is: www.32ten.com Contact:Media Contact for 32TEN Studios: Dan Harary The Asbury PR Agency Beverly Hills, CA 310/859-1831 Contact Dan via email
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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