New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega has brought on Writer-Director/Creative Director Robbie Norris to deliver his diverse spectrum of creative talents to commercial, co-branded and broadcast promo projects.
Norris comes to Bodega from USA Network’s internal advertising agency, USA Character Brandworks, where he conceived of, wrote and directed co-branded campaigns for the network, integrating such advertisers as Samsung, BMW, Jeep, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Subaru and Turbotax with many top USA Network shows. His work as a writer-director also includes content he created for MTV, as well as the award-winning short films “Abbie Cancelled,” “Highrise,” and “Second Kiss” that played at the Sundance, Lucerne, Raindance, and Hamburg Film Festivals.
Says Norris, “I’ve worked with Bodega as a client for years, and look forward to continuing an exciting and fruitful collaboration, across the commercial and broadcast world, with an exceptionally talented creative team.”
Notes Bodega Director/ECD/Partner Adam Reid, “Bodega is in luck to have Robbie Norris, a true talent who wears multiple hats with ease. His background is a perfect fit with our end-to-end content creation model. He’s also a pretty awesome musician. This gives some street cred that we’re hoping rubs off on the rest of us here!”
A Chicago-native and University of Illinois grad, Norris cut his teeth directing at MTV’s On-Air Promos, where he worked on the VMAs winning several Best of Cable awards for his short arts films and promos featuring the likes of Kanye West, Common and Robin Thicke. His recent work includes a high profile campaign for the launch of the hit USA show “Suits,” and a hugely successful three-part comedy campaign to promote the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone on the USA show “Psych” that created a Twitter sensation, tripling ratings metrics in a brand recall and overall likeability.
About Bodega
Bodega Studios is a creative production company based in New York and San Francisco.
We are the passionate nerdy. We develop, produce and distribute award-winning projects in every medium. We make commercials, digital content, teasers, feature films, television and music videos.
We believe the world is a beautiful place full of surprises, cool things and true magic. Our goal is to inject your project with geeky enthusiasm, groundbreaking creative, visionary style, original solutions and a passion for storytelling.
Our one-stop-shop model has been embraced by brands including: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, USA Network, Logitech, Mattel, MasterCard, Walt Disney Pictures, Nickelodeon, Food Network, Applebee’s, KIA, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, Volkswagen and others.
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“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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