ESPN and production and design studio Big Block won a Sports Emmy® Award for Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design for Monday Night Football. In total, ESPN was honored with nine Sports Emmy® Awards out of an industry-leading 40 nominations.
Big Block worked as a creative collaborator with Spike Szykowny, Senior Director of Motion Graphics for ESPN, and his team to evolve the look and feel of Monday Night Football. The Emmy®-winning package included an anticipation-building show open, plus new graphics, animation, and Team History bumps, along with a reimagined MNF shield logo from ESPN and Big Block. These visual touch points were also integrated throughout the gameplay broadcast for consistency.
This is the second consecutive year Monday Night Football won the award in the Outstanding Post-Produced Graphic Design category. ESPN and Big Block’s collaborations also resulted in Emmy nominations for Outstanding Live Graphic Design for ESPN’s College Football and ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
Video Credits
ESPN Creative Services
Spike Szykowny: Senior Director, Motion Graphics Lucas Nickerson: Art Director Dale Harney: Senior Designer John Enright: Creative Assistant Matt Tucker: Manager Scott Lodge: Senior Manager
ESPN
Jay Rothman: ESPN Monday Night Football Producer, ESPN VP Production Chip Dean: ESPN Monday Night Football Director
Big Block
Kenny Solomon: Executive Producer Curtis Doss: Creative Director Shaun Collings: Creative Director Phil Bichsel Senior Art Director Sabrina Mance-Weinstein Producer Tiffany Dickerson: Coordinator Designer/Animators Phil Bichsel, Aaron Evans, Fabian Garzon, Grant Hoki, David Kerman, Maz Majd Designers: Andreas Barajas, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Childers, Josh Lewis, Jon Lorenz, Timur Salikov, Michael Tello, Kaya Thomas, Nick Tolve, Julia Wright Animators: Ryan Bute, Dan Bucknam, Sang Keun Chi, Dan Delboy, Ricky Elizondo, Michael Endlich, Raphael LaMotta, Brian Phan Concept Artists: Alex Drummo, Daniel Kim, Daniel Lim, Dakota Warren Editors: Joe Espina, John Nolan
Becca Falborn, CEO & Founder/President, Little Bird
The leaders of international creative company Cutters Studios are very proud to announce the signing of Becca Falborn of Little Bird for commercial representation on the U.S. East Coast. The announcement was made by Cutters New York Managing Director/Executive Producer Caitlin Grady.
Having launched Little Bird last year with a focus on providing highly targeted strategies tailored to each of its roster companies, Falborn organically developed a deep rapport with Grady over the years, while both worked for different companies. After spending time together and comparing notes at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity over the past two years, all parties expressed feeling a strong connection, and a very natural synergy.
“Becca has boundless energy; it’s infectiously fun to be around,” Grady began. “Cutters and Little Bird already share a similar ethos, as well as deep passion for this industry. As a result, we found ourselves out supporting the same events and celebrating craft together, time and time again. Carrying on as partners, working side by side, feels natural. We look forward to collaborations with other Little Bird roster companies, and to getting to know more clients and friends through Becca’s exceptional network.”
For Falborn, her vast appreciation for Cutters Studios draws from its high-caliber reputation, its robust strengths constantly showcased through sustained growth and creative mastery, and of course, the company’s immense talent network.
“Overall, I feel the greatest strength of Cutters Studios is definitely its roster of talent and people,” Falborn confirmed. “Talent isn’t just the editors or the artists, it’s the producers, the management team, the client services teams, the assistants, the receptionists.... Read More