Venture Will Be Headed by Business Developer Scott Benson, Executive Producer Kenny Solomon and SWAY Studio Founder Mark Glaser
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block, a new digital production and design studio, has launched in Santa Monica. The venture is headed by business developer Scott Benson, executive producer Kenny Solomon and SWAY Studio founder and creative director Mark Glaser. The partners are backed by a significant institutional investor, which also provides for the launch of a software development group and pending expansion to New York to take advantage of production tax incentives.
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block will specialize in digital automotive content, VFX, design and finishing for feature films, television, web, gaming and mobile platforms, building on Glaser’s experience and his innovative proprietary technologies. Joining <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block‘s key management will be members of Glaser’s creative and production team, as well as new talent specializing in automotive imagery, beauty and retouching.
The investment opportunity enables <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block to offer expanded services and “creative think tank” resources, more efficient workflow and faster turnaround, more competitive cost structure and new equipment. Technology research and proprietary software development in the area of car-related imagery will be a high priority for the new company.
Benson is an entrepreneur whose specialty lies in growth strategy and operational plans for start up companies in the technology space. He is experienced in digital asset management and advertising distribution services, as well as business process engineering and enterprise resource planning at the Fortune 500 level.
Solomon was a founding partner of The Syndicate, a Clio, BDA and Emmy® Award-winning creative design, branding and digital production studio specializing in live action direction, visual effects and color grading for commercials, feature films, television and music videos. The Syndicate has worked with top agencies, networks, directors and studios on content that has been seen around the world.
In 2001 Glaser, a former CG supervisor, founded SWAY Studio, which has among its credits visual effects for CGI-intensive commercials for Chevy Cobalt, BMW, MINI Countryman, Scion tC, Budweiser and Burger King; promos for Showtime’s hit series Dexter; and feature films such as 2012.
“We have assembled a fantastic creative team from the VFX and design community,” said Solomon, Managing Director at <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block. “We want to own the digital automotive content niche and evolve the industry. We understand the art of visual narration and we believe that our strong strategic partnerships, steady financial backing and proprietary techniques will allow <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block to deliver amazing work for our clients and their brands.”
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block is configured with a broad array of software, including 3D Studio Max, Nuke and Flame, as well as the company’s recently completed proprietary driving simulation software, which simulates the physics of driving in real time 3D, a significant next-generation leap from hand-animated vehicle motion.
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block is located in the heart of Santa Monica, in close proximity to the Westside’s many advertising agencies, as well as top restaurants, shops and galleries.
About BIG BLOCK
Launched in 2011, <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block is a digital production studio specializing in digital automotive content, VFX, design and finishing for feature films, television, web, gaming and mobile platforms. A key component of <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block‘s car-centric focus is its software development group, which will generate new techniques to enhance and extend <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block‘s brand across the creative landscape. <a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block‘s recently completed proprietary driving simulation software parallels the physics of driving in real time 3D, a significant next-generation leap from hand-animated vehicle motion.
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block was founded by business developer Scott Benson, executive producer Kenny Solomon and creative director Mark Glaser, whose collective experience with the production of branded content across multiple media platforms make them uniquely suited to meet the challenges of creative communication.
<a href="www.bigblockLA.com.>Big Block is housed in the newly renovated Art Deco Ilona Building on Wilshire Blvd. in the heart of Santa Monica.
For more information, please call 310-954-9400 or visit: www.bigblockLA.com.
Contact:Kenny Solomon Executive Producer 631 Wilshire Boulevard 2nd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-954-9400 Contact Kenny via email
Contact:Media: Mary Reardon 310-659-0965 Contact Mary 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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