Commissioned to produce a promo for an all-new season of Investigation Discovery‘s “I Married a Mobster,” Impossible TV did what it does best: storytelling. The creative production company captured the essence of life as a mob wife in 30 powerful seconds. The resulting spot reaches out and grabs the target audience’s attention by portraying the common, striking story arc of these women. Impossible filmed the promo using a Canon C300 cinema camera and then edited in Final Cut. A photographer captured behind-the-scenes footage as the shoot came together. nnnWatch the promo HERE.nnnWatch behind-the-scenes footage HERE.n n”Because we have a strong relationship with Investigation Discovery, we were allowed to really run with this one, shooting quickly after our initial concept was approved,” said Brian Eloe, Impossible’s Creative Director. “We knew exactly what we wanted and brought the story to life.” n n”I Married a Mobster” provides an insider’s perspective into the reality of mafia families from the first-person point-of-view of the Mrs. Each episode sits down with one woman as she recounts the fast-paced and dangerous lifestyle of being a first lady in the mob, whether she knew what she was signing up for or got the surprise of a lifetime when the feds came knocking.nNew episodes of “I Married a Mobster” air Wednesdays at 10 PM (E/P) on Investigation Discovery.nnProject CreditsnDoug Seybert, SVP Marketing, Investigation Discovery nGarnsey Sloan, Senior Creative Director, Investigation Discovery nMelinda Doyle, Producer, Investigation Discovery nBrian Eloe, Creative Director / DirectornJoel Pilger, DPnJulie Morrandez, Senior ProducernRicardo Cozzolino, EditornJosh Thiel, Motion DesignernCoupe Studios, AudionKip Kuepper, Sound Design & MusicnnAbout Impossible TVnImpossible produces moving images that move audiences. The creative production company’s expertise spans network branding, promos, commercials and integrations. Serving a client roster that includes Discovery, Scripps, Sundance Channel, A&E, DISH Network, Blockbuster, MoneyGram and MillerCoors, among others, Impossible’s award-winning work is seen daily on millions of TV screens, computers and mobile devices, and has been recognized with numerous industry accolades, including Clio, Emmy®, PromaxBDA and Addy Awards.nn”I Married a Mobster” is produced by Kaufman Films for Investigation Discovery. At Kaufman Films, Kevin Kaufman, Dan Pearson, Beth Fraikorn and Andrea Eisen are executive producers. For Investigation Discovery, Pamela Deutsch is executive producer, Sara Kozak is senior vice president of production and Henry Schleiff is president and general manager.nnAbout Investigation DiscoverynInvestigation Discovery (ID) is America’s leading investigation network and the fastest-growing network in television. As the source for fact-based analytical content and compelling human stories, ID probes factors that challenge our everyday understanding of culture, society and the human condition. ID delivers the highest-quality programming to nearly 79 million U.S. households with viewer favorites that include On the Case with Paula Zahn, Disappeared, Unusual Suspects and Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets. For more information, please visit InvestigationDiscovery.com, on Facebook, or Twitter. Investigation Discovery is part of Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world’s #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 210 countries and territories.
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Liz Charky Directs a Playful and Reflective Video For Henry Hall’s “Tiny Door”
Directed by Liz Charky, the music video for Henry Hall’s ‘Tiny Door’ is a playful and profound exploration of the song’s intriguing perspective on love. Silly moments and serious heartbreak are skillfully weaved together in a series of cheeky, dreamy, profound, and sometimes psychedelic scenes. “I am a huge fan of love songs that have an unusual, hyper-specific perspective on love,” says Hall. “That’s what I wanted to do with ‘Tiny Door.’ It’s about loving someone unconditionally while recognizing that love is something that isn’t always straightforward — I think that’s something we all attempt to come to terms with in our lives. I thought it was a unique yet universal detail about love and therefore an intriguing subject matter for a song. Even though the song is a ballad at its core, it still has a lighthearted sense of humor to it — that’s really portrayed well by Liz, and Ellin Aldana, our cinematographer.” Charky explains, “When I first listened to the song, I felt it was a love song full of longing with a kind of wishful melancholy. As I spoke with Henry about his intention behind the lyrics and sound, I was assured that I'd need to explore heartbreak in a nuanced way – with a degree of levity and playfulness. For me, falling in and out of love runs the full course of human expression. Love and heartbreak can be so emotionally intense and sometimes lonely, other times quite goofy or liberating. In developing the concept, I focused on both the literal and figurative ways that falling in and out of love might look like. So, you see Henry and co-star Franny Arnautou falling, flying, dancing, raging, winking, smiling, and... Read More