Led by Founder/Executive Producer Angela Guice, NuContext has commandeered 140+ remote productions this year since March. This month in October, the television promotion and marketing production company celebrates Latinx Month with two new incredible campaigns for Hulu and Freeform.
“Bringing the incredible diversity of the Latinx community to the forefront, and celebrating the unique personalities and viewpoints in both of these campaigns was an eye-opening journey and truly an honor,” comments Guice. “The experiences of the incredible people we met were so inspiring and we hope that their stories demonstrate the vast richness, creativity and talent of the Latinx community.”
Looking to elevate LatinX writing talent, Hulu teamed with The Black List for the 2020 Latinx List, which focused on one-hour and half-hour original pilots written by at least one Latinx writer and featuring a Latinx or Latin American character in a prominent role. The inaugural Latinx TV List, which opened submissions in February and closed on March 18th, is a joint project of The Black List, The Latin Tracking Board, NALIP, Remezcla, and the Untitled LatinX Project.
As part of this initiative, Hulu has released “All Accents Welcome,” a digital series of videos that profiles each of the featured writers. Using their 100% contactless virtual filming system, NuContext filmed each of the 10 selected writers in their homes being interviewed by a friend or family member. The resulting conversations were candid, insightful and often emotional, giving viewers an inside look on their unique backgrounds, and backstory on how their scripts were influenced by their life experiences.
Filming 10 talents over the course of 3 days in 4 different cities, NuContext guided the writers on setting up camera, audio and lights for their on camera interviews, while client and production monitored over a virtual video village.
Freeform is honoring Latinx Month paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. Within the month, all Latinx people tend to be grouped together as one culture, but that’s not the reality. There are 20+ countries grouped under the term “Hispanic” and each has a distinct culture.
Freeform’s campaign “Soy Yo” celebrates the variety/uniqueness of Latinx culture & identity through the voices of real people sharing their experience as Latinx Americans.
NuContext worked with Freeform to cast a diverse cast featuring Singer/Actress Amara LeNegra, Poet Yesica Salgado and Influencer & Artist Curly Vaelasquez. All talent filmed in their homes using the NuContext’s virtual camera rig system with the creative team supervising from virtual video village. Directed by Angela Guice, the final pieces highlight the talent’s personal story and perspective — in their own voice — as a member of the U. S. Latinx community.
“We applaud both Hulu and Freeform for amplifying these voices, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to help tell these stories,” concludes Guice. “Even in the midst of a pandemic, we can still meet new people, share important and meaningful stories, and learn from each other using short form content and storytelling as a medium to connect us all.”
Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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