Simian announced today the launch of version 2.0 of its industry-leading, web-based multimedia platform for creative companies in the advertising, film, television, music and interactive media industries. Revamped design and streamlined functionality gives more power to production and creative teams and bolsters support for sales and marketing. Simian 2.0 highlights include feature-rich project workspaces, enhanced analytics, social syndication, metadata tagging, website integration and custom presentations.n nDevelopment of Simian 2.0 was driven by customer feedback and market demand for one easy-to-use platform to build, manage, present and analyze a range of creative deliverables from media files to documents. “Companies want to save time and increase productivity. It doesn’t make sense to use a dozen different software applications for a dozen different tasks,” states Jay Brooks, co-founder of Simian. “As an integrated platform, Simian 2.0 replaces such random tools with one feature-rich portal that improves accessibility to the workflow and increases collaboration for the entire creative team.”nnSimian Projects features an expanded toolset for collaborating on video, images, audio, documents and rich media. Role-based logins and secure link sharing make review and approval efficient. In addition to workflow tools, Projects also includes a Microsite builder which allows non-technical users build dynamic websites using predesigned themes to present content in new and exciting ways. nSimian Reels features an expanded interface and simplified toolset so that everyday users can build and distribute media reels with ease. It boasts a highly evolved analytics tracking system that gives users critical data on who, what and how media assets are being viewed and shared.nnSimian Media Library includes a customizable asset manager for cataloging digital assets. Media files can be categorized, credited, and tagged for easy search and retrieval. Existing technical metadata is also imported and displayed in the same interface. Simian‘s video transcoding allows clips to be shared across multiple platforms and devices. nnAdditionally, the system provides simple tools for managing online access to media assets. Uniquely, Simian allows users to share direct links or instantly post media directly to Facebook, Twitter and other social sites to support their sales, marketing and promotional efforts. For users who wish to use Simian as their video host single videos can be embedded or Simian‘s API can be used to power an entire media portal.nnnVisit website to learn all Simian Version 2.0 features and take product tour.nnAbout SimiannSimianโข is a web-based sales, multimedia project management platform for creative companies in the advertising, film, television, music and interactive media industries. For more information: www.gosimian.com
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Liz Charky Directs a Playful and Reflective Video For Henry Hallโs “Tiny Door”
Directed by Liz Charky, the music video for Henry Hallโs โTiny Doorโ is a playful and profound exploration of the songโs intriguing perspective on love. Silly moments and serious heartbreak are skillfully weaved together in a series of cheeky, dreamy, profound, and sometimesย psychedelicย scenes. โI am a huge fan of love songs that have an unusual, hyper-specific perspective on love,โ says Hall. โThatโs what I wanted to do with โTiny Door.โ Itโs about loving someone unconditionally while recognizing that love is something that isnโt always straightforward โ I think thatโs 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 โ thatโs really portrayed well by Liz, and Ellin Aldana, our cinematographer.โ Charky explains, โWhen 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 โ 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.ย 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