Underdog Entertainment, a New York-based production company, announced today that “Teenage Popstar Girl” the music video produced for the roots-rock band Whisperado and directed by award-winning director Daniel Azarian, is an official selection and will screen at the 2012 Robot Film Festival.n nThe video, recently featured on AOL Music, follows an awkward tween who worships an impossibly perfect, airbrushed popstar – only to discover her idol isn’t what she seems. It’s a satiric tale that explores the concept of robots taking a pivotal role in the arena of pop culture. nnBlogcritics recently called Teenage Popstar Girl “Bubblegum social satire,” while the award-winning UK radio program, Following the Nerd, described the video as “A great take on modern pop culture with a Stepford Wives overtone.” nn
nThe music video can be viewed online here, along with publicity and production stills. nnThe Robot Film Festival will open with Sundance winner “Robot & Frank,” a story of a retired jewelry thief and his companion robot starring Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, and Liv Tyler. In addition to film screenings, the festival will feature live performances and the second annual Botskers awards ceremony, a red carpet black tie event.nnThe Festival, founded in 2011 by social roboticist Heather Knight of Marilyn Monrobot and Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, will showcase and premiere short films up to eight minutes in length that feature robots as main characters from juried open-call submissions. Co-produced with Marek Michalowski of BeatBots and Chrys Wu of Hacks/Hackers, the celebration is structured more like a TED event than a traditional film festival, as it has live performances, art installations, robot demos, cocktails, and coffee mixers throughout. For more information visit www.RobotFilmFestival.com.nnThe Robot Film Festival will take place on Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 10:30am-10PM at the 3LD Art and Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10016. Tickets are $70 for general admission and $35 for students. Tickets may be purchased via Eventbrite here.nn”Teenage Popstar Girl” is the lead track on Whisperado’s new album “I’m Not the Road” and is available on iTunes, CDBaby and Amazon.com. Visit www.Whisperado.com for more information.nnCreditsnTitle: Teenage Popstar Girl Music VideonClient: WhisperadonAgency: Underdog EntertainmentnProducer /Director: Daniel AzariannAssociate Producer: Andrew BarisnCinematography: Milton KamnPopstar Makeup Design: Jacqueline Catanese, Facez llcnStage Set Design: Russell SchrammnChoreography: Maurice ParentnVisual Effects: Daniel Azariann nAzarian, an established director of television commercials and branded entertainment, recently won two Telly Awards for the PSA “Save Lolita.” In all, he has won five Tellys – including the Silver Award, Telly’s highest honor. He has directed and produced national spots for 3M’s Scotch-Brite brand and Horizon Organic. Blue-chip telecommunications firms and entertainment networks have licensed Azarian’s commercial spots for their US and international mobile networks. This past fall, he directed the “Bullying is Violence” PSA campaign for the Anti-Violence Project. n nUnderdog Entertainment (www.UnderdogEntertainment.com) is a New York-based production company active in producing commercial spots, branded and traditional entertainment.Robert Michael Underdog Entertainment Contact Robert via email 1.212.807.9552
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Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More