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Remaking John Lennon’s “Mr. Kite” Poster

Posted by on October 09, 2012 in News | 0 Comments

Designer Peter Dean always wanted a copy of the Victorian era circus poster that inspired John Lennon to write “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite”, but all the copies he’d seen were poor imitations. So he decided to do it himself. You can order a limited edition print here. The short film by Nick Esdaile and Joe Fellows about […]

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New Anti-Tobacco Spot Reel!

  By far, we’ve done more Anti-Tobacco TV/web campaigns over the past 8 years than any other media. Her’s a new spot reel of what we feel is the best! SPOT ON ANTI-TOBACCO FALL 2012 from Spot On Productions LLC on Vimeo. There’s a whole section in our portfolio titled “Anti-Tobacco” if you want to see more!  

An Interview With Orson Welles, 8 Days Before his Death in 1985

Posted by on October 08, 2012 in News | 0 Comments

I stumbled upon this YouTube video of one of the last interviews of Orson Welles. He still astounds me as an actor, director, and individual. I don’t think he was always right, but he wasn’t always wrong, either.

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‘Growing Our Own’ will be showing at the Sun and Sand Film Festival in November!

  We learned over the weekend that our short documentary “Growing Our Own” will be showing on the Sun & Sand Film Festival next month! We’re super stoked that more people will be able to hear the story of The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation’s Summer Youth Institute! ‘Growing Our Own’ from Spot On Productions LLC on Vimeo.

Take a Look at How the Special Effects in Game of Thrones Were Done

You may have heard that Game of Thrones episode Valar Morghulis won an Emmy for best special effects, done by Pixomondo. Ever wondered how they were done? The CGBro has posted a video featuring swipes at how Pixomondo built the world of the Seven Kingdoms, and how they made it seem so believable. And, of course, the dragons. Everyone wants […]

The Mississippi Development Authority – Still helping folks recover from Hurricane Katrina….

Here’s a series of spots we’ve done over the years for the fine folks at the Mississippi Development Authority. Still helping Mississippians recover from Hurricane Katrina…

Legos and Stanley Kubrick

Posted by on October 03, 2012 in News | 0 Comments

YouTube user XXxOPRIMExXX has been uploading an homage to Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb” that involves stop motion animation of Lego mini-figs on Lego built sets. The results are a little weird, and quite fun.   via BoingBoing

Watching the sun come up…

Posted by on October 02, 2012 in News | 0 Comments

This morning we were up early scouting some locations for the next MSO spot. Here Tom stands in the light of the rising sun in front of the Jackson Convention center… Looking pretty epic!