8 posts tagged “film”
This month my agency the Hai Media Group heads to Manchester, along with other digital media creative entrepreneurs from throughout the UK, for the conference bTWEEN08, where our agency is a finalist in the Branding Talent competition.
HMG has teamed up with media partner Isabella Hu, a designer, to develop this seed idea for an integrated promotional campaign to support Littlewoods, a popular online shopping site for fashion and house wares. We’ve presented the judges with our Rare Fruits concept, that invites customers to visit Littlewoodsdirect.com, to pick rare fashion fruits from the branches of trees, growing on islands. The virtual world concept wraps around what we’ve already been told about Littlewoods new branding initiatives to build excitement with a television commercial involving a desert island, scheduled to be aired in the 2008 holiday season.
Among
our mentors for this experience will be 4Talent
(an innovation arm of the broadcaster
Channel 4), Aegis Media, Just-b (the creators and
designers of bTWEEN08) and Littlewoods.
bTWEEN08's Sponsors
We
join other finalists to develop our seed ideas into a full proposal for the
client, during a conference workshop, and find out Friday, 20th June 2008, if
our Rare Fruits campaign is a winner. We are thrilled to have the opportunity
to work closely with our digital creative peers for bTWEEN08, and hope we have
a good chance at winning the cash prize of £5K. You can see some screenshots of our Rare Fruits campaign concept below:
Check out our Rare Fruits entry here, which is up for public vote online, among other contenders:
http://www.just-b.com/btween/branding-tallent/rare-fruits
How do you vote? Please sign up to the bTWEEN08 online community, a helpful resource for digital entrepreneurs.
Creative Branding Inspiration
Hai Media Group hopes the judges will love our Rare Fruits campaign, a concept that aims to build website traffic by creating consumer excitement around exclusively available items from popular brands such as Miss Selfridges, Diesel, Love Island, Henleys, and other brands the retailer currently stocks. We've also suggested the possibility of offering prizes or products from the brand’s official spokeswomen Trinny & Susannah, who are leading fashion divas in the UK. We’ve been inspired by the successes High Street retailers have had in recent years by offering shoppers fashion lines from celebrities and designers, and see this new branding initiative as an opportunity for Littlewoods to capture the same excitement online.
Kate Moss, Madonna, Lilly Allen and others, have unveiled their collections at Top Shop, H&M and other retailers, but we think the best case study example is when Stella McCartney’s collection debuted at H&M in November 2005, which launched consumer fervour outside the Oxford Circus retail outlet on its launch day, with thousands of fans queuing for their chance to own an original piece of the collection. The store sold out within the first day, and remains a coup d'état moment among the fashion industry marketing types.
We hope to fuel similar excitement for Littlewoods, and offer busy women a new way to have a chance to own an original fashion item, that doesn’t require taking a day off from work, or raising kids, to queue for hours at a shop. In the run-up to our Rare Fruits campaign debut for Littlewoods, we’ve got integrated promotional strategies surrounding our campaign, to build buzz and excitement over an 8-week period in the run-up to the holidays, that we’ll be discussing further with the judges of this competition.
We are looking forward to working closely with other entrepreneurs, and media mentors to finalize our campaign ideas during the bTWEEN08 conference.
We join other finalists in a development workshop on Wednesday June 18th June 2008, to develop our seed ideas into a full proposal for the client. We’ll find out Friday, 20th June 2008, if our Rare Fruits campaign is an award-winner.
Hoping we've got a winner with the Littlewoods Rare Fruits campaign,
-Lisa
Who’s Lisa Devaney?
I head the Hai Media Group, a multimedia communications company based in London, offering client’s traditional public relations, combined with new technology marketing strategies. I also perform, creating original Cabaret-style comedy skits for festivals, theatre and parties. Find out more about me, and the talented entrepreneurs I collaborate with, by visiting: www.haimediagroup.com
Who’s Isabella Hu?
Hu is an artist and designer who works across
the fields of interactive arts, motion graphics and new media. Her experience includes design consultantcy specializing in
digital, film, and print media. She has screened
her work internationally at various festivals throughout Europe, Canada, Asia,
Australia and in the UK. Visit her portfolio here: Ecolocate.
Joy, joy, joy! I’m sporting a new hairstyle now. My head is topped off with a retro-fabulous flashback look that reproduces the styles of the 1920s flappers who wore finger waves. You’ll find modern celebrities with similar coiffs, all inspired by the original Hollywood divas of days long gone by, like one of my favourites -- Mae West.
I put my mess of a curly mop of big volume, frizzy hair that tends to look more hippy than I’d prefer, into the skilled hands of a stylist in Soho. I expressed my love for old fashioned styles, so he suggested a more manageable, bob cut, and combined it with a bit of razzle dazzle for me by adding finger waves. To instruct the shampooist, he told her that he’d be “doing a Gwen Stefani.” This made me laugh, because clearly this new look for me is a fairly off-the-shelf cut that must be popular among many London ladies.
I absolutely marveled at the talent the stylist had for producing finger waves. He molded my hair with his fingers, sculpting it with a bit of hair gel, so that it formed gently rolling waves that remind me of being at the seaside, watching the waves lap against the shore. It isn’t something I can easily replicate, but my hair naturally waves on its own anyways. I found some basic instructions on how to do it, so if you want to experiment, here’s a quick reference guide another fan of the look suggests:
Get the Look! Finger Wave It
Step 1: On towel-dried hair, apply the correct styling product for your hair type from hair roots to ends.
Step 2: Pre-dry hair with a blow dryer.
Step 3: Set up hair with desired part. Dividing hair into 1-inch sections, work a curling iron through, section by section. Starting from close to the scalp, spiral hair unto the iron's barrel, hold briefly, then release. Work through hair until complete.
Step 4: After allowing hair to cool, test curl - if curl has not taken, take the curl and pin it up to the scalp with a pin, rolling as you go. If curl is firm, separate with fingers and finger comb to desired look.
Step 5: Take hair accessory and pin back hair on one side back, away from the face
The website She’s A Betty also has some good tips here.
I’m thrilled to now be finger waving it, along with the likes of Renée Zellweger,
who carried the look in the movie of the musical Chicago, and, the fabulous Gwen Stefani. I lilke to think that I just might be keeping the spirit of Betty Davis and her era of gorgeous glamour flapper babes alive with my hair. Or, at least I hope so.
I hold no illusion about being able to take centre stage
with proper divas, and certainly can’t hold a candle to the silver screen
stars I admire so, but I am pleased with my new look.
Lot’s of thanks to Ricky at basecuts in London’s Soho on
Berwick Street, who I’ll definitely be returning to for help with my hair.
If you want to the look, ring up basecuts on 02072876807 and tell them that you want Ricky to finger wave you.
I’m finger waving it,
Who’s Lisa Devaney?
I head the Hai Media Group, a multimedia communications company based in London, offering client’s traditional public relations, combined with new technology marketing strategies. I also perform, creating original Cabaret-style comedy skits for festivals, theatre and parties. Find out more about me, and the talented entrepreneurs I collaborate with, by visiting: www.haimediagroup.com
Just saw Be Kind Rewind tonight. It's an amusing gem of a comedy, and I most enjoyed the DIY spirit of it all, when Jack Black and Mos Def decide to re-film all of the video tapes in a New Jersey video store. Danny Glover, Mia Farrow and Sigourney Weaver make appearances, as the cast 'swedes' their own movies. On the website, I found a fun tool that let's you swede yourself, so here is me, sweded:
This is one for straight women and gay men or anyone who appreciates dance. SHOWstudio's website has a link to the short film Men in Tights. Creative choreography by Damien Jalet includes a modern dance interpretation of clothes in a washing machine, and plenty of opportunity to gaze at extremely fit men.
Let's hope Bernhard Willhelm’s design takes off.
Thanks to Helen Storey with the Wonderland project for bringing this gem to my attention,
-Lisa
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Who’s Lisa Devaney?
I head the Hai Media Group, a multimedia communications company based in London, offering traditional public relations, combined with new technology marketing strategies. I also perform, creating original Cabaret-style comedy skits for festivals, theatre and parties. For a reference key to this blog, visit this post. Find out more about me, and the talented entrepreneurs I collaborate with, by visiting: www.haimediagroup.com
With the launch of my multimedia public relations company the Hai Media Group this past week, my email inbox and phone has been buzzing with lots of positive feedback. All the praise and love that has come in was more than I could have hoped for in making the announcement that I set up my creative shop 'officially', here in London.
I've heard from all corners of the planet including Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Dublin, Italy, Germany, Spain, Americans sent joyous wishes from New York, Virginia, New Hampshire, California, Hawaii, Florida, Ohio, Conneticut and I've gotten many supportive responses from people throughout the UK. Here is some of what people had to say:
WOW!!!!!!!
Lisa,
I'm siting here in tears. You know this Mom is always looking for an excuse to be emotional. We are so proud of you, I see why your always saying I'm toooo busy these days. I hope this will bring you $$ success but even more then that artistic fulfillment. You've earned it!!!!!
Love you-Mom
Lisa,
An impressive site. Good luck with its promotion; we look forward to
word of how things develop.
Jim (step-Dad)
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Love, Dad
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Hurrah indeed! A virtual bouquet of flowers and a glass of champagne for my entrepreneurial wife!
Virtual for now, anyway.
Kisses. Yer man.
John (partner)
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JOHN (brother-in-law)
We love you!!!
-Karen (other sis), Dallis & Whitney
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It looks great!
Steve Double
www.double-whammy.com
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That's fantastic to hear! Congratulations to you babe! Let me know if
you ever need anything.
xxx
APB (Andrew Paine Bradbury)
Take care!
Nicolas
Good luck lisa. Gambate neh.
-Dan Illet
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Thanks
Susan
Hi Lisa,
Bruce and I were so pleased to hear from you and to see that you have created your own public relations-communications company. The home page looks great. Congratulations. Do tell us how it all came about and how everything is there. We have thought of you often.
Linda
(Author, researcher, publisher of Bob Roseveare's geneology research of my family's Cornish history -- the Rosevear Family History)
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Look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon, best
Niki x
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Lisa!
I wish you all the best with your adventures on the Hai-side! Ben and I are looking forward
Super proud of you!
congrads!! high fives and polar bear hugs lisa!
wishing you tons and tons of success this year and there fore after!
ill spread the word...
patrick
making life a masterpiece, raising personal standards every single day!
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well done you! That's awesome. looks hot.
I'm working on some stories for British Vogue (which I'm very proud
about), and I'm back from an amazing holiday. looking forward to fashion week here.
xxx
K
Good luck - nice video, and I'll let the team know as well.
Best justin
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Hi Lisa,
Hope all is well. Good luck with this!
Gillian x.
What a beautiful website!
Good luck!
Margaret
Raymond
Congrats Lisa. The site looks good and your Agency looks huge. I wish you
all the success in your company. I am sure you will do well, this is where
you excel.
Barb
Barbara Anglisz
www.adepttech.com
x
Kate Risker
-Bena Roberts
GG
Skill-Pill
www.skill-pill.com
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Hi Lisa,
All the best with the company. Would love to hear more about it and see if
there is anything I can pass your way.
Where are you based now?
Speak soon
Robin
Prashant Agarwal
Mippin.com
Congratulations. I'm going about a bit of change myself. Move to nYC tomorrow and start a new job with a new business.
Bill
Best,
JF
Hugs from sunny but cold NYC!
Marc
-Ellie (my cat)
Best of all -- there has been some new business leads and even a new client that will have HMG representing them in 2008.
Feeling entrepreneurial,
-Lisa
I'm a Broadway baby, having spent my childhood in New York City literally backstage at Broadway
theatres, watching my Dad, who played French Horn in the Orchestra pits throughout the city. Together we witnessed the glitter – and grime – of musical runs of George Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, A Little Night Music, The Wiz, opera at the MET, annual Christmas show's with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and often he gigged at Lincoln Center as a professional musician, among many, many more performances.
Dad studied at the Julliard School of Music in the 60s, alongside several great names in classical music - including Itzhak Peralman. Few had the wealth of culture that I experienced as a child, but most of my friends had an easier time buying designer jeans or taking family vacations to Disney Land regularly. A professional musician’s salary is no easy way to raise four children. He did what he had to do to keep income flowing, in between shows, or in the face of sudden show closures. I remember one musical called Rex that had a one-night run and was closed immediately following disastourous critical review. Dad sometimes drove a cab, and had a host of other amusing odd jobs throughout his career. It is an economic struggle I wish on no one who possesses as much talent as my Dad - Lloyd Rosevear.
This year, watching the WAG strike unfold, followed by the Broadway stagehand's strike, I'm thinking about my own special childhood. Under the stage lights, sitting back stage among the performers and dancers, I saw magic. I often wish that behind all that pretty display, that behind the scenes, the reality of what we faced in getting by financially, wasn't such a brutal, ugly story of hardship that my Dad faced for so many years. The musician's union had a few fights back then, but, as I was a kid, I didn't understand everything that was happening. I just remember that he had to really fight to hold onto good-paying gigs, and it seemed that these were constantly under threat from a variety of seedy influences in the world of showbusiness. I wish my Dad had the community of support that is emerging for WAG and the Broadway stagehands -- because it takes a whole world to support good art.
On my recent visit to the
theatre district in Times Square, I'd hoped to catch a show for old time sake
- but the stagehand workers strike was still in full force. I chatted with a
frontline striker in Times
Square and gave him all of my support. While I haven't seen the musician’s union of the entertainment world chime in just yet, in support, other than a few individuals like KT Tunstall, or to hang out their own list of grievances, today I received news that the Screen Actor's Guild will show solidarity tomorrow in New York City for the Writers Guild of America. Seems it:
'Tis the season to strike!
Hurray that actors in NYC are uniting with writers over what is a long-overdue dispute over the need for fairness in this ever-changing media landscape. Of course writers, and all contributing talent, should receive increased compensation from the sale of DVDs! It is about time that what’s fair is fair be accounted for accurately with the emergence of new models for entertainment content distribution. Everyone (even me) knows that a whole new wave of fortune is presented with television shows availability on DVD and these days, movie releases are often rushed ahead, many skipping over wasting money on marketing and promotions efforts for general theatre release, to get to the shelves of Blockbuster, and for online distribution, as soon as possible. The Hollywood tycoons are always screaming Show Me The Money! And it is about time that the creatives are taking a stand to scream the same line...that they wrote in the first place!
In spirit, I'll be out on the cold streets New York City to join the picket lines alongside my SAG friends, to support my WAG friends -- and if you think you want to get involved, the full details about what's going down in front of Viacom are below:
Information on WGA Strike Locations for Thursday, Dec. 13
Dear Guild Member:
Now more than ever, we must bolster our commitment and keep walking picket lines to let management know that we stand firmly with our brothers and sisters at the WGA. The commitment of actors has been astounding—and our message has been heard loud and clear: The WGA's fight is our fight.
On Thursday, December 13, students and future members of the Writers Guild will join us at Viacom to march, learn about the issues of our strike and show their support. When you arrive at the location, please look for the designated Screen Actors Guild staff member.
Viacom
44th and Broadway
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
REMINDER:
- Please stay at studio locations, and do not join picketers at on-location sites. Screen Actors Guild is not condoning or participating in disruption and/or attempts to shut down location shoots.
- It is critical that SAG picket signs not be displayed at any locations other than the appropriate sites at the studios and networks.
- If you are contracted to work on a television series or motion picture that continues to produce while the WGA is on strike, you are obligated by your personal service agreement and the "No Strike" clause in our collective bargaining agreements to go to work. You can continue to audition for work and accept new work if you choose to do so.
- Screen Actors Guild members should not perform the duties covered by WGA contracts. Simply stated, you should not write anything normally written by striking WGA writers.
- Finally, and most importantly, we must support our fellow SAG members on every set even if they have to cross a picket line to get to work. They are simply following the advice of their union and honoring their contract. It is not reasonable to expect SAG cast members to risk the potentially enormous personal liability that may flow from refusing to work in the absence of a SAG strike. Please note, the WGA contract includes a similar "No Strike" clause and writers would be bound to the same rules as you are if another union were striking.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
We have also set up a toll-free Screen Actors Guild WGA strike
information hotline number for questions regarding work rules and
picket line locations. Through this hotline number, you can get
up-to-the-minute information on work rules, picket line locations and
help with other questions.
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With my support to WAG,
-Lisa
Jacqui Learns Guitar:
If you like my first attempt for CurrentTV, please vote to greenlight me. Your vote gets Jacqui Rock broadcast on UK television.
I met the rocking Miss. Jacqueline Mannering through the Vox blogging community - and was so inspired by her focused efforts to play rock guitar, that I decided to meet her in person. At 15, Jacqui's career in rock is just beginning, and with her supportive family, all music lovers themselves, she is well on her way to making music an enjoyable part of her life.
I admire that she truly puts herself into her music, and uses her guitar as a tool of expression. Jacqui's shy, and I found this to be completely endearing about her. She told me that she can easily perform in front of thousands of people with her guitar, but conversation isn't as easy. So I applaud Jacqui, and her guitar that acts as a megaphone for her inner soul, and I hope that you will cheer her on as well.
Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think of the piece. And do visit Jacqui and cheer her on - at her online homes:- Jacqui on Vox
- Jacqui on YouTube
- Jacqui on Google
Want to place Jacqui Rock on your own blog, MySpace or Facebook page? Go for it! Here are embedded codes:
http://uk.current.com/swf/vm2/player.swf?type=vcc&id=175873112
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
*Please tag any posts of my Current TV piece Jacqui Rock as jacquirock, and courtesy to the creator is
also welcome, so please credit or tag me as www.lisadevaney.vox.com
-Lisa
When Cybersonica 07 took over the Tate Britain museum last week, a few thousand people came out to celebrate the festival's opening night. Among them were a couple of Vox readers. Thanks Liz and Lindajoy for making it out for Late at Tate last week.
I heard from Piers and Renster, who say they plan to make it to the next Cybersonica 07 happening. Glad you are planning to stop by guys, we welcome all of the London Vox.com community to come to our Soundwaves exhibition - a collection of sonic artworks to be on view at Kinetica Museum in London's Spitalfields market beginning 17 May, for six-weeks.
Right now the Cybersonica 07 judges are making the tough decision about what new artists and work will be selected for commissioning this year. Four new works will be on view for the Soundwaves exhibit at Kinetica, and proposals have been submitted from many of the international followers of Cybersonica. The commissioning of new works is made possible with support of the Arts Council England.
Cybersonica 07 also visits Cambridge this year for the Enter_Unknown Territories festival and Bradford for b.TWEEN 07.
Thanks for the support of the festival Voxers - and here is a highlight video from Opening Night at Late at Tate:
