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CALL OF DUTY2013 EFFIE AWARD WINNER

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 advert, “The Vet and the N00b” and 72andSunny have won the 2013 North American Effie Award. The spot launched in late in 2011 and early 2012 was directed by Peter Berg with Pony Show Entertainment with the post handled by KILT Studios. The “Vet and the N00b” promoted the Call of Duty brand to a billion dollars in sales in just 16 days shattering previous campaigns.

SLIM JIM DAREAICP SHORT LIST

Kilt Studios was Short Listed for the 2013 AICP Awards with Untitled director, Glenn Martin, for their work on Slim Jim “Fire.”

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LOWE'SNEIGHBORHOOD

Culver City, CA  - KILT Studios collaborated with BBDO New York and Pony Show Entertainment to produce the newly launched LOWE’S brand campaign. The campaign, directed by Peter Berg, envisions what LOWE’S can do not only for you and your home but how that can inspire your neighbors and your neighborhood to improve what they have. The spot is currently airing.

 

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Call of Duty wins 2013 Grand Effie

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Call of Duty is Grand Effie Winner

"The Vet and the N00b" and 72andSunny Take Home 2013 North American Grand Effie

New York, NY - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 advert, “The Vet and the N00b” and 72andSunny have won the 2013 North American Effie Award. The spot launched in late in 2011 and early 2012 was directed by Peter Berg with Pony Show Entertainment with the post handled by KILT Studios. The “Vet and the N00b” promoted the Call of Duty brand to a billion dollars in sales in just 16 days shattering previous campaigns.


The Effie’s recognizes the architects of the most effective marketing communications ideas

from around the world.  The jury found the campaign, “ignited the brand's disparate audiences with one insight; the fun isn't in winning, it’s in the progression. The game launch achieved cultural inevitability.”


Mark Baynes, Global CMO of Kellogg’s and Chair of the 2013 Grand Effie Jury said in a statement, “The big idea was brilliantly executed and distributed across the paid, owned, and earned media landscape. …

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SLIM JIM "FIRE" HEATS UP

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AICP AWARDS SHOW SHORT LIST'S THE ADVERT FOR THE 2013 SHOW

NEW YORK, NY - Kilt Studios was Short Listed for the 2013 AICP Awards with Untitled director, Glenn Martin, for their work on Slim Jim “Fire.” The advert was conceived by Venables Bell the agency of record for Slim Jim. The concept was very much tongue and cheek. Seagulls find themselves feeding on dropped piece of Slim Jim DARE. Once ingested they breath fire over an unsuspecting beach dwellers. Volleyball nets are torched, beach umbrellas are incinerated and a young boy’s kite drops as a piece of …

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ABOUT US | KILT is space for filmmakers. We use post production toolsets to exploit digital technology in innovative and inventive ways. There is a not a machine or software package we have not broken. We push to find its weaknesses and strengths. And then we utilize it in ways not thought of before to solve our creative challenge. Our experience allows us to create and manage projects at a very high level. We manage projects not based on dogma. We try and strip down the challenges to its simplest, streamlined base. Uncomplicate the process and make it transparent. So that as the project moves forward client and vendor are now partners in the venture and are excited about what lies ahead.

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KILT COMPLETES ITS TOUR ON CALL OF DUTY

CULVER CITY, CA - KILT Studios delivers the seminal Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 for 72 and Sunny and Pony Show Entertainment with director Peter Berg. The ninety second commercial titled “The Vet and The n00b” stars Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Jonah Hill (Superbad) is more small feature than commercial. The film combines very large live action elements with explosive VFX to create a live action game environment that rivals none. In the first 4 days of the commercial’s release, the spot was viewed by 4.6 million viewers on YouTube.


The Vet, Sam Worthington, and the n00b, Jonah Hill, star as gamers entering the live action world of Call of Duty. In the classic genre set of the ‘buddy film’, Mr. Worthington sets off expertly downing his competition while Mr. Hill, at first, fumbles his way through having to ‘re-spawn’ in different environments. As the two continue on their journey through the game, the commercial takes them from the burned out streets of New York, to Berlin, Paris and Russia. In each successive stage, the n00b begins to find his footing in becoming ‘a soldier.’ In the end, the n00b becomes The Vet and jests, “Go Get ‘em n00b” as the new n00b, NBA All-Star Dwight Howard enters frame firing his gun into the air about to earn his soldier stripes.


The concept of the spot was giant and the delivery date was looming. The deadline on the project to meet the release of the game on November 8th was a challenge from the outset for production and post. Pony Show Entertainment in under three weeks delivered a massive set for New York, Paris and Berlin on the backlot of Universal Studios. “It was so well done and big, it was hard to believe we were on a commercial shoot. It really felt like a feature,” remarked KILT founder and executive producer, Matthew McManus.


When KILT received the call about the project, the parameters of the job necessitated that the work be approached like a feature. “Given the time frame and the amount of work, we knew as a company, we would have to split the work among different post production houses.”


KILT Studios is a boutique post-production studio in the heart of Culver City. KILT specializes in devising creative solutions for all forms of content. For a reel or more information, email Matthew McManus or call us direct at (310) 202-5500.

 
 

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MacDonald served as creative director at METHOD/RIOT and previously at CreoCollective. He has built his reputation and staff around the idea of artistic excellence and innovation. His background also includes service at Digital Domain as a senior visual effects supervisor. Collaborating with the top filmmakers in advertising, MacDonald was instrumental in the creation of classic spots for Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Isuzu, MCI and many other advertisers. His work was recognized by numerous awards including four Clios, a Bronze Lion at Cannes and several AICP Awards for excellence.

Born in England, MacDonald earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Coventry Polytechnic. He began his career as a post production artist, working through such London post production companies as Rushes, The Mill and Moving Picture Company. He went on to found several companies of his own, spanning a diverse range of creative and technical services. One of them, Hughes MacDonald, was the first independent visual effects firm in London.


Awards


BOOST Mobile “Overlooked” – Addy VFX GOLD Dallas – 2012

BOOST Mobile “Bop Bag” – Addy Best in Show Bronze Dallas - 2012

MGM Grand ‘Illusion’ - Shoot Magazine Top Ten VFX Ads – Fall 2008

Hyundi “World on Its Head” – Shoot Magazine Spot of the Week – June 2007

Patanol - Best of TV in Archive Magazine 2005

Coca Cola "Jitterbug" - Clio Award May 1999 - Computer Animation Gold

Pepsi "Goose" - Cannes International Advertising Festival June 1998 Bronze Lion

Isuzu "Giant" - AICP Awards June 1998 Short List Nominations

Pepsi "Goose"

Pepsi "Goose" - The Clio awards May 1998 - Visual Effects Gold, Computer Animation Silver Pepsi "Goose"

Isuzu “Giant” - The Clio awards May 1998 - Visual Effects Bronze

Toyota "Solero" - The Golden lemon Awards 1997 Golden Lemon Visual effects

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