RG Entertainment has tapped Radar Creative to create a website, DVD and movie poster for Lucifer, a movie being produced & directed by Ray Griggs of RG Entertainment. Some of Hollywood’s top “A List” players collaborated on the movie trailer including cinematographer Russell Carpenter, a well-known film scoring orchestra, Cafe FX and ADI. Griggs plans … Read more
“Zoom-to-reveal” design (or ZTR as I’ll refer to it in this blog) is becoming more and more of a trend in the design world. A few years ago, websites like Mapquest and Google maps introduced us to an old concept: zooming in to reveal more. You might be familiar with the work of Charles Eams … Read more
We’re proud to announce that FSI has won four Telly Awards for training, writing (Mary Harris), editing (Corey Yaktus) and cinematography (Darren Rydstrom). More info to come.
FSI, Interthinx’s™ training DVD (produced by Radar) that has taken the mortgage banking industry by storm, is now an official selection at the World of Comedy Film Festival in Toronto. FSI was entered into the animation and mockumentary category along with 400 other entries. On Sunday, March 11th, FSI will screen in front of 200 … Read more
Westlake-based Jafra Cosmetics International has tapped Radar to produce its National Leadership Academy in February 2007. The 3-day weekend conference will consist of a gala awards banquet, two general sessions and several breakouts for more than 500 guests. Radar will handle all aspects of production including scenic, decor, lighting, audio, video, pre-produced multimedia elements and … Read more
Here’s the latest news on FSI (from a sales perspective) compiled by Kristi Kennely, Interthinx™ • 895 orders for the FSI DVD to date. • Aurora Loan Services is having their own “Premiere” of FSI for employees. • CTX is having their own “Texas Premiere” of FSI. • Saxon Mortgage is having multiple “Premieres” of … Read more
No one said it would be easy: Radar was tasked with capturing more than 60 interviews in less than four hours for Jafra Cosmetics International. Women from all over the world (Mexico, U.S., Switzerland, Italy, etc…) were asked the same question, “How has Jafra changed your life?” The answers (and stories) were nothing short of … Read more
More than 300 people showed up for the FSI world premiere on Wednesday, which took place at the MBA QA Conference in San Diego. FSI’s Mary Harris (writer), Corey Yaktus (editor), Drew Lucas (designer), Matt Warren (director), Melissa Reinhardt (co-producer) and Kristi Kennelly (producer) were on hand to greet people as they entered the historic … Read more
RADAR will run this full page black & white ad during an upcoming CAI event in October. More info to come but here’s a sneak peak.
RADAR Creative helped introduce the three Hall of Fame inductees at this year’s Spotlight Awards during the Event Solutions Expo in Denver, Colorado (August 23rd). The short 2-minute film follows the journey of a man searching for his place among legends and set up the prestiguous award by introducing John Daly and Andrea Michaels before … Read more
With a little less than nine weeks lead time, RADAR Creative produced an incredible 4-day incentive trip for Jafra Cosmetics International’s Hispanic market. The event, which brought 550 of Jafra’s top producing consultants and district directors to the Hilton Hawaiian Village on the island of Oahu, was a huge success with several Jafra executives calling … Read more
Jaxon Elio Lucas (pronounced “ee-lie-oh”). 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Born on July 23, 2006 at 12:30 pm. Drew & Dena are at home and doing well — they are surrounded by family members who are helping Dena with Jaxon while Drew recovers from his blood clot (detected by a doctor in the room on the … Read more
As I write this blog entry, dozens of talented people are busy working on putting together a huge event for one of our clients. A co-producer is 3,000 miles away meeting with vendors and finalizing the details of this event; four editors will be working all night, putting the final touches on the 18 videos … Read more
RADAR’s team will depart for Uganda today. They’ll join up with several people from Children’s Hunger Fund and Africa Renewal Ministries in order to upgrade a video editing system that was installed in 2004. New cameras and equipment as well as new software and tools will be made available to the eight person video team. … Read more
RADAR recently finished post production on the theatrical trailer for Rotimi Rainwater’s Spit, a documentary that takes viewers inside the world of slam poetry. The film is narrated by muMs da Schemer and Rosario Dawson (of Kids and Sin City fame). At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Alpine Pictures announced the launch of its domestic … Read more
The below email was sent to “Stop & Think” producer Johnny Karls from space! Jeff Williams (pictured below), one of the two astronauts currently on the International Space Station (the Station circles the planet approximately 16 times per day, traveling at 17,500 mph in an orbit varying 208 to 285 miles from Earth) watched “Stop … Read more
RADAR is producing a short “overview” DVD for Children’s Hunger Fund. The 5-minute video will highlight some of CHF’s current programs worldwide as well as outline why CHF is already the charitable organization of choice for many faith-based organizations and corporations nationwide. Johnny Karls (Stop & Think) is producing for CHF while RADAR’s Drew Lucas … Read more
RADAR turned 2 on April 16th. RADAR began with a vision of providing its clients with interactive experiences using storytelling techniques familiar to the motion picture & television industries — two years later, RADAR’s commitment to client retention and its focus on quality products & services and tangible results has paid off. The company has … Read more
The Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) has once again tapped RADAR for creative services on both internal & external communication pieces for 2006. The multi-phased account will encompass identity packages, direct mail, newsletters and pitch pieces for the San Antonio-based organization. For now, RADAR will deliver concepts for new letterhead, envelopes and business cards. … Read more
UniCare has tapped RADAR to produce its 2006 Agent Sales Forum in Ft. Lauderdale this May. The four day event will bring UniCare agents together for an opportunity to hear keynote speakers, learn more about new products & tools available to them and experience a gala awards dinner designed to recognize their achievements for the … Read more
Sysdome’s “Desperate House Lies” won a silver ADDY (American Advertising) Award last week, bringing the total number of awards won to 15. The RADAR SalesCinema™ project won for best audio/visual sales presentation. The District 15 competition, which is the second level of the three-tiered national competition, included the winners from the local competitions in Los … Read more
Production wrapped on Tuesday for “FSI: Fraud Scheme Investigation” bringing the total number of production days to six. RADAR will produce several film posters for Interthinx™ for upcoming trade shows as well as an industry trailer, preparing people for the September premiere in San Diego. The 30-minute project was shot on two DVCPRO cameras, will … Read more
Instead of doing an updated “buzz” page on the radar website, we thought we’d step into the 21st Century and do what all of you expected us to do: get a blog! So here we are. Welcome. Now, let’s get started. What this blog is and what this blog isn’t hasn’t exactly been defined yet … Read more