Atlanta Ballet’s New Vision
When we got the call from our friends at ajc.com about possibly shooting a promotional video for the Atlanta Ballet, I was immediately excited. I knew the subject matter would lend itself to amazing footage, so then it would just be a matter of finding the best story to tell. In 2016, Gennadi Nedvigin left […]
The DR is in the House
Life in the Digital Revolution It is the medium that shapes and controls the scale and form of human association and action. The “message” of any medium or technology is the change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduces into human affairs. – Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964) In my lifetime there […]
Superbowl Drama
Life Changing Journeys During the Break Every year as the Super Bowl draws near, anticipation builds. People are not just excited about the action on the gridiron, but also about a new batch of commercials that will air during the big game. With some of the highest ratings of any televised event during the year, […]
It’s Award Season, Baby!
“Hooray for Hollywood!” The holidays of 2016 are already a distant memory, and January is coming to a close. While some might be very happy about 2017 coming on fast and furiously, others might be experiencing signs of melancholy. One could ask, “What in the world do we have to look forward to now? Where […]
The Swamp on the Golf Course
“It’s How You Frame It” You never know when you’ll see a possible shooting location. They can hide everywhere – they could be anywhere. That’s the thing about composing a scene – it’s all in how you frame the environment. As a great man once said: “Eye of the Tiger, Rock!” One day I was […]
Light on a Stick: GT CoE Labs Tour
“A Six Month Tour” This entry is going to be a little different than the usual Light on a Stick essay. The job and the process described below turned out to be one of the longest production periods (if not the longest) for any job we’ve ever done, and I thought it would be worth […]
Light on a Stick: A Mixed Bag Media Production Diary
Introduction: “What is a Light on a Stick?” I started out in the production business working as a producer in traditional cel animation and broadcast motion design. Imitating classic Hannah-Barbara and Warner Brothers characters and styles and recontextualizing them in a neo-midcentury-modern design framework was the bread and butter of the studio I worked at […]
DigSouth 2015
“Friends, are you ”bored with life?” Have you, “seen it all?” Do you suffer from boredom? From ennui? “Then friends, I’d like to talk to you today about something that can help. Something that can deepen your experience of life, make you a more interesting person, even stave off dementia! A veritable Fountain of Youth! […]
The AMA Presentation in Austin
Mixed Bag Media president Jon Milavec, along with J.D. Fite (Associate VP for Marketing and Public Relations at Agnes Scott College), and Megan McRainey(Assistant Director of Media Relations at Emory University), presented at this year’s American Marketing Association conference on Higher Education, which took place in sunny Austin, TX. The talk was entitled “Blockbuster Results […]
Banjo Legend Jeff Mosier
We had a great time yesterday interviewing the legendary Jeff Mosier (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Blueground Undergrass, Mosier Brothers) about his formative years learning to play bluegrass banjo as a young man at Everett’s Music Barn (we’re interviewing Jeff right in front of the stage). The interview will be part of the Music Barn documentary that […]
Project Interconnections, Inc. Silent Auction
Last night’s Project Interconnections silent auction was a great evening for a great cause. Jon, Stacie and Jim from the MBM team were at the event, and we were pleased and honored to see the video we made for PII being broadcast all around the auction hall. Project Interconnections Inc. provides housing in Atlanta for […]
And a Communicator Award, Too!
First it was a Telly. Now “Invention Studio” has won a Communicator Award! Thanks again for the opportunity, Georgia Tech. We couldn’t be more proud! Invention Studio was produced and directed by Jon Milavec, shot by Jon Milavec and Bryan Simmons, edited by Stacie Antich, with graphics by David Robinson. – And a Communicator Award Too!