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!
Why Are You Here?
Ten years ago, my not yet wife, Lynn Harris Medcalf, and I went to Washington, D.C. to participate in The March For Women’s Lives. It was a bigger event than I had ever seen or been a part of before and while that was impressive, the size wasn’t what mattered. It was the reason that […]
We won a Telly for “Invention Studio”!
We’re proud to announce that we won a Telly Award for “Invention Studio”, a piece we did for Georgia Tech last year. The Invention Studio is a place where Georgia Tech students are free to try out their ideas using real materials and the latest technology and tools. The studio bridges the gap between theory […]
From Tragedy to Tradition: Fifty Years of Bluegrass in Suwanee
A mild mannered guy in his 40s with a guitar case in his hand pushed past me and through the door that led into the kitchen. As he opened it I could hear the sound of a spirited bluegrass jam coming from somewhere back in the house. A typical scene on a typical Saturday at […]
Our Green Week
This was a very green week for us. It’s the kind of week we’d love to see more of: three great shoots, and all of them centered around taking concrete steps towards sustainability and environmentally conscious thinking. It started on Monday, when we shot the dedication ceremony for Agnes Scott College’s new solar panel installation. […]