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DWELE “What’s Not to Love”

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:16:41 +0000

Director Anthony Garth shot his hometown’s Grammy nominated and international loverman, Dwele, on the artist’s home turf for his debut video “What’s Not To Love.”

The video was made to match the cool lead single from the Rock City’s leading smooth operator: Dwele. The clip includes guest appearances by Slum Village, Black Milk and Karriem Riggins. Record Label is E1 Music. DP Mike Berlucchi, Editor Chris Chynoweth @ BEAST and Producer Tony Magnum helped execute Garth’s vision for the video.

The result: Classic R&B Soul brought to life.

Making Waves

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:03:06 +0000

Maneater director Steven Lippman participated in the recent Surfers Healing event in Malibu. The foundation was established by Israel and Danielle Paskowitz, after their son Isaiah was diagnosed with autism at age three. The ocean was the one place where he seemed to find respite.

JVC Turn Me On 3

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:22:20 +0000

Featured: Lorenzo De Guia “Sky Larkin”

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:07:09 +0000

JVC Launches and Dwelle Delivers

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:10:29 +0000

Anthony Garth’s Dwelle Music Video for “Whats Not To Love” got a mention on Video Static this week. The Label E1 Music is pushing the edit through approvals at the networks and we expect to be turning this clip around swiftly. The video came together well with the support of Producer Tony Magnum, Director of Photography Mike Berlucchi, and Editor Chris Chynoweth of BEAST. Another great clip in the can for Anthony. We’ll post a viewing copy upon release.

JVC Turn Me On 3 launched into the stratosphere this week as well. Director Steven Lippman modernizes A Hard Day’s Night in this 5-minute branded video for JVC Mobile Entertainment featuring The All-American Rejects. The project comes out of LA Agency e2amp via Creative Director Danny Klein. The video features three car-fulls of female fans using JVC’s bleeding-edge navigation, music player and receiver systems to chase the band across Los Angeles. “Turn Me On 3” is the third collaboration between Maneater’s Lippman and JVC, with last year’s “Turn Me On 2” receiving over 12 million hits online. A major goal of the production was to have the multiple JVC products appear organically as part of the overall story. Lippman wanted it to play more as a film than 5-minutes of heavy product placement. Agency and Client agreed and Lippy delivered. Well done Steven! JVC Marketing Director Chad Vogelsong teamed with DUB Magazine and male-lifestyle website EgoTV as campaign sponsors, with EgoTV hosting the video and providing marketing, promotion and channel development. The video is receiving the royal treatment with a May 18th bash celebrating its launch (click HERE for pictures), online banner ads, radio promotions and showings on JVC’s Times Square video billboard. Click Here to Watch JVC Turn Me On 3 at Ego TV

Featured: Paul Mitchell “Takashi” by Steven Lippman

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:00:48 +0000

No News Is Good News!

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:39:53 +0000

Woowwwzaaas!!! The old adage: “No News Is Good News” has grown new legs here at Maneater.
Zip, Zoom, and there went April. We have been good, busy, and growing like deep sea flesh eating weeds.

We’re excited to announce our signing with Press Kitchen & Social Butterfly. These veterans of production industry PR are selective in who they work with and we are glad that they see the light in Maneater. We’re looking forward to a great year of PR with Virgina, Kim and Shaun of Press Kitchen and a fresh flutter on our ‘Social Networking’ with Sarah of Social Butterfly.

Head of Production, Sean Newhouse, has been trailblazing and setting systems here at Maneater. Under Sean’s direction we’ll be carving some things in stone and coming up with ways to make the life of stone carving and office stuffs ‘out of the box’. We’re in good hands with Mr. Newhouse and glad to have his steady hand at the helm!

Sean rejoined us just in time to boost our efforts on the “Blue Project”. This was Director Steven Lippman’s well conceived idea to weave select ocean charities of the world together to put forth a unified message of Global Oceanic Conservation. Molly MacDonald developed the project with Steven while Sean and Molly secured known activists such as Brandon Boyd and Pierce Brosnan to be featured in the piece. The shoot took place on Earth Day weekend in Malibu at project contributor Debbie Frank’s home. Also featured are Scott Caan, Caroline Burckle, Anna Cummins, Harry Gesner, Nick Behunin & Chris Jensen, John Paul Dejoria, Chris Malloy, and Tatjana Patitz on behalf of charities such as Surf Aid International, The Surfrider Foundation, Surfer’s Healing, International Fund for Animal Welfare, 5 Gyres, ASR, Save The Waves, Dolphinaid, Water Keeper Alliance, and Oceana. Many people and organizations came together to donate their time and resources to support Steven’s effort. Equipment was provided by Quixote, Camera by Smashbox Digital, Cinematography by Gary Waller, Federico Verardi, and Ernesto Lomeli, Production Design by David Ross, Scripting by Jody Wilson, Catering by Love Catering, and production support by 3 Star Productions. Malibu Magazine will be featuring the stills portion of our shoot as a 20page editorial in their June “Blue Issue”.

April also marked our amazing New Media shoot with The All American Rejects and JVC Mobile Entertainment. Steven Lippman Directed with agency Creative Director Danny Klein and JVC GM of Marketing Chad Vogelson vibing in to make the shoot magic. It was an action packed 2day extravaganza and is rolling through post well at Sunset Edit. This is year three for the Turn Me On campaign and promises to be bigger and better than ever. We’ll post the final cut end of May.

Jed James (Maneater EP), Chad Vogelsong (JVC), Tyson Ritter (ARR), Steven Lippman (Maneater Director)
Matthias Koenigswieser (DP), Danny Klein (e2amp), Chris Detert (American Rebel PR)

New Rep, New Shoot, Just Shot and Loads of Post Taboot!

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:21:00 +0000

Well… we are basically having a lot of fun, making things happen, being creative, and kicking major ass this year at Maneater. We are grateful!

We are happy to welcome Yvette Lubinsky to the Maneater Family. She joins us this month as our West Coast Directors Rep. Yvette has her finger on the pulse of our industry and shares a like-minded vision with us on where the industry stands, and more importantly, where it is headed. We look forward to seeing where all of this like-mindedness will take us and are excited to be teamed with Yvette. Welcome Yvette!

We have a high profile shoot next weekend with a major band and a major brand that we are really excited about. It begins our step into the new media realm and is awesometown! We’ll probably leak out some details next week as we are able. Steven Lippman is set to direct. Those who know him call him Lippy, but we may rename him the Machine.

Beyond all that awesomesauce, we recently shot a video for LiLA and their track “Million Stars”, which is turning out amazing. Director, Lippy Machine did his usual raising of the bar for Cartel Records on this one. The shoot was great and post is gonna be “out of this world” . Nazeli and company over at Sunset Edit are on with Editor Hank Friedmann running the offline/online and vfx are firing on full cylinders with [a little (r&r) productions] from Nashville. We’re calling them “the Nashville Boys” and they have many impressive master plans hatching. The project is being run by Producer Justin Cronkite and we’re happy to welcome Justin and his own special awesomesuace to the Maneater Family as well. He’s really put together a great clip. Here’s a sneak of the thematics, lot’s more goes down in the actual video:

As if that weren’t enough Maneater Magic, we are also enjoying a great post process on our Paul Mitchell / Patron “Charities: What Inspires You?” campaign. In the vein of our newschool bread of multi-platform talent and teaming creative, Director Bradley Scott has stepped in and is running the offline for Director Steven Lippman & Creative Director Christianne Brooks. Bradley is cutting the campaign at Precision Post and having a great time at it. We look forward to sharing the campaign when it goes to air. We estimate that at mid-May. All good things at Maneater and we wish the same to you!

Kool Keith “Dick Towel”

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:02:31 +0000

“Worn on the beach, Worn on a boat”

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:15:23 +0000

Dick Towel feat. Kool Keith has made it’s splash onto YouTube, Funny or Die, and the like. It has sparked a bit of a controversy. Some people get it, some people don’t, and some are getting their jobs back now that Keith showed them what to do! Watch, Laugh and Listen.

Bradley Scott put this together for his friends over at It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to launch the new line of Black Dick Towels. Did you say Dick Towel? Yep, that’s the product and we make the stuff that makes the product stuff come to life. This time we went above and beyond thanks to the help of Nick Thune, Yetty Beats, and the notoriously infamous Kool Keith aka Dr Octagon. A cool fact was that we got to step out of Hollywood and Studiolands and shoot this in the heart of Echo Park. Click Kool Kieth anywhere above to checkit.

Commercial Shoot Inspires All Involved

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:27:50 +0000

Left to right on set: Jed James (Maneater EP) Steven Lippman (Maneater Director) John Paul Dejoria (Patron/JPMS)
Christianne Brooks (Maneater Creative Director) Nanette Bercu (JPMS VP & Creative Director)

“Giving Back” with Patron Spirits and Paul Mitchell

The Patron Spirits Co. & John Paul Mitchell Systems Charities “Giving Back” shoot was a complete success. We enjoyed good graces from the weather genie and tucked in two outdoor shoot days between rain and Oscar-copters on the Paramount New York Street back lot. We went into the shoot inspired by the many charities being featured in the campaign and came out of it completely taken by the compelling stories of those involved with the charities. The team heads into post excited to tell the stories we captured. There was a lot of emotion and talent on set! We are grateful to be a partner with John Paul Dejoria in his mission to inspire the public to Give Back via this versatile and visceral campaign. The spots will be a continuation of the “What Inspires You?” campaign and will net a :30 second national and 2 web viral spots.

Chicago’s Finest

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:18:21 +0000

This is not a Maneater clip, yet parts of Maneater hail from Chicago and we give a loving nod to OK Go and their creative prowess. This is what we call creative collaborative genius with just the right dose of trickery. It all starts with a crash fresh out of the meat locker and ends with a bunch of cheering nerds who wear vests like we do. Who could ask for anything more? Watch if you haven’t already seen it on video static:
This Too Shall Pass

Lights, Cameras, and Lots of Action!

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:07:51 +0000

Anthony Garth just wrapped back-to-back videos for AVJ Records. The label hails from Atlanta/Nashville but brought it all home to Detroit for their artist Bizarre. The two day Detroit shoot nets a video for “Believer” which features Tech N9ne & Nate Walka and a clip for “Detroit’s Finest” that features Kuniva from D12, Seven the General, Royce da 5′9, and Redman. A lot went down in the two-day shoot and we look forward to showing you the results. Major props to “Detroits Finest” film crew, who stood shoulder to shoulder with the crews we work with on the coasts.

We are also in full-court-press for next weeks Paul Mitchell / The Patron Spirits Company shoot and all the pieces are coming together like clockwork. The spot showcases ordinary people who do extraordinary things for the featured charity. Crew, creative, vendors, and talent have all been inspired to put in extra effort and we look to have a great piece on our hands. We are excited for the shoot! Steven Lippman teams with Creative Director Christianne Brooks again on this one.

Paul Mitchell “Tea Tree”, which we shot in Hawaii, released this week as well.
Check it out: Paul Mitchell “Tea Tree” by Steven Lippman

Paul Mitchell “Tea Tree”

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:32:52 +0000

Paul Mitchell “Takashi”

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:55:22 +0000

“Tea Tree” Delivers + Lippman Books National Spot

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:58:09 +0000

We have an inspiring spot in the works with Director Steven Lippman. The piece, being made for Paul Mitchell & The Patron Spirits Company, will shoot early March at Paramount and highlight the “Giving Back” mission of these sister companies.

Lippman also delivered a beautiful spot to John Paul Mitchell Systems for the Tea Tree line. We’ve noted the spot in previous posts and wanted to give the update that client will not be releasing until March or April. We’ll have it up as soon as it releases and in the mean time, here’s a sneak peak:

Valentine’s Day = Kool Keith + Dick Towel = Bradley Scott “Oh My!”

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:44:01 +0000

Thursday’s Dick Towel shoot proved to be a love fest as Bradley Scott & Kool Keith brought the It’s Always Sunny in Philapehia’s Dick Towel to the music video world. A custom Kool Keith original track, properly entitled “Dick Towel!” was scored with Yeti Beats & Denis Deft and plays a major part in the spot. The spot stars actor/comedian Nick Thune and is being made to promote the new black Dick Towel. It takes full advantage of the obvious comedy available from this product. The web spot will be out in March.
Brace yourself!

Paul Mitchell “Bboy Junior”

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:55:44 +0000

West Meets East and Everything In The Middle!

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:48:55 +0000

We wished Director Lorenzo De Guia a fond “bon voyage” as he headed East this week to grow Maneater roots in the Big Apple. With Director Anthony Garth based in Detroit Rock City we now reach West to East and cover everything in the middle. We look forward to some out of LA shoots in 2010!

On the project front, Paul Mitchell “Tea Tree” is gearing up for release and looks stunning. Steven Lippman had a strong finish in post this week. Final touches were put on with Colorist Arnold Ramm at Hi-Ground Media and VFX Artist Joe Censoplano at Radium/Reel FX. Headquarters Music put in for the score and the net net is a splendid visual piece that meshes Hawaiian beauty with the Tea Tree line’s organic elegance.

Bradley Scott is in production on a comedy piece for Dick Towel which will feature, Kool Keith, amongst others. We are gonzo excited for this as the creative is shaping up to be jaw-dropping and lots of top talent is getting involved. You can see the shenanigans that inspired the creative at: www.dicktowel.com

So far all good in 2010. We’ll keep you posted as these projects develop and new ones land at Maneater

Maneater 2.010

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:00:41 +0000

Welcome to the new site!

Maneater is proud to welcome Steven Lippman to the gang. Steven brings bright lights and beauty to our body of work and, with roots in pro skating and surfing, is a happy addition to our like-minded little family . Welcome “Lippy!”

2009 was a solid first year for our art and commerce and we look forward to creating more of the same with you in 010.

Today we are in post on another Steven Lippman Paul Mitchell spot; A Hawaiian shoot for the Tea Tree line of products. DP Rod Lamborn was on again and brought the Canon 7D into play. Radium & Reel FX are doing their magic on this as well. It’s a great piece, delivers early February, and will be up by Valentines Day.

Lots of other exciting projects on the burner. Stay Tuned..

… and check out our revamped Roster!

Fuel TV “Todd Francis”

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:33:46 +0000

Children’s National Medical Center “Spots”

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:38:22 +0000

MTV2s “1 World HipHop Championship”

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:54:30 +0000

Step Brothers “Living Poster”

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:05:58 +0000

B4BC “Snow Boobs”

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:20:34 +0000