Our Motion Picture Debut at SXSW
About midway through the locally-produced new comedy “The 2 Bobs” (written and directed by Tim McCanlies and set to debut at SXSW this Monday 3/16 @ the Paramount), there is an important plot point where the narrative flashes back to the “early days of the internet.” A montage of website stills and film clips moves quickly to the cues of an on off-screen narrator.
We were approached last year about contributing design enhancements to the fictional websites shown in the film–to make them look more like real websites of the mid-nineties and fix a few matching issues.
Bryan, our creative director, did some fine archival research, got creative, and mocked up some very authentic-looking old-school websites to present to the editing team for The 2 Bobs. We also scripted some of the transitions into and out of the flashback. Under a tight deadline and miniscule budget, we made a little movie magic happen. Tim McCanlies even signed off on our work. Just goes to show you what we’re capable of.
We’re very pleased to hear that our stuff actually made the final cut (which we hear is quite good, by the way). We’re even thanked in the closing credits. This is so cool. If you go see the movie during SXSW or anywhere down the line…the website stuff about the Jenni-Cam, that’s Bryan Pape’s handiwork. Good on you, Bryan.
See you at the premiere!
