AVATAR STUDIOS AND PICKETT PRODUCTIONS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

With Pickett’s relocation to Avatar’s downtown studio, the region’s largest full-service video facility just got even larger.

Avatar is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with local video animation and graphics specialists Pickett Productions. The two companies will share Avatar's spacious downtown studio, making the largest full-service video facility in the region even larger. “The goal of this move is to increase capabilities and enhance the services each company offers the clients,” said Avatar President Bill Faris. The principals and staff of both Avatar and Pickett Productions have a long and rich history in the St. Louis marketing community, working with many of the area’s top advertising agencies and corporations.

Pickett Productions was formed in 1991 to offer clients high quality computer graphics and animation.  The company is led by owner and president, Jeff Pickett, who has worked as a graphic designer, animator and creative director at video facilities in Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis.  Pickett’s award winning staff has experience in 2D and 3D design and animation, motion graphics, 3D illustration and visual effects.  Their major clients include Franklin Templeton, Anheuser-Busch, Carlson Wagonlit, AT&T, Reliv and Creative Kingdoms.

”With our experience in animation and Avatar’s outstanding production and post-production capabilities we can attract projects that require a higher level of creative services with the convenience to our clients of being under one roof” said Pickett.

The two award winning companies combine to offer a complete range of services ideally suited to agencies and corporations that demand high quality creative media services.

“I am very excited about this strategic partnership,” said Faris. “I feel it will enhance our customers’ experience with Avatar, it will grow the creative collaboration in our halls and it will grow creative options in the market.”

JIM MACMORRAN WINS EMMY

The winning EMMY entry was comprised of three pieces of work as a compilation of individual achievement, rather than a singular video.  The first of these three was a 30 second commercial for Michelin Python wiper blades.  Foley, sound effects and music editing were created along with a 5.1 surround mix for this nationally televised spot.  The 2nd part of the entry was the intro video for the SBA website (Small Business Administration) featuring Mario Armstrong as host. The last piece was a 30 second spot for Avatar Studios, which aired as part of the St Patrick Center’s broadcast of the Sports Trivia Championship of 2010.  The category of entry was “Individual Achievement – Audio”.  This compilation entry showcases MacMorran’s abilities as a sound designer and mixer. All three videos were produced and edited by Avatar Studios staff and their clients.

INTRODUCING INTERCAST €� THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Avatar Studios is proud to introduce our latest offering from the Avatar Technologies division – a product that will change the way our clients handle their digital marketing content for the better.

Intercast is a web-based digital asset management system providing simple scheduling of video playlists, custom screen design and digital libraries. Intercast allows the administrator to manage multiple global locations from one interface at any time and any location with Internet connectivity. It simplifies the approval process so your digital content can be quickly approved and distributed to video displays around the country or around the world. The user-friendly interface is compatible with any screen format and is highly secure as content is pulled to the player from behind a company firewall, rather than pushed out.

To complement the Intercast system, Avatar Technologies also developed the Avatar Media Player (AMP) and AMP Touch. AMP can adapt to any video format regardless of size with high-resolution projection or screen display. AMP Touch is a Flash-based, touch-screen version of the Avatar Media Player allowing the user to easily arrange icons on the screen, play/pause/stop video, increase/decrease the size of a video window or layer content all with the touch of a finger. Avatar recently partnered with Lishen Battery Company in Tianjin, China and Demand Energy of Spokane, WA to install the AMP Touch in the two companies’ headquarters.

We would love to show you first-hand how these new technology products can work for your business. Call us today at 314-533-2242 to schedule a one-on-one demonstration.