After years of war movies about conflicted fighters, a new crop of films is shifting focus: to tactics, technology and teamwork. Making a fictional drama with real-life SEALs.  Full Story

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Updated: May 2, 5:06 PM ET By Paul Glader What's left after creating ... Full Story

The toy-car brand prepares for a real-life stunt By Tim Nudd on May 19, 2011 Hot Wheels is getti... Full Story

An unusual promotion planned for the Indianapolis 500 is based on the saying that the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.  Full Story

As technology closes the gap between the production values of big-budget feature films and small-budget independent movies, the vital ingredients still required for good moviemaking are trial-and-error experience, some talent and a good story to tell.  Full Story

By: Marc Loftus I had a chance to speak with a half dozen post pros that are working on-set this ... Full Story

Bandito Brothers has signed director/photographer Sinuhe Xavier for exclusive US spot representation. He was represented previously by Green Dot (as part of directing team GOLD), and directed projects for CAA that were produced through SMUGGLER.  Full Story

FreshDV recently had the chance to meet with a group of Los Angeles-based filmmakers that are at the forefront of the DSLR filmmaking revolution. In collaboration with Bandito Brothers (the creative group behind the amazing doc "Dust to Glory"), seasoned cinematographer Shane Hurlbut has been breaking new ground in DSLR filmmaking for some time now. Bandito is currently in post-production on the Navy Seals feature film that Shane lensed, shot largely on Canon DSLR cameras and due for release in late 2010.  Full Story

Saatchi & Saatchi, New York chief creative officer Gerry Graf announced last week that he's resigning from the agency effective July 13 to start his own creative venture. The agency is expected to appoint a new CCO by the end of April.  Full Story

Bandito Brothers has signed director/cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC, for exclusive US spot representation. Hurlbut's feature credits include Terminator Salvation, We Are Marshall, Into The Blue, and The Rat Pack, for which he received an ASC nomination. On the commercial front, he counts Visa, Coca-Cola, Verizon, American Express, Discovery, Big Love, and Deadwood among his notable credits. Hurlbut has also worked with music legends The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins. He recently shot a Bandito-produced Navy SEAL narrative feature helmed by Bandito directors Mouse McCoy and Scott Waugh. This is his first spot roost.  Full Story

The L.A.-based production company Bandito Brothers has signed director/cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC, for exclusive US spot representation. Hurlbut's feature credits include "Terminator Salvation," "We Are Marshall," "Into The Blue" and "The Rat Pack," for which he received an ASC nomination. This is his first commercials representation deal.  Full Story

Director/Cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen has joined the roster of Bandito Brothers for exclusive spot representation as a commercial director. He comes to Bandito Brothers from the world of high-octane feature films, making him an excellent fit for Bandito’s action-oriented company culture. Amundsen, one of Variety's Cinematographers to Watch in 2008 ,sees a kinship between his feature work and the world of advertising. "Two of my recent projects were "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe," so, essentially, I was delving into the world of marketing and promotion," he says. "These movies are longform branding efforts."  Full Story

Gentlemen, the Bandito Brothers directing duo comprised of Brett Snider and Billy Federighi, recently tucked a pair of unique accomplishments under their gun belts: they sent Lamar Odom into space Power Bar, and helmed the first-ever "Popumentary" for Kellogg's.  Full Story

Shane Hurlbut and Jon Witmer discussed how the continually evolving DSLR technology is shaping the f... Full Story

Jacob Rosenberg, CTO of Bandito Brothers, talks about how Adobe Creative Suite and the Intel Core i7 Gulftown processors are "blazingly fast", helping his independent studio double their workload in the same amount of time.  Full Story

Formed in 2007, Bandito Brothers is a creative collective of technologists, filmmakers, and former athletes whose action-adventure-themed work has been stealing the show across TV, the big screen, and Internet video outlets. The multitasking Brothers have recently created TV campaigns for Ford, Mountain Dew, Kellogg's, NASCAR, and the U.S. Marine Corps. They are producing an upcoming fictional film about Navy SEALs, Act of Valor, starring actual SEALs in action and written by 300 scribe Kurt Johnstad. A documentary on famed skateboarder Danny Way is also in production.  Full Story

Jacob Rosenberg talks about the relation of Adobe software on Intel Architecture. ... Full Story

ABOUT THE PROJECT I am old friends with the skateboarder Danny Way and when I started my career mak... Full Story

It used to be so simple: If an agency pitched an idea a client didn't like, the idea went away forever. Now, however, the rejected ideas that clients thought they had vanquished forever aren't so easy to kill.  Full Story

Mouse McCoy’s "Living in the Lights" proves to be a successful experiment in advertising, generating 915,000+ views on Youtube to date*, and garnering attention in fanzines and trades the world over.  Full Story

We saw this Canon EOS 5D Mark II video over the weekend and had slotted it for a post, but yesterday, we were contacted by the Bandito Brothers who made this little ditty. Combine a pretty woman with a fast expensive car (and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II of course) and you’ve got possibly a good little short that interests a lot of people.  Full Story

Bandito Brothers has secured boutique agency Nicholas Berglund for exclusive representation in Europ... Full Story

Bandito Brothers, the Los Angeles-based HD production and post facility that specializes in high-octane action content, is getting an infusion of capital from private-equity group Hyperio Entertainment & Media Group and Legendary Pictures chairman and CEO Thomas Tull.  Full Story

Gentlemen, the directing duo comprised of Brett Snider and Billy Federighi, has signed with Bandito Brothers for exclusive U.S. spot representation. The team entered the spotmaking arena two years ago, winning ad contests for Doritos and Converse. Doritos' "Mousetrap" aired during last year's Super Bowl broadcast, ranking number four on the USA TODAY Ad-Meter. Gentlemen has since directed projects for Kellogg's, Cici's Pizza, Hormel and the Kentucky Lottery.  Full Story

Full-service media company Bandito Brothers has launched a Bandito Brotherscommercial division, with a directorial roster comprised of Mike "Mouse" McCoy (pict., r.), Scott Waugh (pict., l.), Jacob Rosenberg, and directing team Teton Gravity. Bandito Brothers embarks on the new endeavor with three recently completed projects, for Ford, Mt. Dew, and the US Navy.  Full Story

L.A.-based special effects and finishing studio Arsenal FX recently lent its talents to a snow-themed spot, with its own take on holiday fun. "Snow Motion," for L.L. Bean via GSD&M, captures the beauty of a winter day as a family engages in sledding, snowball fights and more. The message of the spot is that that every moment counts, and so does every penny, something L.L. Bean understands as it provides rewards to its customers during the holiday season. Work by Arsenal FX included secondary color correction and graphics placement, like the snowflake that falls slowly on a little girl’s tongue.  Full Story

A creative collective comprised of technologists, filmmakers and former athletes, the L.A.-based Bandito Brothers are committed to developing action-adventure-themed work. Spearheaded by Motocross champ and CEO/CD Mike "Mouse" McCoy along with ex-stuntman/now-director Scott  Full Story

FORT KNOX, Ky. (NNS) -- A small Hollywood army descended on Ft. Knox’s Salt River training range Aug. 23-25.  Full Story

Industry trio creates budget-minded HD facility, beta tests Adobe CS3 software. Three years ago, af... Full Story

Moody Air Force Base looked a bit like Hollywood June 26-27 as a production team spent two days filming a recruiting commercial on and in the skies above the base.  Full Story

When Bandito Brothers opened their doors last year they knew they wanted to include full film-finishing services in their pipeline. After reviewing the options, Bandito chose SpeedGrade HD from IRIDAS. Providing grading and conform, SpeedGrade HD 2007 plays QuickTime and AVI files up to HD resolution and applies color correction and effects non-destructively. It all adds up to a powerful film finishing system for Bandito Bothers.  Full Story

Production company Bandito Brothers has acquired the life story rights of murdered auto racing promoter Mickey Thompson. Producer Mike McCoy ("Dust to Glory") has tapped scribe David Baxter to write the feature, "Challenger." Deal is reportedly worth six figures.  Full Story