Ritz Productions

Cisco Enterprise Video

ritzpro — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:05:00 +0000

A brand-new video for Cisco. This one came with impossibly high expectations. Be as good as a million dollar spot the client had fallen in love with. But with a good idea and good execution, it comes darn close.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/15166431?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff9933
Produced by Molly McEvoy for Camp Creative. Directed by Dave Mackie. Written by Richard Smith

Schwartz new CNO

ritzpro — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:08:00 +0000

For Immediate Release
Frank Schwartz inks deal with Ritz Productions. San Francisco, CA May 14, 2010

Ritz Productions Inc announced today the hiring of Franklin J. Schwartz as Chief Napping Officer. As CNO, Schwartz will be in charge of lying there and doing nothing, except occasionally barking at people out the window.
“We’re excited that someone of Frank’s caliber would be available to us,” said CEO, Richard Smith. “ I think it validates what we’re trying to do here at Ritz.”
For Schwartz it is a return of sorts. From 2008-2009 he served as VP of Shedding before leaving to found the startup MyTongueisALittleTooLong.com.

Come Prepared to Sin

ritzpro — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:54:00 +0000

(These headlines are culled from actual church bulletins)

The sermon this morning: ‘Jesus Walks on the Water.’ The sermon tonight: ‘Searching for Jesus.’

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be ‘What Is Hell?’ Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00pm – prayer and medication to follow.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10am. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. is done.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7pm. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

This evening at 7pm there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

The Salem Witch Trials

ritzpro — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:57:00 +0000

Sometimes the more challenging a project, the more creative the results. This series is proof. The History Channel came to us with an impossible task: take complex historical topics, explain them in a fresh, engaging way, and do it for almost no money. Our concept: find one of those professors that can really make a topic come alive, then animate their story on a digital chalkboard. The result is not quite like anything you’ve ever seen. This is one of eight videos in the series. The rest can be found here.

THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS
Narrated by Justin Bates
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10935738&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1

Series produced by George Young for Camp Creative. Animation by Cobra Creative. Content and Voice over on Jamestown by Professor Harry Chotner, NYU. Content and Voice Over on the rest provided by Justin Bates, The Stevenson School. Written and Directed by Richard Smith.

Ooma In-Store & Web Loop

ritzpro — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:46:00 +0000

Ooma came to us in October looking for a pair of videos for in-store and web delivery. We came back with a single video that could do both. The in-store version has a text graphics layer to carry the message, allowing store employees to turn down the audio (they always do anyway.) It also has a VO layer for the web version where the display size of the video is too small for graphics to be effective.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9254154&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1

Produced by Chris Ekeberg and Pronto Pictures. Motion Graphics Clara Cramer. Written and Directed by Richard Smith

Cisco DMS

ritzpro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:13:00 +0000

John Chambers has said video is the future, and Cisco is putting its money where its mouth is. This video showcases the power of Cisco’s Digital Media Suite and how companies might put it to use. Watch out Final Cut Pro! Video editing is moving to the cloud.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9233984&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1
Produced by George Young for Camp Creative. Directed by Dave Mackie. Written by Richard Smith

Cisco "Scorpion II" – 1 of 3

ritzpro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:10:00 +0000

The problem with making one really successful video for not a lot of money is that suddenly everyone wants more. This video, which comes in three parts, is proof. This is the sequel to the wildly popular (within Cisco) Scorpion File video I did the year before.

Part I Part II Part III

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9233645&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1

1-800 Contacts Spot 3 "Warehouse"

ritzpro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:10:00 +0000

This is the third in a series of three spots for the online contact lens distributor. Most people get their contact lenses from their doctors. 1-800 Contacts has overturned that model. The goal of these spots, convey that process of ordering contacts from them is easier and cheaper than going to your doctor, but just as reliable and safe.

Spot 1 Spot 2 Spot 3

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9233468&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1
Produced by Jefferson Curry for the Kenwood Group. Creative Director: Daniel Pinkham. Written by Richard Smith

1-800 Contacts Spot #2 "Doctor"

ritzpro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:07:00 +0000

This is the second in a series of three spots for the online contact lens distributor. Most people get their contact lenses from their doctors. 1-800 Contacts has overturned that model. The goal of these spots, convey that process of ordering contacts from them is easier and cheaper than going to your doctor, but just as reliable and safe.

Spot 1 Spot 2 Spot 3
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9233398&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1
Produced by Jefferson Curry for the Kenwood Group. Creative Director: Daniel Pinkham. Written by Richard Smith

Cisco "Scorpion II" – 2 of 3

ritzpro — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:05:00 +0000

Part I Part II Part III

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9233728&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1