We created two animated sections for this film. Along with titles, credits, and ambient event-space animations for the film’s premiere. Thanks to Jonathan Chapman | JCP for taking us along on this adventure.
Watch the full 10 minute short film. Or check out our animations around 3:45 and 8:10.
The film profiles Blake and Jennifer Freking, a musher family from Finland, Minnesota who care for 60+ purebred Siberian Huskies. With over 20 years of working with the breed, they have each competed in numerous long distance dog sled races such as the Iditarod, Yukon Quest, and John Beargrease Marathon. The film explores the challenges of living and raising a family off-grid in the snowiest region of Minnesota and captures the Frekings’ devotion to the sport, spirit of adventure, and commitment to the well being of their huskies.
Film Contributors:
Blake, Jennifer, Elena, & Nicole Freking
The Great Northern Festival
Make It. MSP.
Saint Paul Saints
Produced & Directed - JCP
Joseph McMahon - Editor
Tzvetelina Pramatarov - Producer
Jonathan Chapman - Director of Photography
Patrick Meehan - Cinematography & Drone
Justin Silvis - Camera Assistant
Caitlin Rae Hargarten - Illustrator
Sam Thompson - Animator
Sam Bohlken - Art Director
Seth Bohlken - Art Director
Ian Simpson - Story Development
John Fontana - Location Sound Mixer
Chris Joye - Music Composer
Dmitri Belichenko - Post Production Sound Designer
Jessica Zerby - Associate Producer
More on the Freking's at: racingsiberians.com
“Our ancestors never looked back. Isn’t time we did?”
We were approached to create several flashback-style animations for this documentary. The Irish have some amazing storytelling capabilities, so it wasn’t hard to run with the enthusiasm and conviction captured by the film.
A Minnesota woman searches for the place and people her immigrant grandmother left behind. The quest takes her to the Burren: a beautiful, windswept region of County Clare, Ireland. There she finds a clan - and it's medieval legacy - that were scattered and lost during some of the most difficult centuries in Irish history.
Keep up and see when Burren Girl is playing or streaming near you!
We collaborated with the Universe Creative team to infuse motion graphics into their moving short docs sharing the stories and outstanding work the Vela Education Fund is doing for young people. We were set free to play with Vela’s vibrant brand to make intros, transitions and embellishments and had a lot of fund doing it.
We’ve been creating a series of editorials for the new, amazing digital media network, iPondr, that aims to authentically portray american life through genuine narratives while trying to build a kinder America. We’ve covered hospitals, college sports and Hela cells!
iPondr produces media that shapes a better culture, with thoughtful journalistic storytelling and authentic, immersive experiences to bring you Life Outside Your Bubble™.
The Power of One Degree.
“10,000 Degrees is a nationally recognized leader in supporting students from low-income backgrounds to and through college and beyond. Our graduates testify to the transformative impact on their lives, families, and communities.”
We teamed up with Sequence Films and created animations for the closing event at their fundraising gala where they successfully raised 1.1 million dollars!
Can Can Wonderland is our favorite and first arts-based public benefit corporation in MN. Plus its a great place for a boozy milkshake and some pinball. Putt putt your butt butt off and see how all their artist-designed mini-golf holes came to be through this documentary series.
We were delighted to take on a slew of design projects with Can Can outside of the video realm. We created their Kickstarter and promotional videos as well as a doc series about all the artists involved in the golf course. We also had to opportunity to create posters, in house signage, full page ads, playful social posts, even sweet merch like bumper stickers and our favorite custom winter hats.
Ever hear of additive manufacturing? Neither did we until embarking on this project! Now we are familiar and incredibly impressed with what DI Labs is capable of.
“Transitioning from traditional manufacturing to additive opens the door to limitless possibilities but requires a paradigm shift in thinking. With additive, mass customization is possible and scalable. What was once a single product produced in extremely high volume can now become a dynamic product platform comprised of hundreds of different products with thousands of variations to meet the unique needs and tastes of individual users.“
Proud to be a part of the launch of Threedom by creating this video along with our friends at Redstar Creative.
Learn more about dilabs.cc
We've created multiple hand-made paper cutout animation videos to help the Knight Foundation announce their various challenges including the Knight News Challenge, Knight Cities Challenge and Knight Community Information Lab.
Music by Mark Mallman
We worked with the amazing creative directors and producers at Smartpress to come up with a high-energy edit showcasing Print Marketing Trends: 6 Strategies for Summer 2022.
Our Northern Wisconsin friends inquired about creating some fun promotional content regarding this exciting new business resource that is meant to be a gateway to northwoods innovation. Creating a series of short promo animations as well as illustrations for their website, we quickly latched onto the natural setting of this piece: northwoods forests, freshwater lakes and of course bars.
The GRID (Guiding Rural Innovation and Development) is a collaborative economic development initiative focused on building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Northern Wisconsin to generate a vibrant and diverse rural economy.