Director’s Reel 2009

With every reel I have done there has been an underlying story, revealing not only a varietal “body of work”, but a semi-autobiographical threading element for an added curiosity toward both the work and myself as a filmmaker. Here is the latest.

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Modcloth

Short profile for a fast growing online vintage clothing company called Modcloth in Pittsburgh, PA. This video was meant to explain the benefits NewPA.com and the state of Pennsylvania gives to entrepreneurs that launch a business there.

YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: New PA
AGENCY: BarkleyREI
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Music Video: Atom and the Bombs

Music video teaser for Matt Pavlovcic’s new music venture Atom and the Bombs.

YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: Atom and the Bombs
AGENCY: Pavomatic
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Carhaart Pitch

Pitch video putting the tough and rugged outer image aside for a day and letting normal people tell their stories about how the brand is personally significant.

YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: Carhaart
AGENCY: Organic, Inc.
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

ZeroNines

Buzz generator for Silicon Valley’s ZeroNines, a cloud computing and server downtime security company. Driven by stark images and graphics, the point was to convey the seriousness of major network crashes and how ZeroNines addresses the problem by preventing it.

YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: ZeroNines
AGENCY: Pavomatic
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

One Day You Will Die

I reused some footage from a shoot I did for a luxury apartment company in NYC. 100% shot on the Panasonic HVX-200 24fps 720p. 80% shot with the Letus 35 attached to it and a Nikon 52mm prime lens. Song is called “Last Things Last” by The Rachels.

YEAR: 2009

Clek: Designer Booster Seats

Mini commercial for Clek, Magna’s designer booster seats for kids. Focusing on lifestyle and storytelling first, so to allow the product to breathe without bombarding the viewer with it.

YEAR: 2007
CLIENT: Magna-Clek
AGENCY: Gyro
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Smithsonian: Voice Your Vision

A basic time based typograpy call to action with a quick turnaround deadline to encourage people to contribute to the Smithsonian Institution’s 2.0 project, a venture to make the museums more relevant in a digital age. It was displayed on the 2.0 blog and the Smithsonian YouTube channel.

YEAR: 2009
CLIENT: Smithsonian Institution
AGENCY: Navigation Arts
DIRECTOR/EDITOR/GRAPHICS: Cory Pampalone

College For Creative Studies: Campus and Culture

This is one of many videos populating the admissions portal of the College For Creative Studies website to try and bring prospective students to the school. This particular video is an overview tour of the campus and culture.

See the videos integrated at insideccs.com, including full screen background video elements.

YEAR: 2008
CLIENT: College For Creative Studies
AGENCY: Organic
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

College For Creative Studies: Staff

This is one of many videos populating the admissions portal of the College For Creative Studies website to try and bring prospective students to the school. This particular video is an interview montage with various professors about the academic and artistic value of the university.

See the videos integrated at insideccs.com, including full screen background video elements.

YEAR: 2008
CLIENT: College For Creative Studies
AGENCY: Organic
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Engagement Screen Test in 3 Movements of Beer

March 2008. Post engagement shenanigans with milady. Movement 1:
Music by: Mozart

March 2008. Post engagement shenanigans with milady. Movement 2:
Music by: Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

March 2008. Post engagement shenanigans with milady. Movement 3:
Music by: Avett Brothers

Pitch: National Association of Realtors

Shot and edited in two days at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, MI. This was a pitch video for the National Association of Realtors to demonstrate the behind the scenes work ethic and creative culture of Organic, Inc. as a candidate for the account. Music by: Built to Spill

YEAR: 2008
CLIENT: National Association of Realtors
AGENCY: Organic
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Scion: Brand Launch

An edit and graphics treatment I did from already existing footage for Toyota’s Scion brand launch. Video demonstrated the diverse and unique sub-culture of Scion buyers. Played at various auto-shows on the big screen.

YEAR: 2006
CLIENT: Scion
AGENCY: O2 Creative Solutions
EDITOR/GRAPHICS: Cory Pampalone

Music Video: The Light Looks So Good On You

Music video for a faux boy band known unashamedly as “The Play-Ahhs.” A Parody of 90’s group Color Me Badd’s, “I Wanna Sex You Up.” Advertising culture side projects at their finest. Enjoy. These absurd gigs seem to find me. I don’t get it. Music by Trevor Naud. Lyrics by Bob Pokrywka.

YEAR: 2009
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone

Check out frontman Chris Arace’s amazing photography.

Chevy Silverado: Rocco’s Story

Short testimonial piece for Chevy’s Silveradomag.com microsite featuring a guy named Rocco in Austin, Texas who’s life was saved by the OnStar feature in his truck.

YEAR: 2007
CLIENT: Chevrolet
AGENCY: Campbell-Ewald
DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Cory Pampalone