Jan
15
2010
Special Agent Productions and Ghostbot Service Esurance
In the wake of the W!LDBRAIN office closing, Phil Robinson and his new company Special Agent Productions have gotten off to a strong start up in San Francisco. Along with co-founder Amy Capen, Robinson has been hard at work on the Flash-animated Esurance campaign, which has been all over the ol’ telly these days. Here’s the most recent spot, titled Hidden Camera, which was produced in conjunction with Ghostbot.
January 15th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Project Goal: How many cliches can you squeeze into a 30 seconds spot? Must include chick with tight clothing, a guy doing dance styles in rapid succession, oh, and a slightly mid-cent modern interior. Ready… Go!
January 15th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Roy: In case you haven’t seen many of the recent Esurance commercials, they were all exactly that.
January 16th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Could you please give more background on the W!LDBRAIN office closing.
January 18th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
“Could you please give more background on the W!LDBRAIN office closing.” Yeah, same here. Would like to know more about the W!LDBRAIN office closing.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:58 am
W!ldbrain isn’t “closed.” They shut the San Francisco studio/offices down (rather unfortunate for the talented folks there) and moved to Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles). They’re currently in production on the “Ricky Gervais” show which airs on HBO February 19th, in addition to other projects.
January 19th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Wow, how many times have you seen “this” type of design before.
I can name at least 10 animated shows today that look like this. Where’s the new and unique ways to use FLash?! Seriously.
January 19th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Thanks for the info Anon.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
the animation doesn’t seem to have the same character as the old stuff. also the Bg’s and incidental Characters don’t seem to fit in to the world that was originally created.
January 26th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Wildbrain LA has none of the original crew. Really the name only, apart from the IP they have bought over the years. Largely old Cartoon Network folks there now.
Here are some Brew links for more (don’t forget the comments as they add to a larger picture as old and new brains chime in):
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/wild-brain-sf-shuts-down-special-agent-opens-for-business.html
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/more-about-the-closure-of-wild-brain-san-francisco.html
January 29th, 2010 at 8:09 am
wow, am I on Cartoon Brew? I thought I was with all the negative comments. geez, chill out people it’s a car insurance ad, it’s not supposed to be art. It’s to sell insurance not push the boundaries of “flash”. seriously. This is a great looking piece and is way above most other flash pieces and other animated commercials.