Monthly Archives: June 2010

Study This Photo and Remember It

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

See that oval shaped gray thing between this man’s hands?  It’s a film magazine for a 35mm motion picture camera.  And it’s something that’s quickly disappearing from commercial shoots.  Including this one: we are also running a Canon 5D. As … Continue reading →

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Lost In Translation, Exhibit #629

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

“Basquetball Kid”?  Admittedly, we’re shooting kind of close to the region, but that has nothing to do with Dr. Naismith’s game… l By Dennis Ryan, CCO, Element 79 d Bookmark It Hide Sites

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It’s Monday Everywhere…

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

This week, we’re shooting in Barcelona so Monday morning came with a walk through the endlessly-under-construction Habitrail™ that is London’s Heathrow airport.  And still, it could be anywhere–people commuting, moving through the hallways, beginning their weeks of personal to-do lists … Continue reading →

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Sobering…

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

I prefer to end the week on an upnote, what with this being shorts and flip-flop weather and the natural optimism sunshine engenders… But this photograph has been ricocheting all around the web the past couple of days: dubbed “Oil … Continue reading →

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Too Often, We Confuse “Can’t” with “Don’t”

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

This Summer, my sixteen year old and I started taking a drawing course at the Evanston Art Center.  Zoe is a remarkable artist; she creates vivid and complex line drawings that vibrate with color, but she’s never had formal drawing … Continue reading →

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Is Facebook Creating a Society of Dopamine Addicts?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

Scientists have proven that one physiological reason we constantly check emails or social networks s is that when we find something interesting or something that challenges us to respond, our brains release a burst of dopamine.  Overtime, we become hooked … Continue reading →

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An Observation for a Tuesday…

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

The attention-junkie known as Lady Gaga = Major League Baseball’s vuvuzela. Charming…  Someone wake me when her fifteen minutes are over. . By Dennis Ryan, CCO, Element 79 . Bookmark It Hide Sites

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A Studio Day…

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

So we’re spending the next two days shooting at Chicago’s Essanay Studios for Cricket, our wireless client.  Back in the day–and by ‘back in the day’ I mean from 1907 to 1913–Essanay was a silent film studio that produced shorts … Continue reading →

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360º Marketing: Nice Idea, Totally Unrealistic

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday and she copped to the fact that she was sick of hearing about 360º marketing, simply because in her experience, it’s pure fiction.  And if you give it a moment’s thought, … Continue reading →

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