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	<description>The Work of Director/Writer Ballard C. Boyd</description>
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		<title>WATCH: Google Developers Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wrote and directed this new spot for Google Developers, that&#8217;s a follow-up to our previous pop-up book &#8220;Developer Stories&#8221; spot from September. Very proud of how it turned out with amazing design by Shawn Annabel &#038; Emily Kaplan and some forced perspective tricks at the end. Shot by Will Beckley.]]></description>
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<p>Just wrote and directed this new spot for Google Developers, that&#8217;s a follow-up to our previous pop-up book <a href="http://www.ballardcboyd.com/work/commercials/google-developer-stories/">&#8220;Developer Stories&#8221;</a> spot from September.</p>
<p>Very proud of how it turned out with amazing design by Shawn Annabel &#038; Emily Kaplan and some forced perspective tricks at the end. Shot by Will Beckley.</p>
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		<title>WATCH: Lil Jon f/t LMFAO &#8211; &#8220;Drink&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new music video &#8220;Drink&#8221; by Lil Jon and featuring LMFAO is public and all over the Interwebs. You&#8217;ll never look at seniors the same way again. UPDATE: 200,000 hits in the first 72 hours on YouTube. Not bad for a three-day holiday weekend!]]></description>
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<p>The new music video &#8220;Drink&#8221; by Lil Jon and featuring LMFAO is public and all over the Interwebs. You&#8217;ll never look at seniors the same way again.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE:</b> <u>200,000 hits in the first 72 hours on YouTube.</u> Not bad for a three-day holiday weekend!</p>
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		<title>Lil Jon PREMIERE on The Huffington Post!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Lil Jon &#8220;Drink&#8221; music video that I directed premieres EXCLUSIVELY on The Huffington Post today. UPDATE: The video was also picked up by New York Magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Vulture&#8221; feed. Thanks so much, NYC!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/lil-jon-drink-music-video_n_1279613.html">Lil Jon &#8220;Drink&#8221; music video</a> that I directed premieres EXCLUSIVELY on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/lil-jon-drink-music-video_n_1279613.html">The Huffington Post</a> today.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/lil-jon-drink-music-video_n_1279613.html"><img src="http://www.ballardcboyd.com/wordpress/wp-content/images/huffpo_liljon_drink.jpg"></a></p>
<p><u>UPDATE</u>: The video was also picked up by New York Magazine&#8217;s <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/02/lil-jon-drink.html">&#8220;Vulture&#8221; feed</a>. Thanks so much, NYC!</p>
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		<title>SHOT: New Google Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wrapped on a new Google spot. It&#8217;s the follow-up to the recent &#8220;Developer Stories&#8221; spot, used a lot of paper, and we&#8217;re very excited. You can see me &#8220;directing&#8221; with my hand in my mouth, on the left. More coming soon.]]></description>
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<p>Just wrapped on a new Google spot. It&#8217;s the follow-up to the recent <a href="http://www.ballardcboyd.com/work/commercials/google-developer-stories/">&#8220;Developer Stories&#8221;</a> spot, used a lot of paper, and we&#8217;re very excited. You can see me &#8220;directing&#8221; with my hand in my mouth, on the left. More coming soon.</p>
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		<title>SHOT: New Lil Jon Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wrapped principal production on the new Lil Jon music video &#8220;Drink&#8221; featuring LMFAO. It&#8217;s a spin on the &#8220;club&#8221; videos, and it&#8217;s gonna be super weird. More to come.]]></description>
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<p>Just wrapped principal production on the new Lil Jon music video &#8220;Drink&#8221; featuring LMFAO. It&#8217;s a spin on the &#8220;club&#8221; videos, and it&#8217;s gonna be super weird. More to come.</p>
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		<title>WATCH: Thought So &#8211; Image Promos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently directed a series of short image promos for the band Thought So, each teasing a track from their new EP. They&#8217;re short, pretty, and the tunes are catchy. Check them out.]]></description>
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<p>I recently directed a series of short image promos for the band <a href="http://www.thoughtsomusic.com">Thought So</a>, each teasing a track from their new EP. They&#8217;re short, pretty, and the tunes are catchy. Check them out.</p>
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		<title>WATCH: Google &#8211; &#8220;Schemer&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote and directed this spot for the brand-new Google+ product Schemer, which just launched and is now online. This was a ton of fun to make and special thanks to everyone who eagerly played very serious in very un-serious moustaches.]]></description>
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<p>I wrote and directed this spot for the brand-new Google+ product <a href="http://www.schemer.com">Schemer</a>, which just launched and is now online. This was a ton of fun to make and special thanks to everyone who eagerly played very serious in very un-serious moustaches.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Developer Stories&#8221; on CREATIVITY ONLINE</title>
		<link>http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/developer-stories-featured-on-creativity-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Google &#8211; &#8220;Developer Stories&#8221; spot I directed was just featured on Creativity Online, which is a real honor since they&#8217;re one of the biggest sites for promoting advertising and design on the web. Thanks so much, guys.]]></description>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.ballardcboyd.com/work/commercials/google-developer-stories/">Google &#8211; &#8220;Developer Stories&#8221;</a> spot I directed was just featured on <a href="http://creativity-online.com/work/google-developer-stories/24858">Creativity Online</a>, which is a real honor since they&#8217;re one of the biggest sites for promoting advertising and design on the web.  Thanks so much, guys.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Everything Is Going To Be Alright.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My new short doc &#8220;Everything Is Going To Be Alright.&#8221; is now online. The film is a short essay on friendship and the South, centering around a bachelor party for one of my oldest friends, in the North Carolina mountains over a weekend in July 2011. With also a lot of guns. &#8220;&#8230;an amazing piece [...]]]></description>
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<p>My new short doc <a href="http://www.ballardcboyd.com/work/shorts/everything-is-going-to-be-alright/">&#8220;Everything Is Going To Be Alright.&#8221;</a> is now online.  The film is a short essay on friendship and the South, centering around a bachelor party for one of my oldest friends, in the North Carolina mountains over a weekend in July 2011. With also a lot of guns.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;&#8230;an amazing piece done with both clear artistic talent and humanity.&#8221;</em> &#8211; <a href="http://roniweiss.com/2011/10/24/be-you-artist-series-cmj-2011/">Roni Weiss</a></p></blockquote>
<p>We were honored to have the film premiere at and curated for the <a href="http://www.beyouartistseries.com/">Be You Artist Series 2011 Showcase</a> last Friday in Brooklyn, as part of the CMJ Festival in NYC.</p>
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		<title>WATCH: New Google Commercial (with Pop-Up Book!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ballardcboyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just directed a new spot for Google Developers, kicking off their latest campaign, which we&#8217;re very proud of. In addition to being on the internet, this video is also being translated into 7 languages to open at Google Developer Days all around the world this fall. Special ultra-thanks to Sara K. White, Shawn Anabell, &#038; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just directed a new spot for <a href="http://developers.google.com/stories">Google Developers</a>, kicking off their latest campaign, which we&#8217;re very proud of.</p>
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<p>In addition to being on the internet, this video is also being translated into 7 languages to open at <a href="http://www.google.com/events/developerday/">Google Developer Days</a> all around the world this fall.</p>
<p>Special ultra-thanks to Sara K. White, Shawn Anabell, &#038; co. for their tireless, speedy construction of this very elaborate and mechanical pop-up book.</p>
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