http://www.ballardcboyd.com The Work of Director/Writer Ballard C. Boyd Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jen Kwok's new music video "Take You Home" premieres on Atom.com today, and we're very proud. Special thanks to Carolyn Castiglia and the very funny Gary Mahmoud. Also Jen's and my previous video together "Date An Asian", just pulled in over 120,000 hits on Atom.com in the past month. So please ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/new-music-video-take-you-home/ The latest 12 Angry Mascot short is live on Atom.com, mashing up Johanessburg's World Cup fever, obviously with another event set in South Africa. I'm very proud of this one, and enjoyed getting to play with lots of glitches and a thriller feel. Two more sports-related shorts for Atom.com coming ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/district-11-new-12-angry-mascot-short/ "Date An Asian" is currently the TOP FEATURE on Atom.com...right next to a picture of Kenan Thompson. Watch it again here and help us get drive up some hits. Also we just sold Jen's BRAND-NEW video "Take You Home" to Atom.com as well and it should be premiering within the ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/date-an-asian-is-top-feature-on-atomcom/ The first new short I directed with 12 Angry Mascots for Atom.com this summer is up. It's a classy approach to the very non-classy topic of Jockey Breeding. Three more coming thru August, so hold on to your riding crop. http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/jockey-stud-new-12-angry-mascot-short/ Just directed a new comedy promo for Google at their NY offices for their annual sales conference in California. Do i get to go to California to see it? No, I don't. But I'll tell you - their cafeteria is AMAZING. Which almost makes up for the lack ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/shot-google-ny-promo/ I'll be directing a series of new shorts with 12 Angry Mascots for Atom.com, in the upcoming summer months, to be release about once a month. In keeping with 12 Angry Mascots' sports-themed comedy, each short will highlight a different topical sport. First up, my favorite sport: Horse Racing. ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/booked-new-atomcom-shorts/ A sketch I directed with Better Than The Machine, "The Sex Talk", was picked up on the Huffington Post tumblr today, Also "March Madness Girl" for Atom.com has pulled in over 200,000 hits in it's first three weeks, and I've got a new comedy music video for Jen Kwok coming out ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/update-espncom-huffpost-blog-and-new-music-video/ I directed a promo for ESPN.com & Sony last week that's currently online. Props to the fabulous writer/performer Neil Janowitz and producer Hilary Siegel (who'd featured as "wife") for being great, and for letting me deliberately shoot this video so terribly. http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/espncom-promo/ New short I directed for Atom.com, with 12 Angry Mascots, is up online today. Get ready for some March Madness! March Madness GirlAtom.com: Funny Videos | Spoofs | Work Sucks Shot on Monday, cut on Tues, so it was a speedy turn around. Enjoy, and Happy St. Patrick's Day! UPDATE: "March ... http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/new-video-march-madness-girl/ Here's this week's vid I directed for Better Than The Machine, where cheating gets a little complicated. http://www.ballardcboyd.com/news/new-video-sick-lovin/