02.23.2010
WHAT'S SHARI UP TO?
If you've been to our Facebook page lately, you'll see Shari's photos from our recent shoot in L.A. What's it all for? Stay tuned and find out! (And you might also want to follow Shari on Twitter.)
02.08.2010
THERE'S A NEW DESIGNER IN THE HOUSE
We're ecstatic to have a new member of our design team, Andy Shea, joining us here at HDMG. Be sure to swing by his suite and say howdy-do!
01.11.2010
HDMG IS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING WAY
Videos, pictures, news, witticisms and random sweet nothings can be yours by following us on Twitter and fanning us on Facebook (to use the technical term). Links are on the lower-left corner of our site (no your other left).
11.05.2009
SERVING MUSIC ON AN INTERNATIONAL PLATTER
In 2008 Best Buy opened new stores in Puerto Rico and Mexico. Best Buy Radio is an in-store music service to enhance customers' shopping experience and promote new music. HDMG helped expand Best Buy Radio into these new markets, periodically updating music provided by Latin music labels.
10.19.2009
HDMG CLOSES SHOP...
...for two days! HDMG goes on its fall retreat in October. A tradition that started when HDMG was just a few people, the HDMG retreat occurs every Spring and Fall. Not simply a Kumbya beerfest, the 2-day event is a time to focus on myriad issues including customer service, new technology, improving the process and Mario Kart. Locations have included founder Jim Daily's parents' cabin, an island in Wisconsin and various lodges and resorts throughout Minnesota.
08.07.2009
BIZARRE AUDIOBOOK
Andrew Zimmern of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods" fame, he chose HDMG to record him as he voices his new book, THE BIZARRE TRUTH: HOW I WALKED OUT THE DOOR MOUTH FIRST...AND CAME BACK SHAKING MY HEAD from Random House. You can hear a preview of the audiobook in iTunes by clicking here.
06.25.09
HDMG LENDS AN EAR TO THE RED TAIL
Carly Zuckweiler recently completed the audio mix for Emergence Pictures’ The Red Tail, a documentary examining the 2005 Northwest Airlines mechanics’ strike. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association member Roy Koch (co-director Melissa Koch's father) is profiled, beginning with his days as a striking NWA aircraft mechanic and then to his new role as a traveling detective who follows the path of his outsourced job.
Editor/compositor and HDMG partner Greg Mattern also helped co-directors Dawn Mikkelson and Melissa Koch output an HDCam master tape for the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival in Minneapolis, MN and the Reel Work 2009 May Day Labor Film Festival in Santa Cruz, CA. The Red Tail will hold its international premiere on July 12, 2009 at the 21st Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland’s leading film festival. For more information about the film, visit redtailmovie.com.
06.23.09
CHECK OUT HDMG ON THE GO!
Our mobile site is now up and running. Many of the features available on our main site are also on the mobile site. It is optimized for the iPhone, but should be accessible from any web-enabled phone. Go to m.hdmg.com and check it out!
05.29.09
WELCOME TO THE NEW HDMG.COM!
Have a look around. Make yourself at home. You can check out our latest work, read up on HDMG news and events, and learn a little bit about our staff. If there's something you'd like to see here, be sure to let us know!
05.20.09
VIDEO WITH BITE
HDMG produced a new video for The Wildcat Sanctuary, an organization dedicated to sheltering wildcats that were orginally owned as pets. Check out our video in the WORK section.
05.11.09
XDCAM FOR EVERYONE
HDMG has been hosting small-group sessions about the XDCAM HD workflow from Production through Post. If this is something that interests you, let us know!
05.07.09
HDMG AWARDED
HDMG is awarded for their work on North Dakota State University's recent "NDSU Impact" campaign. HDMG's countless capabilities and conceptual advancements were vital in developing the spots NDSU used during the campaign. Along with Fargo's Flint Communications, HDMG produced 3 broadcast spots ranging from typographic animations to hand illustrated line animations, as well as an entire 3D spot incorporating some in-camera work. HDMG's talented audio department mixed and designed the audio for the entire campaign. NDSU was elated with the end result. The advertising community was equally impressed, awarding HDMG and Flint Communications numerous Gold and Silver Addy Awards, at the most recent AdFed Awards Show.
05.04.09
SUPPLYING CONTENT FOR TiVo
HDMG teams up with the Geek Squad on the design and development of new, branded TiVo programming and onscreen navigation. HDMG's alternative conceptualization and continuous attention to detail is exactly what the Geek Squad needed for a new programming venture. HDMG and the Geek Squad worked hand in hand to brand and produce programming for a new branch of the TiVo network. HDMG's unique spin on traditional communication methods is what set apart this type of programming from traditional in-store or on-air material.
03.02.09
REAL ESTATE OUTSIDE OF THE CORPORATE BOX
HDMG teams up with nation-wide commercial real estate development and investment firm on an HD, multi-platform 3D branding video. HDMG's unique conceptualization and artistic talents were recently tapped by Chesapeake Companies, a nation-wide real estate firm, based in Minneapolis, MN. Chesapeake was looking for someone to produce a branding video that goes outside the box of the typical corporate work. HDMG took the ball and ran, producing a 75 second 3D journey, bringing the viewer through a metaphorical path of the numerous phases of a Chesapeake project, while nodding to the endless commitment they deliver to each piece. Upon completion, the piece was delivered in multiple formats, ranging from a Flash movie file, for Chesapeake's website, to a Blu-ray disc, for Chesapeake's in-house presentation.
