Tuesday, September 29, 2009

AMDA - New Performing Arts School Client

























MLi is pleased to announce the newest client, AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy).

AMDA is a premier performing arts school with campuses in NY and LA. MLi will partner with AMDA Marketing Director Lance Sticksel, to lead the rebranding efforts and international marketing campaign.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Corporate Theatrical Film Animation Opener


Theatrical Film Opener, Designed by MLi:
Premise Media's name represents the film production companies intentions. Premise is not your typical documentary film company. They have a vision for creating independent films, books and DVD's for the domestic and international marketplace, that deal with key, controversial issues others avoid. Their motto is:

"Producing world class media that stirs the heart and inspires the mind to truth, purpose and hope."

The name Premise, as was designed by MLi in this theatrical corporate opening animation, signifies the producers intensions which are to challenge, expose... "shatter" even, previous strongly held beliefs or "premises."

Marketing Ben Stein's Movie: EXPELLED


















When MLi first met with the producers of Expelled, filming was well underway. Premise Media was a new production company. They contracted MLi to develop their corporate image as well as the creative direction for the marketing of the film.

The subject matter was sensitive and bound to raise controversy so the marketing was going to need an edge... something gutsy... something outside the box.

With Ben Stein as the star and known mostly for his comedic rolls, MLi conceived a character cross between Ben and rebel musician Angus Young (AC-DC). Ben Stein, alias Rebel Ben... The schoolboy rebel with a cause... "EXPOSE ACADEMIC SUPPRESSION!"

MLi designed the concept of rebel Ben spray-painting the X in the title of EXPELLED, stamped on a brick wall. The wall represented the school Ben had been expelled from for daring to question the powers that be. It further represented the academic walls of suppression... A theme the producers developed further and became the hook in the final script of the film.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Skins BlackJack Web Design
















Web site design for Action Gaming's latest venture... the new SKINS BlackJack table that offers an exciting new twist to the world's most popular table game.

The photos were all part of the remote photo shoot production MLi art directed via phone and the Adobe "screen share" program.

VideoPoker.com Magazine Ad






















This is the latest in the marketing efforts of VideoPoker.com, for MLi's client Action Gaming. The above image is an ad that will appear in Gaming Today magazine.

The Models were selected from a Vegas talent agency and MLi art directed the all day photo shoot at the new M Resort in Nevada.