Tuesday 10 April 2012

Nickelodeon USA's 'BIG' Nickelodeon Upfront 2012 Sizzle Reel

Below is a high quality (HQ) streaming video which features one of Nickelodeon USA's "Nickelodeon Upfront 2012" Sizzle Reels (also known as a demo reel, a public relations video, and a promo), which Nickelodeon USA recently unveiled at one of Nickelodeon USA's recent 2012 Upfront Presentations which was attended (and watched) by the press and by Nickelodeon's major advertisers. The "Nickelodeon Upfront Sizzle Reel" below features clips from many of Nickelodeon's "Big Events" (Nickelodeon Events) and "Nickelodeon Recreational" activities over the pass few years, including highlights and Orange Carpet footage (including pre-shows) from the Nickelodeon 2010 Kids' Choice Awards (including a clip of the multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Katy Perry being slimed in the face), the Nickelodeon 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, and Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play events (including the First Lady of America, Michelle Obama participating in WWDoP events), the TeenNick HALO Awards, plus clips of Jack Black (hosting the 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, including Jack Black getting slimed), celebrities at various Nickelodeon events, including Will Smith, his son Jaden Smith, and his daughter Willow Smith, Justin Timberlake (receiving his "The Big Help Award" silver Nickelodeon blimp), Jim Carrey (getting slimed at the 2011 KCAs), and of Nickelodeon Stars (Nickelodeon Talent), including Nickelodeon's Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Jerry Trainor, and Noah Munck from the cast of "iCarly", Nick Cannon (the Chairman of TeenNick), Taylor Gray and Dillon Lane from the cast of "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures", Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Pena, Jr., James Maslow and Logan Henderson from the cast and Nickelodeon boyband "Big Time Rush"), Keke Palmer from the cast of "True Jackson, VP", Victoria Justice, Daniella Monet, Elizabeth Gillies, Ariana Grande, Avan Jogia, Matt Bennett, and Leon Thomas III from the cast of "Victorious", Ryan Potter, Carlos Knight, and Gracie Dzienny from the cast of "Supah Ninjas", Po from the cast of "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" (at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, which was hosted by Jack Black). Nickelodeon's 2012 Upfront Sizzle Reel also features some of Nickelodeon's "Big Performances", including Nickelodeon Stars Victoria Justice performing "Beggin' on Your Knees" and "Big Time Rush" performing their single "Boyfriend" from their debut album "B.T.R." at the "Nickelodeon 2011 Kids' Choice Awards". Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon Upfront 2012" graphics package was designed and animated by Los Angeles, California, USA based VFX, CG and Motion Graphics studio Rogues Gallery:

Nickelodeon Upfronts 2012 Sizzle from Rogues Gallery on Vimeo.

Design/Animation: Rogues Gallery (http://roguesgallery.tv)

We were tasked with helping the Nickelodeon team create a graphics package for their 2012 Upfronts.

Keeping the focus on textures and tactility, we wanted to create a look that would make viewers want to reach out and touch the elements in the scene. So we took some shiny plastic, some blobby goo, bumpy sponges and some prickly shapes and mixed it together to create a package that highlights the fun and experiential nature of the network.