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TFG helps NFL kickoff '08 season C ULVER CITY, CA — The NFL called on The Fa- mous Group (www.thefa- mousgroup.com), here, to created a custom graphics package for the league's NFL Opening Kickoff 2008, a free pre-game concer t that took place in New York City's Columbus Circle. The event featured perfor- mances by ar tists Keith Urban and Usher, and was covered in par t by NBC Spor ts and the NFL Network leading up to the premiere game between the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. The studio was called on to create animated content for two large screens at the event, as well as for a 5:1 panel that rans the length of the stage. Graphics included ani- mated logos and backgrounds, along with screens that intro- duced the performers. In addition to their work for Kickoff 2008, The Famous Group is working with numer- ous NFL teams, producing graphics for in-stadium use. For the Giants, the studio created a video highlighting the team's history and their playoff run to beat the undefeated New Eng- land Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The video plays prior to the team taking the field. Earl Burnley, Jr. ser ved as creative director for TFG; Harumi Shibano was art direc- tor. Designers/animators in- cluded Chris Chernoff, Che'a Gray and Amanda Lee. Josh Sneider edited the piece. N E W S 16 Post • October 2008 www.postmagazine.com To great artists. To a great team. To the future. It's Fusion ® 's 20 th Year!! "We've used digital fusion from the beginning. Because it kicks ass and has grown into one of the most useful assets in production." Chris Bond Creative Director, North American VFX and Head of Research & Development Frantic Films "Of all the compositing applications available to me, I choose to use eyeon's Fusion. I find that it has the most well-thought out and intuitive interface of all the major compositing applications. Fusion is simple to navigate, has all the tools I need to do what I do in the most efficient, expedient and flexible manner." Boyd Shermis Visual Effects Designer "Visual effects production is an adventure of accelerated schedules, tight budgets and increasingly complex imagery. This is our reality. You need to have confidence in your software tools, not only to create the memorable effect, but also to meet the impossible challenges. Fusion never lets us down." David Ebner Co-Founder and VFX Supervisor CafeFX Copyright © 1988-2008 eyeon Software Inc. All rights are reserved. All trademarks, company names and products are the property of their respective holders. eyeon