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Bits & Pieces Discount Daaaah-ble Check C HICAGO — Filmworkers (www.filmworkers.com) provided post services for the latest State Farm spot featuring Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Conceived by Chicago agency DDB, the spot finds Rodgers wedged uncomfortably between a pair of Bears fans during an airline flight. George Wendt and Robert Smigel reprised their roles as Bob and Carl from the classic Saturday Night Live skits for the commercial. The duo of die-hard Bears fans recognize Rodgers as "that discount double check guy," while simultaneously tending to their seat-back grills. State of Turbulence is the latest in a series of State Farm ads to pass through Filmworkers' post pipeline before making their way to air. Colorist Michael Mazur performed final color grading, while VFX director Rob Churchill handled visual effects and editorial finishing. For the closing scene in which the familiar, pudgy Packers fan appears on the plane's wing, Churchill composited the actor into the shot and added sky and wind effects to create a sense of over-the-top realism. Baselight was used for grading, and Autodesk Flame Premium was employed for compositing and VFX. Arts & Sciences produced the spot, with Matt Aselton directing. Cutters' Grant Gustafson and Matt Walsh handled the edit. Todd-AO West extends Santa Monica lease H OLLYWOOD — Post production sound company Todd-Soundelux (www.toddsoundelux.com) has reached an agreement to extend the lease term by 10 years for its Todd-AO West facility, located at Lantana in Santa Monica. Additionally, the lease adds new space adjacent to Todd-AO West, creating Soundelux West for the company's sound editorial presence. Todd-AO West consists of five mixing stages, one ADR stage, one Foley stage and a number of production offices and editorial rooms.The facility recently completed significant technical upgrades to its stages. Its recent film and TV credits include Iron Man 3, Last Vegas, Lone Survivor, Nashville and HBO's Girls. "Todd-AO and Soundelux are both equally 6 Post • November 2013 critical to our strategic plans to further enhance our position as the destination of choice for post production sound services," says David F. Alfonso, owner of Todd-Soundelux."Our extended and expanded presence in the Westside creative community signals a tangible and meaningful commitment to providing content creators with a strong, full-service creative and technical sound partner." Dennis Mahoney, a partner at Empire Investment Holdings, the parent company of ToddSoundelux, along with Mark Robinson and Arlene Sommer of Cushman & Wakefield, led the company's negotiations with building owner Jamestown. The new space will house some of the company's most respected creative talent. www.postmagazine.com Global ImageWorks ready for 2014 World Cup H AWORTH, NJ — Global ImageWorks (http://globalimageworks.com) is preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil by gathering footage of the country's culture and history. The stock provider has footage of Brazil, which hosts the World Cup next summer, that dates back to the 1920s. Brazil hosted its first World Cup in 1950. Global ImageWorks' collection includes historic footage of the country and its deep roots in "soccer." In addition to footage from 1940s and 1990s tournaments, Global ImageWorks also has imagery from Carnivale celebrations, as well as from cities such as Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. They also offer footage of Brazil's beaches, architecture and monuments. Much of the archival footage is sourced from film. Some of that film, including footage of Rio, has already been transferred to HD. For more "Stock Footage" industry news, turn to page 36.