PRESS – New Hat
2010
- Adweek – Verizon “Droid X Is Here” 07.10
- Shoot- Lisa Houck 08.10
- Screen – Telecine boutique New Hat has secured Lisa Houck of Salon to represent the company on the West Coast 08.10
- Promo News - Kylie Minogue’s All The Lovers by Joseph Kahn 06.10
Xbox Halo Reach: Birth of a Spartan (Beau Leon)
- Creativity – Halo Reach: Birth of a Spartan 04.10
- Boards – Halo Reach: “Birth Of A Spartan” 04.10
- Shots – Xbox Halo Reach : Birth of a Spartan 04.10
Joseph Kahn directed this music video – colored by New Hat’s Beau Leon – for Simon Cowell’s star-studded charity single “Everybody Hurts.” Shot in several countries on multiple formats, the video was a YouTube sensation and helped raise funds for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. For more on the project, see the story on NewHatColors.
Haiti “Everybody Hurts” (Beau Leon)
- Boards - Helping Haiti “Everybody Hurts 03.10
- Creativity - Helping Haiti: Everybody Hurts 03.10
DI Theater:
- Screen – Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique 03.10
- TMC Net – Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique 03.10
- Topix – Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique 03.10
- Computer User – Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique 03.10
- International Business Times – Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique 03.10
- Shoot – DI Theatre press 03.10
Kia (Beau Leon)
2009
Ad and post trades take notice as Los Angeles Telecine for commercials and music videos boutique New Hat launches..
- SHOOT - New Hat Launch 04.09
- Post - New Hat Launch 04.09
- Shots – New Hat Launch 04.09
- Boards – New Hat Launch 04.09
Digital Intermediate Theater Reinforces a Culture of Courage at New Hat Telecine Boutique
SANTA MONICA, CA, March 19, 2010 – “We opened our company in the face of a terrible recession, and thankfully we’ve thrived,” said Partner and acclaimed Digital Colorist Bob Festa of New Hat, the nonlinear style color correction boutique he co-founded with Partner/Executive Producer Darby Walker last year. “Being bold is part of our DNA, I guess, so we’re inclined to stick with it.” New Hat recently completed the build-out of its million-dollar Digital Intermediate (DI) Theater, opening the door to the full spectrum of feature film work.
Read More »Beau Leon
Digital Colorist, New Hat
Coming to New Hat after a successful run as Partner/Colorist at The Syndicate, Beau Leon is a four-time MVPA Award-winner, who was formerly on staff at 525. At New Hat, Beau is reunited with his Riot compatriot, Co-Founder/EP Darby Walker. His latest work is a diverse mix of spot, music video, and longform projects, including HBO (Noam Murro, dir.), Kings of Leon (Floria Sigismondi, dir.), Chase Bank (Michael Hausman, dir.), India.Ari (David LaChappelle, director), the documentary “Sister Corita,” and a PSA via Children’s Bureau. Beau’s 2010 credits include two spots in Super Bowl XLIV, for Dockers and Lexus.
Read More »Bob Festa
Co-Founder/Digital Colorist, New Hat
From the original Levis 501 Blues campaign to Alfa Romeo “Hollywood,” for which he was a 2007 HPA Outstanding Colorist finalist, and a 2009 Super Bowl spot for Jay Leno’s high-profile-now-infamous 10pm series, Bob Festa has long been established as one of the most accomplished colorists in post production. He also counts being named 2004′s Commercial Colorist of the Year in da Vinci Systems Master Colorist Awards competition among his numerous industry honors.
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