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After some initial interest in the first version of the trailer for The Break Free Project: Flight of the Ladyhawke Jeff stepped it into high gear revising and re-revising.  Finally a definitive version of the long form of the trailer has been completed (thanks to everyone’s contributions like Danny Brothers and Mavi Graves, among others). Click here to see it in its fully color corrected glory! More updates to follow…

ASW teams up again with the fellas over at Steve’s Word (a.k.a ourselves) for another viral video sketch. Watch the video here or on YouTube. It never ceases to amaze how productions can come together. This little ditty had been in the works for months because we knew we wanted to release it before the end of the Beijing Games. Now, this isn’t to say that we didn’t plan the heck out of it, but so many key elements came together at the last moment. For instance, Danny Brothers not only stepped up to play the part of Robert Jeffries, but he secured us our basement location TWO DAYS before the shoot. We’d been asking around for months, literally, for a usable basement. Not only did the basement of The Lucky Cat serve our needs as a shooting location, but we had a delicious, healthy, and extremely convenient lunch at The Lucky Cat itself. They also let us use their bathroom so we didn’t have to use the diapers we had brought.

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Here it is in all it’s glory, the first official Break Free Project trailer for the upcoming documentary. This is ASW’s first foray into the world of documentary and into the world of feature length film production, so it was bound to be bumpy. All things considered, we are very proud of our trailer amassed from the first 80 hours of footage (out of a grand total of 130).

Officially released at Nut Roaster Studios’ semi-monthly short film festival, the trailer was met with enthusiasm by the small but critical audience in attendance that evening.

As May comes to a close it appears our early predictions of having a rough cut of the film done by May 2008 seem a little unrealistic. The trailer has been a big step and one that will spur interest in the full length film. And so we soldier on.

Watch it in high resolution  here or on YouTube.

Steve’s Word, we produced this sketch about how the current national obsession with Celebrity Pregnancies affects the youth. Shot on location in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. Other than the challenge of getting adult women to look like pregnant tweens and the freezing weather, our biggest production hurdle was the audio. Shooting without permission next to a playground on a Sunday was no easy task. My god; leaf blowers, screaming kids, barking dogs, buses and traffic on the street, etc. It’s not like you can ask a Park Slope parent gossiping about the latest post-natal yoga studio while she pushes her squealing child in a swing to be quiet. Hell hath no fury like a Park Slope mom. In the end, we’re extremely proud of our production. You can watch Rockin’ the Bump! on Steve’s Word or on YouTube.

ASW strikes when you least expect it. The world is always on pins and needles to know what the next Apple iPod related product will be. We got the jump on the chumps over at Mac by bringing you their latest in the iPod line. Old technology is made new again in this speculative commercial. The music featured was generously contributed by down-tempo electronic artist Mavi Graves. Check out the video here. Or watch it on YouTube!

Grooooowl…

American Spirit Wolf productions welcomes you to the year 2008. While 2007 was a year filled with many achievements and its fair share of struggles, we’re determined to make this year even more productive and more successful. Armed with more on the job experience, better understanding of our goals and practices, and manly beards we’re ready to not only tackle 2008 but to hold it down with wolf like ferocity and not let it up until it says, “uncle.” Won’t you join us?

-Tim & Jeff

The ASW crew unveils another video blog entry for the electro-pop artist The Polish Ambassador. Working closely with the artist, we’ve created several webisodes that have aided greatly in the musician’s acquisition of loyal fans. These humorous shorts not only give listeners a taste of the Polish Ambassador’s music, but shed some light on his personality and sense of humor that is quite endearing and extremely rare in the world of electronic music. Click Here to see the video.

After months and months of hard work, the American Spirit Wolf produced pilot episode for the television and/or web series “Men Who Don’t Get Laid” is finally complete. ASW worked in conjunction with O’Daniel productions to pull off the herculean task. Special thanks to Matt Toder the editor, The Now Corpororation, Touch at Running Water Labs, and Nick Toscano at Nice Shoes for helping us achieve the project’s professional quality. Click here to watch the final product.

ASW has just completed its latest production. A music video for the band Saint Bernadette’s song “Sidestep”. Directed by Tim Spellman and produced by Jeff Larson, the video stars the band’s lead members Meredith DiMenna and Keith Saunders. Shot on location in and around Litchfield, CT. We were blessed with an eerily foggy day that captured the somber spirit of the song. Extensive location scouting, diligent prop preparation, the expertise of DP Pablo Berron, excellent craft services, and our ability to adapt is what made this video possible on such a cumulus friendly day. Please check out the video on YouTube so we can amass precious views. Watch it HERE in Hi-Res.