We did this super-fun stunt to support my friend Jon's Barack Obama site.
I know how spurious and unreliable political video can be, so from the beginning, it seemed best to create a spectacle that would be of service in and of itself, regardless of how the video performed.
So we took two amazing fighters to the streets of NYC, dressed them in Star Wars outfits and McCain and Obama masks, and had them swordfight. They were great - Casey Clark as Obama and Erik Gratton as Vader. Erik also choreographed the fight.
The day was kind of perfect. On Wall Street, it was a lovefest, with all the European tourists simply digging this act of political theater. The markets were in pandemonium, and we were surrounded by some heavy duty cops. But they didn't care a bit. Except to snap a couple photos.
Go Obama. Here's the complete crew:
Casey Clark - Obama
Eric Gratton - McCain
George Tsalkis - Bush
Sean Michael Wilkenson - Stormtrooper
Andrew Deputerre - Stormtrooper
Sam Dodd - Voice of Yoda
Gregor Clark - Director
Adrienne Imbriaco - Producer, Casting
Rachel Wiederhoeft - Production Coordinator
Blythe Frank - Casting
Eric Gratton - Fight Choreography
Rene Crout -Director of Photography
Hannah Neufeld - Editor
Aaron Steinberg - Sound Design, Editing
Sebastian Conley - Text Graphics
Animators:
Adam Ansorge - Head Animator
Peter Blanco - Asst Animator
Nicholas Woods - Asst Animator
Bob Gebbie - Asst Animator
Eva Snyder - Asst Animator
Joseph Rufian - Asst Animator
Tobias Roediger - Asst Animator
Euhna Sophie Lee - Asst Animator
Liliana Penagos - Asst Animator
Jon Campbell - Asst Animator
Travis Blain - Asst Animator
Michael del Rossi - Asst Animator
Eric Rothman - Asst Animator
David Wanta - Asst Animator
Nathaniel Caauwe - Asst Animator
Eric Tarkanian - Asst Animator
I know how spurious and unreliable political video can be, so from the beginning, it seemed best to create a spectacle that would be of service in and of itself, regardless of how the video performed.
So we took two amazing fighters to the streets of NYC, dressed them in Star Wars outfits and McCain and Obama masks, and had them swordfight. They were great - Casey Clark as Obama and Erik Gratton as Vader. Erik also choreographed the fight.
The day was kind of perfect. On Wall Street, it was a lovefest, with all the European tourists simply digging this act of political theater. The markets were in pandemonium, and we were surrounded by some heavy duty cops. But they didn't care a bit. Except to snap a couple photos.
Go Obama. Here's the complete crew:
Casey Clark - Obama
Eric Gratton - McCain
George Tsalkis - Bush
Sean Michael Wilkenson - Stormtrooper
Andrew Deputerre - Stormtrooper
Sam Dodd - Voice of Yoda
Gregor Clark - Director
Adrienne Imbriaco - Producer, Casting
Rachel Wiederhoeft - Production Coordinator
Blythe Frank - Casting
Eric Gratton - Fight Choreography
Rene Crout -Director of Photography
Hannah Neufeld - Editor
Aaron Steinberg - Sound Design, Editing
Sebastian Conley - Text Graphics
Animators:
Adam Ansorge - Head Animator
Peter Blanco - Asst Animator
Nicholas Woods - Asst Animator
Bob Gebbie - Asst Animator
Eva Snyder - Asst Animator
Joseph Rufian - Asst Animator
Tobias Roediger - Asst Animator
Euhna Sophie Lee - Asst Animator
Liliana Penagos - Asst Animator
Jon Campbell - Asst Animator
Travis Blain - Asst Animator
Michael del Rossi - Asst Animator
Eric Rothman - Asst Animator
David Wanta - Asst Animator
Nathaniel Caauwe - Asst Animator
Eric Tarkanian - Asst Animator
