Bringing home some hardware
Phillip Barnhard
Allow me to heap a helping of humblebrag onto your plate. I've been really fortunate to work in an environment where creativity juices flow like craft beer into a hipster's stein. When that's the case, you are able to do some really great work. And when you do great work, your peers take notice.
The 35th Annual Telly Awards honors the finest film and video productions, web commercials, videos and films, and outstanding cable programming. I've been credited with two Silver Tellys (the highest honor) and two bronzes over the past two years. Well now I can add a few more to that list.
The Head and the Heart received a 2014 Silver Telly Award for capturing the beauty of balance in marketing communications. Our two lead organs, a stuffed heart and a bespectacled brain, help tell the story of how analytical minds and passionate elements come together.
The Gift Exchange took home a Bronze Telly in the animation category. In an earlier post, I described the rigors of performing stop-motion on the ground, shot from above. It was nice to see judges recognize the beauty and hard work that goes into this special art form.
Award season isn't over yet, so these might catch the eye of a few more judges. Until then, I'll just be sitting here, sipping some beer and cleaning my non-prescription lenses.