Agency: Second Opinion
AD: Steve Brodwolf
Producer: Ron Rosenthal
The Burback Brothers collaborated with Dave Moeller and Joan Black's Second Opinion to produce this 3D animation demo for Lyric Hearing Aids. Art Director Steve Brodwolf wanted an abstract loose line feel to the animation and a painterly quality to the artwork. Ron Rosenthal produced for Second Opinion.
CNWICD "What Makes A Champion"
Agency: Media Nexus
AD: Burback Brothers Inc.
Producer: Mike Richter
Production Company: The Burback Brothers Inc.
Director: Dan/Tim Burback
The Burback Brothers teamed up with Chicagoland NW Indiana Chevy Dealers to produce and direct Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews on this heroic spot. We shot on the Red Camera and created the CGI cars, provided all the composting and editorial in our HD suite. The music was composed by Matt Walker/Ming Music.
CNWICD "Camaro"
Agency: Media Nexus
AD: Burback Brothers Inc.
Producer: Mike Richter
Production Company: The Burback Brothers Inc.
Director: Dan Burback
This spot features Lou Piniella and Ozzie Guillen in a shootout drag race featuring Chevy Camaros. Every baseball season in Chicago brings about a certain rivalry. We shot the managers live on green screen and created the environment, effects and animation in house. It's the good, the bad and the ugly when the Season of Baseball files in. Music was composed by Matt Walker/Ming Music. Sound Design by Dave Kresl.
CNWICD "Practice Makes Perfect"
Agency: Media Nexus
AD: Burback Brothers Inc.
Producer: Mike Richter
Production Company: The Burback Brothers Inc.
Director: Dan/Tim Burback
The stars aligned recently when the Burback Brothers teamed up with Chicagoland NW Indiana Chevy Dealers to produce and direct Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews practicing on the ice with Chevy cars. We shot on the Red Camera and created the CGI cars, provided all the composting and editorial in our HD suite. The music was composed by Matt Walker/Ming Music. Sound Design was provided by 740. Given the BlackHawks success and their capture of the Stanley Cup the spot created quite a buzz and Chevy sales increased forty seven percent.
Sears Home Services..."Dust Bunnies"
Agency: Y&R Chicago
CD/AD: Corey Ciszek
Producer: Marianne Newton
Production Company: Fiber Films
Director: Joe Otting
Y&R Chicago and Fiber Films Joe Otting, recently turned to The Burback Brothers to create the "Dust Bunnies" featured in a :60 Sears Home Services spot. Considerable attention was paid to character development and animation. The fur aspects of the bunnies was one of the challenges of creating a believable dust bunny. It needed to be cute, but not too cute. We wanted the bunnies to be fun to look at, but in the end, you still want them out of the house.
Cub Cadet Lawn Tractors...
Agency: Brunner (Pittsburgh, PA)
AD: Sean Smith
Producer: Karen Smith
Production Company: Fiber Films
Director: Adam Sobocienski
Burback Brothers teamed up with Fiber Films, Adam Sobocienski to "Transform" the steering system of the latest Cub Cadet Lawn Tractor. Fiber Films shot plates on the Red Camera and the animation, tracking and final composting was provided by the Burback Brothers studio.

