Taylor Harrington
Taylor Harrington (born July 31, 1983, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American director and visual effects artist. He is a partner in iam8bit,[1] a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Nick Ahrens.[2]
Career
Harrington is currently the co-founder and a former partner and post production supervisor at iam8bit and now has founded a new company called "The Malt Shop". He is a professor in Journalism at the University of Southern California.[3]
Education
While attending the University of Wisconsin with a double major in Film and Sociology, Harrington was approached to direct and star in an extensive commercial campaign for multiple banks in the Midwest. He won "Best in Show" for the direction and conceptualization of the viral portion of the project at the premiere marketing conference in Iowa.
Film & TV
He moved to Los Angeles in September 2008, and began supervising post production supervisor for iam8bit in 2009, where he co-found the film and production side of the collective, with projects including Capcom's Mega Man Universe.[4] and short film My Barista[5].[6] He is a self-taught editor and visual effects artist, with specialities in motion graphics and title sequences.
Commercials/Virals
- When Did Social Gaming Get So Lame? (2011) editor, SPFX. Boardroom satire featuring venture capitalist icon David Hornik. Produced by iam8bit
- Save the Unicorn Parade (2011) editor, SPFX. PSA satire starring Rachael Leigh Cook. Produced by iam8bit
- Mega Man Universe Teaser Trailer (2010)[7] editor, SPFX. A live-action/stop-motion hybrid teaser trailer for Mega Man Universe. Produced by iam8bit, in conjunction with Buddy System Studios, for Capcom Entertainment
- 'Lost' Mega Man 10 Commercial (2010)[8] editor, SPFX. A "faux" commercial for Mega Man 10, posed as an archival discovery from the '80s. Produced by iam8bit for Capcom Entertainment.
Books
- SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the 80s (2011),[9] a follow-up collection of the iam8bit exhibition's best pieces from the years 2006-2010. Foreword by Kevin Pereira. Co-authored with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Nick Ahrens.
References
- ↑ Mike Schramm (2011-08-12). "Super iam8bit debuts Los Angeles gallery space, begins month-long art show". Joystiq.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ "iam8bit (Official Website)". iam8bit. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/soc_archive/soc/term-20151/course/jour-527/
- ↑ "Mega Man Universe trailer". GameTrailers. February 22, 2016. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ↑ Harrington, Taylor. "Director". imdb. Amazon. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Taylor Harrington at the Internet Movie Database, retrieved 2011-08-16
- ↑ "Capcom creating Mega Man Universe". GameSpot.com. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "Exclusive: The Lost Mega Man Commercial". GameTrailers.com. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ "SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the '80s". Amazon.com. 10-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-01. Check date values in:
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