THE HISTORY
MOST RECENT ARTICLES FIRST

OTAKU MOTION / KRISHA MARTZALL PHOTOGRAPHY OPEN HOUSE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!

A huge thanks to our neighbors, friends, associates, and new relationships that were attributes of our August 21st event.

To start the open house event, Tom Baldrige, President of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce said a few very touching words about this momentous time in our lives and spoke to some of the wonderful things that have been happening in Lancaster. Krisha Martzall and Allen Clements cut the ribbon which also signified the begining of a small social mixer and art show featuring the commercial and event related artwork of the three suite 1002 principals including of course, theFictory.

A special thanks to Muffin Street for providing the lovely pastries, A Space to Grow for the amazing bouquets of flowery decoration, The Lancaster Chamber for the encouragement and service they provide to local businesses, and Grand Events for their fantastic quick service and quality product.

For those of you who were not able to make it, we love company and would be happy to host a private tour of our facility and showcase of our work. Just give us a call at 717.824.3350.

added August 26, 2008

BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL FILM NOW ONLINE

Nuff said! Enjoy!

BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL. By Lancaster from Not Bad Design on Vimeo.;

added August 5, 2008

HELPING TO CELEBRATE LOCAL HEROES

We will be creating documentary style accounts... the subject being York County acts of heroism for the Red Cross annual York County Hero's Banquet.

The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Across the nation, over one million Red Cross volunteers do this each day. What better way to celebrate this spirit of humanitarianism than by honoring those individuals who have shown courage, kindness and unselfish character by their acts of heroism in our York Area Communities?

added August 1, 2008

OTAKU MOTION CALLS UPON BLACK MAGIC TO HEIGHTEN POST

THE VINEYARDS OF J. MAKI WINERY AT FRENCH CREEK RIDGE

4am is a difficult time to be awake... but sometimes, it is so worth it. Thanks to Joe, my capable colleague for the help on the shoot. More to come on this one.

VISIT J. MAKI WINERY ONLINE

photo by J. Krzmeinski

added July 19, 2008

25TH ANNUAL SILVER HEALTHCARE ADVERTISING AWARD WINNER

Yet another one of our commercials has won a national award. Produced by the research department of Penn State Hershey Medical Center with Production/Post done by Otaku Motion, our advertisement for prostate cancer awareness earned a Silver Award in the 25th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards!

"The Healthcare Advertising Awards is the oldest, largest and most widely respected healthcare advertising awards competition. The awards are sponsored by Healthcare Marketing Report, the leading publication covering all aspects of healthcare marketing, advertising and strategic business development."

Congratulations to Penn State Hershey Medical Center and our hard working staff on this great achievement.

added June 28, 2008

PARTNERING WITH NOT BAD DESIGN & BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL TO EDUCATE A COMMUNITY

We've been in the production phase, shooting this documentary for about one week now and I find myself dreaming about local produce and thinking about the local economy. It's been a beautiful experience. We have one week of post and then the video campaign is launched. As soon as it is done, we will let you know where and how the film can be viewed.

Photo by Todd Spitler // www.toddspitler.com

We are working closely with creative agency Not Bad Design as co-producers and have had the pleasure of working with photographer, Todd Spitler in the process who is collecting images for the documentary as well as for other promotional material.

added June 29, 2008

THE CHAMELEON CLUB

It's been a long year and a half... much longer than expected but with the new facility and with new found resources, production on the Chameleon Club Documentary Continues.

Recently acquired is all substatntial news footage from Lancaster-based television station WGAL regarding the venue for and by music lovers. Other new progressions include the aquisition of hundreds of film negatives which document the live history of the Chameleon Club. Production is once again underway and we will set some goals as to a release date shortly.

added June 26, 2008

CREATIVE SPACES

We are so thrilled to be moving into such a convenient and inspirational spot in thriving Downtown Lancaster. We plan to be open for business there within two weeks and have put a lot of work into creating an inviting and comfortable space for us... but mostly for you, the client.

Otaku Motion will be sharing the North Market Street (Central Market Mall) studio with KLM Photography and the Fictory. KLM is the very talented Krisha Martzall who specializes in some very artistic photography. Check out her blog here for lots of great updates. Also sharing our space is the Fictory, the imagination of Joseph Krzmenski, winner of many awards for his animated shorts. Joseph is a skilled animator and we look forward to collaborating with him on various projects. We also look forward to having you visit us. Expect invites for an open house soon!

added June 7, 2008

ANTHEM FOR THE LOST :FRICKING CHAMPS

In January, you saw the completion of last years ACS/Starbucks benefit winner's music video. I wanted to post about how awesome it was to shoot the 2008 winners, Anthem For the Lost. This talented and friendly group is from the Harrisburg/York area. We finished production last night on their music video for a new song "Unseen" and are entering post production immediately.

The video was shot in Lemoyne's "Championship" which is a very cool looking venue/record store and perfect for our shoot!

SEE THE VIDEO HERE!

We support the mission of the American Cancer Society in this endeavor and are happy to donate our services for such a great cause. For more information on what you can do to make a difference, visit cancer.org

added May 22, 2008

29TH ANNUAL
TELLY AWARDS

Otaku Motion won two Telly Awards this year for "The Petsperts" and "Sid's Quest"

The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the web. The first award was given for a July production for Lancaster retail store, That Fish Place / That Pet Place. "Sid's Quest" is the story of a boy who is in search of the best toy ever and he finds it at Ephrata's "The Fun-est Toy Store Ever!

The Fun-est Toy Store Ever "Sid's Quest"	That Fish Place / That Pet Place "The Petsperts"

Congratulations to everyone who gave their time and input to the creation of these pieces including Steve Geist, Illustrator and Jim Murphy, voice of "Sid's Quest!" Thanks to Jason Pohlig and Damian/Jonah Eby for their talents on the set of "Petsperts."
added March 4, 2008

OM TAKES PART IN ROCK/METAL DVD FILMING, NY

On February 9, 2008 Otaku Motion partnered with Philadelphia's Grata Video to capture an amazingly homogenous mix of popular hardcore bands at an upscale venue in New York. Among the filmed bands were Sick of it All and Wisdom in Chains. Though production plans are not currently difinitive, we'll keep you posted!
added February 11, 2008

THE SECRECY MUSIC VIDEO COMPLETED

Otaku Motion offered the prize for last years Starbucks / American Cancer Society battle of the bands @ York Little Theatre. We are pleased to be complete with the resulting music video from contest winners, "The Secrecy." The video is a combination of high-end compositing and effects merged with artwork by one of the bands multi-talented members. It will be released as enhanced media on their upcoming cd. Visit their myspace page here.
added January 28, 2008

YORK CHAMBER MEMBER!

We are now proud chamber members of the Greater York Chamber of Commerce. We hope that through our membership we will make many mutually beneficial, long-lasting relationships.
added January 14, 2008

OM PROVIDES CONTENT FOR ARTISTS NEWSLETTER

In a segment called "Anti-Static," owner Allen Clements addresses video production technology, where art meets business, and collaboration in a monthly article for the internet distributed publication which is written by members of Lancaster's Creative House of Lancaster. more info
added September 20, 2007

ADOBE CS3 BRINGS HIGH TECHNOLOGY TO AREA PRODUCTIONS

Otaku Motion has adopted Adobe's new CS3 Production software as it's core suite. There are many advantages of the newly updated motion graphics software which is where we excel.. and now we offer the power of this new suite to you our customer. more info
added September 28, 2007