Posts Tagged ‘Motion Graphics’

- Kris Kunz

Hello, my name is Kris Kunz and I have been part of the Total Media Group team for almost 5 years in a variety of capacities, most recently creative and editorial.  In early 2008, not long after the end of the high definition format wars¹ (see wiki link at bottom) the Blu-ray version of Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 was finally green lit and I was given what has to date been the most rewarding experience in my career. I was brought on to Total’s design team to help create the Blu-ray discs.

My role was under production for the 3000+ menu designs and as a line producer. I got to work under TMG Creative Director Toshi Onuki and the Shakey Pictures team. It was not only an honor but also an amazing learning experience to work with the myriad of talented people who had been brought together to create the Archives.

Relative to a 20+ year long project, my role was comparatively minor, and I worked only on the Blu-ray portion of the job. However, I was able to learn a lot during my work on this project and I would like to share what I can and hopefully satisfy some curiosities of anyone who is interested in the Blu-ray volume’s creation.

Over the next few weeks I plan to post entries giving a behind the scenes description of the design process, what some of the major challenges were and how were they met. Stay tuned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_definition_optical_disc_format_war