Bullseye Art & Volume.com Announce Partnership; Bullseye Art, Sole Provider of Animation for New Urban Portal, Launches New Series "Makin' Moves".Business, Entertainment & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 Bullseye Art Bullseye Art was a NYC based art collective that pioneered art and animation on the web, (see also Antirom, adaweb, thing.net). Founded in 1995 by Josh Kimberg, Nick Cogan and Ryan Edwards, the company gained fame for its creation of unique and offbeat interactive cartoons made Ltd. (www.bullseyeart.com), the leader in Web animation production and development, announced today its partnership with HBO's new urban portal, Volume.com. As part of this agreement, Bullseye An established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced. See also reference point. announced the launch of its newest animation, "Makin' Moves," an urban tale produced specifically for Volume.com. Volume.com chose Bullseye Art to serve as the provider of animation for the newly created site, which targets the trend-setting urban youth market. Owned by Bullseye Art, "Makin' Moves" is licensed exclusively to Volume.com and can be viewed at www.volume.com. "We are very excited to be working with Volume.com as it enables us to reach a new audience, showcase our expertise in Macromedia Flash and explore new creative opportunities," said Josh Kimberg, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bullseye Art. Mr. Kimberg further stated, "Makin' Moves is our newest animated show and we are proud to be showcasing it in conjunction with Volume.com." Naeem Mohaiemen, Vice-President of Business Development, of Volume.com comments, "We chose Bullseye because they have generated a cult following This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice". See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult". for their quirky, cutting-edge animations." "Makin' Moves" follows the misadventures of Curtis, a young man in his twenties, as he pursues his dreams of fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. Formerly a janitor, Curtis aspires to become a rapper and actor. Joined by his best friend Boo-Boo, the duo constantly gets tangled up in something, as they resolve to climb to super-stardom for the ability to pay their rent. "Makin' Moves" includes satires of Dr. Dre and Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. She is also a three-time Emmy Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award winner who became a household name at age 20 as Sister Bertrille in the 1960s sitcom and features original music. More In January 2000, Bullseye Art will showcase its original animations at the Slamdunk Film Festival in Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. . A platform for independent film and multimedia, the Slamdunk Film Festival will include a panel discussion, featuring Josh Kimberg, on trends facing the Web animation industry and its role in convergence entertainment. About Bullseye Art, Ltd. Launched in 1997, Bullseye Art, Ltd., the leader in Web animation production and development, is pioneering content convergence. The first to develop Flash animation for broadcast, Bullseye Art has worked with Atom Films, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Aerosmith, VH1, Icebox, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, MTVi, Phish and others. Bullseye Art founders, Josh Kimberg and Nick Cogan, have received international acclaim for their web animations and cartoon series A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs created or adapted for television broadcast with a common series title, usually related to one another. . Recently appointed president Mark Schneider has won two Emmy Awards for his work in the creation of the animated opens for the Rosie O'Donnell Show. About Volume.com Focusing on a young, urban demographic, Volume.com provides a neighborhood environment that serves as a platform for self-expression and social interaction. With its "Live loud" motto, Volume.com will showcase the voices, talents, and attitudes of the urban experience. Leading the venture is CEO Kevin Dowdell, the former head of HBO Interactive Ventures. Volume.com is funded by Home Box Office, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol (HBO) which is the premium television programming division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. |
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