More great work from Daily Planet for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Disclaimer: This is the first time I’ve posted my own work and I don’t intend on making graphicsmafia a platform for my work, but it is sports related and I don’t have any other posts in the cue. So enjoy and send in some of your work.

The Chicago Bulls DIVAS is an in-game featured video which originally aired at the United Center on February 10th 2010. With the help of the crew at the UCTV who edited the spot, I created all the visual effects for DIVAS in Cinema 4D and After Effects.

Thanks to everyone at the United Center and especially the Chicago Bulls for giving such hilarious performances. I’m glad they don’t play basketball like they sing.

Daily Planet recently completed the 2009 Chicago Blackhawks Hit the Ice in-game video and the folks there were kind enough to answer some questions about the process. Be sure to check out their other great work.

Chicago Blackhawks – 2009 Game Opener from Brad Chmielewski on Vimeo.

Daily Planet ltd. is a Chicago based editing and motion graphics studio. Recent works have included design, visual fx, claymation and cgi for local and national commercial advertising campaigns, broadcast television shows, music videos, web-based viral media campaigns, and brand identity packages.

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GraphicsMafia is proud to share our first behind the scenes article. Lift Motion Design of Chicago recently completed a rebrand of Barrett Jackson on the speed network. The team at Lift was kind enough to answer a few questions about the process. You can view the spot on Lift’s website. Hit the jump for the interview.

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Ran into my good friend Roman Farias who works for the graphics department at the Chicago White Sox and checked out his new website. He has come up with a really unique way to display ribbon board animations. Roman said this is what he sends to his clients for the approval process. It’s a really original way to display an unusual aspect ratio. How have you displayed your unusual aspect ratio work online?

Now if Roman can only think of a way to show off that work in the context of a demo reel.

Thanks to Rommel, Michael and team at the Chicago Bears for sending over the 2009 Bears in-game Intro.

Take a look at this article by George Johnson of ESPN, and in particular what he has to say about the Chicago Blackhawks pre-game jumbotron show. I should note that I’m good friends with everyone over there, and contribute to the graphics whenever possible, so its nice to read this.

13. Easily the best pregame JumboTron video package we’ve seen
Reverential yet modern, as current as Kane’s curls and as old-school as a Billy Reay fedora. The Golden Jet, Stan Mikita, Tony O, Mr. Goalie, Keith Magnusson, Pierre Pilote, J.R., Eddie the Eagle, Dipsy-Doodle Denis, Al Secord … what else could a slavish shinny devotee possibly ask for?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?columnist=johnson_george&id=4114044

For those Cinema4D and After Effects users out there (if you already don’t know) allow me to introduce you to GreyScaleGorilla. A longtime friend of GraphicsMafia, Nick has been posting some valuable tutorials. Great for beginners and intermediate users.

This is also a good time to ask, would you readers be more interested in seeing tutorial/resource posts or in seeing whatever cool inspiring sports related graphics I come across?

Cinema 4D: CS Tools – Cluster from Nick Campbell on Vimeo.

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Check out all Nick’s great videos.

More great work from Daily Planet for the WNBA. Nice works guys and thanks for the contribution Brad.

Awesome behind the scenes video of the making of the Chicago Blackhawks opening video. Thanks Brad and Daily Planet for the video.