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Great City opens its doors to video production

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:41:33 +0000

Great City now offers video editorial services in its newly expanded production facility. Featuring a robust shared storage system, 2 private editing bays, and 2 additional multi-purpose edit machines, these new suites give Great City’s clients the ability to complete all of their post-production needs under one roof.

Ugly Americans Premieres!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:50:09 +0000

Ugly Americans, the new animated horror/comedy series on Comedy Central, premieres March 17th at 10:30p after South Park. The series was animated at Augenblick Animation Studios in Brooklyn, with sound design by the Great City team. Ugly Americans was created and directed by Devin Clark, and developed by David Stern.

Exploding Girl Theatrical Release

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:45:45 +0000

Exploding Girl, starring Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall, has its theatrical release at the Landmark Sunshine Theater in NYC this week. The film, by husband and wife team Bradley Rust Gray and So Young Kim, had audio production completed at Great City. Some great reviews here, here, and here.

The New Tenants wins an Oscar.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:47:34 +0000

Joachim Back’s The New Tenants won a 2010 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. The film was sound designed and mixed at Great City.

“The New Tenants” up for an Oscar.

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:37:01 +0000

Joachim Back’s The New Tenants starring Vincent D’Onofrio was nominated for a 2010 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. Audio post for The New Tenants was completed by Ian Stynes and the sound team at Great City.

“Bass Ackwards” travels to Sundance ‘10

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:43:25 +0000

Linas Phillips’s narrative film Bass Ackwards premiered at Sundance ‘10 and now reaches millions of homes through VOD, iTunes, and YouTube. Audio post for the film was completed at Great City.

Yeasayer “Odd Blood” at Great City.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:52:24 +0000

Yeasayer recently completed their highly anticipated new record “Odd Blood” with Britt Myers in Studio A. The album comes out in February 2010 on Secretly Canadian.

Great City sounds off on the VMAs

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:49:03 +0000

Great City recently completed sound design and mixing for the West Side Story-themed VMA promos featuring host Russell Brand and performers Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ne-Yo, Cobra Starship, and Leighton Meester singing a take on the ’50s-era musical’s iconic song, “Tonight”. Watch the promos here, and listen out for the extensive use of Great City’s foley pit!

Chris Smith’s “Collapse” mixed at Great City

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:03:33 +0000

Ian Stynes mixed the documentary film Collapse at Great City for its acclaimed debut at the Toronto Film Festival. This powerful film, directed by Chris Smith (American Movie, Yes Men), follows a former police officer and investigator who accurately predicted the recent financial crisis. You can find out more about the film at its website.

Passing Strange Theatrical Release

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:19:45 +0000

Passing Strange, the former Broadway musical and now the Spike Lee-directed film, made its theatrical debut this month at the IFC theaters in New York. Visit the IFC website for tickets and more information about this powerful film. The film is also available on VOD. Roger Ebert reviews the film here. Score mixing was completed at Great City last year.