This hilarious NBA spot features Jack Black playing with miniatures when suddenly his fantasy turns a bit too real.
Aired on Christmas Day Produced in part by MRB Productions for ESPN
And don't forget! "Gulliver's Travels"is in theaters now!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Return To Mexico City has won a Gold World Medal!
Return to Mexico City has just won the Gold World Medal in the New York Festivals Int'l TV and Film Awards in the History and Society category. Yay!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
On the set of NFL Game Days Halloween Special!
Little Michael, Little Deion, and Little Mooch getting ready for their next segment!
NFL Game Day Halloween Special!
The mini hosts on NFL Game Days Halloween Special analyzing some X's and O's! Produced in part by MRB Productions!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
"The Darkside" accepted into the L.A. Comedy Festival!!!
The comedy short "The Darkside," which spoofs the film "The Blindside," and was produced in part by MRB Productions, has been accepted into the Los Angeles Comedy Festival! "The Darkside" aired during the 2010 ESPY Awards on ESPN. The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is the largest Comedy Festival in the United States that features Live Comedy Acts, Films, TV Pilots, Music Videos and a Screenplay Competition. Congratulations to Director Mark Teitelman, Maggievision Productions, and MRB Productions for the excellent work!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
2010 NBA Draft opening has won Best Sound Design at the Sportel Golden Podium Awards!
Congratulations to director Sammy Silver, ESPN, and MRB Productions for winning Best Sound Design at the Sportel Golden Podium Awards for the 2010 NBA Draft opening sequence! The Georges Bertellotti Golden Podium Awards Gala, which honor the year’s best sports slow motion sequences and images, took place last night in Monaco. The spot was directed by Sammy Silver and produced by MRB Productions for ESPN, and the NBA!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
University of Phoenix Icon, Myron Sullivan
University of Phoenix alumni and icon Myron Sullivan is doing his part to help the environment! Produced in part by MRB Productions for the advertising agency Pereira & O'Dell and the University of Phoenix!
University of Phoenix Icon, Sean Blankenship
This is just one of the many inspiring stories from the University of Phoenix Icons Campaign! Former student Sean Blankenship explains how he is trying to make the electric car more accessible! Produced in part by MRB Productions for the advertising agency Pereira & O'Dell and the University of Phoenix!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Another stunning commercial produced in part by MRB Productions to spotlight!
This amazing commercial was directed by Branson Veal for Ad Agency Maggievision in conjunction with ESPN, and produced in part by MRB Productions!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Executive Producer of the independent film "Grassroots"
MATTHEW BRADY
executive producer
Emmy Award-winning Matthew Brady founded MRB Productions in 2001. MRB produces content across all media channels and specializes in independent features, television shows, sports promos and commercials.
Early on, the company found success with short comedic features for ESPN and ABC. MRB Productions’ success continued with the NFL Draft Open on ESPN and Super Bowl XXVIII Open with Arnold Schwarzenegger. MRB Productions has garnered numerous awards and nominations for the NBA Finals Open on ABC and for its renowned celebrity spots with such notables as Barack Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake and LeBron James.
Over the last decade, Matthew transformed his company from a business best known for award-winning sports promos to a company producing innovative content in both traditional and emerging media platforms. MRB has worked with Leo Burnett, Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, Periera O’Dell, Team Detroit, Goody Silverstein & Partners for clients like Geico, Kellogg’s, Ford, Sprint, Mattel, Corona, Miller Lite, Smirnoff, Sony, NBC, Walmart, Hyundai and the University of Phoenix.
Last year, MRB produced their first 3-D film, X GAMES 3D: THE MOVIE, which opened in 1600 theaters nationwide followed by a run in Australia, South America and Africa. This was the company’s first theatrical release since Kiefer Sutherland’s I TRUST YOU TO KILL ME. In addition, MRB produced two seasons of VH1’s hit show Free Radio, which also aired on Comedy Central. MRB is currently in production on the 2010 ESPY Awards and the independent feature, GRASSROOTS.
http://www.grassrootsthefilm.com/
Catching Up with Matt Brady
Matt Brady, the Emmy-winning executive producer of Grassroots, not only makes a living at film production but also continually expands the scale on which he does it. What gave him the courage to launch his company, MRB Productions?
“Primarily because ABC was slow to pay,” says Matt, sitting with me across from the production office in the currently empty extras holding area, which, unlike the office, is air-conditioned. “For example, sometimes it would take six months to pay production assistants for a shoot, which was unacceptable.” So he streamlined the payment process. “I’d ask for a single invoice and then pay our employees.”
His problem solving has paid off. MRB has had nine Emmy nominations and two wins.
Matt’s efficiency is especially valuable on independent film shoots, which he says are “harder work than any other type of project. “ Having produced Dahmer, starring The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner and the documentary I Trust You to Kill Me with Kiefer Sutherland, he explains this is mainly because “if you run out of money, there’s really no money left.”
For television segments and commercials, says Matt, a producer can call network officials or company executives to supplement funding if necessary. But on an independent film, there is no one to call.
An additional challenge with Grassroots has been working in the small film market of Seattle. Matt acknowledges that small markets afford more bargaining power when it comes to locations and more eager background actors. Seattleites are not as used to having films shot around them as people in Hollywood, so they’re “non-bitter,” to use the word Matt made up with a chuckle.
A disadvantage of Seattle’s small market is that it does not have a large number of vendors who provide services needed on set. Matt came face-to-face with this fact when issues emerged with a local honeywagon vendor the day before the shoot. He had to hustle to find another vendor in Los Angeles in the span of twelve hours; Hollywood Honeywagons rolled in to the rescue.
So what attracts Matt to such a difficult process? More specifically, what attracted him to Grassroots? “I was drawn in by Stephen’s vision,” he says. “And the script, of course – the script is great. We actually had a table read starring MRB staffers in my office when we were deciding whether we wanted to produce it.”
Matt’s been involved with the project since March and sat in on the casting sessions. “It was exciting seeing well-known actors auditioning for this indie project. For instance, we had four CW actors came in to read.”
Matt’s been involved with the project since March and sat in on the casting sessions. “It was exciting seeing well-known actors auditioning for this indie project. For instance, we had four CW actors came in to read.”
Straddling pre-production and post-production in his Los Angeles office with the shoot up in Seattle has been an additional challenge. “We have six MRB staff members working on this down in LA who don’t know the crew up here.” Next week, the shoot will be done, post-production will launch down in Los Angeles, and Matt will localize operations as much as he can for his burgeoning, multi-platform production company.
http://www.grassrootsthefilm.com/
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
2010 Nominees for College Sports Media Awards Announced
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and
Sports Video Group (SVG) Recognize Excellence in College Video Production
NEW YORK —The 2010 nominees for the College Sports Media Awards (CSMA), a competition recognizing excellence in video production at all levels of college sports, have been announced by event sponsors the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Sports Video Group (SVG). Out of more than 130 entries in three categories, the nominees represent outstanding college sports video productions from campuses across the country as well as commercial college sports videos produced by major television networks and advertising agencies.
The winners of the 2010 College Sports Media Awards will be announced at the College Sports Video Summit (CSVS) on June 8 in Atlanta. For more information about the event visit: www.CSVSummit.com
“NACDA is extremely pleased with the diversity of member institutions and conferences that submitted videos this year,” said Bob Vecchione, Deputy Executive Director of NACDA. “It is obvious by the quantity and quality of the nominations that the video content created and managed by our member institutions is becoming a value-added resource for athletic departments as they continually strive to serve their constituencies.”
“I am very impressed with the quality of entries for this year’s CSMAs, especially in the collegiate divisions,” said Tom Buffolano, College Sports Video Summit Conference Chairman. “Each year it seems that video production technology improves and becomes more affordable so that even those with smaller budgets can elevate their standard of excellence. It also is apparent that students are playing a more significant role in live remote production and post-production. This trend is encouraging as it means the next generation of production professionals is honing skills in an environment that will prepare them to be immediately successful.”
The College Sports Media Awards divide the college sports video marketplace into three categories (Collegiate 1 for schools and conferences that compete in Division 1 football; Collegiate 2 for all other schools and their conferences; Corporate/Media for broadcasters and advertising agencies), each featuring the best live events, special features, and promotional videos.
The full list of nominees follows:
Sony Award for Best Live Game or Live Event: Collegiate 1
Arkansas Gymnastics vs. Pitt, University of Arkansas
Courtside with Tom Collen – SHOW 10, University of Arkansas
Fairfield University Stags vs. Rider College Broncs, Fairfield University
New Mexico State Women's Basketball vs. University of Kansas, New Mexico State University
Texas A&M “This is A&M Football,” Texas A&M University
Best Live Game or Live Event: Collegiate 2
Appalachian State Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ The Half, Appalachian State University
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships, Lehigh University
NJCAA Football Championship Game - Blinn CC vs. Fort Collins CC, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Southland Conference Live Football McNeese State vs. SF Austin, The Southland Conference
St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey vs. Mankato State University, St. Cloud State University
Best Live Game or Live Event: Corporate/Media
2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships, ESPN
College Basketball - Duke vs. Maryland, ESPN
College Football - Big 12 Championship - Nebraska vs. Texas, ESPN
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game - Duke vs. Butler, CBS Sports
NCAA Women’s Tournament - Xavier vs. Stanford, ESPN
Special Feature: Collegiate 1
2009 Texas Tech Throwback Baseball Uniforms, Texas Tech University
2010 Texas Tech-Kansas State Throwback Series Baseball Highlight Package, Texas Tech University
Bringing Up A Bulldog, University of Georgia
Coach Cooley - Stags Country, Fairfield University
Oregon Football Season Highlights, University of Oregon
The Great Storm, University of Miami (FL)
The 2010 University of Central Florida All-Sports Banquet Video – To Be Knights, University of Central Florida
Toby Gerhart - Multi-Sport Athlete, Stanford University
Special Feature: Collegiate 2
100 Seasons of UMass Basketball – 1996 Postseason Vignette, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
Coach – The Story of Brian Gregory, University of Dayton
Matt Hamill's Hollywood Story, Rochester Institute of Technology
Mike Lee – Behind the Mask, St. Cloud State University
Pure Hockey, St. Cloud State University
Quinnipiac University: Bobcats Unleashed, Quinnipiac University
The Bond, University of Dayton
Special Feature: Corporate/Media
2010 One Shining Moment Feature, CBS Sports
ACC Road Trip – Miami vs. Florida State, Raycom Sports/ACC
Jake Olson, ESPN
K-State Confidential, CBS College Sports Network
Lean on Me, ESPN
Nolan Smith, CBS Sports
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Collegiate 1
Eric Berry for Heisman Dot-com, University of Tennessee
Eric Berry for Heisman Rap, University of Tennessee
Florida State University: Sports Promotional Campaign, Florida State University
Mountain West Conference – Believe, The Mountain West Conference
Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Motivational, University of Oregon
Season Ticket Campaign 2009-2010, Baylor University
University of Miami – Heart (The Pre-game Speech), University of Miami
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Collegiate 2
Appalachian State University – Football Team Entrance Video, Appalachian State University
Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball – Play Ball Like a Girl, Austin Peay State University
Dayton Men’s Basketball – Preseason Top 25 Promotion, University of Dayton
Seton Hall University Men’s Basketball – The Time Is Now, Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University Men’s Basketball – Sell Out Marquette, Seton Hall University
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Corporate/Media
College Basketball – Big East Championship, ESPN
College Basketball – Expect Anything, CBS College Sports Network
College World Series – Championship, ESPN
College World Series – This Town, ESPN
Remember Why You Play the Game: URI Basketball, Cox Sports Rhode Island
SEC PSA Campaign 2009/2010, MELT
About the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
NACDA, now in its 45th year, is the professional and educational association for more than 6,500 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,300 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention. Additionally, NACDA administers 11 professional associations that come under the umbrella of the Athletics Director. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.
About Sports Video Group (SVG)
The Sports Video Group was formed in 2006 to support the professional community that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to produce and distribute sports content. Leagues, owners, teams, players, broadcasters, webcasters, and consumer technology providers have joined the SVG to learn from each other, turn vision into reality, implement new innovations, while sharing experiences that will lead to advancements in the sports production/distribution process and the overall consumer sports experience.
Sports Video Group (SVG) Recognize Excellence in College Video Production
NEW YORK —The 2010 nominees for the College Sports Media Awards (CSMA), a competition recognizing excellence in video production at all levels of college sports, have been announced by event sponsors the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Sports Video Group (SVG). Out of more than 130 entries in three categories, the nominees represent outstanding college sports video productions from campuses across the country as well as commercial college sports videos produced by major television networks and advertising agencies.
The winners of the 2010 College Sports Media Awards will be announced at the College Sports Video Summit (CSVS) on June 8 in Atlanta. For more information about the event visit: www.CSVSummit.com
“NACDA is extremely pleased with the diversity of member institutions and conferences that submitted videos this year,” said Bob Vecchione, Deputy Executive Director of NACDA. “It is obvious by the quantity and quality of the nominations that the video content created and managed by our member institutions is becoming a value-added resource for athletic departments as they continually strive to serve their constituencies.”
“I am very impressed with the quality of entries for this year’s CSMAs, especially in the collegiate divisions,” said Tom Buffolano, College Sports Video Summit Conference Chairman. “Each year it seems that video production technology improves and becomes more affordable so that even those with smaller budgets can elevate their standard of excellence. It also is apparent that students are playing a more significant role in live remote production and post-production. This trend is encouraging as it means the next generation of production professionals is honing skills in an environment that will prepare them to be immediately successful.”
The College Sports Media Awards divide the college sports video marketplace into three categories (Collegiate 1 for schools and conferences that compete in Division 1 football; Collegiate 2 for all other schools and their conferences; Corporate/Media for broadcasters and advertising agencies), each featuring the best live events, special features, and promotional videos.
The full list of nominees follows:
Sony Award for Best Live Game or Live Event: Collegiate 1
Arkansas Gymnastics vs. Pitt, University of Arkansas
Courtside with Tom Collen – SHOW 10, University of Arkansas
Fairfield University Stags vs. Rider College Broncs, Fairfield University
New Mexico State Women's Basketball vs. University of Kansas, New Mexico State University
Texas A&M “This is A&M Football,” Texas A&M University
Best Live Game or Live Event: Collegiate 2
Appalachian State Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ The Half, Appalachian State University
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships, Lehigh University
NJCAA Football Championship Game - Blinn CC vs. Fort Collins CC, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Southland Conference Live Football McNeese State vs. SF Austin, The Southland Conference
St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey vs. Mankato State University, St. Cloud State University
Best Live Game or Live Event: Corporate/Media
2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships, ESPN
College Basketball - Duke vs. Maryland, ESPN
College Football - Big 12 Championship - Nebraska vs. Texas, ESPN
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game - Duke vs. Butler, CBS Sports
NCAA Women’s Tournament - Xavier vs. Stanford, ESPN
Special Feature: Collegiate 1
2009 Texas Tech Throwback Baseball Uniforms, Texas Tech University
2010 Texas Tech-Kansas State Throwback Series Baseball Highlight Package, Texas Tech University
Bringing Up A Bulldog, University of Georgia
Coach Cooley - Stags Country, Fairfield University
Oregon Football Season Highlights, University of Oregon
The Great Storm, University of Miami (FL)
The 2010 University of Central Florida All-Sports Banquet Video – To Be Knights, University of Central Florida
Toby Gerhart - Multi-Sport Athlete, Stanford University
Special Feature: Collegiate 2
100 Seasons of UMass Basketball – 1996 Postseason Vignette, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
Coach – The Story of Brian Gregory, University of Dayton
Matt Hamill's Hollywood Story, Rochester Institute of Technology
Mike Lee – Behind the Mask, St. Cloud State University
Pure Hockey, St. Cloud State University
Quinnipiac University: Bobcats Unleashed, Quinnipiac University
The Bond, University of Dayton
Special Feature: Corporate/Media
2010 One Shining Moment Feature, CBS Sports
ACC Road Trip – Miami vs. Florida State, Raycom Sports/ACC
Jake Olson, ESPN
K-State Confidential, CBS College Sports Network
Lean on Me, ESPN
Nolan Smith, CBS Sports
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Collegiate 1
Eric Berry for Heisman Dot-com, University of Tennessee
Eric Berry for Heisman Rap, University of Tennessee
Florida State University: Sports Promotional Campaign, Florida State University
Mountain West Conference – Believe, The Mountain West Conference
Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Motivational, University of Oregon
Season Ticket Campaign 2009-2010, Baylor University
University of Miami – Heart (The Pre-game Speech), University of Miami
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Collegiate 2
Appalachian State University – Football Team Entrance Video, Appalachian State University
Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball – Play Ball Like a Girl, Austin Peay State University
Dayton Men’s Basketball – Preseason Top 25 Promotion, University of Dayton
Seton Hall University Men’s Basketball – The Time Is Now, Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University Men’s Basketball – Sell Out Marquette, Seton Hall University
Outstanding Promotional Video or Campaign: Corporate/Media
College Basketball – Big East Championship, ESPN
College Basketball – Expect Anything, CBS College Sports Network
College World Series – Championship, ESPN
College World Series – This Town, ESPN
Remember Why You Play the Game: URI Basketball, Cox Sports Rhode Island
SEC PSA Campaign 2009/2010, MELT
About the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
NACDA, now in its 45th year, is the professional and educational association for more than 6,500 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,300 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention. Additionally, NACDA administers 11 professional associations that come under the umbrella of the Athletics Director. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.
About Sports Video Group (SVG)
The Sports Video Group was formed in 2006 to support the professional community that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to produce and distribute sports content. Leagues, owners, teams, players, broadcasters, webcasters, and consumer technology providers have joined the SVG to learn from each other, turn vision into reality, implement new innovations, while sharing experiences that will lead to advancements in the sports production/distribution process and the overall consumer sports experience.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
New Djimon Hounsou FIFA World Cup Promos
Hey everyone, check out the new 2010 FIFA World Cup Promos starring Djimon Hounsou (produced by MRB Productions) that are airing right now on ESPN! 32 Countries, 32 Teams and 32 Promos, each with a narrative from Djimon about each team's road to the FIFA World Cup and the challenges that await them in South Africa.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Grassroots casting lunch
New video from Mr. Stephen Gyllenhaal as he documents the Grassroots casting process
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Check out a few short Smirnoff Ice spots.
And here is a behind the scenes picture of the set we built:
Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
MRB Productions has been nominated for a 3D Society Award!
A film line produced by MRB Productions has been nominated for a cinematography award by the 3D Society. We have been nominated for the Documentary of the Year. The awards show will be occurring tomorrow night at the Mann's Chinese Theater. Our Director of Photography on this film was Matt Goodman.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
NFL Playoff Teases
MRB Productions shot the teases for the NFL Playoff games, and they are currently being aired on the NFL Network. Check out some of the behind the scenes photos below:
We are currently shooting a music video with Comic Book Heroes!
Check out a sneak preview of our pre-light happening now!
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- MRB Productions
- MRB Productions was founded in 2001 by producer Matthew Brady. MRB produces content across all media channels and specializes in independent features, television shows, sports promos and commercials. Early on, the company found instant success with short comedic features for ESPN and ABC. MRB Productions’ success continued with the NFL Draft Open on ESPN and Super Bowl XXVIII Open with Arnold Schwarzenegger. MRB Productions has been recognized with multiple accolades including awards and nominations for the NBA Finals Open on ABC, and most recently a nomination for the NFL network opening sequence with the world famous Pilobolus Dancers. MRB produces the pre-tapes for the ESPY awards and spots with celebrities including Barack Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake and LeBron James. In addition to their sports openings, MRB produced two seasons of VH1’s hit show Free Radio. Last year, MRB produced X Games 3D: The Movie, the company’s first theatrical documentary since Kiefer Sutherland’s I Trust You To Kill Me.