C1m Signs Deal with Boomerrang Brands Ltd. for the Production of National Spots
Concept One Media has signed with Boomerrang Brands, Ltd. of Westmont Il. for the immediate production of two television spots to promote their partner's latest products.    Through Boomerrang Brands, Ltd., Concept One Media will be producing both ten second and thirty second spots for the new The Biggest Loser meal bars and shakes found exclusively at Walgreens. The Biggest Loser Season 7 contestant Tara Costa will be featured in the thirty second spot.
Production Begins on Ulta's SkinCare 101 Training Materials
Studio shoots have begun for internal training materials for ULTA which focus on skin care and dermatological health. This four day shoot will incorporate expert instructors, scientific visuals, and step-by-step demonstrations to advance the knowledge of ULTA employees nationwide.    ULTA is the largest beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States.
Concept One Media Helps The Allstate Foundation/NNEDV Empower Domestic Violence Survivors
After months of planning, scriptwriting, filming, editing and DVD menu design... Concept One Media has begun duplication of interactive DVD's for The Allstate Foundation and NNEDV's Financial Empowerment Curriculum.  The Allstate Foundation, along with Sally Petersen of MAD Consulting, hired Concept One Media to help design several video elements and produce a 15 minute documentary to showcase the correlation between financial abuse and domestic violence and the impact that it has on women and their families.  This powerful documentary also shows the strong relationship between The Allstate Foundation and NNEDV and their commitment to help domestic violence survivors.    These DVD's will be handed out to domestic violence advocates and survivors to help them become educated about their finances and how to become more financially independent.  The documentary can be viewed under our portfolio section. To learn more about the Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence, please click on the following links: http://www.allstate.com/foundation http://www.nnedv.org
Number 4 and Counting for Ricoh and Concept One
Concept One Media has begun pre-production for our 4th corporate video in 6 months with the Ricoh Corporation.  This video will be promoting the Teknoforce Total Network Services brand that has become a valuable tool for Ricoh and its clients since its inception.   Filming begins on location the week of August 3rd in Pampa, TX and Atlanta, Georgia.
Ulta / Concept One Continue Result Driven Partnership
Concept One Media will be producing and staging another 4 Day Live General Managers Conference in Chicago for 700 store managers from across the country. This will be the 6th Live General Managers Conference that Concept One Media has produced for ULTA since starting in 2005. Ulta is the largest beauty retailer in America that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States. Previous productions also include training, recruiting, promotional, and other live events. Check out our portfolio for some examples.
HA: Distribution Discussions and EPK
Concept One Media and Thunderball Films are finishing up production and have begun preliminary distribution talks with several networks including the History Channel and VH1. You can check out the trailer for the documentary along with a 20 Min featurette here.
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Downers Grove Video Production Company Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Downers Grove, IL - Concept One Video, the award wining video production company located in Downers Grove, IL has just reached its 25th Anniversary under the same ownership. The company is a major player in video production ranging from marketing/website videos, TV commercials, to major documentaries shown in movie theatres.    When Concept One opened in 1984, VCR’s were just becoming an accepted piece of equipment, and shooting “videos” was not the norm. Compare that era to today’s world of streaming internet video, digital technology and high definition quality.     Linda Livorsi, the firm’s sole owner for all 25 years was quoted as saying, “Concept One has managed to stay current, relevant and indispensable for its clients because we have a 100% “Client First” focus. This philosophy forces us to develop production techniques rooted in state-of-the-art technology.”    Livorsi is also a world class video marketing expert using videos for getting prospects, and converting prospects into paying customers. Livorsi said, “Our clients are thrilled with the quality of our video production, our adherence to budgets and finishing on time. But, our skills helping clients get more customers, clients and patients is one they love us for.”
Wrap Up Begins on Haight Ashbury Interviews
Producers are starting to finish up the last round of interviews for Haight Ashbury-The Beat of a Generation documentary. Last week the crew traveled to San Francisco to interview Peter Coyote, actor and founding member of the radical street performance troupe “The Diggers”. Next week the crew will be interviewing Ben Fong Torres, former Senior Editor of Rolling Stones magazine. Haight Ashbury-the Beat of a Generation will be heading into post-production at the end of February with a release date set at the end of April.