Our Bumper
At the beginning of documentary films, there is traditionally an animation or short film that contains the studio's trademark, logo, and theme, which is known as a bumper. So when we expanded our services to include filmmaking, we decided it was time to have a bumper of our own. What we wanted was a bumper which related strongly to our name and logo while conveying the concept of nurturing someone's art and making it shine.
The Animation
Our bumper was animated by master animator and long-time elfenworks collaborator Tim Schaller of Fogline.com,
a virtual set, animation, graphics and editorial company. In our animation, our elf opens her hands to reveal a glowing light.
As she spreads her magic a pool of soft light grows, eventually becoming the elfenworks logo.
The Audio
As a music-oriented company, we felt we needed a memorable theme for our bumper. Our theme was written for us by jazz violin virtuoso / composer (and elfenworks client) Jeremy Cohen, and recorded at Boomtown Studios in Sausalito, California:
- Jeremy Cohen, violin / viola
- Lauren Speeth, violin
- Marika Hughes, 'cello
- Gabriel Cohen, french horn
- Andrea Liguori, piano
- Daryl Frame, audio engineer
The Final Result
Our bumper is best viewed full-screen preceding an elfenworks DVD. The mediaclips below are compressed for the web. Since they are still rather large, they will require patience to download. We hope you enjoy our bumper as much as we do. Please select the format best supported by your computer:
