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(Aug 2007)
New York - Giant Interactive is the first facility on the East Coast to provide complete next generation DVD services for both HD DVD and Blu-ray. Menu design, compression and authoring are all part of the package of services now available from both the New York and Los Angeles production locations.
Giant is rapidly becoming the go-to company for high-end, next generation creative and technical services.
Giant brings the same high level of creativity and service to the next generation platforms that they are well known for in standard DVD.
"We are very excited about the opportunity that high definition DVD provides for our clients," said Jeff Stabenau, president of Giant Interactive. "The rich features and unsurpassed video and audio quality enable viewers to experience the full richness of these films."
Giant brings the same high level of creativity and service to the next generation platforms as they are known for in standard definition DVD. With offices in New York, Los Angeles and Denver, Giant can work closely with clients from anywhere in the country who may need these cutting edge services.
(Aug 2007)
In the past year, Giant projects have earned a slew of awards. Some recent highlights include:
- The Get Smart Collection, "Best TV Series DVD", awarded at the Sixth Annual Home Entertainment Summit, held June 18-19 in Los Angeles.
- KISSology Vol. 1, "Best Music Compilation," awarded at the Music DVD Awards, held March 26 in Century City, Calif.
"Giant takes personal pride and satisfaction in seeing our client's DVD projects receive these types of accolades. DVD is a collaborative effort from everyone involved and it's great to be recognized for our accomplishments," stated Executive DVD Producer Meri Hassouni. "We put our heart into each one of our projects and treat them all as special projects."
Giant is pleased to be working with a great group of clients that share our passion for creating the best products in the marketplace. Below is a partial list of 2006 DVDs recognized for outstanding quality:
Get Smart Collection – Time/Life HBO
Kissology Vol. 1 – Vh1 Classics
Gojira 2-Disc Collector's Edition – Classic Media
Pandora's Box – Criterion Collection
When The Levees Broke – HBO
(Mar 2006)
Jeff Stabenau will represent Giant at the Music DVD 2 Conference to be held on March 7th at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. Jeff is scheduled to be a panelist for the session; Anatomy of a Music DVD. The session focuses on the process of assembling a music DVD, from a creative, label and marketing perspective.
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(Jan 2006)
Giant Interactive announces their expansion by opening an office in Denver. Opened January 2006, the Giant Denver office provides services for DVD and the growing Interactive and Mobile media industries.
Headed by long-time DVD veteran Sean Anderson. Denver has completed a number of recent projects including; editing and posting VAM for interviews and “making of” segments; menu design for Criterion, A&E, MTV and EMI Records; along with Interactive TV design and development projects. Sean Anderson is the Director of Creative Services for Giant and works on projects originating from New York to Los Angeles and everyplace in between.
(Dec 2005)
Giant Interactive is pleased to announce its newest members of the team, Sean Anderson and Simon “Pi” Waller.
Sean joins us as Director of Creative Services and will work on projects originating from New York to Los Angeles and everyplace in between. Sean will oversee creative development, including Value-added creation and menu design, of DVD, UMD and Interactive TV projects.
Sean is the former Director of DVD Development for the Criterion Collection where he oversaw the production of all 140 Criterion DVDs produced while he was there. The very cool Brazil Special Edition that he designed and produced remains a landmark title to this day. Sean also had a hand in the design and production of such notable DVDs as the Beastie Boys Anthology, Rushmore, Gimme Shelter and This is Spinal Tap. Sean also served as Creative Director for Blink Digital and designed or art directed menus for over 30 Miramax and Disney DVDs.
Pi joins us as Director of Digital Operations. He will oversee and manage all day-to-day operations of DVD and UMD development, including supervising production, allocating creative assignments, and managing the production timelines.
Pi most recently served as the Senior Producer and Head of Production for DGP in London, the leading UK DVD facility. There he was responsible for producing over 300 international projects, including The Two Towers and The Return of the King, The Sopranos, and 24 Hours. Simon also worked for Disney where he coordinated the DVD release schedule for Europe, Middle East and South Africa.
With the welcome addition of Sean’s unsurpassed creativity as a designer and Pi’s tremendous experience in client coordination and production management, our goal of bringing each project to the highest standard of creativity and user friendliness will be met with ease. We're thrilled to have these guys as part of our team.
(Dec 2005)
Jeff and David scale the cover of Studio Monthly magazine.
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(Jun 2005)
After nearly a decade of competing against each other, east coast DVD production pioneers Jeff Stabenau and David Anthony have joined forces to establish a new New York operation known as Giant Interactive.
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(Jun 2005)
NEW YORK - DVD authoring veteran Jeff Stabenau, former president of Blink Digital here in NYC, has partnered with Metropolis DVD founder David Anthony to form Giant Interactive (www.giant-interactive.com), a DVD design and authoring studio that will also develop projects for interactive television, wireless platforms and next-generation DVD formats.
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(Jun 2005)
NEW YORK—Blink Digital founder Jeff Stabenau and Metropolis DVD founder David Anthony have teamed up to launch a new company, Giant Interactive. Giant will offer design and authoring for DVDs and similar creative services for a range of emerging media applications including interactive television, wireless platforms and “next-generation” DVD formats.
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