Orange County Partnership's New Website Design

8 Hats High had the privilege of designing Orange County Partnership's new website which launched today. Teaming up with Belsito Communication to program the site, the website not only boosts the Partnership into todays technology with its new design and functionality, but it has, by far one of the best databases for local business in Orange County.

Please don't be shy - visit them at www.ocpartnership.org and see it for yourself.

Finkelstein and Partners

These Finkelstein and Partners commercials we animated won a NORI Award

8 Hats High New Look

Getting Ready for a New Year and a New LOOK.

Rising Star Award

On November 19, John Grimaldi Jr. (8 Hats High) Recieved an Award presented by Orange County Chamber of Commerces as a "Rising Star" in our County.

These awards recognizes individuals between the ages of 21 and 40 who are up-and-coming leaders in their professional and volunteer lives. Nominees must live, work or volunteer in Orange county. Selection is based on the individual's professional and volunteer activities, demonstrated leadership and the impact the mominee has had on his/her organization or community.

Thank you to Junior League of Orange County, Leadership Orange and the Orange County Chamber of Commerces and the Arts Council of Orange County for recongnizing John Grimaldi Jr. and 8 Hats High. It truely is a honor.

School House Rock :)

SAVE THE OCEAN - that ones the best one. You will see :) !!!!!!



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The New York Crew Invades San Diego

8 Hats High recently invaded the beautiful city of San Diego over the weekend.








We were invited for the introduction of Cindy Coleman's project: "I Know" created by Generation Next, at the San Diego Zoo, in which we created the animation for.
Check out this amazing educational system here:
www.takeprideadventurelearning.com








The Premier was a success and we were all excited to be a part of it.


We also were excited to be invited to spend the day with some friends at the San Diego Zoo.


Thank you to Cindy, Daryl, Fabio and crew for having us! We had a great time and enjoyed all that San Diego had to show us!


See you soon!

Big Eye Dummies

Finally a toy thats so sick, its lovable. Big Eye Dummies is created by one of our good old friends, Dave Lipson. Dave how dare you make a great lovable toy. If only i knew more about your sewing skills, i wouldnt have thrown out those ragged old army pants of mine. congratulations on all the success. This product truely is great and best of luck in your bright toy making future.

Take a look at these great products

www.bigeyedummies.com

Orange County has a new look!

So the truth came out -

if you step on Sonha's shoes... you better run for the hills!



Congratulations Superstar!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for an Infinity Cyclorama Wall! Aaaaahhh!

So, here we are, early summer and the weather is juuuust right to dip your feet into a cool lake on a hot day, enjoy a relaxing breeze and go boating, get a nice glowing tan at the beach, slump into a comfortable chair and read a good book while sipping on some refreshing home made lemonade, enjoy some music while relaxing under a shady tree, play hide 'n seek with your cousins, even though you are 12 years older than them and you leave to go out to eat while they're still hiding or....



build a 25x25x16 cyclorama wall in our studio. Here is proof of our progress:





The beginning stages of framing and forming the wall. The beginning stages of framing and forming the wall.




Look at that wonderfully crafted scaffold.

Under structure

Whew! This is just about done!



So far, so good. As we begin to prepare for the summer, the Cyc wall is preparing to take on 8 Hats High. Cyc should be just about ready to Keep watch upon completion and more exciting adventures of the Cyc wall!

Stay Tooned!

MoCap has arrived!!!

It’s a MOCAP!

MOCAP (which in industry term is short for "motion capture") has finally arrived at 8 Hats High. The CEO of Organic Motion along with software engineers of MOCAP Stage came by on May 15^th to install our MOCAP system. It was a 2 day process to set up which was fully complete on May 16^th. Part of the system first arrived via delivery truck on the 14^th carrying 230 pounds of aluminum frames.

Setting up the frames was no problem at all.

Go Team, Go!

We had some rough times....

We had some good times...

And we had some cool times!

Motion Capture Stage does not use markers.

Stage uses lights and cameras to track a subject’s movement in real time.