Wiggle Puppy Productions Teams with Umphrey's McGee, Emtybag & UMVideo To Release Downloadable Videos
Wiggle Puppy Productions, the enigmatic Chicago based production company, headed by Director Mark Krieglstein and Producer Sara Yule, was called in by Lighting Designer Wade Wilby to document the behind the scenes of the Umphrey’s McGee 2006 New Year’s Eve run at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. Meanwhile, fellow Chicago production companies Emtybag and UMVideo were pulling together a fan based shoot of the sold out three-night stand. A collaboration ensued as Wiggle Puppy joined ranks for this momentous occasion.
Having just upgraded to Canon’s HDV before the shoot, Wiggle Puppy was excited to test out the new cameras under the saturated stage lights (by Performance Lighting) and the high powered green laser (from Strictly Effects). With a mixed bag of digital video the three companies were able to truly capture the full show, from the high-energy lights and incredibly intricate music to the band’s intimate interplay.
“It’s brilliant to see Umphrey’s McGee harnessing the available technologies for what I think will become the standard for quick release videos in the near future”, says Krieglstein, referring to Umphrey’s McGee making the clips available as MP4 downloads at LiveDownloads.com.
Further Information:
Currently select videos are available for download on umlive.net for $1.99 (or less). Over the coming weeks more videos will be posted from the run so check back for more content.
To view the video downloads please visit http://www.livedownloads.com/
For more details please visit http://www.wigglepuppy.com or http://www.umphreys.com
Wiggle Puppy Productions Bio
Wiggle Puppy Productions was created in 1998 by partners in crime, Mark Krieglstein and Sara Yule, as a Chicago based boutique multimedia production company. Their first major endeavor was a 35mm comedic feature entitled Urban Ground Squirrels. In 2000 they collaborated with MTV on their award winning series True Life. With a handful of independent films under their belt they branched into music covering Phish’s Millennium event on the Seminole Indian Reservation in Southern Florida. Since then they have done film and video work with a variety of bands including Phish, The Flaming Lips, Umphrey’s McGee, Page McConnell, Matisyahu, Ultra Sonic Edukators, Addison Groove Project, moe., Dearborn, Todd Carey, and The Mink Lungs, amongst others. Some of Wiggle Puppy’s previous work includes: commercial spots, multi-media projects like e-Learning, live events and production, consulting for first and second time filmmakers, et cetera. For more information please contact info@wigglepuppy.com or visit the website at http://www.wigglepuppy.com.
