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Carus - LadyBug
We partnered with Carus Publishing, a leading distributor of children's magazines, to bring their award-winning illustrations to life with music and animation. This sample, entitled "Ticket to ride", features some custom flash animation we produced for the
LadyBug
series. (Granted, it may be easy for you to answer the questions posed in the animation...but imagine if you were, say, three years old!)
Animation
Math Animation
Horizons was asked to develop a large battery of animations for the McGraw-Hill Companies. We worked with its Macmillan [elementary school] and Glencoe [middle and high school] divisions to create a total of 1,064 flash animations. Each animation uses visuals and audio to illustrate - and clarify - the key concept of a math problem selected from a K-8 textbook. In creating this library of animations, we collaborated closely with McGraw-Hill Math Editors, Administrators and the Media Technology Group, completing the project on time and on budget. Click to see a sample of the animations.
Interactive
Wendy's Christmas eCard
Our customized Holiday eCard helped Wendy’s International send cheerful, colorful, animated greetings to thousands of associates, customers and vendors worldwide – instantly, and without a penny of postage.
www.wendysholidaycard.com
Flash
Interactive
Flash
Game
Box Art
Garfield "Mad About Cats"
Horizons has worked with many familiar children's icons, including the Muppets, Garfield, and other lovable characters. For this children's CD-ROM, we created the animations, audio tracks, games and other features that helped children learn about exotic cat species from around the world. In addition to the educational component, of course, were the games which gave kids a chance to expand their creativity and skills. The entire CD-ROM was programmed by Horizons, and distributed nationwide.
Cover
Interactive
Beginner's Bible
Just because a child is too young to read the Bible doesn't mean they can't learn about it. In fact, with the Beginner's Bible they have the opportunity to learn about the people, places and events described in both the Old and New Testaments. This CD-ROM set included more than 60 animated scenes, 30 interactive play areas, 8 sing-and-learn songs, and a variety of other learning materials. The Horizons-produced set also helped children develop creativity, logic and problem solving skills.
Wendy's Double-Sided Grill Training Modules
Wendy's Double-Sided Grill Training Modules
Wendy’s asked us to create several descriptive modules and training modules for their double-sided grill. This is a sample of some of that training material.
Flash
Amtekco
This flash animation program incorporates text and photos to showcase the breadth of services offered by a manufacturer of food service stations. The program was created to play at a national convention, in which viewers of the program would build a personalized desk accessory out of each of the categories of the manufacturer's service menu.
Mathematics
LEAD21
Elementary
State Specific
eSamplers
Horizons’ education technology team is creating online demos like this mathematics one,
that give educators access to complete samples of all of the program’s materials. It’s comparable to having an actual program sample box in your hands without having to send such a package to every interested educator. Take a few minutes to explore, it is pretty amazing!
Video with Animation
50th Anniversary
JEGS: 3 Generations
Commercial
JEGS High Performance Parts & Accessories
JEGS High Performance Parts & Accessories, founded by James Edward "Jeg" Coughlin in 1959, is one of the nation's premier retail sites for automotive enthusiasts. Horizons has produced numerous programs for and about JEGS and the Coughlin family - which now includes three generations of champion race car drivers.
Animation & Video
Volunteer Energy Commercial
This lively spot showcases a variety of our 2D and 3D animation capabilities, along with our green screen video production and audio post. The scenes with the on-camera spokesperson were shot in our green studio with built-in infinity cyc wall, then the supporting images were created and seamlessly composited by our motion graphics team. Sound effects were scored to the action to create the crowning touch.
Animation
3D Chest Scan
Website
Interactive
MRI Advance
When Dr. Daniel White realized the efficacy of using MRI to detect early breast cancer, he came to Horizons. We created an interactive educational program for breast MRI with nearly 100 video components, developed a web-based software platform (DICOM-compatible) for tracking and managing patient data, created a CME exam for physicians using the program, and designed and developed the MRI Advance web site.
www.MRIAdvance.com
Demo
Graphics Reel
Like modern day puppeteers, Horizons [Companies] animation staff has the expertise to bring your images to life. Whether it's with cutting edge computer software or stop-action photography, we'll turn static characters into seemingly living, breathing beings — and simple — two dimensional drawings into 3-D worlds you can fly through. Animation gives you the power to dream without limits - so come dream with us!
Animation for TV
Ohio Issue 3 Commercial
This is a political spot that we were asked to create for Ohio Issue 3. We illustrated, did sound design and animated this all in one weekend. The spot employs Flash, After Effects and other 2D animation programs - and was created by the Horizons over a feverishly-paced weekend.
Animation
Web
Branding
Marketing
Print
PercuVision, Inc.
When respected urologist Dr. Erroll Singh invented a new product for urethral catheterization which would reduce patient trauma and improve medical outcomes, he turned to Horizons for help in getting that product to market. In a remarkable collaborative effort, we designed and produced everything from his web presence to his business cards (and even hosted his investor meetings). By providing innumerable services to help him get his invention patented and manufactured, Horizons played an integral role in helping Dr. Singh’s PercuVision become the gold standard in visually guided catheterization.
www.percuvision.com
video
Real Living
When Central Ohio real estate leader HER Realtors grew into a regional - and even national - presence, it re-branded under the name of Real Living. Horizons produced a number of eye-catching and attention-getting spots for Real Living, many combining live action with 2D or 3D animation. This spot played off the resurging popularity of lava lamps to help create a powerful emotional vibe surrounding the redesigned and reenergized company.
Video with Animation
Video
Ohio Willow Wood
Losing a leg through injury or illness doesn't have to signal the end of one's dreams. Ohio Willow Wood has been developing prosthetic limbs for more than a century - originally out of wood, and later out of things like advanced composite materials. In this video, entitled "Free the Body, Free the Spirit", Horizons profiles several individuals who continue to pursue extremely active lifestyles, in spite of their amputations, thanks to an artificial leg called the Pathfinder. Our crews traveled around the country to collect these inspiring stories.
Video
Animation
Web
SRA Snapshots Video & Simply Science
Horizons Companies played a vital, ongoing role throughout the development and execution of this grades 1-5 educational project for McGraw-Hill Education's SRA [elementary school] Division. From developing the graphic design and layout of the integrated textbook pages and video screens...to conceiving, researching and writing ninety-nine different video scripts...to shooting, editing and creating animations for the videos...and to creating custom music tracks, every single member of Horizons Companies' staff lent his or her expertise to the project. In addition, Horizons also programmed four separate versions of the e-Books for
Snapshots Simply Science
in English and in Spanish.
www.SRA Snapshots.com
Video
Video
Video with Animation
Channellock
If a picture on your web site is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth...millions. Channellock may be the most recognized name in hand tools, but showing why they’re so respected can’t hurt either. Especially when you’ve got a brand new product, or some nifty features that can be demonstrated with video, animation and graphics. The days of boring, text-heavy web sites is over. Horizons can help your site come alive with motion, color and energy.
Animation
Horizons [Companies] Animation Short
This is something our lead animator whipped up to demonstrate some of the capabilities of his equipment - and his active imagination. The marriage of live action and 3D animation features "Dolf" - the androgynous humanoid that resides within the Horizons [Companies] logo, and "Louie" - the woolly, whiskered beast who prowls the production house all day - and all night. [In fact, if you ask Louie who 'owns' Horizons, he'd surely say that
he
does!] The animation also features a custom soundtrack designed by Horizons' audio 'engin
ears'
.
Video
Treasures Promo Video
A high quality textbook program can only be effective if it makes it into the classroom. Consequently, even the best scholastic products need to be promoted to their potential customers. This textbook promo features the Macmillan McGraw-Hill’s
Treasures
Reading program for K-6 students. State-specific versions of this video were produced for adoptions in California and Texas, as well as a generic version for national use.
Video
3D Science Open Animation
We have a philosophy at Horizons: "Don't leave them asking for more!" This opening animation is a prime example of that. We received a request to create a prototype video for a possible upcoming project. In the process of producing the prototype, we decided to create this 3D animation to introduce the video. Take a look at the animation - it denotes the underlying implication that the video series will take the viewer from the molecular level of cells (Life Science) to the realms of space (Physical Science) -- and everywhere in between!
Video
Science 3D Chapter Opener
To Infinity and Beyond! Well to the Moon anyway. We were asked to create a 3D Chapter Opener for Middle School Science. The object was to take the content of the chapter and develop a short engaging synopsis of the covered material. In todays world students are looking for something that moves and talks - so we gave them the moon. Take a look!
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