HUSH is a New York-based creative studio conceiving and developing powerful brand-driven stories, award winning design, animation, and film for TV, exhibition, retail and interactive platforms. Led by directors David Schwarz and Erik Karasyk, the unique, full-service studio was born out of over a decade of experience at some of the most recognized creative companies on both coasts. The HUSH collective has extensive relationships with agencies, brands, record labels, and production companies. Clients include Nike, Honda, Nokia, E*TRADE, and Coca Cola, among others. HUSH utilizes its creative talents to help clients develop engaging content wherever it may live.
Presenter — David Schwarz, Founder/Creative Director
HUSH co-founder David Schwarz is an award-winning director and designer working in live-action filmmaking, motion graphics, animation and interactive media. After graduating from Art Center College of Design, he became a sought-after freelance talent working at notable studios such as Brand New School, Transistor, The Ebeling Group, Makine and Honest. He's developed a variety of cross-media commercial projects for clients such as: Nokia, Coca Cola, McDonald's, National Geographic, Sony, and Workbook.com among others.
Schwarz has written and directed award-winning short films and has been featured in publications like RES Magazine, Monument Magazine and IdN. A Phi Beta Kappa member at Colgate University, he also studied economics and business. He knows his dollars and cents.
Presentation — Eye Candy or Effective: Where, exactly, are we going?
If everyone is doing great work, why choose you? Our industry is full of natural chameleons, skilled at producing a variety of work across an infinite landscape of styles with a wealth of technology.
So, how do you make a lasting impression if everything looks...gulp...the same? Are we inventors or artists? Copycats or simply feeding the fire? Blind sheep or savants? We'll show some award winning frames, and we'll show some failures. And we'll tell you what we learned in the process. The presentation will strive to be a brief showcase of our work followed by a critical - and necessary - gauge of our industry's state of affairs. We've only been around a couple of years, so what happens in 20?
