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Mark Heggen
Feb 28, 20211 min read
EGAD! It's The Hollowmen, Again!
We got so excited making the first Hollowmen video ("Need It Most"), we got into creating the second one right away. Eric Svenson,...
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Mark Heggen
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Just When We "Need It Most"...
I was recently invited to put together a music video for The Hollowmen--one of Des Moines' very best bands back in the 80s. Somehow,...
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Mark Heggen
May 13, 20201 min read
Iowa Filmmakers Take "Some Time"
Several years ago, the Iowa Filmmakers group helped Jim Park create what turned out to be his final short film, "CODA". They needed a...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Inviting Designs
Sometimes when I'm not doing video, I'm lucky enough to do a little designing and copywriting--things I do love to do, and wish I could...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Warning Shots!
A couple of years ago, local agency Red Noise 6 opened up their newer, larger facility, and needed a little something to brighten up the...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Iowa: Wild!
I did a lot of work for the Iowa Wild (seed team for the Minnesota Wild) around this time, including most of their television spots. The...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Audition for Studio Iowa - 30 Second Spot
Here's the 30-second editing audition, created from the same materials that Studio Iowa provided for the other audition challenge. One...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Audition for Studio Iowa - Social Media Video
In late 2019, as part of an audition for Studio Iowa here in town, I created this 15-second social media video using footage, logos, and...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20201 min read
A Little Midnight Music: "Ephemeral Orphanage"
Once in a while, I get to make some music, as I did with the Iowa State Fair jingle, the theme for "This Way Back", and a few other...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20202 min read
Despicable...But Loads of Fun
Perhaps the project I am the most proud of is one that got nixed on the eve of its completion. As part of Universal's upcoming DVD...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20201 min read
More Disney fun with "Phineas and Ferb"
This was another fun couple of weeks at Deluxe, taking pieces from the "P&F" TV series and creating an environment for the DVD menu....
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20201 min read
A Pirate's Life for Me
This Disney title--"Jake and the Neverland Pirates"--was another fun cannibal job, repurposing existing art and animation to create an...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20201 min read
A "Rawther" Fun Gig
Another nice Technicolor memory: doing all the motion menus for the "Eloise" animated series. Using existing artwork and animation, I...
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Mark Heggen
Apr 9, 20201 min read
First Contact with the "Star Trek" Universe
Partway through my adventures at Technicolor, I got an assignment that really excited me: the chance to create a motion menu for the...
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Mark Heggen
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Professor Time is on my side
The Benefit Tax Group of Culver City, CA, recently expanded its business to include a new wing, Benefit Mortgage. To help new customers...
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Mark Heggen
Sep 11, 20191 min read
JCPenney for your thoughts
Back in 2016, I collaborated with MXM/Meredith, JCPenney, and Royal Velvet's New York bureau to create these classy spots for JCPenney...
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Mark Heggen
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Farmed-out Work
On this rare occasion, my work actually appeared on local movie theatre screens--these 3 animated spots for Farm Bureau Financial ran...
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Mark Heggen
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Give a little sizzle
As summer winds down, why not get one last dose of sizzle? So here's a medley of many of the highlights I edited and/or animated during...
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Mark Heggen
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Greater Than
Along the lines of my other spec promo ("Do the Math"), I liked the idea of Accenture's accent symbol doubling as a math symbol--or even...
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Mark Heggen
Aug 20, 20191 min read
Do the Math
During some down time at MXM/Accenture, I got to fiddling with some ideas that combined the initials MXM and AI with the idea that...
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