Nearly $3 million raised for After School Matters, which gives Chicago teens ‘the tools they need to survive’
The Wintrust Arena was filled with nearly 800 civic, corporate and community leaders who came out to support the After School Matters annual gala, this year centered on the theme “Building the Future.” The gala, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and hosted by the After School Matters board of directors Sept. 24, featured vocal and dance performances by teens in ASM programs, as well as an exhibit showcasing their work with displays in music, drawing, painting, glassworks, photography and more.
Via video, an instructor from Fenger High School, Sprinng Stadeker, shared details about After School Matters’ 3-year-old Peacemaker Program that targets teens (60% males) and focuses on conflict resolution.
(Candace Jordan, Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association invited long-time partner Mode Project to collaborate alongside their award-winning CSO Photographer Todd Rosenberg in creating an insider video announcing Klaus Mäkelä as the CSO’s new music director. The effort would give viewers a personal meeting with Mäkelä and allow them to experience firsthand his emotional anticipation at joining this world-class institution and signature piece of Chicago’s cultural fabric.
Mode Project developed and is producing an eight-episode digital content series for world-class Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in which the pilot episode delivers a heartfelt invitation to new audiences to experience the CSO with the message “We All Belong Here.”
Mode Project is proud to announce that our After School Matters film, “It’s Like Home,” was honored as a Bronze Winner in Promotional Video – General Diversity and Inclusion in the 43rd Annual Telly Awards.
We directed and animated an anthem video unveiling Pennymac companies’ new mission-motivated rebrand. The new branding is designed to signal the companies’ ongoing deep commitment to helping customers on their homeownership journey.
We designed, directed and animated a three-minute OLV and four 15-second social media cutdowns as part of a new national campaign for HealthCare.gov. The campaign promotes the special ACA enrollment period created by the Biden Administration.
Our team collaborated remotely with LA production company Vandal and Norton Agency on a TVC / OLV package for Pedialyte
We designed, directed and animated two OLVs for Allstate’s pets and classic car coverage plans. Our original illustrations were based on the brand’s new Vis ID system.
Mode Project is excited to announce that its video work for Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been named Best in Social Video: Arts & Entertainment, recognized by a Silver honor in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards.
Mode Project’s mission is to give audiences the chance to feel, relate to, and then act upon a call to action on a human level. PatientPoint turned to us to help tell a uniquely human story for their new campaign targeting vaccine-hesitant groups, produced in partnership with the Ad Council for the COVID Collaborative’s national ‘It’s Up To You’ COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative.
Our video work for Chicago Symphony Orchestra has recently won two Gold honors in the Online Film & Video-Social Video category at the 16th Annual Davey Awards. The Davey Awards exclusively honor the “Davids” of creativity, the finest small shops, firms, agencies, and companies worldwide. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock - the sort of thing the best small agencies do all the time.