CHET NICHOLS
Creative Media Artist
Creative Director - Producer - Writer - Designer - Songwriter - Composer - Musician
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Chet Nichols ~ Online Video Portfolio
You are listening to Chet's Award-Winning instrumental composition,
"Serengeti Rain", from his CD, "Red Mesa Sunset".
Online Portfolio
of
Live-Action, Flash & Animation Videos
To view, click the "Play" button in the bottom left corner of the player.
PLEASE NOTE: All of the videos displayed below were created and designed to be viewed on high-quality HD screens. The videos below needed to go through quite a bit of compression from the original format in order to be able to present them to you on this page. Please keep that in mind when watching these videos.
That being said, Chet still has gone thru every step to make sure that the videos are as high-quality as possible. So, please be patient as the videos below "load".
It is worth the wait.
Creative Director/Producer/Editor: Chet Nichols
Title: "Rock Crawlers - California 2006"
Agency: Simage
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This "live action" montage was produced for the Simage Interactive Network as part of its monthly
:60 minute (one hour) entertainment programming segments. Crazy Stuff! (I cut out the sound to make the file smaller).
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Peace On Earth"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This Flash Ad was created as a generic ad designed to run on the Simage Network during the Christmas Holiday Season.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer/Video Editor: Chet Nichols
Music Composed by, produced by and engineered by: Chet Nichols
Title: "Website Movie Demo - Live-Action & Flash Animation Combo"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This Flash Ad was created as an website movie/ad depicting the various aspects and services
provided by the Simage Network. Also, the music track was composed, engineered and produced
by Chet Nichols. Hot track! Also, all stock footage was selected, licensed, transcoded and edited
by Chet Nichols.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Welcome Ad - Version 3"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Editor: Chet Nichols
Title: "The Smokey Mountains 2009"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This "live action" montage was produced for the Simage Interactive Network as part of its monthly
:60 minute (one hour) entertainment programming segments. (I cut out the sound to make the file smaller).
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Designated Driver"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Network/American Taxi - Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for American Taxi (Chicago) to advertise their cab services.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Coming Events - Version 3"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Football Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged. This ad specifically targeted in-venue football events.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Thanksgiving Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Editor: Chet Nichols
Art Director/Designer/Producer: Ben Nichols
Title: "Beach Volleyball Movie"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless movie was created as a :60 second entertainment piece and was part of the
numerous :60 second entertainment content pieces created monthly for the network. What is unique
about this piece is that it was designed and created to use still photos to "tell the story".
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Halloween Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Holiday Flash Ad
Templates designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu
items and special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Party Room Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged. This ad advertised Party Room services in the venues.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "New Years Eve Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "This Week's Events"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Baseball Ad"
Agency: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Client: Simage Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This soundless Flash Ad was created for the Simage Network as part of a "suite" of Flash Ad Templates
designed to be used by bars, restaurants, and night clubs to advertise various products, services, menu items and
special events offered by the specific venue. Embedded in all of these venue-based ad template suites is a
"dynamic-text feature" that allowed the text-content in the ads to be edited remotely and uploaded quickly
while the template graphics stayed unchanged.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Stoli"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Canadian Club"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Kahlua"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "VSOP"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Guinness Beer"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version. Unfortunately, this is not the final version, also this does not include the sound track and banter going
on between the bottles and the can.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Malibu Rum New Flavors"
Agency: Publicis, New York
Client: Allied Domecq
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: This ad is one in a series of ads produced for Publicis, New York and their client, Allied Domecq.
The ads were created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen. The version you are seeing is
a 2D version.
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Creative Director/Producer/Designer/Writer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Smirnoff - Designated Driver"
Agency: Digital Picture 3D
Client: X3D
Production Company: X3D/Digital Picture Group 3D Interactive Network (Emerging Media)
Comment: WARNING - Bear with me when watching this movie file. It is an actual auto-stereoscopic 3D version, so
it is a bit blurry. Also, it does not have its soundtrack added. I posted this because it is a really fun concept, there is
great animation, lighting and a nice conceptual pay-off.
Again, this ad was created with a special auto-stereoscopic 3D software designed to create a true, glassless 3D viewing
experience for the viewer. This ad was displayed on an auto-stereoscopic 3D HD screen.
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Live-Action/Special Visual Effects from the 1980's
All Done With Motion Control & Film Optical Effects. Yes, there was a time when Special Effects were
produced frame-by-frame ... and it was not that long ago! Everyone of these spots won some kind of award.
Senior Executive Producer: Chet Nichols
Title: "Special Visual Effects Montage"
Agency: Various Large Agencies
Client: Various Broadcast TV Networks
Production Company: Praxis Film Works
Comment: The film clip above is a montage of several Clio-winning Live-action, Special-Effects Projects that I
produced at Praxis Film Works in North Hollywood, CA as the Senior Executive Producer.
Robert Blalack was the director on these spots. Robert is an Oscar and Emmy award-winning director and SPFX film specialist who created ground-breaking film optical techniques that were an integral part of the success of the movie,
"Star Wars".
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More videos are in the process of being prepared to upload to the site .... so come back soon .... for more.
