News Archive
2012
17 February 2012
Sapling goes on a hero’s journey to produce promos, tie-ins, and takeovers
of Walt Disney's upcoming movie, John Carter, and Discovery Channel’s hit series
Gold Rush. These teases parallel the epic travels of John Carter in E.R.
Burroughs’s version of Mars to the bigger-than-life challenges facing
the gutsy Gold Rush miners in rural Alaska.
27 January 2012
Discovery’s reach into the classroom matches the magnitude of their reach
around the world. To bring all that within our reach, Sapling created a special
sales piece to teach us how Discovery Education engages, transforms and
inspires 21st Century educators and students. The school bell’s ringing,
come learn with us!
17 January 2012
As Ghost Rider 2 hit theaters, Sapling spent some time with Nicolas Cage
and Paul, Jr, from Discovery’s American Chopper, to talk about the movie,
Johnny Blaze’s Hell Cycle, and smoking hot rides.
2011
22 December 2011
Sapling helped produce and edit the special episode of Discovery Channel's hit series, Gold Rush. The episode features interviews with the miners, never-before-scene footage and insights as to what happened when the cameras weren't rolling.
30 November 2011
Whether your mission is to take down myths or take down the impossible, having the right marketing campaign is key to any movie tie-in. Sapling took on this high-stakes agenda with promos, vignettes and IDs.
15 September 2011
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards contracted Sapling for production and post-production work on a testimonial spot to promote financial planning services.
6 September 2011
This series for Discovery Education and PwC aims to bring awareness to communities and corporations about the benefits of sustainability. Philippe Cousteau lent his expertise to the final portion of the four-part series.
25 August 2011
Sapling was commissioned by the Discovery Channel to create this adrenaline-pumping theatrical trailer. The Degree Men Antiperspirant-sponsored trailer promotes a web series where the host of Man vs Wild interviews extreme sports athletes.
10 August 2011
Sapling showcases exotic locales and exciting travel destinations in a co-branded Discovery Channel and Michelob Ultra sweepstakes spot.
1 June 2011
Sapling received Platinum and Gold awards from this international creative competition. Both awards were for Discovery Channel projects—Platinum for the Fan vs. Wild web series and Gold for the Get Out Alive launch.
4 April 2011
Sapling is again helping Discovery Channel promote it's popular show Deadliest Catch. We're using the new gritty black-and-white look for the campaign to bring audiences a new season of gripping stories and unforgettable characters.
25 March 2011
Get your 3D glasses ready! We just wrapped up a shoot for our 3-D demo. It's in now in post-production, so look for it on the site soon. Stay tuned as we venture into a world of new technology and exciting possibilities!
27 February 2011
Discovery Channel's new show, Sons of Guns, launched into the top spot for cable shows on Wednesday nights. Sapling's weekly promotional campaign is helping drive over 28 million viewers to the show.
25 January 2011
Well they're back, and bigger than ever. American Chopper delivered 2.65 million people (P2+) on Monday's showing, boosting the biggest number since the show's return to Discovery. Sapling's promo campaign helped earned the network the #3 spot for ad-supported cable networks among M25-54 and #4 among M18-49.
7 January 2011
The new Discovery series showcases a team of eclectic gunsmiths who build one-of-a-kind custom firearms and Sapling has been chosen to fire-off the weekly promotions.
2010
22 December 2010
Sapling produced a PSA announcing the 2011 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The spot is being used nationwide to promote the competition open to middle schools everywhere.
15 December 2010
Sapling was charged with helping launch Discovery Channel's new heart-pounding series, Get Out Alive. From hijacks to prison breaks, the edge-of-your-seat series features true stories told by those who survived. Each of our spots had to tell the complete story, but still tease all the waypoints of these compelling tales.
15 December 2010
Sapling is pleased to introduce the new Science Channel show, Blais Off. A non-conformist chef brings his scientific knowledge (and sometimes his fery tools!) into the kitchen of well-known eateries.
29 November 2010
Sapling will be producing weekly promotions for the new Science Channel show Stuck with Hackett. He's a renegade inventor who picks junk piles and garbage heaps to create modern technology that gets him out of tough situations.
16 November 2010
Honored at the 2010 TIVA-DC Peer Awards, Sapling was awarded four awards: a Silver Award for a Deadliest Catch interstitial; a Silver Award for a kiosk video for Animal Planet and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; a Silver Award for a theatrical trailer for Deadliest Catch; a Bronze Award for a promo for The Colony.
12 November 2010
Sapling created a series for spots for the Science Channel's Sneak Peek Fridays. Four new series were introduced, beginning with Spy Wars, a new tell-all series featuring actual spies revealing there darkest experiences. The remaining shows are Deadly Descent, Stuck with Hackett and Blais Off.
19 October 2010
Sapling stays a lot cleaner than host Mike Rowe does when producing the promotions for Discovery's series Dirtiest Jobs.
12 October 2010
Sapling's long history promoting American Chopper on both Discovery Channel and TLC made us the top choice when the hit series returned to Discovery.
27 September 2010
Sapling says "adieu" to The Colony for the season as the promotions for the show's finale hit the air. We're looking forward to enticing fans to watch next season's new faces and new challenges.
15 September 2010
Sapling wraps up the last promotion of the season for the hit Discovery series, Man. vs. Wild. See you next season, Bear!
30 August 2010
Sapling was asked to produce the webseries designed to support the special episode of Man vs Wild, aptly named Fan vs Wild. The four-part webseries features the two lucky fans chosen to go on an adventure with Bear Grylls. It includes their personal video diaries as well as Bear's take on bringing these fans into the wild.
10 August 2010
After the enormous ratings success of season one, Discovery Channel returned to Sapling to produce the weekly promotions for the series. This year the reality series is set in the steamy Louisiana bayou.
29 July 2010
Bear Grylls sets out for the fifth season of Discovery Channel's hit series Man vs Wild and Sapling is tasked with launching the campaign and running the weekly topicals for the season.
15 July 2010
Sapling just completed the promos for a special episode of Deadliest Catch. The episode goes behind the lens to see just what the camera crew experiences to bring the hit series to viewers each week.
30 June 2010
Sapling PIctures was honored with five awards at this year's Telly Awards, all for Discovery Channel projects. Three Bronze awards were given for Nature's Amazing Events in the Documentary, Nature and Entertainment categories. The Telly's highest award, the Silver Telly, was given for the Deadliest Catch Campaign Promotion, in both Editing and Entertainment categories.
25 June 2010
Discovery Channel received 20,000 entries for the Fan vs. Wild contest. Sapling went to New York City to profile one lucky fan – and hand him the phone when Bear Grylls called to announce he'd won!
13 June 2010
Two and a half decades of sharks, cars, space and pharaohs promises to make Discovery Channel’s 25th birthday bash legendary, especially when Sapling Pictures is producing. See the work Sapling has produced for Discovery here.
1 June 2010
Sapling is producing the weekly promotions for the new Discovery Channel series Dual Survival. The competing approaches of two survivalists along with Sapling’s marketing expertise are what make these promos successful. Take a look at Sapling other promotions here.
17 May 2010
Sapling Pictures has been hired to produce a variety of promotions for the Discovery Channel’s 25th birthday bash in June 2010. From the funny to the scary, the week is sure to bring back memories. Stay tuned for more details.
12 May 2010
Come mingle with other production folks in Ballston, Va. on May 18th for this free event and see Sapling Pictures’ original film, Posting. There will be free screenings of other films too, and artists and vendors will share their latest projects.
29 April 2010
Executive Producer of Sapling Pictures, Keith Jodoin, has begun teaching at Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) in Washington, D.C. Jodoin teaches several writing and directing courses and has recently redeveloped the writing and directing curriculum.
9 April 2010
Discovery Channel has chosen Sapling Pictures to produce weekly promotions for its new series Construction Intervention. The show helps small businesses renovate their space—and revenue—with the help of renowned builder Charlie Frattini.
25 March 2010
"Stonehenge," the annual mass auditions organized by Team Jabberwocky will take place this Saturday at The Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) in Georgetown, and Sapling Pictures will be there looking for new talent for upcoming projects.
7 March 2010
Sapling Pictures was in Baltimore last week to shoot footage for Deadliest Catch. A Baltimore tug stood in for an Alaskan crab boat for the shoot. The footage will be used to introduce classic moments from the series. See more about our work with Deadliest Catch here.
3 February 2010
The largest conference for non-fiction production in the world, RealScreen has upgraded the panels and speakers this year and Sapling Pictures was there to experience it.
30 January 2010
Once again, Sapling Pictures will lead the promotions for the upcoming season of Deadliest Catch. Look for Sapling’s promotions each week for the Discovery Channel’s hit series! See more about our work with Deadliest Catch here.
28 January 2010
Discovery Channel’s new series, Howe & Howe Tech, premiered this month to a very receptive audience. Sapling Pictures’ weekly promo campaign kept them coming back for more and resulted in a successful first season for the series.
9 January 2010
Posting, a film by Sapling Pictures, is among the top six short films included in this year’s festival. Jury and audience awards will be given at the event on February 28 in Richmond. Click here for more information on Posting.
2009
14 December 2009
Animal Planet has hired Sapling Pictures to create short-form promotions for the film version of the children’s classic Fantastic Mr. Fox. Look for the sneak peeks on their successful Animal 101 series. Check out the Fantastic Mr. Fox piece here.
17 September 2009
Discovery Channel's latest cutting edge series isn't showing any signs of distress. Sapling Pictures completed the last of promos this week and the show finale airs September 22.
10 April 2009
Sapling wrapped shooting in Busch Gardens Florida earlier this month on vignettes for Animal Planet and the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. The pieces showcase how zoos keep their animals healthy and content. Read more about it here.
22 March 2009
On location at Lexus College, Sapling Pictures shot and edited vignettes highlighting the design and technology of the new Lexus SUV for the Discovery Channel.
2008
15 December 2008
Kathryn Klvana won the Female Dramatic Acting Gold Peer Award at this year's TIVA ceremony and banquet for her role as Anne in the short Posting. Congratulations, Kathryn!
4 November 2008
Props and other goodies from the highly-rated series were gathered for a shoot for the first ever "Mythseum.”
31 October 2008
Post-production has wrapped on three special FutureWeapons episodes. Spread over three nights, the vignettes produced by Sapling showcase all the nitty gritty of Gears of War 2
14 October 2008
Sapling Pictures has knocked out production on a cross promotion for Max Payne. Look for these clips during Discovery Channel’s new series, Time Warp.
20 September 2008
The dramatic short, Posting, starring Kathryn Klvana and Frank Moorman, and written and directed by Sapling Pictures’ Keith Jodoin, premiered to a packed house. Jodoin and director of photography Brian Edwards attended.
20 July 2008
The Discovery International pilot produced in conjunction with Pip Gilmore Productions won in two categories at this year's Telly Awards: "Entertainment" and “Use of HD”.
16 July 2008
Sapling's behind-the-scenes vignette "2nd Deadliest Job” won two awards at this year's Telly Awards.
30 May 2008
Sapling is producing cross promotions for The Happening and The Incredible Hulk. Look for these clips during upcoming episodes of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch.
10 March 2008
For the season launch of the highly-acclaimed show, Deadliest Catch, Sapling produced a two-and-a-half minute high-definition trailer to be released in cinemas later this month.
23 January 2008
Sapling has completed production on promotional vignettes for both Hitman and National Treasure 2 and will soon be producing vignettes for Vantage Point, 10,000 BC and Nim's Island.
2007
20 October 2007
The Discovery International pilot produced in conjunction with Pip Gilmore Productions won in two categories at this year's ITVA Peer Awards — "Entertainment under 30 Minutes" and "Best of D.C."
12 October 2007
Promo production has concluded for the audience favorite American Chopper. The final episode of season four airs on October 11th at 9pm on TLC.
29 September 2007
Principal photography wrapped this weekend on the second of three shorts currently in production by Sapling Pictures. Open Door is an improvisational drama shot on-location in Washington, D.C.
20 August 2007
The one-act dramatic short, Posting, the first of three shorts to be filmed by Sapling this summer, wrapped principal photography today with actors Kathryn Klvana and Frank Moorman.
10 July 2007
Sapling’s behind-the-scenes vignette 2nd Deadliest Job for Deadliest Catch won a Gold Award at this year's Promax/BDA conference in New York City.
26 June 2007
Produced in conjunction with Horizon Entertainment, this hour-long parent's guide gives the how-to on getting your child into the right college for them. Principal photography wrapped today at the University of Maryland.
2006
17 November 2006
Principal photography has wrapped for Between Life and Death, a pilot produced by Sapling Pictures for Discovery Channel International in association with Pip Gilmour Productions.
30 June 2006
Produced by Sapling Pictures, Evenfall has been selected for the ongoing online film festival sponsored by AOL and Moviefone.
16 May 2006
Sapling’s shoot with Jesse James at Los Alamitos Air Base wrapped today. Jesse toured the base and met with troops before showing a clip from his new show, Iraq Confidential.
2005
14 November 2005
Evenfall was screened at the Annapolis Film Festival this weekend and was well-received by the audience.
20 September 2005
After screening yesterday to a theater with standing room only, the Sapling-produced short film Evenfall received the Audience Award at the DC Shorts Film Festival.
14 April 2005
The largest film festival in Arizona, the Phoenix Film Fest drew huge crowds and often had standing room only. Both of the screenings for Evenfall were in 250-seat theaters and they were sold out!
10 March 2005
The Sapling-produced short film Evenfall was very well received by audiences. The festival itself was very well managed and made the filmmakers feel like royalty!
18 February 2005
Sapling was on hand for production as actor Anthony Daniels once more put on the famous golden suit to portray everyone’s favorite android for the Discovery Channel show, Science of Star Wars.
2004
29 October 2004
Sapling wrapped shooting with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman at several Washington, D.C. locations today. The shooting was for an upcoming special surrounding the feature film, National Treasure.