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As a lifetime fan, I was very excited about Disney’s The Princess and the Frog coming out.  I am somewhat of an art snob, and am fairly particular about animation.  The new graphics coming out, while pretty cool from a graphic-computer point, just don’t do it for me artistically.  I prefer the hand-drawn look, the rich colors, the uneven, natural shading.  Watching a “real” Disney movie makes me happy and at peace, and takes me back to when I was a little girl.

However, a Disney movie must be more than just visual.  For the experience to be complete it must touch on both vision and hearing.  The music and the singing must be present, and done well to guide you smoothly through the scenes. In this, I must say, they succeeded rather nicely.  The voices of the cast are fantastic.  Each character’s voice has a unique personality.  The inflections are exaggerated and just perfect; be it a more general southern accent, one from New Orleans, or the most fascinating Cajun dialect.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie, so much so that I will be purchasing this today on Blu-ray.  The art was beautiful, the music and voices fantastic, and the story so enjoyable and relevant to today.  Everything was done to perfection [as if I would accept anything less.]  To top it off, I was able to see this movie at a small little theater in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.  The Rivoli is a small hometown theater that plays just one movie per week.  I took my son to see this and would not trade the experience of sitting in a [packed] movie theater with an audience of mostly squeely and excited children.  I can’t wait until the next one!

The New Media department of Great Lakes Media was honored to create a digital highlight reel for high school athlete, Lewis Smith. Lewis is the Nephew of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer extraordinaire, Chad Smith.

The digital highlight reel is a great way for high school athletes to capture the attention of college recruiters. The video is a simple 2-3 minute piece, highlighting the athlete’s abilities and stats. It can be uploaded to youtube, a website, or put to DVD.

The video can be seen here, and is part of our New Media March promotion. We are offering 20% off digital media services. We are now also offering new services, like the digital highlight reel, and encoding for portable media devices.