YSL Unveils More From Their Fall ’22 Collection 🧥👖
It may not feel like it yet, but fall is just around the corner… where did the summer go??? As we ease our way into PSL season, YSL returns to Thunder with another star-studded cast of fashionistas including Finn Wolfhard (Netflix’s Stranger Things), LaKeith Stanfield (FX’s Atlanta), and Hailey Bieber(model and wife of The Bieb) to showcase their latest collection.
Back to School Friends for Every Kid 🎯📚🧑🏫
As summer comes to a close, return client Target rolls out two more campaigns, shot at Thunder, that will inspire kids to start gearing up for the classroom. These Best Friends for all Kids spots will have you joyfully tapping your toes into back-to-school season! Target has your all-inclusive back-to-school needs covered.
“Lights, Camry, Sirius XM” Nominated for 2022 Best Commercial Film
We’ve been nominated! Thunder’s XR stage and XR services are recognized by this year’sInternational Motor Film Awards, the Oscars for the motoring world, for “Best Commercial Film.” Thunder Studios partnered with Toyota, SiriusXM, and Sweatpants Media to create a wild ride for viewers who could upload a selfie and find themselves in the driver’s seat of a car commercial with actor/comedianAdam Rose. Along with the commercial film, the production team created a website with completely new face-swapping technology. It’s a real-life Face/Off!
MOBILE BROADCASTING
Astral Clash 🌌✨🪐♀️
Thunder’s mobile broadcasting team joined global esports organization Gen.G and gaming community Galorants, in partnership with Tampax and Always, to break down gendered stigmas and launch the Astral Clash tournament series. Some of the best women and nonbinary Valorant players in North America participated in the tournament that began with two online qualifier events before the live finals event was held in the Thunder Esports Arena on August 6th. Thunder provided the venue, broadcast services, control room, cameras, graphics, replays, transmission, and crewing services. The team also assisted with the run of show, lending our extensive production expertise. Special kudos to Candela Rebot and Rolando Nichols who were hard at work for the duration of the successful 10hrs+ live broadcast!
Learn more about the event and how it went down here.
GAMING
Call of Duty League Championship Weekend x Royal Ravens 🕹
iR’s London Royal Ravens competed in the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend in Los Angeles August 4-7, 2022. The event streamed live from the Galen Center at USC on Youtube’s COD League Channel. Tough weekend for the Ravens, but they’re coming off of an incredible run this season and had a unique opportunity to film a 🔥 new video down at Thunder during their time in LA. We can’t wait to see them back in action!
James Brisco, a valued security guard at Thunder since its inception, celebrated his 81st birthday this week! The whole Thunder team couldn’t have been more excited to honor their amazing colleague with a festive birthday dinner in the Thunder arena including dinner, drinks, music, and birthday cake. To further celebrate his genuine kindness and commitment to his job, Marlo Main, Thunder Administrative Manager, surprised James with his first ever trip to Disneyland where he got a pair of embroidered Mickey ears, snacked on their famous popcorn and dole whip, and ended with a souvenir Mickey Mouse sweatshirt. Happy birthday, James!
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Investor Call August 2022 📞
This month, Thunder hosted the filming and broadcast of an investor presentation for iR and ReKT shareholders. John Acunto, Infinite Reality co-founder and CEO, hosted the call on August 10th along with members of the executive team who provided updates on the business and presented a roadmap for the exciting future of the newly combined companies. Congratulations to the creative and broadcasting teams and the executives who traveled from across the country for pulling together this fantastic presentation. If you missed the call, you can watch a replay HERE.
INFINITE REALITY
New iR Website! 💻
Now that the ReKTGlobal acquisition is complete, it’s time to present a united front! One of the first steps in this process was the upgrade of our digital presence which involved deconstructing and updating former social channels and rebranding ReKT’s website. Huge kudos to the team that accomplished this heavy lift on a tight deadline, most especially John Benyamine, Dave Finger, Christina Craig, and Tim Skau! Check us out HERE and on iR socials. 🥳🍾
iR Recent Press 📰
Infinite Reality is in the news. Read recent press coverage below.
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