Are you aware that computers are a massive contributor to creating CO2 emissions?

Are you aware that implementing simple, energy saving tasks can greatly reduce the amount of CO2 emissions your computer is responsible for?

NextGen Studios has partnered with Computers Off.org in their efforts to launch International Green IT Awareness Week which will run June 1 – 7.

International Green IT Awareness Week is a simple but important initiative designed to educate computer users on how to reduce their carbon footprint by enabling power management features on home and work computers. Implementing power management procedures will substantially reduce your carbon emissions – and make a real difference to the planet.

We at NextGen Studios are proud to be a supporter of this important cause, and have contributed our resources to help produce online marketing videos promoting the event.

To find out more or to donate to this cause, please log onto www.greenitweek.org There you’ll find hundreds of Green IT tips which you can implement both at home and in the workplace to help save the planet.

Mr Bill Barry-Cotter, CEO of luxury boat company Maritimo, has moved in to secure the struggling Mustang Marine after it went into administration in March. Barry-Cotter plans to maintain the Mustang brand and operate it along-side his own company Maritimo. In a recent statement, he revealed that some existing dealers will continue to offer Mustang boats, however many Maritimo dealers will also be distributed the boats to sell.

For more information, you read about the deal here.

This deal should definitely spruce up the Maritimo product line in the long term, so NextGen Studios wish Mr Barry-Cotter and the team at Maritimo and Mustang all the best – especially at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show! We look forward to working on some new product videos and really showing off these beautiful, luxury boats.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out some of our work with Maritimo.

Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 is drawing near. Although the cat hasn’t quite been let out of the bag, Adobe have been kind enough to offer a few sneak peaks at what is on offer in the next installment of their powerful software package. You can take a look at some videos here as well as registering for the exclusive Global Online Launch Event, Monday, April 12, 2010.

At NextGen Studios, Adobe’s Creative Suite has proven to be an impressive addition to the creative workflow. Software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects all add tremendous value to each project. For a great example of how Adobe’s software can help provide the finishing touches on your next project, check out the Content Aware Fill Sneak-Peak video on the launch site.

If you’re just as passionate about Post Production as us, you should be heading over to the CS5 launch site now to register for the first exclusive look!

You can read more about the event, award and DiBella here.

Our tastiest client Sushi Train is opening a new store! The grand opening for Sushi Train @ Welland Plaza Station in South Australia will take place on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of January 2010.

Originating in Queensland’s Surfers Paradise in 1994, Sushi Train have gone on to open well over 20 stores both in Australia and New Zealand. We’d like to congratulate Sushi Train on their continued growth and look forward to seeing them expand and succeed as one of Australia’s favourite sushi restaurants.

To find out more about Sushi Train’s new store, click here.

In line with our commitment to support community services, we provided our post production facilities for this RACQ Careflight television commercial.

The Canungra Summer Soiree will be held at the Canungra Valley Vineyard on February 27th to raise funds for a great community cause. Be sure to visit www.canungraevents.com for all of the details. Bookings are essential, so get in quick!

Click ‘play’ to view the video below.

CQUniversity have been busy placing the finishing touches on their final TVCs for 2009. It has been a successful year for the university with a number of cross-media campaigns creating awareness, informing prospective students and marketing their programs here in Australia and overseas.

NextGen Studios are proud to have provided a number of video, animation and design services to CQUniversity this year: filming their campuses, interviewing students, designing web elements and animating their colourful television commercials. We look forward to working closely with them well into 2010.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out one of CQUniversity’s TVCs in our portfolio to see what all the fuss is about.