Powhatan Studios Launches New Commercial for Boylan Heights Restaurant

June 14, 2010

Boylan Heights Restaurant is a gourmet burger bar on The Corner in Charlottesville, VA. This is our first made-for-television commercial. We are currently in production on a web series for Boylan called “The ‘Heights.” We will launch later in the summer.

Viral Video Wins YouTube Socks

May 13, 2010

At South by Southwest, there was a contest to make the best homage to Surprised Kitty viral video. I am happy to announce that I was one of the winners and I won a bunch of cool stuff. An OK Go flipbook, two seasons of Ted Talks, and best of all, YouTube Socks. Get it? YouTube socks. Man, Google deserves their billions. They are clever.

The original Surprised Kitty Video

My homage

The Youtube Socks

Billy Hunt Featured in This Months Member Spotlight at Openspace

April 29, 2010

Openspace has me featured this week in its member spotlight. Do I really talk like this?

“The videos are getting crazy traction. There is a live component to it. I want it to be interesting. Engage the audience. Something measurable. We are turning traditional advertising on its head. This is the future of marketing.”

Also, those of you brave enough to click through can see me in my glory days as the drummer for AA Bottom, a ZZ Top coverband.

Photo by Michael Johnson

Production Stills from “The Heights”

April 29, 2010

Powhatan Studios is thrilled to be working with Boylan Heights on a web TV series called The Heights. Production has been a blast so far, the burgers are delicious and it is a joy to work with fun and talented people. Stay tuned. . . .

Two for Flinching: Video for Starlight Cafe

March 16, 2010

Life in Lynchburg doesn’t have to be boring. Here’s what’s going on.

Trager Bros. Coffee Commercial #1: Clovatron 3000

February 26, 2010

See what happens when you invest in an $11,000 advanced coffee system with robotics.

Trager Brothers Coffee is a 100% Organic, Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee micro-roastery located in the beautiful mountains of Nelson County, Virginia. Look for them in your local markets and in Whole Foods.  You can also purchase coffee and accessories at http://www.tbcroasters.com. 100% Organic, 100% of the time.

Billy Hunt Photography: Four Tips For Looking Beautiful in Photos

February 24, 2010

Billy Hunt of Billy Hunt Photography in Charlottesville, VA, shares Tips on Looking Great in a Portrait Session. Anyone needing a portrait or headshot, such as actors, realtors, businesspeople, etc. can benefit from this short instructional video.

2009 Live Arts Gala Promotional Video

November 4, 2009

From Billy: “Recently I had the opportunity to collaborate on a promotional video for the Live Arts Gala. I think it came out really well, and really appreciate the experience of working with such smart, creative people. Serena Gruia, Matt Thomas, Hilty Hazzard, Jessica Priest, Wistar Murray, Zach Snider, Karen Thomas, Brian Wimer, and Wes Webb all helped.

We ended up doing a stop action movie, without stopping the action. I put my camera on a tripod with the motordrive taking tons of still images, and all the puppeteers moved everything around in the studio. Later we cropped, color corrected, and sized down, and assembled more then 600, 22 megapixel images to match the storyboard. Why do it this way? Because we are bananas!”

OpenSpace Commercial

November 1, 2009

A commercial for OpenSpace, a coworking site in Charlottesville, Virginia. Created by Billy Hunt, Jennifer Tidwell, and Brian Wimer. Music by Gene Osborn.

CLAW Thrilla in Cville Promo #2: Feminem

July 28, 2009

Feminem rap-sings “Lose Yourself” for CLAW’s 2009 Thrilla in Cville.