Cogs was recently approached by several activists living in New York and asked to help make their film a reality. Cognate Dave is already at work on the films design elements and George is up to his ears in editing. Cogs will use its skills and the power of filmmaking to make sure this important documentary smashes with the impact is needs to. Stay tuned.
Harvest of Hope Fest 2009
Written by George
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Cognate Eric Ayotte journeyed to this Festival of Film and music and showed "Bees in the Key of A" for all those in attendance. "Bees in the Key of A" was shot and directed by cognate Brynmore Williams. George did the effects and editing. You can watch the trailer here if you are interested.
Slingshot Hip Hop
Written by George
Friday, 27 February 2009
A while back Cogs had the pleasure of helping out Jackie Salloum on her new film Slingshot Hip Hop. Her and cognate Waleed kicked ass on the film. It was excepted into Sundance and has been winning awards left and right. Now Cogs has been invited to author and mass produce the DVD. It will be an honor.
Sesame Street
Written by George
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Editing episodes of the best show ever (Sesame Street) might be the most fun ever. Almost as fun as using After Effects to shoot magic out of a puppets wand. Watch them in the Cogs archive.
Sled Movie
Written by George
Monday, 02 February 2009
Finally the screenplay for the long awaited sled movie "Sled Hard with the Reaper" is complete. This will be the highest quality Cogs/Funtime production ever, complete with stuntwork and fire arms.
Make Magazine
Written by George
Thursday, 02 October 2008
Cogs shared a little camera tip with Make Magazine writer and illustrator Tim Lillis. Tim published it in the newest issue of Make (MAKE 14). Its called "Tricks of the trade" and its on page 182. Go buy it.
Freezepop "Frontload" Video
Written by George
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Cogs recently edited a new music video for Freezepop . StarPilot productions approached Cogs with the mission to take their video and not only edit it, but come up with a visual style that matched the songs intensity. Using effected layers of the video's b-roll, Cogs passed the mission and all are happy. Watch it in the archive.
New iMac for Aneisha
Written by George
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Today Cogs awarded one of their hardest working pupils, Aneisha Malcolm with a speedy iMac so she can edit her new documentary. Aneisha is currently in high school and her 18th birthday was today. Good luck Aneisha!
"A to the K" was entirely made by Jeff Ledellaytner
Written by George
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
...well, not exactly...but Jeff's contribution was, without question, a testament to how talented he is. Originally, Jeff joined the team as a producer and camera assist for George - that's it; or so we thought. In the end, Jeff stepped up to do much more and he basically saved the entire video. He did most of the edits and some of the more complicated effects necessary. Jeff's contribution behind the scenes was crucial for video completion. Jeff spent hours of work understanding HD and its work flow in Final Cut Pro and kept all of us on track. Don't be fooled - Jeff Ledellaytner might just be the most talented editor in Boston. Check out his website .
A to the K is done!
Written by George
Thursday, 17 July 2008
AKRO video is complete! Watch it in the archive (A to the K). If all goes well, you should be seeing it on BET and MTV very soon. A lot of hard work went into this video: George had the opportunity to try on his director hat for this one, not to mention he shot the entire thing and got to do some fancy graphics too; creative direction for the video was provided by David Hohman of TracyLocke; and Jeff Ledellaytner of Spot Editorial provided his producing skills as well as editoral and effects support. It was a great team effort all around. Cogs is proud.
Joe Hawley on Cogs
Written by George
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Joe Hawley of Mullen Advertising says "Cogs Industries is a multi-national conglomerate not subject to recent market volatility".
90 Spots are all done
Written by George
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Cogs may have shot all 90 TV spots , but Mullen somehow managed to edit them all. The website is up and the spots are airing.
"Finding our Folk" wins the audience award at N.O.H.R.F.F.
Press for 90 spots
Written by George
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Taking the "Massachusetts. It's all here" positioning
to heart, Mullen has fashioned 90 spots for the state's tourism
program, each touting a specific destination, activity or
attraction. read more
GM power project
Written by George
Monday, 14 April 2008
Cogs finishes a month long editing project for General Motors...hundreds upon hundreds of tapes.
FOF goes big time!
Written by George
Thursday, 13 March 2008
"Finding our Folk" was accepted into its first film festival. During the Finding Our Folk tour, high school and college students
supported by community elders and grassroots organizations toured
America and visited cities where Hurricane Katrina survivors were
displaced. The tour partnered with local and national community based
organizations and learning institutions to identify evacuees and the
cities where they were, developing a curriculum and providing training for
high school and college students to facilitate workshops and support
the overall documentation of the tour. New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival
Giving back
Written by George
Sunday, 13 January 2008
"The Young Peoples Project" hires Cogs again! This time its for math literacy.
Change is good
Written by George
Tuesday, 01 January 2008
It's a New Year and time for the New and Improved Cogs . Cogs branding, revamping, and anal retentive overhaul begins!
Cogs helps edit "Slingshot Hip Hop"
Written by George
Saturday, 15 December 2007
Cogs helps edit "Slingshot Hip Hop ", which totally blasts its way into Sundance before its even done. Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians
living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and
employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and
poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms
and generational differences, this is the story of young people
crossing the borders that separate them.
Friends of the Children
Written by George
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Watch the new video we edited for "Friends of the Children". It was directed and shot by Brynmore Williams.
A to the K
Written by George
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Cogs just finished shooting and directing the "A to the K" video for Akrobatik. Check out the pictures
90 Spots
Written by George
Saturday, 19 May 2007
Mullen Advertising presented Cogs with the ultimate challenge... shoot 90 commercials in two months. Can it be done? Yes, we did it. Here are some pics
Do you know where your curlers are?
Written by George
Wednesday, 07 March 2007
New commercial we just finished promoting the recent curler activity. What the hell is curling? check out the press
Build it bigger
Written by George
Saturday, 17 February 2007
Cogs is helping Powderhouse Productions edit their Discovery Channel series "Build it Bigger" watch
Lebanon PSA
Written by George
Friday, 15 December 2006
Cogs works on Lebanon PSA for Director Waleed Zaiter. See the video
More Festivals
Written by George
Monday, 25 September 2006
"I Oversee The Maintenance of a Tool Shed" has just been accepted into the Syracuse International Film Festival. We are all very excited here at factory town. Check it
Tool Shed goes film fest
Written by George
Tuesday, 12 September 2006
"I Oversee The Maintenance of a Tool Shed" has just been accepted into the Nashville Independent Film Festival. Heres the Festival
Dan Ho goes TV
Written by George
Saturday, 19 August 2006
Remember "Rescue TV"? Yeah thats right, the video Cogs made for Dan Ho. The purpose of that video was for Dan to pitch his very own TV series. It worked, and Dan landed his very own TV show on Discovery Health. Congratulations, Dan! See for yourself.
Giving back
Written by George
Thursday, 03 August 2006
Check out the videos we edited for Artists For Humanity. Watch
Production wraps on "Tool Shed"
Written by George
Tuesday, 18 July 2006
Old pal Will Garre writes a short story called "I Oversee The Maintenance of a Tool Shed". Cogs is in the process of making it into a short film and production has just wrapped. Check out the production stills
First Cogs gig
Written by George
Friday, 02 September 2005
Cogs lands "Rescue TV" job from Dan Ho of Rescue Magazine. See stills from the shoot
Cogs is alive!
Written by George
Sunday, 12 September 2004
George establishes Cogs Industries.
George learns FCP
Written by George
Thursday, 17 May 2001
George begins learning Final Cut Pro as the head of video for Kaiju Big Battel.
George gets first job
Written by George
Thursday, 18 May 2000
George somehow graduates from college and quickly lands his first job as an Avid Editor for Mullen Advertising.
George finishes "George Cox, a life"
Written by George
Tuesday, 04 May 1999
George finishes "George Cox, a Life", a 20 minute mocumentary and achieves small time fame amongst his friends and colleagues. See an excerpt
George goes to college
Written by George
Tuesday, 08 April 1997
George begins classes at SMFA and discovers the wonders of Pro Tools and Non-Linear Editing.
George graduates High School
Written by George
Tuesday, 18 June 1996
George barely graduates from High School.
George avoids work
Written by George
Wednesday, 22 May 1996
George gets out of doing any real work by making a video as his final paper for Psychology class.
George discovers editing
Written by George
Friday, 12 August 1994
George realizes that with two VCRs, he can edit his videos.
George films exploits
Written by George
Saturday, 18 December 1993
George uses his camcorder to video tape his sledding exploits with new friend, Will Garre.
George gets his first camera
Written by George's Mom
Thursday, 10 August 1989
George gets a VHS camcorder. He enjoys it for about a week before forgetting about it.
George goes to the movies
Written by George's Mom
Friday, 11 June 1982
George sees E.T. at the movies and is completely unaware that it wasn't real.
George is born
Written by God
Tuesday, 05 July 1977
George Cox was born in New Haven, CT. His weight is 8 pounds.
