Highway 9 Pictures

moving pictures by avi glijansky and friends

HIGHWAY 9 PICTURES is the production banner of Los Angeles-based filmmaker Avi Glijansky. 

Along with a regular group of collaborators, Highway 9 creates short films and web series that always maintains a strong focus on character and genuine human emotion.

rojects include: "The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros," "The Silver Lake Badminton and Adventurers Club," and "The Ladies and The Gents."

PRO TIPS FOR: DATE NIGHT - SOME SIMPLE ADVICE FOR GUYS

90 second spot for Citi and their part of the Google Wallet App.

The spot was commissioned as part of Alphabird and  PlaceVine.com's "Sponsored Campaign Video Slam" which invited web content creators to create original "Google Wallet Stories" for streaming on YouTube.

The brief from the client was intentionally broad, with a desire to see what kinds of different stories, a swath of different voices would generate.

For my contribution, I wanted to make sure there would be some form of interaction with the viewer that would be consistent with the way people engage with content on YouTube. The Pro Tips concept was the result, combining a humorous thick wallet vs Google Wallet comparison, while also encouraging conversation via the comments section.

You can see what other creators came up with via this playlist.