Flying Spot Entertainment
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Flying Spot Entertainment is a film & video production, video editing and computer graphics company located in Seattle, WA that creates programming for television, theatrical and digital release. Flying Spot also contracts to provide post-production and visual effects services for corporations, commercials, professional sports and music videos. Flying Spot, Inc. was founded in 1992 by partners Pat Sanford, Joel Veatch and Greg Pecknold. David Scudder was brought in as a partner to replace the departing Pecknold in 2002. The company has seen success over the years creating animations and providing editorial for clients like National Geographic, Discovery, A&E, PBS, TeleUno, Microsoft, Getty Images, Philips Medical, Fed Ex, Vulcan, and numerous pro-sports franchises. More recently, the company was deeply involved in the development and delivery to Miramax the highly acclaimed The Heart of the Game, a documentary by Ward Serrill, co-produced with Woody Creek Productions. The film was edited by Eric Frith and narrated by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. Other Flying Spot projects include a collaboration with Vicci Martinez, a talented singer-songwriter from Tacoma, WA resulting in the concert and documentary Vicci Martinez Live (2006), Platinum: The Legendary Banked Slalom - 20 Years and Beyond (2005), and Yes, You Can Go Home (2003) featuring Eric Burdon and The Animals (produced in association with Varipix and Eric Burdon Productions).
Flying Spot received a national Primetime Emmy Award from NATAS for Outstanding Achievement in Animation for the popular "The World of National Geographic" series.
