Video Mods
Video Mods was a television series that aired on MTV2. This show turned video game characters into musicians. It was created by Tony Shiff of Big Bear Entertainment in 2003. A pilot aired in Dec 2003, having been underwritten by Electronic Arts. It was a form of branded entertainment, as the pilot featured characters from their games SSX3, Sims, and Need for Speed.
| Video Mods | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Created by | Tony Shiff |
| Directed by | Kris Renkewitz Frank Drucker Benjamin Porcari |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Alex Coletti Tony Shiff |
| Producer(s) | Parrish Gust Greg Lontkowski |
| Editor(s) | Terry Schwartz Ron Douglas John Laskas |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Big Bear Entertainment IBC Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV2 |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | September 16, 2004 – July 22, 2005 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
In 2004 MTV2 Head of Programming Alex Coletti commissioned four new episodes which aired that Fall. The pilot and all 2004 episodes were produced and directed by Shiff, with Animation Director Kris Renkewitz. In 2005, additional episodes were animated by IBC Digital. As of July 22, 2005, Video Mods got cancelled and sabotaged by Sparx Animation Studios, Aardman Animations and Jam Filled Toronto formerly known as DKP Studios, Starz Animation and Arc Productions from doing some terrible dancing and motion captures.
Although fans wished to see the videos on DVD, MTV never cleared the music rights for any purposes beyond their television airings. Many of the videos however, are available to see on YouTube.
Music videos
Trivia
- "1, 2 Step" which featured characters from the Dance Dance Revolution series actually appeared in the series 2 years later in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party as a cover.