Taylor Harrington is an American editor and motion graphics artist. He is a partner in iam8bit

Iam8bit

iam8bit is a production company, creative think tank and art exhibition based in Los Angeles, California. The company works in many entertainment industries including video games, film, fashion and music. They have produced many projects including exclusive taste-maker mailers, large scale...

, a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with Jon M. Gibson

Jon M. Gibson

Jonathan Michael Gibson is an American writer and director whose work often focuses on pop culture...

, Amanda White and Nick Ahrens

Nick Ahrens

Nick Ahrens is an American designer and art director. He is a partner in iam8bit, a production company, marketing boutique and artist collective, along with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Taylor Harrington.-Career:...

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Career

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a double major in Film and Sociology, Harrington went on to consult for and star in an extensive commercial campaign for multiple banks in the midwest. He won "Best in Show" for the direction and conceptualization of the viral portion of the project at the premiere marketing conference in Iowa.

He moved to Los Angeles in September 2008, and began supervising post production supervisor for iam8bit in 2009, where helped to found the film and production side of the collective, with projects including Capcom's Mega Man Universe

Mega Man Universe

was an upcoming 2.5D action platformer game in the Mega Man series being developed by Capcom for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network, and has since been cancelled. Mainly based on Mega Man 2, the game would have allowed players to create their own levels and customize characters...

. and short film My Barista. He is a self-taught editor and visual effects artist, with specialities in motion graphics and title sequences.

Harrington is currently a partner and post production supervisor at iam8bit.

Commercials/Virals

• When Did Social Gaming Get So Lame? (2011) editor, SPFX. Boardroom satire featuring venture capitalist icon David Hornik. Produced by iam8bit
• Save the Unicorn Parade (2011) editor, SPFX. PSA satire starring Rachael Leigh Cook
  Rachael Leigh Cook
  Rachael Leigh Cook is an American actress, known for her role in the romantic comedy She's All That and her This is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement.-Early life:...
  
  . Produced by iam8bit
• Mega Man Universe Teaser Trailer (2010) editor, SPFX. A live-action/stop-motion hybrid teaser trailer for Mega Man Universe
  Mega Man Universe
  was an upcoming 2.5D action platformer game in the Mega Man series being developed by Capcom for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network, and has since been cancelled. Mainly based on Mega Man 2, the game would have allowed players to create their own levels and customize characters...
  
  . Produced by iam8bit, in conjunction with Buddy System Studios, for Capcom Entertainment
• Lost' Mega Man 10 Commercial (2010) editor, SPFX. A "faux" commercial for Mega Man 10
  Mega Man 10
  Mega Man 10, known in Japan as , is a video game developed by Capcom and Inti Creates. It is the tenth main entry of the original Mega Man series...
  
  , posed as an archival discovery from the '80s. Produced by iam8bit for Capcom Entertainment.

Books

• SUPER iam8bit: More Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the 80s (2011), a follow-up collection of the iam8bit exhibition's best pieces from the years 2006-2010. Foreword by Kevin Pereira
  Kevin Pereira
  Kevin Pereira is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! .-Biography:While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy...
  
  . Co-authored with Jon M. Gibson, Amanda White and Nick Ahrens.

External links

• iam8bit official homepage