- Graduated from Art Center of Design in Los Angeles in 2012. As undergrad film student Gevorg garnered multiple awards and recognition for his "Adidas - Impossible is Nothing" commercial.
As his student graduation project at Art Center of Design, Gevorg took his love for video games and handcrafted a groundbreaking short film based on the popular Grand Theft Auto series that integrated a third person perspective.
"Grand Theft Auto: Rise" became an immediate viral sensation, generating more than 13 million YouTube views and earning Karensky a spot in Saatchi & Saatchi's New Directors Showcase at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It has appeared on every major blog and website and has been published in both U.S. And foreign film magazines. Critics praised his raw talent. "It blows every other fan-made project I've ever laid eyes on completely out of the water" (Sam Gibbs, Gizmodo UK).
Upon graduating in 2012, Gevorg was immediately hired to launch Jaguar's new sports car with a jaw dropping commercial called New Dawn. Gevorg went on to create a gaming film for Nissan and a stunning, the first ever VR sports experience "Wear the Rose" for O2.
Gevorg has sculpted a 360-degree the first ever narrative VR short films for Mini/BMW "Real Memories" and "Backwater" in 2015. "Backwater" won an award for the best use of VR for storytelling at VR Fest 2016.
In 2015 he founded Bipolar Id, a Virtual Reality company.
WORKS:
2010 - Adidas - Impossible is Nothing. Conquer
2011 - BMW M3 - Sixty
2011 - BMW M3 - Horsepower
2012 - Grand Theft Auto: RISE - Live Action Short Film
2013 - JAGUAR - A New Dawn: Commercial for the new Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
2013 - Alive: Commercial for the new Jaguar XE
2013 - O2: Wear The Rose: The world's first first person POV live action VR sports experience
2014 - Destination British Columbia: Little Big Planet - Virtual Reality experience
2014 - Destination British Columbia: Wild Within - Virtual Reality experience
2014 - Nissan: Chase the Thrill - a real time, interactive Virtual Reality experience
2015 - MINI: Real Memories - a narrative Virtual Reality short film
2015 - MINI: Backwater - a narrative Virtual Reality short film
AWARDS:
Best Use of VR for Storytelling at VR Fest 2016
SIGGRAPH 2015
SAATCHI & SAATCHI New Directors' Showcase
SHOTS Evolution
Winner CLIO Silver
Winner NYF Gold
Winner NYF Gold
Winner ART DIRECTORS CLUB Gold
Winner WEBBY Honoree
DIFF LA Film Festival Official Selection
#1 Popular Video around the Web on YouTube
#2 Best Short Film of 2012 on Film Shortage
Viral Content around the Globe on YouTube
Winner ADDY Silver
Winner TELLY Silver
AICP Nominated
Winner BMW International Automotive Competition 2nd
Winner ADDY Gold
Winner ADDY Gold
Winner TELLY Silver
Viral content in Taiwan & China
Published in IDN v17n3 Eco-Graphics Issue
Winner TELLY Silver 2011
Featured in SIGGRAPH 2010- IMDb mini biography by: Ella Hovhan
- Created the world's first first person POV live action VR sports experience (O2: Wear The Rose) in 2013.
- Gevorg created the first ever narrative VR short film (Real Memories and Backwater)
Won an Award for the Best Use of VR for storytelling for his collaboration with Mini USA for "Backwater" at VR Fest 2016.
BMW Group said Mini aimed to "become the first brand ever to harness the huge potential of virtual-reality technology for top-quality storytelling" and to underscore its positioning "as an innovative company that explores new directions in communications.".
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