LOGO MOFOs, Inspired by Canadian author Naomi Klein's NO LOGO, a biting social critique of corporate logos and how corporations via its branding of consumer society extracts value from our culture and redeposits it in their influence over our daily lives. An art collective, Marxist Glue's brilliant satirical and subversive exhibition at the Hold Up Gallery in Los Angeles in late 2010 created the opportunity for this espressode. Written by Michael Arturo, Featuring Manuel Bermudez and Michael Arturo, Directed and Produced by Norma Vega, Production Assistant Mark Coger, Music by Beau Hunks (public domain)
What exactly is DOUBLE ESPRESSO? This is a Web Series that "caffeinates" contemporary buzzwords and phrases in the form of mini-sodes or espressodes (as we call them). Our mission is not to create another banal and sterile "made for television" web series. We're aiming dangerously higher, demystifying the mass media's mixed messages, satirizing corporate doublespeak, poking holes in political hyperbole and unraveling the common and uncommon usage of every day language. DOUBLE ESPRESSO is the creation of Michael Arturo, a New York born theater professional, who has more than two decades of credits as a playwright, screenwriter, actor, photographer, videographer, producer and now a web series creator. Manuel Bermudez, a graduate of USC film, a filmmaker, actor and stand-up comic, is featured along with Arturo. With Bermudez's stand up comedic talent and Arturo's background in theater, the espressodes are animated in the style of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Steven Colbert, Woody Allen and the Theater of the Absurd.
