MindWarp Films website launch
August 15, 2017
Over the past 12 years, Carlos Corral has been very involved in creating short films and helping build the independent film community in El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM. In order to further promote all of our great film work and services, we have created a special separate website called MindWarp Films.
Website Launch: Rent Now El Paso
May 30, 2017
Check out our latest website for Rent Now Magazine. The fast and responsive site allows visitors to search and sort through a variety of apartments for rent in the El Paso area.
Under the Frequency: Carlos Corral
May 31, 2016
Highly driven El Paso filmmaker, Carlos Corral, expresses his experience in the field of filmmaking and the steps he took to achieve all the hard work he has accomplished within the community.
KVIA7: Local filmmakers calling for more state tax incentives
May 20, 2016
El Paso City Representative Peter Svarzbein hopes better tax incentives for the film industry will create more jobs and keep El Paso's talent from leaving home. New Mexico offers up to 30 percent for films and television. Last year, Texas cut its film incentive program by two-thirds. El Paso filmmaker and producer Carlos Corral would like to see more film projects brought to the Sun City.
Casting Call for Short Film 'Gatekeeper'
May 03, 2016
MindWarp Entertainment in association with DoubleScope Films are currently casting for a short dramatic film titled Gatekeeper. The film is written and will be directed by UTEP student Gerry Facio.
Texas Film has failed Robert Rodriguez
March 11, 2016
At the beginning of March, the New Mexico Film Office, Miramax, and El Rey Network announced that the third season of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" will begin production in Albuquerque on March 14th, 2016.
Website Launch: Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso
February 11, 2016
Check out our latest website for the Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso. Donating on your phone to Catholic parishes, schools, ministries, and charities has never been easier! The site was designed in collaboration with our friends at Coffee Creative.
ON FILM: State of the Local Film Scene
September 01, 2015
Charles Horak talks with Carlos Corral, producer & partner with MindWarp, and host of EP Film. Corral talks about the unique nature of the El Paso film scene, and the cooperation and networking that takes place amongst area filmmakers.
Website Launch: Blanco Customs Brokerage
June 29, 2015
Check out our latest website for our friends over at Blanco Customs Brokerage. Since 1996, they have helped clients save on duties by being the experts on complex international shipping regulations.
El Paso Filmmakers head to Cannes
March 10, 2015
El Paso's film scene is off to a very strong start with news of two short films, Odessa and Sunrise, being accepted into the 2015 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Be on the look out for Odessa and Sunrise as they make their way around the film festival circuit in 2015.
Loya Family Wins The Great Christmas Light Fight in El Paso
December 09, 2014
MindWarp's Carlos Corral was hired as the location sound mixer for ABC's Great Christmas Light fight for the El Paso story. The television show was shot at Fred Loya's home with his amazing Christmas decorations and light show. The Loya family ended up winning the $50,000 grand prize.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the story
October 29, 2014
Despite all of these new breakthroughs in camera resolution technology, something significant has begun to take hold in the indie filmmaker scene. Indie filmmakers are coming to the realization that STORY is the one thing that holds the most value with their independent films.
Virgin Galactic: The Final Frontier
September 18, 2014
MindWarp's Carlos Corral was hired as the location sound mixer for Land Rover's new Discovery Sport car commercial. The commercial was shot at Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The commercial tells the story of the ultimate adventure and how Land Rover and Virgin Galactic are joining forces to conquer the final frontier--space.
El Paso film scene begins to find its voice
September 10, 2014
One of the major assets that fuels a city's creative scene is its youth. Young people create identities in order to differentiate themselves from the previous generation. A new generation of filmmakers is doing just that here in El Paso, TX.
Raiders of the Lost Atari Tomb
August 20, 2014
During the months of March and April of 2014, I was hired as the location sound mixer by Lightbox Entertainment, a production company hired by Microsoft to take on the role of Tomb Raiders and investigate if the legend of Atari was real.
We got ourselves a sign
August 12, 2014
We've embedded our logo into our conference room! We had the metallic sign created by Tulips & Toadstools in Napa, California. Check out the photos below to see the creative process of how they welded our MindWarp Logo together and what the final product looks like in our conference room.
MindWarp Welcomes David Arnold
July 01, 2014
MindWarp LLC originally opened its doors in September of 2007 in Austin, TX before relocating to El Paso, TX in 2009. After five great years of success, MindWarp is proud to bring on a new partner, David Arnold.
House Hunters films in Las Cruces, New Mexico
May 30, 2014
HGTV's House Hunters came to Las Cruces, New Mexico to follow newly weds Trevor and Kristen Hodgkins as they searched for a new home. MindWarp's Carlos Corral was called in to do location sound mixing for the television episode that will be airing later on in November of 2014.
El Paso Times: Short film ‘Odessa’ shoots near Santa Teresa
January 08, 2014
MindWarp's very own Carlos Corral provides on-location sound services for the short film “Odessa”. A crew for the short film was at the border fence west of Santa Teresa, N.M. Tuesday. The film, which will be about ten minutes long, is based on a post apocalyptic storyline in which Texas becomes its own country again in the future. The film was in its second day of a four-day shooting schedule.
KFOX14: Local website designer's take on health care...
October 22, 2013
Local website designer Octavio Corral of Mind Warp LLC said the problems HealthCare.gov has encountered are to be expected with such a huge launch site. On Oct. 1, Americans without health insurance were able to apply for coverage as a result of the "Affordable Care Act."
Creative Process for DATAMARK, Inc. Animation Video
March 27, 2013
With DATAMARK's new art direction in place, the next step was animation. An animated scenario would illustrate how a business process outsourcing program would benefit a Fortune 500 company's workflow.
Website Launch: DATAMARK, Inc.
March 22, 2013
We've redesigned the DATAMARK site to offer visitors an easy-to-navigate view of DATAMARK's array of business services and process-improvement solutions.
MindWarp wins at 2013 Addy Awards
March 01, 2013
MindWarp was awarded 1 Silver and 2 Bronze awards at the 2013 Addy Awards put on by the El Paso Ad Federation. Sander/Wingo of El Paso also received Addy Awards for El Paso Electric work that we helped produce.
Website Launch: Century 21 APD Associates
February 11, 2013
Century 21 APD is a real estate company owned and operated by an El Paso family with deep roots in the community. MindWarp was tasked with redesigning their company website which had become oudated and insufficient.
New Business Cards to go along with our Rebrand
February 08, 2013
We've just received our new business cards to go along with our rebrand. Feel free to comment below and let us know what you think.
MindWarp Rebrands and Reboots
January 31, 2013
Friends, family, and clients, lend me your ears. Welcome to our new website! After doing business in El Paso, TX for more than 5 years, MindWarp continues to expand its creative work in the West Texas region.
MindWarp wins “Best of Show” at El Paso Addy Awards 2012
February 16, 2012
MindWarp has officially won 3 Gold Addy Awards along with the Best of Show honors for the “No Te Dejes/Don’t Let Yourself” campaign at this year’s El Paso Addy Awards (put on by the Advertising Federation of El Paso).
Redesigning the EPCAE Website
October 01, 2011
The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence is an education reform group that has worked for 20 years in transforming schools to ensure academic success for students in the El Paso area. With that said, the organization carried a multitude of material and information that awaited to be shown in the appropriate light.
Goodbye Apple, Hello Adobe
July 07, 2011
Well, its official. Our company has officially switched from Final Cut Studio 3 to Adobe Production Premium 5.5. I’ll state the obvious reasons in this blog post. I will also tell you why we didn’t choose AVID Media Composer along with why we aren’t even going to spend the $299 on Final Cut Imovie Pro X. But first, a little history.
New Business Cards for 2011
April 29, 2011
Introducing our new business cards! The new cards are die-cut, foil-stamped and printed on 130lb blue colored paper. The cards were printed locally in El Paso by our good friend and cousin David Tovar at Tovar Printing.
No Te Dejes/Don’t Let Yourself Campaign
April 21, 2011
Due to a recent grant from Gov. Rick Perry’s Criminal Justice Department, MindWarp was given the honorable privilege of providing creative media to promote healthy relationships in the El Paso community and surrounding rural areas. In collaboration with the El Paso County Attorney’s Office and the 34th Judicial District Attorney’s Office , we successfully provided culturally sensitive and accessible marketing materials about domestic abuse and dating violence.
MindWarp wins at 2011 El Paso Ad Federation ADDY Awards
February 05, 2011
This past weekend, MindWarp won two ADDY awards at the 2011 El Paso Advertising Federation ADDY Awards. Recognized pieces include our TV commercial for local florist Botanica Flowers and our animated intro for the El Paso Marathon promotion video.
RED ALERT! 10 Things RED Camera Users Need To Know
July 07, 2009
Im sure everyone has had this argument with someone they know or work with. I’ve had this discussion/argument with a cinematographer who has both shot on film and on RED and still prefers 35mm over RED despite the long waiting period and higher costs of production.
The JVC GY-HM100 and JVC GY-HM700
May 06, 2009
My friend Phil Geotz from Texas Media Systems invited me to a small filmmaker get together where I met fellow Austin filmmakers Matt Iha and Rod Cole. We all got to speak with Scott A. Burch, one of the JVC district sales managers from Texas.
Logo Design Process for Botanica
February 17, 2009
I feel it is time that I give you all a little insight into my creative thought process for logo design. Although my strength is in website design, many of the concepts and ideas needed to create a logo for a client are similar enough that it is a natural extension.
