Jacob Davis Productions
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JacobDavis Productions is an American company specializing in audience-participation productions for college and professional sporting and entertainment events. JacobDavis Productions is known for creating Card Stunts
for the NFL, Major League Baseball
, NASCAR
, College football
games, and the U.S. Treasury Department
.
Card stunt
s are a pre-planned, coordinated sequence of actions performed by an audience where they raise cards, posters or banners that create a recognizable image when viewed from a distance; similar to a mosaic
. Card stunts are also known as “Flip Card Stunts” or “Bleacher Stunts.”
Card Stunts have been used in Stadiums
and Arenas
to honor famous athletes, celebrate memorable games or events, and Patriotic
displays or shows of Support
for American combat troops overseas.
JacobDavis Productions has created Card Stunts for many high-profile sporting events such as the Super Bowl
, the World Series
, and the Daytona 500
. On October 6th, 2006 JacobDavis Productions produced two Card Stunts for the World’s Largest Student-Produce Pep Rally; The University of Florida
Gator Growl.
On February 2006, JacobDavis productions orchestrated the largest Card Stunt ever attempted, with over 118,000 fans set to participate at the Daytona 500. During the singing of the National Anthem
, the front of the cards displayed a patriotic design of stars and stripes. Following the Anthem, participants flipped the cards over to reveal the Gillette Fusion logo.
Card stunt
Card stunts are a planned, coordinated sequence of actions performed by an audience, whose members raise cards that, in the aggregate, create a recognizable image. The images they create can range widely and, through careful planning, the same cards can create a number of different images by...
for the NFL, Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
, College football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
games, and the U.S. Treasury Department
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
.
Card stunt
Card stunt
Card stunts are a planned, coordinated sequence of actions performed by an audience, whose members raise cards that, in the aggregate, create a recognizable image. The images they create can range widely and, through careful planning, the same cards can create a number of different images by...
s are a pre-planned, coordinated sequence of actions performed by an audience where they raise cards, posters or banners that create a recognizable image when viewed from a distance; similar to a mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
. Card stunts are also known as “Flip Card Stunts” or “Bleacher Stunts.”
Card Stunts have been used in Stadiums
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
and Arenas
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
to honor famous athletes, celebrate memorable games or events, and Patriotic
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
displays or shows of Support
Support our troops
Support our troops is a slogan commonly used in the United States and Canada in reference to each country's military forces or troops. The slogan has been used during recent conflicts, including the Gulf War and the Iraq war....
for American combat troops overseas.
JacobDavis Productions has created Card Stunts for many high-profile sporting events such as the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
, and the Daytona 500
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
. On October 6th, 2006 JacobDavis Productions produced two Card Stunts for the World’s Largest Student-Produce Pep Rally; The University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
Gator Growl.
Gator Growl
Gator Growl, produced by Florida Blue Key, is a student-run pep rally at the University of Florida that was founded in 1932. It marks the culminating moment of Homecoming Week at the university. Designated the largest student-run pep rally in the world, the show is held annually in Ben Hill Griffin...
On February 2006, JacobDavis productions orchestrated the largest Card Stunt ever attempted, with over 118,000 fans set to participate at the Daytona 500. During the singing of the National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
, the front of the cards displayed a patriotic design of stars and stripes. Following the Anthem, participants flipped the cards over to reveal the Gillette Fusion logo.