Following the Devoid of Yesterday talk and title sequence at OFFF New York myself and Chris were invited to again both speak and present a new title sequence for the Lisbon event in May 2008. Rather than just repeat the previous titles we decided to shoot various sea life in a studio using macro lenses to act as a metaphor for the conference both taking place in Portugal and to have a closer look at the speakers and their way of thinking. Shot over a day and finalised over an eternity with audio by Ben Lukas Boysen.
DNTEL, Marié Digby, Swizz, The Blakes and The Raveonettes inspired other like minded directors to create 5 music videos, with color as the main concept. The result is a website with a solid work on the sharing features, linking to goodies such as interviews, making-off and FREE MP3s.
So, for my portuguese friends that were tonight at The Raveonettes concert, here’s the sound of black and white:
The unusual thing is that Robert wrote a application in Processing that Nando could use to build his own customizable flocking behavior, based on perlin noise algorithms.
Tomorrow, the nordic epic premieres. And if the website is an appetizer for the movie, then I’m already a fan.
A gothic atmosphere is sucessfuly achieved, with dense photography, a intense soundtrack, and simple but effective transitions between sections (specially the Grendel’s Mother Lair at the Special Features area). The whole interactive experience has several cinematic effects, a lot like the movie’s recently released video game.
The online strategy features the regular movie website gimmicks such as wallpapers, ringtones, and e-cards, and surprise, surprise, had also a Second Life presence. Screenwriter Neil Gaiman appeared last week (slurl) in the virtual world to talk about the new film and offering a free Beowulf avatar.
Scifi.com takes us down the yellow brick road on a hotsite to promote their series “Tin Man” that premieres December 2.
Produced by B-Reel/Fallon, the interactive experience has beautifully crafted sound design and art direction, with each painting supported by detailed animations. Feels like we’re falling down on a dreamy rabbit hole but enjoying every second of it.
Together with Ryan Uhrich, they picked a quotation from graphic designer Jeffrey Keedy and illustrated it with some exquisite motion graphics.
Our objective was to use type as the main aestheic and design element
to create awareness about the evolution and main characteristics of
typography. Both the music and voice over used in the piece make
reference to 1950′s TV and Radio advertising.
Pixelbirds is the collective from old friend/co-worker Silvana Catazine and Alex Zitzmann, from Barcelona. I follow closely their installations and audiovisual experiences, so it’s nice to know they have been in Fabbrica 07.
Their latest work is an exploration of the cube as a pixel metaphor, with a video projection over live performers. A blend between VJeing and performance art, it’s a great showcase of their wide range of abilities. With several works in electronic media they also have some fine motion graphics and graphic design. When i met Silvana, she did mostly graphic design, so it’s rewarding to see her with such innovative projects. Bona sort, Silvana !
P.S: You definitely deserve to be at Ars Electronica !
If you ever wondered who does those cool screen interfaces at films like The Island, meet Marc Coleran and his impressive showreeel.
In this case it’s not motion graphics but web animation: a wonderful website for the next New Line Cinema release based on the short story Mimsy were the Borogoves. A blend between What the Bleep and Pan’s Labirynth.
Last, but not the least, one of the most inspiring showreels i’ve seen lately.
Suffice is to say that when motion design has superb music, you gotta love it.
This clip for Fox TV Action Sports Awards, was created by Shilo and the soundtrack is from one of my favorite bands,Yeah Yeah Yeahs and it’s single “Y-Control”.
