There is a movement in the animation and motion graphics community right now towards creating ever more elaborate geometric abstraction. The form is popular among creators because you can achieve clean, colourful and dynamic work without compromising artistic integrity.
Sander Van Dijk’s bumper for the Pause festival is one of the most exciting and visually complex examples of this style I’ve seen. I love the rhythm’s and motion but you might want to watch this piece twice once with audio and once muted.
It did not surprise me to learn that the creative direction of the project came down from Andrew Diey a veteran sound designer, musician and record producer at Radium Audio. To me the sound design fluctuates dramatically; at times brilliant, at other times it needed to take a step back and stop smothering it’s dance partner in cleavage. It’s beautiful sound design but it doesn’t give the animation space to breath. I might be just a bit biased though, being an animator myself. Leave a comment, let us know what you think of the audio vs. animation debate.
Hello blogospere. I’ve been a giant blog slacker in recent months because we’ve been busy as balls (Brazil, NYC, Toronto) and Bonnie’s trendy, art-house posts are way better than anything I could come up with. This video was too good not too post. It had 300 hits this morning. It has 500, 000 this afternoon.
From the idea to the execution this piece is pure genius. My only issue is that Jorah is going to want one of these buttons in the office.
Cheers to you TNT. Gonna do a little research over the coming days so stay tuned. But I’ll leave you with a question first: would you have pushed the button?
Watch 12 liters of acid rain destroy a polystyrene paradise for ‘Icke’s Struggle’ by Blanck Mass.
Directed / Art Directed / Produced / Post production by Alex Turvey
Model makers / Effects – Die Mortal
Director of Photography – Owen Richards
Music – ‘Icke’s Struggle’ by Blanck Mass
Label – Rock Action
Music by Blanck Mass
Alex Turvey is a film director based in London with a mixed media/ experimental/ do it your self esthetic. Im into it! Check out his website to see behind the scenes footage for his films.
written by: kris elgstrand
directed by: dylan akio smith & kris elgstrand
produced by: oliver linsley & katherine hazen
shot by: ¡¡ craig trudeau !! & dylan akio smith
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I am going to see this film tonight at 6:30, or you can also go at 8:30 on thursday the 22nd of march. Made by these locals, who also made these films. Click this for show times.
Darcy Prendergast is an off beat guy by many metrics, none of which matter. Darcy is an Melbourne based animator who was first known for winning the twenty thousand dollar Nestle Big Break Contest. It seems like a lot of money but Prendergast took it and rolled it back into the equipment he would need to create his successful 2007 Annecy bid Ron the Zookeeper.
Prendergast has his own brand of humour, and I am constantly finding myself surprised and delighted by the little twists and details he crafts into his work. The hallmark of a good joke is logically generated surprise and Prendergast is a master of setting up situations that can only result in surprise.
Eskimo Joe – Why Music Matters tells a complex story in a way that is both endearing and succinct. Without knowing the story of the band the format keeps us guessing and we find ourselves anxiously looking forward to the next scene, the next little story or anecdote to surprise and entertain us.
In the social media world where user interaction is king, the London Metropolitan Police launched a pretty cool YouTube campaign in 2010. The Drop The Weapons PSA included this choose-your-own-adventure style video that puts the viewer in the shoes of a London youth — one that might just grab a kitchen knife for a day out with his mates. It’s actually pretty fun to play through the various possibilities. And pretty dramatic when you make the wrong choices. (I’ll give you a hint; Stabbings occur! Mothers weep! Young lives are wasted!)
The message is clear, provocative and successfully reaches the target demographic. Interactive is especially conducive for public service announcement type campaigns because communities often have a lot to say about public issues and jump at the chance to speak up. Not to mention the precious budget money non-profits can save by avoiding expensive media buying. Interactive is a great way to bring bright ideas to life on a limited budget. Just like the advertising gurus have said so eloquently — a smart dime beats a dumb dollar.
So, this Gotye fellow is apparently someone that people have heard of. I wouldn’t know. I don’t listen to music. Typically. But I was recently introduced to his music by my much hipper girlfriend, and I have to admit, I was quickly won over by his smooth, yacht rock stylings. If Daryl Hall and John Oates had ever successfully managed to breed and that baby was raised by Phil Collins before being unleashed on the zany, Mad Max wasteland that is today’s music scene, it might sound a little like Gotye. But I digress…
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Gotye has a stable of pretty snazzy videos to boot. His most popular seems to be Somebody That I Used To Know, and deservedly so. It is very cool. Personally, I have always been a fan of stop motion animation (occasionally dabbling myself), so I especially enjoy “Eyes Wide Open”, produced by Australian based PictureDRIFT. The time-lapse skyscape in the background mixes with the CG animation brilliantly. It’s a pretty perfect music video mix; just cool, creative, entertaining and weird enough to hold my attention.
