the wild things
March 26, 2009
awesome! spike jonze turned the alltime bestseller childrens book “where the wild things are”, originally written and illustrated by maurice sendak, into a movie that’s supposed to come out this year.
who as a child didn’t love the book where a young boy is sent to his room without supper after he misbehaved. once in the room he enters an imaginary forest with monsters…
it’s going to be interesting to see how the director of ”being john malkovich” and “jackass: the movie” interprets this tale. quite a jump but jonze is a fantastic director.
slip – xbox short film by akqa
March 18, 2009
slip is a short film produced by the interactive agency akqa for xbox. it is produced pretty well, the images are great and the VO fits the purpose and visuals. the film portrays a freerun beyond the possible. the footage was filmed by 4 HD cameras, capturing 1000 frames per second.
akqa claims this has been the first time cameras like these were attached to a freerunner, filming the pov. golden square did the post production, adephoi music the sound design.
man catches glasses with face
January 7, 2008
this is kind of fun but it seems people really like it. the reason why i say kind of is because some of the transitions are too amateur like and obvious. having that said i found it still worth watching and entertaining. i looked at it a couple of times during the democratic tv debate last saturday when bill richardson talked – poor guy.
floria sigismondi
October 24, 2007
floria sigismondi’s work is marked by creating hyper-surreal worlds. as a multi-disciplinarian she works as artist, photographer and director producing hallucinatory pieces often combining paintings, photography, video and early film aesthetics to dark poetic plays.
with 10.000 frames per second
October 20, 2007
came across a great commercial and even though it’s not new it’s worth it to show. malcom venville directed this aesthetically stunning and impactful piece for amv bbdo and their client choice fm. having ex navy seal mark stefanich shooting with his hand gun and no stand on the shown objects malcom shot the same object with his camera at 10.000 frames per second. wow.
kurt cobain, himself
October 18, 2007
spoken completely by kurt cobain himself, “kurt cobain about a son” is a documentary (or almost autobiography) about success and failures, thoughts and experiences. 25 hours of spoken and unheard audio parts are worked into this movie revealing a highly personal and intimate view on an outstanding music artist.
kurt cobain about a son – website
city wildlife
October 12, 2007
simple but surprising, the wildlife and other street art projections done from a car driving through urban landscapes. “they’re investigations of some ideas i find interesting, either suggesting stories, metaphors, or commenting on some issues i think are important.”, says karolina sobecka.
karolina is a los angeles based designer and animator and also part of the design studio tinygravity (take a look at their website as well, some interesting work on there).
sharp or smart – part 1 – a journey through a cell phone
October 9, 2007
in gondry’s latest commercial piece the viewer follows a young lady on her journey “through a cell phone”, experiencing and exploring different features. very gondry but very unusual for a cell phone commercial. this spot is edgy and polarizing in its own way – but for once not because of sex or sexual references.
even if some might be left behind with questions like “what does this lady do” or “what the hell is going on” this sophisticated story makes you think and sticks with you. i appreciated the emotional level of engagement i instantly had watching this commercial and others are obviously engaged with it as well (the ongoing discussion just proves it), whether they like it or not
the power of signatures
October 7, 2007
outstanding piece. genius concept, great execution. don’t think these spots got as much attention as they should have, they definitely deserve more exposure.
stop motion
October 7, 2007
brazilian graphic and visual designer carlo giovani (http://www.carlogiovani.com) likes “to work with different medias and technics, mixing them to create new ways to represent ideas and concepts.”
