20.120 screening tomorrow: 3:00 @ Promax
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20.120 screening tomorrow: 3:00 @ Promax
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Matter in Motion (via cgart)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Post from: Motionographer
Favorite Color: “Back Nine at Cherry Hills”
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Favorite Color recently crafted the main titles for the HBO documentary, “Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open,” which chronicles the momentous gathering of Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer at the final round of the 1960 U.S. Open.
I’m not a golf fan, but this project piqued my interest in the film. The mix of footage, stills and CG make for beautiful visuals, while the editing, voiceover and elegant typography provide a dramatic undercurrent that’s subtle yet effective. The lighting effects, while familiar, are motivated by an attempt to blend nostalgic sepia-tinted memories with the ever-present sun of the golf course.
The music adds another layer of classiness to the spot. The gestalt is timeless and sophisticated, a reflection of golf’s best image and a spot-on job for HBO.
Creative Director: Lindsay Daniels
Designers: Paul Darragh; Jesse McGowan
Lead Animator: Jack Myers
Animator: Jesse McGowan
3D Artist: Bill Bourbeau
Executive Producer: Casey Steele
Producer: Jojo Mu
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Funky Little Vid for the Ting Tings from ALEXANDLIANE
Monday, June 16th, 2008Feel Good Anyway Reel 08 & Update
Monday, June 16th, 2008
After quite a lot of umm-ing and arr-ing, I decided to upgrade this nugget of news from the Quickies.
The work on show is extremely subjective, and just like Marmite, you’ll either love it or hate it! I’m posting this is because it’s a good example to all the aspiring motion graphic designers of doing things differently, of trying to steer away from the well-beaten path of logo resolve after logo resolve. Luckily, the people at FGA also have a great sense of design to back up their reel, rather than relying just on novelty.
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Skyscraper Festival call for entries ends June 22nd
Monday, June 16th, 2008Escape Studios and Pleix turn Nissan inside out
Monday, June 16th, 2008Semiconductor Films
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Semiconductor Films (Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt) have been creating their Sound Films and Live Animations for almost ten years now (long before folks were making skylines hop like EQ’s). Despite this, they have slipped below some people’s radar as they seem to float above a traditional category or scene. Their fascinating work is a hybrid of real world imagery and the invisible, latent forces that are infused in the everyday. They approach sound as a tangible, sculptural object.
“Semiconductor make moving image works which reveal our physical world in flux; cities in motion, shifting landscapes and systems in chaos. [They] work with digital animation to transcend the constraints of time, scale and natural forces; they explore the world beyond human experience, questioning our very existence.” (Semiconductor’s site)
Those of you in the UK may have caught one of their more recent films, Magnetic Movie, on Channel 4 as a part of their running Animate Projects. The film consists of footage shot during their five month fellowship at NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratories, recordings of space scientists at UC Berkley describing their discoveries, actual VLF audio recordings and Semiconductors visualizations of these descriptions. Take a few minutes out of your day and learn about fleeting electrons.
Their current project, Brilliant Noise, is on tour now.
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Samsung “Drag & Drop World”
Monday, June 16th, 2008A nice little stop-motion viral to get your Monday started right. The project was conceived by The Viral Factory to promote the Samsung F480s drag-and-drop interface, and unlike most virals, it actually relates in a meaningful way to the product it promotes.
I find it a little funny that the term “viral” is hanging on. I guess it still functions as a descriptor of production value and writing style. If someone said to me, “I want a commercial about a squirrel piloting a rocket to Mars,” I’d imagine a CG extravaganza directed by Michael Bay. But if they said, “I want a viral about a squirrel piloting a rocket to Mars,” I’d imagine sock puppets shot on a HandyCam. I’d also imagine a smaller budget and far, far fewer explosions.
Thanks for the tip, Jim!
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