With films like Avatar demonstrating next-generation special effects, there is something so innately appealing and mesmerizing about using old (traditional) basic materials in new an innovative ways. Take this motion reel video which takes a simple concept we all remember from our childhood (flip books) and turns it into an unpredictable moving animation. The flips come fast from every direction and I get a headache even thinking of how many times the artist must have rehearsed the order to get such a fluid execution. The short video follows a parkour athlete as he moves through a cityscape and is paired nicely with an upbeat soundtrack. Check it out and I dare you to play it only once.
If you dream of being a great filmmaker, this could be Your Big Break. Write a screenplay for a 3-minute film that ‘captures the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand, the youngest country on Earth’, and you could be one of five filmmakers to wing your way to NZ to have your short film produced by Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne. The winning film will be selected by Peter Jackson and presented worldwide as part of 100% Pure New Zealand!
Disclosure:100% New Zealand is currently advertising on this site. And I think this is a damn good promotion for creative professional to get to work!
MOMO, the artist responsible for one of the newest (and certainly brightest) Y3 shoe collaborations has just released this short film: He did a video of the 5 art shapes, which are included in the shoe box and came up with 3520 different art hanging possibilities. He documented them all in stop motion + also made a poster out of it. the video is pretty amazing.
Totally rad music video by Tin Spider Studio. It’s the new single from Black Noise feat. Lex One, taken from Black Noise ‘EP.02′ on Southern Fried Records. Just watch it, you’ll see.
I created an animated handmade poster using a tub of black paint, a tub of white paint, photocopied images of the band, lots of newspaper pages and a flattened cardboard box. The strict rules I imposed on myself also included the use of only natural light and avoiding any fancy computer effects or short cuts. This made me concentrate purely on the stop motion and give the piece a punk spirit an energy that I think suits the song and the band.
If you’re in LA between October 21st and December 6th, you should pop by The Standard Hotel (either downtown or in Hollywood) to see the crazy and weird installation/trailer by artist Marilyn Minter entitled Green Pink Caviar. Bizzare, and yet bizarrely awesome.
The Blackout Film Festival is New York City’s only event-inspired film festival and it returns on Sept. 19, 2009 with a 90 minute program of short films centering on the theme: The Great Recession.
Filmmakers around the globe have submitted a surprisingly light-hearted group of films about the current economic recession that we are extremely excited to share. I saw your coverage of one of my favorite New York film festivals, the Bicycle Film Festival, and I think the nature of this year’s event and the films we are screening will be of interest to your readers.
Check it out Saturday, September 19th with screenings at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm at SVA’s new Visual Arts Theatre. Tickets can be bought online here.
With the recent release of the Tron Legacy trailer, some 27 years after the original release, a new generation of moviegoers will get a chance to experience the 3D awesomeness that their parents still fondly remember. I was an 80’s baby so I can rightfully claim that I am part of that original group of the faithful, and after viewing the trailer I can’t wait to watch the movie. The only thing really helping me pass the time is a fan poster created by digital artists James White (aka Signalnoise). It’s tastefully done, with the trademark blue and green light streaks and the grid floor pattern. Looking at his body of work, the Tron Legacy movie seems to be the perfect subject as its style (lights, gradients) matches his own. I love tastefully done fan art and this one is a great example of such!
As we make our way through 2009, Cycling’s popularity has not shown any indication of slowing down. With Lance’s return to the Tour, continued interest in singlespeed and fixies, and a burgeoning market for city cruisers and vintage bikes (thanks Copenhagen), it’s only natural that this pastime be documented on film. In it’s 9th year, the Bicycle Film Festival launched in New York on June 17th and has participation from 39 cities worldwide. With a full roster of events including live performances, art shows, and of course showings, the BFF promises to have something for everyone. The schedules vary from city to city so please check out the website before you attend.
Absolutely fantastic stop motion video entitled ‘The PEN story‘ dedicated to the comeback and 50th anniversary of the Olympus PEN (it’s a camera, silly). For this 3 minute clip 60,000 pictures were shot, 9,600 prints developed, and 1,800 pictures shot again.Check it out. Via CLDFX
When Stanford Business School grad Efe Cakarel got fed up with sub-par film options for video on demand while traveling, he decided to do something about it. “The offerings were as exciting as a train time table,†Cakarel said. “They reminded me of the bad video stores I used to visit in Instanbul in the ‘80s.†Thankfully for us, his reaction was to create The Auteurs, a film showcase and lovingly created community hub for movie aficionados and creative visionaries behind film projects (the site's namesake). Cakarel and his team of filmmakers and programmers have cataloged and host 3,000+ films to date—everything from In the Mood for Love to the ‘70s Soviet flick Dersu Uzala–and are working with academics and critics to select their next offerings.
In working to create a place for intelligent film discussion and sharing, Auteurs writer Daniel Kasman said the team is looking to create a place where people can share their opinions but that isn't elitist. “Popular doesn't always mean good,†according to one portion of the site, and the anecdote to blockbuster film has been presenting hard-to-find greats as part of the IFC-sponsored Criterion Collection.
