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Selfburning + Cypheraudio: Collapse

Cypheraudio recently spoke at Faux Images VI where he premiered his recent collaboration with Selfburning: Collapse … a surreal exploration through landscape and mind.

Physalia OFFF Pescara & Webfest 2012 Opening Titles

Physalia do it again with an amazing new titles sequence for OFFF Pescara. Watch the titles and Making Of:

The Opening Titles for OFFF Pescara & Webfest 2012 were created in a true Physalia spirit, striving to find new ways to move a camera in reality with a control only possible in CG. This time around, we created our biggest rig ever- a multi-sized orbital crane half human-powered, half computer controlled. The different sizes of our rig allowed us to engage in a multi-dimensional trip- from the macro shots taken inside the Lightbox, to the highest flights in the woods.

Syndrome: New Reel + New Site

L.A based Syndrome updated wiht a new reel and a new site … lots of great work coming syndrome over the years, and still pushing it.

2012 Thornberg & Forester Montage

In celebration of their fifth anniversary, Thornberg & Forester unveiled a new montage reflecting T&F’s strategic collaborations with world-leading agencies including Arnold Worldwide, Barkley and BBDO, as well as award-winning original and commissioned content T&F has created for AICP, Adult Swim, The Cooking Channel, Conde Nast and Fisker Motors, Fox Sports, GE, The GEL Conference, The Hampton’s International Film Festival, InDemand, National Geographic, NBC, Spike TV and Turner Networks, among many others.

AntiVJ: 3DESTRUCT / Scopitone 2011

Love this audio/visual installation from Joanie Lemercier aka AntiVJ: 3DESTRUCT / Scopitone for the Scopitone Festival last October.

Sehsucht: Paper World + Making Of

Directed by Hans Christoph Schultheiss for Sehsucht: Paper World. Christoph is a creative director and illustrator with roots in graphic design and classic animation. Hans has designed and directed spots for clients like Lamborghini, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Sony that have been awarded at ADC, VDW, Red Dot, New York Festivals and others.

Follow the paper plane into Sehsucht’s latest origami-style world of helping hands and improved communities. We produced the 30 sec. TVC “Paper” in full CGI for Deutsche Fernseh Lotterie, a charitable lottery, and their agency Zum Goldenen Hirschen, all three companies from Hamburg/Germany. Director Hans-Christoph Schultheiss and his team walked the tightrope between reduction and complexity, aiming to create the characters as human as possible but with a realistically foldable look that carries the complex textures of paper.

Watch a detailed Making-of from concept to completion.

NOMINT 2012 reel

NOMINT is an award-winning animation production company that directs, designs and produces commercial and non-commercial work. This is their 2012 Showreel which was cut perfectly over a Beatles track. Solid work all around.

FAUX IMAGES VI

FAUX IMAGES VI takes place next week in Berlin, this time featuring :

DAVID LEWANDOWSKI (of TRON and WALKING TO THE STORE fame)

THORSTEN FLEISCH (SUPER 8 experimental films)

CYPHERAUDIO (SOUND DESIGN)

FAUX IMAGES is a regular meeting, which provides a platform for showing and exchanging work and networking for the Berlin animation and motion design scene.
Besides the opportunity for artists to present themselves and their work, central to “Faux Images” is the idea of community and mutual inspiration.
At each meeting, local and international filmmakers, designers and artists from related disciplines are invited to present their work through lectures and screening.
“Faux Images” is organized by Andreas Fischer & Mate Steinforth in cooperation with the Lab for Electronic Arts and Performance (LEAP) and WeAreChopChop.
“Faux Images” will take place quarterly in LEAP at Alexanderplatz in Berlin.
Admission is free.

OneDotZero, Joanie Lemercier: eyjafjallajokull

Impressive audiovisual installation by Joanie Lemercier, crazy 3d projections on 2d still imagery for OneDotZero.

Inspired by the icelandic volcano, which wreaked travel havoc across europe in april 2010, joanie lemercier [antivj] presents the latest incarnation of its audiovisual mapping project for the first time in london. painted directly onto a large wall, a wireframed scenery is slowly revealed by gentle light effects.

Anthimos Xenos: Elections 2012, Skai TV Ident

Great CG animation in this introductory motion graphic piece for Greek Elections on Skai TV, from Athens based Anthimos Xenos

Timonthy Saccenti + Click 3X: EL-P Trailer

Cancer 4 Cure, the latest album from alt hip-hop artist EL-P, may drop May 22, but fans of the Brooklyn rapper’s hard-charging lyrics and industrial production aren’t exactly known for their patience. To sate their hankering for the brand new tracks, fans are being treated to a series of teaser videos created for each song on the upcoming release, each directed by Timothy Saccenti from @radical.media. And when it came time to produce the eye-popping mix of CGI and live-action footage for series highlight, Drone, Saccenti turned to director Mark Szumski and his team at Click 3X for help.

SHOWstudio: Kanye West / Ruth Hogben – Lost in the World

SHOWstudio filmmaker Ruth Hogben collaborates with award-winning musician Kanye West to create a film for his single Lost in the World. The song, which features Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, is taken from West’s fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Hogben’s piece breaks the mould of popular rap aesthetics while still celebrating the extraordinary talent that has made West a modern icon.

The Creepster

L.A based The Creepster is a visual storyteller exploring the relationship between the playful and seductive. Drawing influences from nostalgia, eroticism, and absurdity; new variations are crafted from both seductive and humorous narratives.

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Beeple: IV.10 — plus C4D files

Beeple is Wisconsin, USA based Mike Winkelmann … “he makes a variety of art crap across a variety of media. some of it is ok, but a lot of it kind of blows ass.” … not quite true, check out his previous work: Flying Lotus – Kill Your Co-Workers, Instrumental Video Nine.

IV.10 — looks like its simply a self-promo piece, nicely done for sure +++++ Cinema 4D files to down for free …”can be used for whatever the fuck you want” … also nicely done.

Felix & Paul: Tungijuq – Short Film

Tungijuq, a short film directed by Montreal based Felix and Paul … a cinematic and musical expression of the organic and indisputable reality of hunting in Inuit culture. Part of the official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

Woodkid: RUN BOY RUN Teaser

New teaser for Director/Designer Yoann Lemoine, akaWoodkid‘s upcoming Run Boy Run ep & video coming out May 21st.