March | 2011 | ventilate

Takashi Miike: 13 Assassins

Takashi Miike‘s next two movies are samuari based and that gets me pretty excited. The first, 13 Assassins, released April 29th (apple trailer here // UK trailer here), “delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future.” Very much looking forward to seeing this.

The second I don’t know too much about yet, it is currently in post-production; Death of a Samurai, to be released sometime in 2011.

ventilate.ca ~ Poster Series 06

sixth poster series! This time themed Audio Inspirations. Each particpant was free to visually interpret any musical/audible experience that greatly affected their lives or influenced a sense of visual inspiration. We would like to thank all contributors for participating and for sharing their time, work, and inspiration:Hellohikimori, Ron & Megan Gervais, Eloy Krioka & Blas Lamagni, Yoram Benz, Michael Brown.

Each poster is ready for print at 300dpi and is available as a free download. Hope you enjoy!

Tyler Stout: Kill Bill ~ The Whole Bloody Affair ~ for Quentin Tarantino

Tyler Stout’s most recent project makes me really want to get my hands on one of these … from the Mondo Blog: “About three weeks ago, we got a call from Quentin Tarantino’s team asking us if we would be interested in doing a poster for not only the first public screening of QT’s reassembled opus, KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR, but for a surprise at his birthday screening! Of course, we obliged and yesterday we revealed this masterful work by Tyler Stout!” …. tasty! I follow the Mondo blog regularly now as it serves up some of the best movie illustration posters I’ve ever seen, by some of the best talent in the world.

Hellohikimori: The Walking Dead

Paris based Hellohikimori was selected by Orange Cinema Series to drive all digital activity for The Walking Dead launch. The series enjoyed immediate success in the US, attracting an audience of 5.3 million in its first season. Hellohikimori created a website matching the high production values of the epic zombie nightmare adventure. All content is accessible via the homepage, making for an easy no-click-through experience enabling the audience to fully immerse themselves in the gruesome, highly-charged atmosphere of the series, where usability, simple navigation and vertical composition allow for maximum grisly impact.

Centre-piece of The Walking Dead website is the interactive game, also created in flash and 3D by Hellohikimori.

Chez Eddy: Sony Alpha Spot

Paris based 3D animation and Production Studio Chez Eddy released this new commecial for Sony Alpha Spot, directed by Johnatan Broda through Rapp Agency. The soundtrack is an origainl composition, recorded in NYC by Attention O’Chiens. Chez Eddy also launched a new site today as well, make sure to check out some of their previous works too.

Brian Donnelly: Toronto Hearts Japan

Brian Donnelly is a Toronto based artist who is one of many artists participating in the Toronto Hearts Japan fundraiser event. “Our hearts have been broken by news of devastation, the risk of nuclear disaster, people separated from their homes and families, and we want to help. Toronto Hearts Japan lets all of us who feel a special connection to Japan lend a hand in our own way. All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross and to helping rebuild the Birdo Flugas Arts Centre and Community in Shiogama.”

Silent Auction Art Exhibition: Thurs March 31- Tues April 5th, 12-5pm daily, Gladstone Hotel 2nd Floor

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday April 1st 7-10pm, Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor. $20 minimum donation (includes raffle ticket), *Special one night only auction and raffle with art gifts and surprises* With DJ Paul E. Lopes (Bump N’ Hustle) & DJ Jun

Op Art

Brian DePalma’s short documentary from the MOMA’s 1965 Op Art exhibition: “The Responsive Eye.” Op Art has long been an inspiration of mine but I have to admit, I couldn’t help thinking of Roger Sterling in his cozy new office at SCDP. haha

Oliver Zeller, adNAU, Tino Schaedler: 2011

Keeping on the space age tip, NYC based former writer turned director and VFX designer, Oliver Zeller directed this teaser short faux commerical for i-cocoon.com, featuring a future concept by Tino Schaedler. Both Oliver and Tino make up the design collective adNAU. The film reveals an evolution in computing interaction, within a setting inspired by the penultimate scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. For those with a 24″ plus montior you can watch in full 1080HD here.

Tronic: The Cool Hunter

N.Y based Tronic Studio recently directed and animated this spot for The Cool Hunter, with music and sound design by Q Department. Also, Tronic’s Vivian Rosenthal and Jesse Seppi were named to the Creativity 50: 2010.

Kevin Peterson: Gatorade

Kevin Peterson is a San Diego based artist/illustrator/graphic designer with plenty of great skill. Gatorade partnered with Kevin to create the original piece of art seen in the stop-motion video above.

Shan Jiang

Shan Jiang is an incredibly talented illustrator who has been working for I Love Dust in the UK since 2005. The image above is one of several covers Shan has illustrated for The Ride magazine.

F5: Ticket giveaway and 10% discount code

F5 has been generous enough to pass us two tickets to the upcoming NYC fest this April 15 – 16. ~~In turn we are giving them away to the first person to email contact@ventilate.ca with the subject line F5 Please.~~ [Sorry all gone ] Also here is a discount code for 10% off ticket purchases: VENTILATE … the lineup is looking impressive and there are more announcements to come, keep an eye out.

Milk.se + Waytion: Elkedjan

New work from Swedish agency Milk; TV ads for Elkedjan. Here is the first of 9 spots airing on swedish television. Production was completed by Waytion.

Grasshopper Reps

Toronto based Grasshopper Reps launched yesterday, an emerging photographer’s collective. Featuring an award-winning roster of four Canadian photographers, Grasshopper was established to serve the advertising, editorial and design industry needs while fostering burgeoning talent.

Eddie O’Keefe: The Ghosts

Eddie O’Keefe is an American that likes pretty girls, patty melts, Coca-Cola and the month of October and this is his latest directorial project: The Ghosts. Its about greasers and pretty American girls. I love the gritty darkness and 50′s Rumble Fish Americana.

CinemaKC Show Open

Very nice work on this CinemaKC Show Open from Claudia Chagui and Chris Waner. CinemanKC sounds quite interesting too with a mission to “Create an actual and virtual space for members of the film community that facilitates communication and collaboration among local filmmakers and the movie-going public.” Would be worth checking out if you live in Kansas City.