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Shave it

Shave It is an amazing fast paced and beautifully animated short film by Buenos Aires based 3dar Check out a quick behind the scenes movie here – vimeo.com/63561914

Cartier Winter Tale

This spot for Cartier was made by the Paris based creative studio Unit Image.
+ The freshly released making-of:

Greg Barth: Essays On Reality, Chapter 2

Here we go, folks. Greg Barth did it again.

We were all waiting for the second chapter of his Essays On Reality, and the wait has finally come to an end! His latest video is now online, both on Vimeo and on a dedicated website here.

Essays On Reality, Chapter 2 represents “a caricature of hardcore pornography, a visual interpretation of our relationship with social technology, and a critique on the collapse of the European Union”.


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Dreamers Ink Aesthetics

I was just made aware of the newly refreshed DIA site. Some seriously beautiful work, well worth your time to take a look. My current favorite is the minimal, retro-flavored but forward-looking identity for Fin Collective. Their 2012 reel and “Works in progress” videos are rad too!

LEPOS: The Primary Invasion

LEPOS Arcade clip #3: Subway Station & Intro from Diego Bergia on Vimeo.

LEPOS Arcade clip #4: SF from Diego Bergia on Vimeo.

BONUS LEVEL: REVOK VS. GIANT from Diego Bergia on Vimeo.

I don’t know much about this other than it looks like a series of updates on a sick looking 8bit action/adventure graffiti game called LEPOS. Looks like fun. Can’t wait to play it.

Making of Punks Jump Up

MAKING OF – Punks Jump Up feat Dave 1/Chromeo from ChezEddy on Vimeo.

Its always great to see the artistic process. The idea. Inspiration. Research. Maxime Bruneel, director and talented motion designer shows us the making of his music video for Mr. Overtime’s song Punks Jump Up. Watch the original video HERE.

The MARMALADE

THE MARMALADE Identity from schoenheitsfarm production on Vimeo.

The Marmalade (part of Schönheitsfarm) is setting new worldwide standards with its tabletop photography and high-speed motion control settings. This is a little break down of the amazing work being produced there. As the description says, this is how they roll!

MoGriph joins PiranhaBar…

Shane Griffin aka MoGrif, formerly of UK’s finest ManvsMachine, has taken on the role ‘Head of Design’ at Dublin Creative Studio Piranha Bar where the design team are ready and waiting to get their sharp little teeth into some International Broadcast and Commercial Projects. Enjoy…

Ghost Robot: Cool Kids “Rush Hour Traffic”

Directed by N.Y based Production Studio Ghost Robot‘s Joey Garfield for The Cool KidsRush Hour Traffic music video. Art Direction and 2D animation by Elliot Lim, 2D animation also by Jason Esser with 3D animation by Aaron Kemnitzer.

Watch Making-Of.

Nexus Interactive Arts: Quayola + Memo Atken: Cultural Olympiad

New generative animation interpreting human movement of Olympic athletes exploring relationships between body and its trajectories defined through time and space.

From London based Quayola who teamed up with visual artist, musician and engineer Memo Atken, through Nexus Interactive Arts, creating ‘Forms’, a multiscreen digital artwork commissioned by the National Media Museum for the exhibition In the Blink of an Eye: Media and Movement, which is part of the Cultural Olympiad programme. This generative animation and interactive installation will display at the Museum from 9 March – 2 September. [Note: Entry to the National Media Museum in London is free]

Watch Interview –> http://vimeo.com/37956087
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SOLIPSIST

A brilliant psychedelic fantasy short by Andrew Huang winner of Slamdance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short. Here is the film and the making of

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo | Onur Senturk Personal Behind The Scenes

Personal behind the scenes from Onur Senturk for the Feature Film Titles produced at Blur Studio.
In July 2011 Blur studios invited Onur Senturk to design opening titles for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Onur started illustrating Tim Miller written, David Fincher approved vignettes. Later on moved to typography, opening logo reveal. Collaborative process took almost three months to complete. Enjoy…

Spy Films, Digital Domain, Grey: Sony

Sony approached Grey London with the task of showcasing Sony product’s 3D capabilities. The brief called for something beyond mere visual spectacle, something that would evoke profound emotion through projection of a storyline. Directed by Arev Manoukian, with production by Spy Films and post production by Digital Domain, Two Worlds brings forth romance with narration of a Leonard Cohen poem.

Watch Stereo 3D verison || Watch making-of

The Material Group updates

Its been a busy first year for Material Group and we’ve finally got around to updating our site – www.thematerialgroup.com. There’s new work, including case study videos for featured projects. Check out photos of our space in our “about” page and follow our blog “Raw Material“. 2011 Show reel is coming soon.

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

Chad Ashley directs this Cartoon Network piece which is an opening sequence for their Cinemedia pre-movie content. (That’s the stuff before the trailers before the movie.)

Full credits:
Director/Creative Lead/TD – Chad Ashley
Editor – Mike Alfini
3D – Todd Kumpf, Chris Green, and Joe Gunn
Lead Compositor – Jeremy Stuart
Cube Content Animation – Nate Costa
Additional Comping & Roto – Peter Kallstrom
Producer – Colin Davis

Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche is a beautiful short film by Spy Films directed by Arev Manoukian. The CG and composite work is amazing.

Make sure you check out the making of NB on Vimeo.