Gnarles Barkley Run
Gnarles Barkley is one of those groups that allow us designers and animators to open up our vault of tricks and let them play and sometimes even make a statement. This video makes a particular statement that I am thrilled to declare. The 90’s are finally back in!!! So pull out those dusty old MC Hammer pants and get your over stated geometric patterns and colors ready cause its about to get loud.
But seriously, the way that Happy (not sure who this is yet) directed this spot, they seem to be making a statement about current design by bridging the styles of the 90’s with the present. Starting the video with what could seriously just be a pull from a Tag Team classic from the 90’s and jumping over to the bold patterns, type and animation techniques that are so present in design right now half way through the video, this could be more of a motion graphics essay then a music video. Very cool stuff.
Due to bandwidth problems, here is a mirror site
Full credits here
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 1:09 pm |
Happy is a live action directing duo, repped by Smuggler.
http://www.smugglersite.com
http://www.happyworldwide.com/
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 2:18 pm |
thank you tits
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 4:23 pm |
Love that last half! The patterns are sick.
Intro Titles by Radical Friend: http://www.radicalfriend.com/
Design + Art Direction by Max Erdenberger: http://central-office.org/av/gnarls-barkley/
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 4:52 pm |
Love this. Really tight write-up by Jon too…As far as “over stated geometric patterns and colors” are concerned. I now live in Sydney and i can assure you that here, they never went away…
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 at 8:07 pm |
I am breaking out my acid washed overalls! Great song and Video.
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 1:52 pm |
great video, but looks like they’ll need to tone it down for tv broadcast
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0553851420080305
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 2:26 pm |
Bandwidth exceeded
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 3:17 pm |
Mirror site: http://youneedtherapy.tv/gnarlsbarkley.html
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 10:00 pm |
thanx!
Thursday, March 6th 2008 at 3:46 am |
The 90’s is definitely back! Love the old school effect… Groovy pattern on the almost last part of the video..
Thursday, March 6th 2008 at 9:46 am |
Love this. Really tight write-up as far as “over stated geometric patterns and colors� are concerned.
rite on…
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 at 2:31 am |
Thanks for the Link guys! BNS made me take down all the work I did for them. oh well!