Danny Kass: Yellow Snow

Trip out and suck on some yellow snow with Danny Kass. Directed by Manny B for Nike.

Amnesty International: You Are Powerful

Almost a month ago Amnesty International released this piece, directed by Kim Gehrig, to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The idea and execution are simple. Involvement in Amnesty International allows you to make a direct impact on the variety of issues on which they focus. This is illustrated by inserting average folks into archival footage of human rights atrocities.

Produced by Academy Films, “You Are Powerful” was premiered at the 2008 Secret Policeman’s Ball which has consistently curated visually and conceptually powerful work over the years. Notorious for attracting top talents as contributors, this project was no exception. With an assumptive “charity-sized” budget, Mother (London) conceived of this idea and was supported by an all-star team of companies and individuals (see below) to bring it to life.

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Universal Everything: Art Films for Nokia

Universal Everything kicks off a series of Art Films they are creating for Nokia with this beautiful piece directed by Matt Pyke with the style and animation created by graphic 3d master Maxim Zhestkov. Typical advertising turned into art by Universal Everything, this looks to become another Advance Beauty with more spots on the way (Pyke is looking for “3d animation genius” support for future films if you are up to the task).

HD version here

See the remaining films from Carl Burgess, Field and SHFT here.

Greg Herman: More Chi 2.0

It’s been a long time coming, but Motionographer’s very own Greg Herman has finally relaunched his web presence, More Chi. It was totally worth the wait.

Greg is one of those rare creatures that does it all—and does it very well. He honed his animation and design skills as a member of the original Digital Kitchen NY team, but he’s also an artist in his own right. His loves of photography and painting can be seen in his work, and he’s developing his directorial voice with two short film projects that are currently in the works.

(Oh, and if you ever put him behind a drum set, prepare to have your ears melted off your head.)

Now stationed in the beautiful surroundings of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Greg is freelancing and dreaming big.

Brian Gossett

Brian Michael Gossett launches a killer new site for the new year

Bastien Roger: Milk

Bastien Roger’s “Milk” is a surreal tale of identity, culture and confusion

Resin: Fringe 2009

Resin breathes life into graffiti for the 2009 Adelaide Fringe festival