Peter Menich: Fast Fourier Transform

Peter Menich (Zedzero LTD) crafted this beautiful abstract animation inspired by work he did for UK charity “Youth Music”

MG Fest 09: Atlanta

MG Fest 09: Atlanta, July 11-12 featuring workshops, performances and screenings.

Challenge Your World: New Films

Two new films have been released in the Challenge Your World 20/20 series, brought to you by Motionographer and Challenge Your World.

What’s Challenge Your World 20/20?

Each year, 20 video artists create 20 wild, whimsical, and unconventional machines that solve environmental issues. These videos reject the status quo, explore crazy ideas, and blast beyond boundaries.

The latest two films are Recycle Invaders, directed by Thiago Maia, and The Crown Jewel, directed by Motionographer’s own Greg Herman and Babe Baker. Head over to the CYW 20/20 page to check them out, along with the other films released so far.

Want to participate? For information on how to submit a video contact Julien Vallée at video@challengeyourworld.com.

UPDATE: Greg Herman shares some of the process work behind The Crown Jewel.

A beautiful ode to a hexadecimal E99500 color by Hugo Arcier.

A beautiful ode to a hexadecimal E99500 color by Hugo Arcier.

Supinfocom :: La Peste

Here’s another brilliant short directed by Supinfocom students, Olivier Dubocage, Michal Firkowski, Benoît Galland and Gildas Le Franc, telling a gruesome account of a town covered in total massacre.

La Peste or The Plague, is the dramatically lit cg tale of masked survivors appointed the task of clean up duty or body burning in a town filled with dead corpses. The haunting look and feel of this piece sets a perfect mood for this disturbing allegory of demise and solitude. The story focuses on one of the men, who is troubled by the death of a loved one and eventually cast out by the other survivors, represented though their evil lurking shadows.

For more details on this piece visit the official website at here.

New Directors Showcase Announced

Saatchi & Saatchi’s New Directors Showcase Announced

New Directors Showcase Announced

With a rich history of some of the finest directors to find their path’s through the world of commercials, Saatchi & Saatchi has unveiled it list of up-and-coming talent in their New Directors Showcase at Cannes.

Here’s the full list:

Aaron Duffy (1st Ave. Machine)
Andre Maat & Superelectric (Stink Gmbh)
Antonio Balseiro (Gazz)
Ben Steiger Levine (Nu Films/Les Enfants)
The Consortium (Space Patrol)
Corin Hardy (Academy Film)
Christopher Hutsul (Soft Citizen)
Danakil (Wanda Productions)
Dennis Liu (@radical.media)
Dvein (Blacklist)
Irina Dakeva & Clement Dozier (WIZZdesign)
James Frost (Zoo Film Productions)
Keith Loutit (Partizan)
Kosai Sekine (Blink)
Laurie Thinot (Partizan)
Oren Lavie & Yuval and Merav Nathan
Federico Garcia (Pank)
Megaforce (El Niño)
Nick Hooker (Rabbit)
Roman Kaelin & Florian Wittmann (Filmacademie Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Siri Bunford (Knucklehead)
Zhu Jin Jing (JQK production)