Breno Pinesci and Rafael Cazes’ Stop-Motion Music for do bem

Breno Pinesci and Rafael Cazes’ Stop-Motion Music for do bem

Man Must Explore

Man Must Explore by Tom and Tim Muller for Diesel’s Only The Brave. Some more projects at the site here. (via iso50)

When Graphic Plays Beyond Narrative

About a week ago, we posted the trailer for “Logorama” by H5. As it spread across the globe, it’s been gaining steam and hitting the festival circuit in a major way.

On that note, we’re delighted to bring you a in-depth review of this piece by Mark Webster (journalist, writer and occasional sound designer). He’s a very knowledgeable and all-around stand-up fellow and we’red please to have this guest contribution from him. Thanks Mark!

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the new animated film, Logorama created and directed by the French design collective, H5. Its particularity, as we all know by now, is that not only does it star the evil killer Ronald McDonald, who is pursued by a bunch of fat Michelin Men cops, it is indeed a film created entirely from logos.

Backgrounds, characters and props are all an incarnation of the pervasive commercial sign, the untouchable symbols of the industrial and financial powers. The film has already been well received by the select few, picking up an award this year at Cannes, screened at onedotzero in London recently and set for a number of international tours in the cultural sector. The particularity of Logorama is of course its road to possible success. It’s fresh, provocative and for some, utterly daring. But the burning question remains. Why the hell did they make a 15 minute animated film using only logos?

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Ledwidge & The Mill: Cadbury Cocoa

Ledwidge & The Mill bring a massive head to life in the streets of Ghana for Cadbury Cocoa

David Cowles & Andy Kennedy – TMBG ‘Science is Real’

Science is Real. Believe it! Another gem from the new TMBG compilation, directed by David Cowles & Andy Kennedy

Blu & David Ellis Combine Forces

Bologna-based street artist, Blu, has recently collaborated with David Ellis to push the ambitions and [sculptural] dimensions of his last hit, MUTO, with this latest hypnotic piece entitled COMBO.

As an artist who has made an international name for himself with his motion-paintings, this likely match seemed bound to happen between Ellis and his Italian peer. David brings his delicate illustrative sensibilities to Blu’s playful ingenuity, which includes physically breaking through walls to create his cast of characters, in this ten-day creation.

Much like in MUTO, the use of thoughtful, immersive and often unexpected sound-design adds another thick layer of narrative depth.

NoBrain for Grenelle

Paris keeps rocking the front page with this new spot from El Nino‘s directing-collective, NoBrain, for Grenelle via TBWA, Paris. NoBrain, with the support of Circus VFX, transforms industrial landscapes of France into greener counterparts to promote environmentally-centric development throughout the country.

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