The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

Hilarious short film genius from Richard Gale!

Fear/Love by Rob Chiu: Trailers 1,2,3

Fear/Love by Rob Chiu: Trailers 1,2,3

Autumn70: The work of Micah Hahn

Autumn70: The work of Micah Hahn, Design Director of Current TV. Check out his new reel and the elegant modular IDs: variance.

Raf Wathion & The Mill Turntable Lexus

Raf Wathion and The Mill, LA teamed up to create this nuanced piece of art for Lexus via Team One.

Taking a sculptural approach, three of the Lexus’ new features are represented through visual analogy. As some car work seems to exploit the peak of technical and stylistic saturation, it’s always refreshing to see directors take a more subtle approach.

Though this spot was produced while at Rabbit, Raf has recently joined Skunk for US representation.

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Boards Summit: Day 1 Round-Up

Despite a stagnant first-quarter this year, the turn-out at NYC’s Boards Summit was still pretty solid. Innovation in creative thinking, content-delivery and technology were a major emphasis as many of the global production community struggle to become relevant again while others share and capitalize on new their approaches.

Just off the elevators, the Extra-Curricular Gallery showcased art from directors, which included pieces from Blink’s David Wilson, MK12, Blacklist’s Against All Odds and Special Guest’s Vinicius Costa.

Stefan Sagmeister kicked off the morning after returning from a one year sabbatical. The key take-away was to take some time off and do something you’ve not done before. Upon returning to work, you might just feel like your job is your calling again.

H5′s Logorama was screened at lunch, which we posted a couple weeks back. Believe the hype. Not only is its concept and aesthetic (including over 3000 logos) worth talking about, but it is a solid piece of film making with epic camera-work, drama and a cinematic sound design delivered by Human.

Digital Domain’s Ed Eulbrich shared the teaser for Tron and also discussed the development of this project. To pitch it, they actually made the teaser first and then shopped it around. The project started with the director, Joe Kosinski, and styleframes — much like the process we go through to pitch commercials.

Aaron Rose, then shared some of his life experiences and discussed the importance of art projects that live in the moment. He shared some of the site-specific projects he has curated over the years as well as reinforced the mantra of, “Have fun, get paid and make the world a better place.”

Lastly, Psyop‘s Marie Hyon, Marco Spiers and Justin Booth-Clibborn ended the day with a Masters Class in creative process. They kicked it off with case studies from their Fanta (new and old), Michellin and Converse work. They then rolled that into a workshop which gave creatives a chance to come up with a music video treatment in 15 minutes. They supplied the cut up porn mags and pictures of kittens.

You can see some more pics and bits from today on our Twitter as well as live updates from day 2 tomorrow.

Also be sure to check out this year’s titles courtesy of Rhino.

Greg Herman: Morechi.com Update

Greg Herman updates his portfolio and blog, More Chi, with a considerable amount of freshness.

F5 RE:PLAY Films + Stash Short Films Vol. 1

F5 RE:PLAY Films on Stash 60

Since F5 last April, I’ve received a slew of emails asking how people can get their hands on a DVD of the F5 RE:PLAY films. Never fear: Stash has swooped in to save the day.

Stash 60 is a special two-disc set that includes 14 films created for the F5 RE:PLAY Film Festival.

As a reminder, the RE:PLAY festival invited filmmakers from around the world to create original short projects for the F5 festival last April in New York City. The result was an astounding array of innovative, memorable work that has helped keep the flame of F5 burning strong.

Pick up Stash 60 here.

Review: Stash Short Films Vol. 1

While we’re on the topic of Stash, we received a review copy of Short Films Vol. 1, and it’s definitely worth discussing.

Focusing on non-commercial, mostly narrative works, this DVD signals an extension of Stash’s influence to a wider, more general audience.

The 30 films (with a cumulative runtime of 2:32) include work from some Motionographer favorites, including Neill Blomkamp (of District 9 fame), Roman Coppola, Gaelle Denis, Johny Kelly, Shilo, Three Legged Legs and Run Wrake. There’s also a healthy smattering of student work—all of which rivals the quality of the professional work. The majority of the collection is based in animation, but there are enough live-action and hybrid works to keep you guessing.

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