The Story of Cap & Trade
A new installment in the Story of Stuff series: The Story of Cap & Trade. (Thanks, Jeff!)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Archive for December, 2009
Art film for Shots by Maxim Zhestkov.
Art film for Shots directed by Maxim Zhestkov. Sound by Marcelo ‘Combustion’ Вaldin.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Trollbäck rebrands Nickelodeon and lends the channel some of its noted sophistication and restraint.
Trollbäck rebrands Nickelodeon and lends the channel some of its noted sophistication and restraint.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | 7 Comments »
EP Banter: Talent, Trends & Technique
What is an Executive Producer? This role may go unnoticed by many of us, but the success of a company is often defined by this individual. They shape the culture of the production company they lead. In addition to their sales and strategic roles, they must define and reinforce the creative ethos of the company. This begins with bringing in the right talent and nurturing them to their full potential.
The ways in which this takes place varies from EP to EP. What follows is how some of the good ones do it, including:
- Michael Adamo (EP at Passion Pictures, London)
- Nick Hussey (EP at Rokkit, London)
- Chris O’Reilly (EP at Nexus, London),
- Adina Sales (EP at Blacklist, New York)
- James Bretton (EP at Blinkink, London).
Read the round table discussion and get a glimpse into 2010 and beyond.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | 11 Comments »
1stAveMachine / Aaron Duffy: Google Chrome Features
Using the same camera perspective trick employed by weareom for their “Chop Cup” viral (or sidewalk artist Julian Beever or Salvador Dalí or countless others, I’m sure), Google worked with 1stAveMachine’s Aaron Duffy to craft a series of elaborate analogue vignettes to tout the features of its Chrome browser.
Some of the ideas work better than others, with the obvious crowd-pleaser being the Speed demo. The subtext for all the vignettes is a celebration of DIY ingenuity, of making something seemingly simple through the complex combination of unlikely components. In many cases, the machines are human-powered, with hand-turned cranks and puppeted objects supplying the “animation.”
Mostly, though, the message is one we don’t often hear among the nerdified banter of browser battles: Surfing the net should be fun. It should be unexpected, but not because your browser crashes or because you contract a nasty virus.
UPDATE: Check out the making-of HERE.
Big ups to Fred Kim for the tip (via Gizmodo)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
More Universal Everything for MTV
A fresh batch of MTV idents by Universal Everything.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Kim Young Ha “Greedy Boy”
Lively animation in Kim Young Ha’s RMIT film, “Greedy Boy“
Sunday, December 13th, 2009 | Comments Off
