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Archive for April, 2010

Christen Bach’s “Bear Untitled”, An Hommage to David O’Reilley

Berlin-based, Christen Bach, has tapped into the aesthetic and vernacular of David O’Reilly’s smash-hit “Please Say Something” to bring us another dark tale of love and loss between animals.

As Christen puts it in his blog post: “David figured out quite early…that there is something amazing about emotional conversations acted out in ice cold monotone voices. He has been able to get under the skin and display true emotions on very synthetic characters in very synthetic universes.”

Enjoy this fitting tribute and my second attempt to start your Monday with tears.

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 | 15 Comments »

Eric Xu’s ‘Balloon’

Eric Xu’s graduation thesis piece from SVA features some nice art direction, lovely character design for the main little fella, and a dark twist at the end, which I really like. I wish he’d given it more time and nuance (the ending), shaving a couple of seconds from the start instead, but it’s worth a watch nevertheless…

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 | Comments Off

Pete Candeland/Passion Pictures Paris for Oasis Tea

Pete Candeland / Passion Pictures Paris made this summery little spot for Oasis Tea. Is it just me? Or are the mountains quite Avatarasque? Anyway, enjoy!
Credits here.

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 | Comments Off

Seagulls Fly for Adobe CS5 Production Premium

Start off the week right with UFO cow abduction, samurai swords, and wild car chases, courtesy of Brazil-based Seagulls Fly and Adobe CS5 Production Premium. It’s a fun ride that takes you from flip books to nostalgic home-grown filmmaking to big budget space ships.

FlavioMac and Seagulls Fly were kind enough to answer some questions about the spot. Check out the interview and some behind-the-scenes videos and production stills after the jump.

Q&A with Seagulls Fly

Monday, April 19th, 2010 | 11 Comments »