T4 Idents by Double G Studios

Double G Studios does a series of cool idents for Channel 4′s T4

Psyop: Chase Change

Psyop: Chase Change

Shynola for Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Shynola‘s title design for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World definitely kicks some ass, but so does Art of the Title Sequence’s post on their process. Check it out. (Thanks Bran!)

PandaPanther for AT&T

PandaPanther creates 3 simple and quirky spots with BBDO for AT&T. I want to take one of these creatures home as a pet.

Blown Away

Love

Faint

The Lost Thing: Interview With Shaun Tan

First, a word about Shaun Tan. He is an amazing storyteller. His picture books are not only filled with rich, whimsical pictures, but also with stories that stay with you long after you finish reading the last page. Sometimes poignant, sometimes joyful, they are always elegantly pure and simple, yet in that simplicity lies their power. I am not sure if this is an accurate description, but I think his stories are special, because they reach that part of you that still believes in the goodness of other people, of this world, and of yourself.

The Lost Thing is one such story. (Trailer available on youtube, and on the official site). It is about a boy who stumbles upon a bizarre-looking creature, and “…having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notices its presence…”. It first came out as a picture book in 2000, and was made into a short animated film at Passion Pictures Australia. Andrew Ruhermann co-directed it with Shaun, and Sophie Byrne is at the helm as executive producer (full credits at the official site).

After touring the world, winning awards at Festivals like Palm Springs and Annecy, it finally became available on DVD late 2010– something which I have been eagerly waiting for. Pre-production began as early as 2001, and the film was finally completed in August 2009.

Myself and fellow author Jon Gorman both love the story, so we decided to catch up with Shaun to find out what took place in such a mammoth undertaking of turning this beloved fable into that award-winning short.

NOTE: A reader has emailed me with a very good question regarding voice talent. We don’t usually do this, but it was very relevant, so we reached out to Sophie and Shaun once more, and the answer to that (by Sophie Byrne), is now added to the interview below, right at the end.

Read the interview here

VIVA channel rebrand 2011 by Maxim Zhestkov

VIVA channel rebrand 2011 by Maxim Zhestkov.

Sarofsky’s simple solution for Shameless

Sarofsky’s simple solution for Shameless