Side by Side – Documentary by Keanu Reeves
The documentary Side by Side investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. Remember, for almost one hundred years there was only one way to make a movie — with film. Sidy by Side, a new documentary produced by Keanu Reeves, takes an in-depth look at this revolution. Through interviews [...]
Pripyat – The Town Near The Power Plant
Delphic – This Momentary was filmed by director and photographer Dave Ma in and around Pripyat and the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion in the Ukraine 2009. “In 1986 a fire at the Chernobyl NPP released large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. The town of Pripyat near the power plant was evacuated within 36 [...]
A Film About Living …
It’s challenging to do all of the filming on your own on a surftrip. It’s a constant battle between your two passions, surfing and shooting. And furthermore between shooting video and/or photo. Photographer and filmer Roman Königshofer had no script to follow just rough outlines of some ideas. I’m stoked on the outcome though – [...]
VERSUS Sound Installation – Two Kinetic Sculptures Placed Face To Face
Each sculpture by artist David Letellier is made out of 12 triangular panels, hinged and powered by six linear actuators, controlled by a specific program. At the center of each corolla, a loudspeaker and a microphone allow to play and record sounds. At regular intervals, each sculpture produces a sound, simultaneously recorded and analyzed by [...]
Behind The Beaming Smile Of Advertisements
Advertisements usually display unruffled domestic happiness. But, as we will see in Page 23, this world looks too good to be true. Behind the beaming smile of fashion models loom adultery and the stifling daily routine. Page 23 is a shortfilm by Jeroen Houben, Tim Arts and Stefan van den Boogaard. Jeroen Houben works in [...]
The Naked and Famous – No Way
Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali draw on their combined backgrounds in graphic design, fine art, film and music to present unique creative concepts, always inspired by the subject. As a directing team Special Problems are adept in both live action and animation, and are immediately involved in all aspects of the production process as they [...]
This Space Available – Against Visual Pollution
“The billboard industry has a tremendous lobby and they have a ton of money…the billboard issue is a quality of life issue.” Carmen Trutanich, L.A. District Attorney Billboards and commercial messages dominate the public space like never before. Are the efforts to reverse this trend signaling a movement? This Space Available looks at diverse activists [...]
Nicht Jetzt! Not Now! Inspiring Magazine
Nicht Jetzt!/Not Now! (€13) is the student magazine of the Design Department of the HAW Hamburg. After publishing the edition “children” and “money” this is the third single-topic issue dealing with the issue of “Geschmack/Taste.” The content of the 176 pages of taste is as an aesthetic work spanning the bridge from Kant’s notion of [...]
Eames Documentary: The Architect and The Painter
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and [...]
Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters
Some years ago the inflatable bag street art by Joshua Allen was on display in the streets of New York. I thought it’s a good time to give it a reconsideration. The form animals are made out of shopping bags positioned on subway exhausts that cause them to periodically inflate and animate. A polar bear [...]
Director’s Cut: Jamie Lidell Performing with iMaschine
Jamie Lidell performs an iMASCHINE ($4.99) – an intuitive beat sketch pad perfect for developing song ideas anytime, anywhere. – exclusive version of A Little Bit More from the album Multiply (2005, Warp) while relaxing in bed. The entire performance was done live in one take, with nothing pre-recorded, and no post-production edits made to [...]
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Adam Curtis produced for the BBC a series of films about how humans have been colonised by the machines they have built. Although we don’t realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers. This is the story of the dream that rose up in the [...]
Ray: A Life Underwater
Ray: A Life Underwater is a factual film telling the powerfully story about Ray Ives. A rogue with an eye for salvage – and the ladies – Ray: A Life Underwater, produced by Amanda Bluglass, is an affectionate portrait of one man’s deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts. Like [...]
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
I know, I am late with posting this one, but I am absolutely loving Marcel The Shell With Shoes On directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp. Marcel is voiced (untreated and unenhanced) by a genius named Jenny Slate. I love the end. ❚
Only The Brave Foundation – Redressing the Balance
The Only The Brave Foundation exists because we are not all born equal! It’s a a not-for-profit organization, born in Veneto, North Italy and operational since 2008. It is the foundation of the Only The Brave Group which gathers under its umbrella brands like Diesel, 55DSL, Maison Martin Margiela and Viktor & Rolf. The foundation [...]
8 Hours in Brooklyn with the Phantom Flex
Jonathan Bregel of Next Level Pictures explains his project as the following: “A couple weeks ago, Producer James Douglas (who also took the pictures shown here) gave me a call to DP a spot for MMA clothing company, Cagehero , which would be directed by the super-talented collaborative, GrandArmy. In the early concept development process, James Douglas [...]
Words are the Thing?!
“Zinio digital magazine spent the last decade creating the digital editions of the magazines people love, delivering the exact same material you get in print‚ plus exclusive features like video, audio and live links, on your iPad, iPhone, desktop and laptop,” says Zinio itself. Zinio now has revamped their iPad version and has more magazines [...]
Move, Eat, Learn!
This happens to you once in your lifetime. 3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage … all to turn three ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food … into three beautiful and compelling short films … a trip [...]
Phases – A Movie about Feelings
This is a short motion design movie is about emotional phases in Dennies Van Dijk’s life. Every object stands as metaphor for a phase. Besides the form he wanted to convey a feeling of emptiness and anger. More than 4 weeks he has spend his time in the garage of his father. All the footage [...]
What Does it Cost to Change the World?
“At the heart of the problem with the European arrest warrant is the inability or unwillingness of Europe’s judges to prevent injustice.” – Jago Russell, Fair Trials International. In December 2010, Sweden issued an extradition request for Julian Assange in connection with a preliminary investigation. Assange has been under house arrest in Norfolk since this [...]
Science Channel Rebrand by Imaginery Forces
Meet Morph. The evolution of Science Channel. Morph is fun, original and always unexpected. It can be microscopic or planetary in scale, but most importantly, Morph is always changing. Using the new Morph logo designed by Discovery, Imaginary Forces created a variety of themed elements – from promos and network IDs to logo bugs. IF [...]
New York Nightlife in the 80s
German born, New York-based photographer wowe – Wolfgang Wesener – has photographed some of the most iconic individuals of the past two decades. During his studies in Communication Design at the Folkwangschule Essen (1981-84) he photographed for the music magazine Spex. Arriving in New York City in 1984, he assisted Hans Namuth and Evelyn Hofer [...]
The Diversity of Sound and Picture
I love the diversity of sound and picture in this B-boy apparel video which has been directed by photographer Tony Kelly for American Apparel – featuring world renowned breakdancers Jalen Testerman (10-year old bboy part of Super Cr3w) and Hawaiian Lil Demon. Tony Kelly is a Dublin born photographer with world class experience. Tony Kelly’s [...]
Luke Million: Arnold Sun Splash
This is Arnold and he’s gonna pump you up! Luke Million is a fellow out of Adelaide, Australia and is the hectic keys player and synth wizard from The Swiss. He often starts his morning by bench pressing his Yamaha CP-70 and drinking 3 or 4 shakes of reel to reel tape. This limited edition [...]
