Designer and programmer Joon Moon created this augmented reality tabletop, “Augmented Shadow.” Enjoy.
Augmented shadow
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010The new pitch
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
No doubt inspired by Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez’s success with Hollywood after his incredible Ataque de Panico took the Web by storm, other directors and studios are getting in on the action through the art of the short film. Both Azureus Rising and Cup of Tears are hoping to be made into feature-length films.
The play’s the thing
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Allow an English major and Patrick Stewart fan to be giddy for a moment. PBS’ Great Performances is providing a great service by posting their entire version of Hamlet starring Patrick Stewart and David Tennant. I promise you’ll be drawn in by the first surveillance camera pan.
Nike sells shoes?
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Say what you will about Nike, the corporation gives creative talent incredible freedom. Check out this spot by AKQA San Francisco and UK-based design boutique ilovedust for Nike’s Sister One campaign. Reminds me of MTV’s Liquid Television.
Pixel perfect
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
New York invasion by 8-bits creatures. PIXELS is Patrick Jean’ latest short film, shot on location in New York.
PSAs for teens
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Color us impressed with the series of PSAs by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, working in collaboration with the Ad Council and the Inspire USA Foundation. The Reach Out campaign is designed to reduce the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among teens in the United States. Usually, we’d think it to be another lame attempt by adults to be “hip,” but these PSAs are visually compelling and emotionally powerful. (They even have a YouTube channel and a Facebook page.) View our favorites: “Running is Not Forever,” “I Believe,” and “Please Understand.”
Hold Your Horses
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Brilliant video by Hold Your Horses for their song 70 Million. How many paintings do you recognize?
Tron pron
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
It’s good to be a geek. For proof, I submit to you the Tron Legacy trailer. New desktop wallpaper anyone?
Embrace Life PSA
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Thanks to Motiongrapher for calling attention to this great PSA for the Sussex Safer Road Partnership. Simple premise, big emotion.
Credit where credits are due
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Some of the most amazing motion graphics out there are being viewed by millions of people worldwide through Hollywood movies. We’re talking about title sequences and end credits. As you can see from some of our favorites below, creative motion graphics don’t always come from animated movies.
Thanks to The Art of the Title Sequence for having the best quality legal versions of the clips anywhere online. For quick viewing, I’ve also embedded lower quality video from other sites. UPDATE (2/22/2010): It didn’t take long for the videos to be taken down from Vimeo. I’ll leave the remaining survivors.
For best quality viewing, I recommend clicking on the “480p” or “720p” links next to each title. Clicking on the title itself will take you to The Art of the Title Sequence which may also have credits and extras available.
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Jamie Caliri (480p | 720p)
Sherlock Holmes
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)
Casino Royale
by Daniel Kleinman (480p | 720p)
Stranger Than Fiction
by MK12 (480p | 720p)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by DUCK Studios (480p | 720p)
300
by yU+co (480p | 720p)
Iron Man
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)
The Incredibles
by Pixar (480p)
