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Dirk — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:11:18 +0000

Every now and then along comes a commercial that really stands out of the grey masses of mediocre or just plain bad advertising that is thrown at us every day. Sometimes it’s just the idea that makes it unique, sometimes the production value or the acting. This time it’s the emotional core and a surprise ending that does the trick …

Learn much more here.

Super-Minimalistic Movie Posters

Dirk — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:55:18 +0000

Designer Michal Krasnopolski created posters for classic films in a hyper minimal style based on a simple framework (shown below).

The basic concept was to create a very modernist, minimalist poster series for movie enthusiasts. The idea is based on a very simple grid: a circle and two diagonals inscribed in a square. It surprised me how many posters I could create based on this very simple approach; the possibilities are theoretically unlimited.

And the result is a truly outstanding design exercise (click to enlarge) …

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9 Film Frames – Blog Tip

Dirk — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:54 +0000

In an attempt to showcase a film by using only 9 of it’s frames the tumblr blog 9 Film Frames features exactly that, movies skimmed down to just 9 essential frames. And the result turns out to be visually compelling and fun (click to enlarge and guess some movies) …

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Room 8

Dirk — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:23:06 +0000

As part of Bombay Sapphire’s Imagination Series, Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher wrote a script stripped of any stage direction and asked people to imagine their film. Room 8 is one of five different films from that script and it’s the most clever, captivating and surprising short film I’ve seen in a very long time. A must-watch …

thx to Tom for the find

Magma

Dirk — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:03:37 +0000

‘Magma’ is Dvein’s very first music video for The Vein’s new single. It’s just 90 seconds or so but visually it’s so breathtaking that you just have to take a look. If you want to learn more, go here or take a look at the making of …

thx to Sven for the unintentional heads up

First Taste

Dirk — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:46:10 +0000

Saatchi & Saatchi and Heckler created ‘First Taste for TEDxSydney 2013, s slo-mo footage of kids eating a variety of foods for the very first time and it’s probably the cutest thing you’ve ever seen. Bring on the cuteness …

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Audi: Spock vs. Spock

Dirk — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:05:52 +0000

This is just because I’m about to satisfy my inner nerd and watch Star Trek – Into darkness this weekend: What happens when old school goes head to head with new school in a battle of speed and wits? Leonard Nimoy takes on newbie Zachary Quinto and his all-new Audi S7. Hilarious …

thx to Tom for the heads-up

Maker vs. Marker

Dirk — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:03:00 +0000

Seems to be stop-motion time on the Isle these days: UK-based artist Jonny Lawrence has created Maker vs Marker, a stop motion fight between animator and animation taking place on a whiteboard. The video features the hand of the animator battling a hand-drawn ‘Street Fighter’-inspired character. Best watched in full HD with big ol’ headphones!

thx to Jan for the nudge

Micro Mayhem

Dirk — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:01:35 +0000

Just imagine Quentin Tarantino would direct a stop-motion car chase without any dialogue. Pure miniature awesomeness! That about sums up ‘Micro Mayhem’ by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. Have fun …

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Screengrab

Dirk — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:41:36 +0000

Filmmaker Willie Witte makes fun experimental films. His last one is called SCREENGRAB and it seriously messes with your brain. No CGI but an experimental process of printing out still frames from videos was used to create these transitions. I just can’t figure out how he did it …

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