Wednesday, May 30, 2012

World Builder

A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves.

This award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of '405'. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production. Branit is the owner of Branit VFX based in Kansas City.

More info, background and info on future releases can be at http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Builder/73936485659 Become a fan and keep in touch.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Alma

[ Full Screen recommended ]

Written and Directed by: Rodrigo Blaas
Produced by: Cecile Hokes
Music: Mastretta
Art Director: Alfonso Blaas
Lighting Supervisor: Jonatan Catalán
Character Technical Supervisor: Jaime Maestro
Character Design: Bolhem Bouchiba, Carlos Grangel,
Sergio Pablos, Santi Agustí
Animation: Daniel Peixe, ManueBover, Remi Hueso
Sound Design: Tom Myers and David Hughes
Post Production Coordinator: David Heras
Special Thanks: Keytoon, Next Limit, UserT38

Full credits: almashortfilm.com

Monday, May 28, 2012

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space


Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions
28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October,
2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km.
All credit goes to them.

HD, refurbished, smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered, cut, etc.
All in all I tried to keep the looks of the material as original as possible,
avoided adjusting the colors and the like, since in my opinion the original
footage itself already has an almost surreal and aestethical visual nature.

Music: Jan Jelinek | Do Dekor, faitiche back2001
w+p by Jan Jelinek, published by scape Publishing / Universal
http://www.janjelinek.com | http://www.faitiche.de

Image Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory,
NASA Johnson Space Center, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

Editing: Michael König | http://www.koenigm.com

Shooting locations in order of appearance:

1. Aurora Borealis Pass over the United States at Night
2. Aurora Borealis and eastern United States at Night
3. Aurora Australis from Madagascar to southwest of Australia
4. Aurora Australis south of Australia
5. Northwest coast of United States to Central South America at Night
6. Aurora Australis from the Southern to the Northern Pacific Ocean
7. Halfway around the World
8. Night Pass over Central Africa and the Middle East
9. Evening Pass over the Sahara Desert and the Middle East
10. Pass over Canada and Central United States at Night
11. Pass over Southern California to Hudson Bay
12. Islands in the Philippine Sea at Night
13. Pass over Eastern Asia to Philippine Sea and Guam
14. Views of the Mideast at Night
15. Night Pass over Mediterranean Sea
16. Aurora Borealis and the United States at Night
17. Aurora Australis over Indian Ocean
18. Eastern Europe to Southeastern Asia at Night

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Frame of Mind

Ben and I taking photos in different locations in Hawaii.

Website:
http://benboutwell.com
http://thestevenalan.com

Music:
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-and-love-and-you/id331920642

Video inspired by opening scene from Modern Family and the HP commercials from a while back.

***Update***
We made a small tutorial on how we did it. There are a lot more ways I'm sure, but this is our way.
https://vimeo.com/benboutwell/frametutorial

YouTube:
http://youtu.be/akGlXk9-sRA?hd=1

Friday, May 25, 2012

Dark Side of The Lens


Winner - Best Cinematography, Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2011

Winner - Best Cinematography, 5Point Film Festival 2011

Winner - Grand Prize - Chamonix Film Festival 2011

Winner - Best short - New York Surf Film Festival 2011

Winner - Digital short of the Year, Surfer Poll

Winner - Relentless Short Stories 2011

Winner - Driven Creativity award - Professional Category

Winner - Amstel Surf Film Festibal, Peoples Choice award

Winner - Best short, Sheffield Adventure Film Festival

Winner - Best International Short, Canadian Surf Film Festival

Winner - Best Short, Waimea Ocean Film Festival

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Sandpit

A day in the life of New York City, in miniature.

Winner: Prix Ars Electronica Award of Distinction 2010
Nominee: Webby Awards 2011 - Best Viral, Best Music
Official Selection: AFI Fest 2010
Official Selection: Tiburon Film Festival 2011

Original Music: composed by Human (http://www.humanworldwide.com), co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong.

Please view in HD and full screen for best effect. For a description of the shoot, camera, lenses and workflow, please see here: http://bit.ly/aFmaPZ

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

China's 60th Anniversary


The parade in Tiananmen Square to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China - as seen in timelapse and slow-motion.

Slow motion shot on a 7D at 720p/60
Time lapses on Canon Eos5DmkII and Nikon D700.
Edited on Final Cut Pro

For more details on how this was shot head over to www.dslrnewsshooter.com

For more on China from the Guardian go to www.guardian.co.uk/china

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Official Selection




Two filmmakers clash creatively in mid-production, resulting in a metafilm duel of genres as they write the story they are living.

Both will stop at nothing to preserve their own vision for the film. As the battle grows, they discover that their imagination is the limit for their arsenal, and find themselves in lethal combat, where only one can emerge triumphant.

Official Website
http://www.officialselectionmovie.com

Reel Vision Films
http://www.reelvisionfilms.net

Purchase the Film
http://www.indieflix.com/film/official-selection-30443

Saturday, May 19, 2012

A Short Love Story In Stop Motion


A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing, leading us through the life she dreams of.

you can find more about the making of at this link: http://www.carloslascano.com/carloslascano/vid_ashortlovestory.html
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

The City of Samba


The City of Samba is on the Vimeo Awards 2012 shortlist! We appreciate your vote! https://vimeo.com/awards/vote/lyrical

Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro.
Soundtrack available here: http://tinyurl.com/6mrzndl

Made by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli.
Captured during Carnaval of 2011.
Music by Jarbas Agnelli.
Special thanks to Rede Globo, Liesa and Jodele Larcher.
Extra thanks to Aguinaldo Rocca (producer) and Nick Graham-Smith (recording engineer).
Thanks also to Guto Vaz, Marcio Avila and Duda M. for supporting us on the ground.

keithloutit.com
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Pigeon: Impossible

A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Woodkid - Iron

IRON EP on ITUNES : http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/iron-ep/id423849905
First EP "IRON" available on Itunes.

WOODKID - IRON - Video directed by Yoann Lemoine
Cinematography by Mathieu Plainfosse
Featuring Agyness Deyn
Produced by Mourad Belkeddar
Styling by Ellen Af Geijerstam
Post Production by OneMore Prod
3d Artist : Jonathan Benabed
Flame Artist : Herve Thouement
Label & Video commissioner Pierre Le Ny
P & C 2011 GREEN UNITED MUSIC
CAVIAR / HSI / ONEMORE PRODUCTION

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bottle


Animated on location at a beach, in snow, and underwater, this stop-motion short details a transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle.

Written, directed, animated, edited, and sound by Kirsten Lepore

Friday, May 11, 2012

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On


Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Marcel is voiced (untreated & unenhanced) by a genius named Jenny Slate
Written by Jenny Slate + Dean Fleischer-Camp
www.deanfleischercamp.com

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sorry I'm Late

A stop motion short film shot with a stills camera in the ceiling pointing straight at the floor. There's tons of 'making of' stuff at the website http://www.sorry-im-late.com

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Symmetry



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