Artist collective Pleix is rockin the music video and advertising scene with one of the most unique and significant visual styles out there right now.
See there brand new ad for Sony HD (via Nerdcore):
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And if you haven’ t seen it watch BIRDS:
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Motion Designer Matthias Steinforth from Hannover, Germany, has updated his personal portfolio Mateuniverse.
He is working at Psyop NYC for some month now and has some impressive new clips on the site. His portfolio gives some inside views on project development by showing some pitches and stills additionally to his motion pieces.
“Room” - the new video from the japanese group RinpaEshidan is full a crazy illu-madness and great stop-motion tricks: “Led by Noiz-Davi (Yoshiaki Kusunoki) and Daisuke Yamamoto, the group’s main activities are performing in live painting events and creating videos of art in action. Instead of focusing on the finished project, we believe the process of creation itself is where art comes to life and our videos aim to engage our audience in that process.” More: “1week of art works“, via: OH!
For graphic enthusiasts the movie titles are sometimes more enjoyable than the flick itself. There’s a video portal dedicated solely for the art of title design and it’s called “Forget the films, watch the titles“.
If you’re interested in title design, you also should check out this reel of THE number one insitution in title design worldwide: PROLOGUE
Devoid of Yesterday is a new non-commercial short film collective by The Ronin, Dstrukt and Hecq.
“Devoid is an arts based collective specializing in the creation of personal short film projects and not for profit commissions. Although consisting of motion directors Chiu and Hewitt, Devoid’s work is about as far removed from the world of commercial motion design as you can possibly get. Together with Boysen the trio are plotting out new territory that is constantly changing with the emotions and experiences gained from the friendship that binds the three together. Devoid of Yesterday creates dark twisted narratives with flickers of hope that reflect the human nature of the artists.”
French Animation collective Bif together wit The Mill created an amazing short film. Raymond is beatiful combination of Real Action Video and Animation. Every aspect from the storyline, visual appeal to editing is just immaculate!
Justin Schrader’s website was linked at the FWA some days ago. On his site I stumbled upon a small motion graphics peace you should check out.
What I liked about it, is the clever integration of 3D-material into the LiveAction-Video. The effects feel very natural and motivated by the material.
DEFASTEN does very abstract digital animations. His works have an unique and intriguing atmosphere and great sound design. I think mosst compelling about the pieces is their changing dynamic - calm and hectic scenes take turn to create very symbolic visual metaphors.
“DEFASTEN believes in remodernist ideals and the nihilist difference of our alleged unified society. In the future, the alphabet does not exist. Focusing on digital animation, DEFASTEN delineates parallels within information, space, and the urban landscape at the intersection of digital media practices. This direction reflects an interest in the fragmentation of media, contemporary society, and the post-modern condition.”
Ever felt lost at Youtube?
You’ve surfed the site for hours but found nothing different than some funny clips?
Well, that millions of internet videos need editorial selection is no secret. That’s probably the reason why everyone is talking about Joost these days. But until this big player leaves the beta status and opens up the doors for public, you can check some independent WEB TV stations.
Neave.tv
Simple interface, content in five categories (Short Film, Technology, Subversive, Music, Weird).
Specialten.tv - curating the web
Very good content - Music Videos, Short films and documentaries. The have a top ten list and send you a newsletter with their top selections
OH! - Video Magazine
It’s more a magazine than a TV station. They choose videos twice a year and publish them in 6 categories (Video Art, Short Film, Music Video, Animation, Interview and Documentation)
QOOB - broadcasting ideas
QOOB is a community driven approach. You can become a member and upload videos, the editorial staff will choose whether your video is shown or not. They try to push the community idea by featuring different contests.
So what do you think about editorial driven Web TV stations?