the fantastic mr. anderson

28 January 2010   //     1 comment   //   clever, video


(Can’t see the video? Try this link.)

Found this at kottke.org the other day. Amazing acceptance speech from Wes Anderson, made in stop motion animation.

Not only cool, but also appropriate: he was accepting the Special Filmmaking Achievement Award from the National Board of Review. Special filmmaking indeed.

And I love the rabbit half offscreen. With her stripes and her neckerchief.

mom 2.0: defining a movement

28 January 2010   //     2 comments   //   announcing, conferences, happy, thought provoking, video


(Can’t see the video? Try this link.)

The brilliant and beautiful Katherine Center has done it again. This time in the form of a video addressing the statement Mom 2.0: Defining a Movement.

I can’t wait to see Katherine in Houston next month at the Mom 2.0 Summit. I feel like time spent with her, regardless of what we’re doing, is quality time. Do you know people like that? I’m lucky to.

Speaking of Mom 2.0 Summit, have you registered yet? Please do. I promise you won’t regret it.

logorama

18 January 2010   //     1 comment   //   caught my eye, design, video

Logorama by H5 is an short animated film about a world made entirely of logos and trademarks. The Pringles man drives a truck, the green and red dots in the Stop & Shop logo are actually stop lights, and Microsoft butterflies flutter across the screen. The plot sounds like an LA shoot-em-up (between the Michelin man and Ronald MacDonald), and from a visual standpoint, I can’t wait to see it.

Check out the trailer here.
Information about the film here.

(Thanks Design Observer)

adventures in art direction

15 December 2009   //     0 comments   //   design, funny ha ha, video

So real it makes me wonder if they listen in on conversations at our studio. Or, probably your studio too.

(Can’t see the video? Watch it here.)

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Also, the whole site, called Xtranormal, is super cool. You can make your own videos using their scenes, characters, voices, camera angles, actions and more.

xtranormal1

xtranormal2

I made a goofy 30 sec movie to try it out.
But please consider yourself warned: it’s extremely goofy.

(Also find it here.)