We interviewed Sylvain Derosne, the lead animator on Spike Jonze’s sweetly ill fated romp ‘Mourir Auprès de Toi’ (To Die By Your Side) a collaboration with the fashion world of director Simon Cahn and coveted felt bag designer Olympia Le-Tan.
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Spike Jonze / Mourir Auprès de Toi
Thursday, October 27th, 2011GOTYE / Somebody
Monday, October 17th, 2011
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“We used Dragon- it’s brilliant and we couldn’t have done it without it.”
-Director Natasha Pincus
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HAPPYCENTRO / kidrobot
Monday, October 17th, 2011
“Swatch has teamed up with kidrobot, an art-driven toy and lifestyle brand, to create ‘kidrobot for Swatch’, a collection of eight Gent watches, each accompanied by a complimentary Dunny. Dunny is kidrobot’s iconic and highly collectible bunny-like vinyl toy, a customizable canvas for artists from widely varying backgrounds”.
The italian studio has produced 8 dynamic minifilms, bringing to life in full throttle technicolor glory, the Gent & Dunny designs of renowned artists Gary Baseman, Jeremyville, Frank Kozik, Joe Ledbetter, MAD, Tara McPherson, SSUR, and Tilt.
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Carla Weindler / Stop!motion
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Hailing from Munich, now based in Berlin, Carla Weindler of Forward created this visually evocative short entitled ‘Stop!motion’ set to a fugue from Creative Commons. A collage of stop motion, captivating photography and a whole lot of glitter, it cuts a mysterious edge of innocence and refinement. (more…)
Kirsten Lepore / Bottle
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Kirsten Lepore first gained recognition in the animation world with her well received and aptly named 2008 short film ‘Sweet Dreams’, the uplifting love story of a cupcake that sets out on journey across the sea and gets stranded on an island of vegetables. She returns here, with ‘Bottle’, to her winning theme of far fetched love across the water.
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