SHOWCASE
SHOWCASE
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mooon by kwan
A big animation and puppet-hand applause to James Kwan, a student at Pratt Institute, who created this fetching little film. It is a great example of the power of beautiful lighting and refined simplicity. It has nice flavorings of the work of Sean Pecknold and Mikey Please while playfully following its own spirit. Read on…
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young by oh yeah wow
Darcy Prendergast and the team at Oh Yeah Wow never fail to lovingly marry irreverant fun with grueling hard work. Their latest film, an almost psychotropic music video for Australia’s Paper Kites, is no exception. This jolting twist on technique is sure to inspire many more mindbends in animation. Read on as Darcy shares a…
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dream the dare by morris
Another artful film from the magic bag o’ tricks of Hayley Morris. Beautiful lighting concepts and paper work in this music video for Pure Bathing Culture. She really pushes her materials and medium with an amazing synchronicity of detailed craft, hard work and inspired organic spontaneity. The balance of motion shots, depth of field, angling,…
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drive home by cope
Jess Cope’s intuitive and masterful storytelling engages both our emotions and curiosity again, and takes us on another ride with “Drive Home.” This music video for Steven Wilson follows her other video for the same album. There is a subtle and entrancing power in the way she slowly reveals layers and leaves plenty of room…
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the beast i am by steer
Here is a piece from Sam Steer of the Royal College of Art. “The Beast I Am” has a fun quietly dark and edgy 60’s feel while sweetly dealing with the protagonist’s, err, um, growing tensions. Read on to hear from Sam.