Archive for July, 2007
Optix Digital Pictures Opens new office in Dubai summer ´07
Friday, July 13th, 2007Nando Costa starts Motion Graphic Flickr Group
Friday, July 13th, 2007New trends in the industry?
Friday, July 13th, 2007Edit: it seamed that I did not express my self clearly about what I found to be the interesting aspect of the post regarding Prime Focus London and have therefore chosen to rewrite the post. My apologizes for not being too clear. But be easy on me. I am new. 
Lately I have found the ongoing debate regarding harder pressure from client throughout the industry a interesting topic. It seems that there are some collaborations and merges that have taken place in order for the studios / post houses to deal with the pressure and demands from clients.
One of the most interesting cases I have noticed is the international creative network of creative professionals in the broadcast industry. Unitedsenses is a global network including broadcast agencies and studio from around the world, letting otherwise unknown territory be touched by studios who might not be able to reach it.
Another good example is the latest merge between Clear, The Hive and VTR, which now is known as Prime Focus London. By joining forces, they will be able to deal with higher client demands. Also with a new business model they are capable of outsourcing creative and technical work to it’s award-winning parent company in India. Read the full article about the merge at VFXtalk.
Will this new structure then affect the smaller studios and studios with less financial flexibility to take a beating?
On Stage
Friday, July 13th, 2007Just to follow in the footsteps of the recent Diesel show post, I thought it could be interesting to see where motion design and stage show merge at it’s finest.
Two of the best-known (for me at lest) examples are UK-based LED-loving super stars United Visual Artists, with shows created for V&A, Massive Attack, OneDotZero etc.
The other is LA-based Veneno, with roots in the traditions of dance choreography and music videos. Both deliver high quality stage visuals, and I can only imagine what a thrill it must be to see a show when it’s this well conducted on the visual side.
3:10 To Yuma – Trailer 1
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | 3:10 To Yuma - Trailer 1 Stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/ directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold (WALK THE LINE). In Arizona in the late 1800’s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the “3:10 to Yuma”, a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny. Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol |
The Game Plan – Trailer
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | The Game Plan - Trailer Tells the story of rugged superstar quarterback Joe Kingman (DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON), whose Boston-based team is chasing a championship. A ‘serial bachelor’, Kingman is living the ultimate fantasy: he’s rich, famous and the life of the party. But this dream is suddenly sacked for a loss when he discovers the 7-year-old daughter (newcomer MADISON PETTIS) he never knew he had - the product of a last fling before parting years ago with his young wife. Now, during the most important time in his career, he must figure out how to juggle his parties, practices and dates with the newfound ballet classes, bedtime stories and dolls that come with his daughter. Equally perplexed is his hard-edged mega-agent, Stella (KYRA SEDGWICK), herself without a parental bone in her body. Despite the often hilarious misadventures that come with being a new father, Joe discovers that’s there’s more to life than money, endorsements and thousands of adoring fans: the love and care of one very special small fan is the only thing that matters. Directed by: Andy Fickman Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Roselyn Sanchez, Kyra Sedgwick, Morris Chestnut, Madison Pettis |
King of Kong – Trailer
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | King of Kong - Trailer Follows a middle school science teacher as he battles a hot sauce mogul for the Guinness World Record on the arcade classic Donkey Kong. Directed by: Seth Gordon Starring: Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas DiAgosto, Vincent Piazza, Margo Martindale |
Rocket Science – Trailer 1
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | Rocket Science - Trailer 1 A teenager tackles the mysteries of life, love and public speaking in Rocket Science, a wry comedy of adolescent angst by Jeffrey Blitz, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Spellbound. Making his feature narrative debut, Blitz leaves behind the conventions and cliches of coming-of-age tales to instead conjure a world where everyone, regardless of age, is befuddled by desire and the longing for human connection. Mixing humor with a compassionate regard for his characters and their idiosyncrasies, Blitz creates a film about the little insights that can emerge from, and ultimately eclipse, the agonies and disappointments of youth. Directed by: Jeffrey Blitz Starring: Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas DiAgosto, Vincent Piazza, Margo Martindale |
Dynamite Warrior – Trailer
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | Dynamite Warrior - Trailer A supernatural, action packed movie with high-grade special effects and the kind of raw action scenes the world is coming to expect from Thailand. Set in rural Thailand during the 1920s Dan Chupong (Born To Fight) plays Jone Bang Fai a young man riddled with grief and bent on revenge after witnessing his parents’ murder by a callous and malicious killer. The only information Jone has as to the killer’s identity is the memory of a tattoo-covered man who is part of an organized group of cattle rustlers. Jone makes it his mission to stop all cattle rustlers and in the process return each head of cattle back to its rightful owner. After searching the country high and low, Jone finally believes he has found the murderer in a small rural village in the North of Thailand. To Jone’s dismay he learns that the killer is in fact a warlock of immense power, a nearly invincible mystical man who is trying to control the whole village. His one weakness? He can be harmed only by weapons that have been treated with the menstrual blood of a young virgin. Armed with this knowledge and a few hundred highly charged rockets (and a dash of menstrual blood), our intrepid hero goes up against one of the most dangerous men to have ever walked the Earth. Directed by: Chalerm Wongpim Starring: Dan Chupong, Puttipong Sriwat, Panna Rittikrai |
3:10 To Yuma – Trailer 1
Friday, July 13th, 2007 | 3:10 To Yuma - Trailer 1 Stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/ directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold (WALK THE LINE). In Arizona in the late 1800’s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the “3:10 to Yuma”, a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny. Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol |
