Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The new album from Steven Wilson “4 ½” is OUT NOW, so titled because it forms an interim release between Steven’s recently released fourth album Hand. Cannot. Erase. and the next studio album. CD: http://bit.ly/29mrIBz Vinyl: http://bit.ly/292oip2 Blu-Ray: http://bit.ly/29mrV7t Digital: http://bit.ly/292ozIm Steven Wilson has launched the stunning animated video for ‘Routine’. The hugely emotive track featuring a beautiful guest vocal performance by Ninet Tayeb is taken from his latest album Hand. Cannot. Erase. Steven Wilson “Amongst the hundreds of songs I have written over the years Routine has a very special place. It’s a deeply sad story of loss and denial, but at its conclusion the clouds lift and there is acceptance at least. Having worked with her on 3 previous videos, I knew as soon as I wrote it that it was perfect for Jess to do something amazing with. Even then nothing prepared me for the organic beauty and power of the film she made, a painstaking labour of love that took her months to produce. When we play the song live I look out into the audience and see people swept away with emotion at the combination of music and animation. To find poetry and beauty in sadness is a wonderful thing I think.” Director Jess Cope of Owlhouse Studios (http://bit.ly/29mrslM) talks about working with Steven Wilson and the creation of the ‘Routine’ video “Routine is the forth film that Owl House Studio has made in collaboration with Steven Wilson and the biggest one yet. The story centres on a woman dealing with the tragic loss of her family and the routine she creates for herself to try and cope. The themes in Steven’s music are often quite morbid and macabre and when we heard Routine for the first time, Tom Kaye (Writer/Producer) and I knew the story had to be really strong, to do justice to the music. Working with Steven is always a fantastic experience for us creatively. In the early stages, Steven often has a strong concept in mind for a song or album, but allows us the creative freedom to add our own style and ideas to it. Our use of traditional animation and the painstaking efforts of the whole Owl House Studios team, have resulted in a film with a level of beauty and detail not previously achieved by the studio – at the same time it is simple enough that the music always drives the story. We’re so pleased with the look of the puppet and sets, and especially the level of detail Alison Cross (Art Director/Prop Maker) managed to get into the props. This project also saw us working with Adam Oehlers (Concept Artist) for the first time and he was able to capture the tone from our script so perfectly. Working with such a diverse team and amazingly talented animators, we were able to bring this woman’s world to life. I’m proud of all the films we’ve made with Steven Wilson, but I’m especially fond of ‘Routine’. The response we’ve received has been phenomenal. It’s incredibly humbling to see that something we’ve helped create has touched so many people and reduced a good number of them to tears… It’s an extraordinary and ironic satisfaction! Hand. Cannot. Erase. the fourth solo album from the four-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist and producer has received universal praise from the media and fans alike rewarding Steven Wilson his highest chart positions worldwide including UK #13 ,Germany # 3, Netherlands #2, USA – #39 Billboard Top 200, Canada #24 & Finland #4 national album charts. Steven Wilson was, recently, awarded an unprecedented 3 PROG Magazine Awards for Hand. Cannot. Erase. including Best Album, Commercial Breakthrough, and Boxset Design alongside a nomination for Classic Rock Magazine’s Album Of The Year. With sold out shows around the world including his 2 recent performances at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall Steven Wilson will be continuing to tour Hand. Cannot. Erase. starting in Germany on January 12th, the 2016 European tour takes Steven to Belgium, Holland, UK, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Hungary, Italy and Greece. Check http://bit.ly/292osg9 for dates


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Thursday, June 23, 2016

‘Gerascophobia’ is about a boy called 'Mo’ who has fears for growing up and ageing. The little boy does many odd things to avoid growing up. The animation describes his mundane life moments, shows his fears of separation, mortality, taking responsibility, and standing out as an independent individual. Graduation film at The Glasgow School of Art, MDes Communication Design / Illustration September, 2014. Direction & Animation: Shuangshuang Hao | http://bit.ly/290jnnW Voiceover: Alasdair Hankinson | http://bit.ly/28S7X8Y Sound Design & Music: Kaj Mäki-Ullakko | http://fatphase.com Thanks to Charlotte Craig for female voices. Awards & Nominations: BAFTA Scotland 2015 nomination, UK Best British New Animation nomination, UK (EIFF 2015) Encounters Animation Award nominated, 2015, UK Lillien Gilbert Kid-Friendly Award, 2015, US Langley Marie Award for Best Student Film Award, 2015, US Festival Screenings: SPARK Animation 2014, Canada. London Short Film Festival 2015, UK. Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival 2015, US. Tricky Women Film Festival 2015, Austria. Richmond Diversity Film Festival 2015, US Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2015, Třeboň, Czech Republic Pictoplasma 2015, Berlin, Germany Northwest Animation Festival 2015, US Animatricks Film Festival 2015, Finland Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2015, UK London International Animation Festival, 2015, UK Edinburgh Hogmanay 2015/16, UK Black Movies Film Festival 2016, Geneva, Switzerland British Shorts Film Festival 2016, Germany (tbc) Any download and reproduction of the video without permission are prohibited.


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“My Brother” is a personal tribute to the silent contributions of migrant workers globally. I grew up in the island city-state of Singapore, where encounters with migrants of countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Myanmar, China and the Philippines are part of everyday living. Many of them take on jobs that are considered by the larger public to be menial in nature. Sometimes, the differences in our cultures and socioeconomic statuses cause social friction. When we allow this to be left unchecked, it can evolve into darker displays of xenophobic behavior. But the inability to see past differences is not just a local issue; it is an increasingly global one. From where I am now in the United States, I am beginning to see how irresponsible political rhetoric, among other factors, influences previously big-hearted populations, populations which embraced – indeed championed – diversity. My response to this wave of sentiments is inspired by a quote I came across recently, attributed to the French composer Claude Debussy: music is the silence between the notes. The project aims to recognize the silent migrant workers’ contributions to our communities and celebrate their music between our notes. “My Brother” is thus a metaphor for the thousands of underappreciated migrant workers we come across during our daily commute. I believe that bridges are built on bricks of commonalities and so the focus of this project is on the spaces of our shared humanity – school, families and personal dreams. After viewing the video, it is my personal hope that you make my brother, your brother too. _____________________________________________ We are not affiliated to any of the listed organizations, but to support migrant worker causes, do visit the link below: http://bit.ly/28YwapU Created as my Senior project at Savannah College of Art and Design (B.F.A Motion Media Design 2016). _____________________________________________ CREDITS: Directed by Audrey Yeo Written by Andrew Yeo Illustrated and animated by Audrey Yeo PROFESSOR: Steven Mark Day ADDITIONAL DESIGN: Jigyu Yoon Yeojin Shin ADDITIONAL CEL: Eleena Bakrie Gabrielle Dolbey Khoo Siew May 3D SUPPORT: Roy Kang SOUND DESIGN: Redhorse Studio MUSIC: Paul Suite VOICE: Audrey Yeo Manish Dongardive VOICE EDITING: Daniel Wiedenmann


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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Manic man-child Seth lives in his own demented world where time is of the essence, his only friends are his stuffed animals, and the words of Michael Jordan inspire him to take all the shots he can. Seth recently screened at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. It showed at other fantastic festivals throughout the world receiving the Alternative Cinema Prize at the Las Vegas Film Festival, The Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Mauvais Genre Film Festival, and best Comedy Short at the Marbella I FIlmmaker Film Festival. Seth also Screened at the wonderful Woodstock Film Festival. Film Festivals SETH has screened at: SXSW Film Festival Las Vegas Film Festival (*Alternate Cinema Prize*) Mauvais Genre (*Prix du jury court métrage de fiction*, *Prix du jury jeune court métrage de fiction*, *Prix du public court métrage de fiction*) Marbella I Filmmaker Film Festival (*Best Comedy Short*) Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (*Best Dark Comedy*) One Reeler Film Festival (*Award of Merit*) Woodstock Film Festival Chicago Comedy Film Festival Charleston International Film Festival Hollyshorts Film Festival DEADCenter Film Festival Capalbio International Short Film Festival Prague Independent Film Festival Milwaukee Film Festival San Jose International Short Film Festival Credits: Writer/Director: Zach Lasry Producer: Arianna Lyons Producer: Dashiel Arnott Executive Producers: Sonia Gardner, Bryan Gaynor Associate Producer: Peter Feigin Starring: Logan George as Seth Starring: Emmett Smith as Dad Director of Photography: Lowell A. Meyer Editor: Bryan Gaynor Production Design: Annakate Chappell and Scarlet Moreno Assistant Director: Samuel Miller Key Grip: Matthew Garza Key Grip: Gregory Suits Best Boy Grip: Francisco Esparza 1st Assistant Camera: Andrew Gerety 2nd Assistant Camera: Herbie Wei SteadiCam Operator: Robert Arnold Gaffer: Jesse Sperling Best Boy Electric: David Hoffman Best Boy Grip: Zach Kenitz Sound Mixer: Armando Macias Boom Operator: Frank Galvan Boom Operator: Stephen Scott Harrod Boom Operator: Matt Lucchesi Book Operator: Dylan Acio Music Supervisor: Michael Peters Original Score by: Kyle Newmaster Re Recording Mixer: Lorenzo Gutierrez ADR: Luke Allen Colorist: Martin Gaumond Additional Color: Cody Baker Visual Effects: Luther Dag Gooch Key PA: Ben Michaels P.A: Leah Falcon P.A: Betsey Holt Additional Photography: Samuel Miller Graphic Artist: Logan George Artist in Residence: Brian Muller Christopher’s Birth Mother: Tatiana Matlyak Thanks: Nick Metropolis, Silver Sound, Roundabout Entertainment, Tatiana Matlyak, Hunter Bretting, Makeda Declet, Lina Quimjian, J.L Fisher, Video Equipment Rentals, Radiant Images, Doggicam Systems, Castex, Mendocino Farms, Avon Truck Rentals. Special Thanks: Cathy Lasry, Marc Lasry, Aleks Lyons, Taryn Ruffin, Steve Bing, Heather Sarg, Anastasia Karpoff, Michael Kieves, Chris Walters, Alex Lasry, Tim Otholt of Light Hollywood LLC. If you want to email us for any reason at all email us at Studio@FeverDreamProductions.com :-) © FEVER DREAM PRODUCTIONS LLC.


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I truly hoped to never release this video, but unfortunately and unsurprisingly… here we are. We need to be more thoughtful and intentional about what we’re sharing and putting out in the world. We need to truly consider the implications of our clicks, likes, and shares. And we absolutely need to stop making murderers famous. Thank you for the info and support: www.dontnamethem.org www.alerrt.org Thank you Sherry Towers & team for your research: http://bit.ly/28N6oI8 “We found evidence that killings that receive national or international media attention do indeed inspire similar events a significant fraction of the time.” “We find significant evidence that mass killings involving firearms are incented by similar events in the immediate past. On average, this temporary increase in probability lasts 13 days, and each incident incites at least 0.30 new incidents (p = 0.0015). We also find significant evidence of contagion in school shootings, for which an incident is contagious for an average of 13 days, and incites an average of at least 0.22 new incidents (p = 0.0001). All p-values are assessed based on a likelihood ratio test comparing the likelihood of a contagion model to that of a null model with no contagion.” “The researchers did a statistical analysis of 176 mass shooting events in the U.S. from 2006 to 2011 and 220 school shootings between 1997 and 2013. They discovered that mass shootings were significantly more likely to occur if another shooting that received national media coverage took place in the previous 13 days – a finding that suggewww.dontnamethem.org www.alerrt.org Thank you Sherry Towers & team for your research: http://bit.ly/28N6oI8 "We found evidence that killings that receive national or international media attention do indeed inspire similar events a significant fraction of the time.” “We find significant evidence that mass killings involving firearms are incented by similar events in the immediate past. On average, this temporary increase in probability lasts 13 days, and each incident incites at least 0.30 new incidents (p = 0.0015). We also find significant evidence of contagion in school shootings, for which an incident is contagious for an average of 13 days, and incites an average of at least 0.22 new incidents (p = 0.0001). All p-values are assessed based on a likelihood ratio test comparing the likelihood of a contagion model to that of a null model with no contagion.” “The researchers did a statistical analysis of 176 mass shooting events in the U.S. from 2006 to 2011 and 220 school shootings between 1997 and 2013. They discovered that mass shootings were significantly more likely to occur if another shooting that received national media coverage took place in the previous 13 days – a finding that suggests that mass shootings tend to cluster together in a similar manner to suicides.” More at wwwnonfamous.org


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Monday, June 20, 2016

A tense chance encounter at a local recycling center leads to an instant friendship— which in turn leads to a bitter moment of reckoning. SWEEP is a compelling tale of fear, fatherhood, and racism. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Written/Directed by Spencer Gillis - http://bit.ly/28JYd0u A 2.35 Production - www.twothreefive.nyc Starring Luke Robertson, Tishuan Scott, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Alexis Suarez Produced by Nicole Cosgrove, James Daly Cinematography by Ludovic Littee - http://bit.ly/28JGcf8 Edited by Erin Casper, Adam Brown ————————————————————————————————————————————————– SCREENINGS: 2015 Cleveland International Film Festival (World Premiere) 2015 Aspen Shortsfest 2015 Athens International Film + Video Festival 2015 Dallas International Film Festival 2015 Sarasota Film Festival 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival 2015 Palm Springs Shortsfest 2015 Stony Brook Film Festival 2015 Rhode Island International Film Festival **WINNER - Audience Award** 2015 Hawaii International Film Festival 2015 Denver Film Festival 2015 YES Film Festival 2016 Hill Country Film Festival 2016 Short of the Week —————————————————————————————————————————————————- ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: With his 2013 short film, GUN, Spencer marked his directorial debut by premiering in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. GUN screened at over fifteen festivals world-wide earning the Grand Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival along with Best Actor and Best Narrative at Hollyshorts Film Festival. The film is available on iTunes and is being distributed by SHORTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. His latest short film SWEEP (2015) premiered at the prestigious Aspen Shortsfest and went on to play at twelve festivals, winning the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival. As a co-founder of 2.35, Spencer has produced award winning narrative and documentary short films as well as directed work for VICE media. He has also screened his work and lectured to film students at colleges around the country like Cornell, Denison, and Florida Atlantic University. In 2014, Spencer was invited to serve as a short film juror for the Milwaukee Film Festival. Spencer’s professional background includes experience as a camera assistant spanning more than twenty feature films – including SHAME, BLUE VALENTINE, ARBITRAGE and OUR IDIOT BROTHER – in addition to work in documentary, episodic television, commercials and web content. Spencer credits his philosophy and style of direction to years spent on set observing the process up close – particularly his work with directors Derek Cianfrance and Steve McQueen. In 2012, Spencer transitioned professionally into camera operating. His work illustrates a wide range of shooting styles: reality television shows for DISCOVERY, TLC, and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, webisodes for 30 ROCK, and more recently on THE FOLLOWING, HBO’s THE LEFTOVERS and the Netflix series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Spencer is currently writing a feature script titled THE TOUR as well as starting work on awww.twothreefive.nyc Starring Luke Robertson, Tishuan Scott, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Alexis Suarez Produced by Nicole Cosgrove, James Daly Cinematography by Ludovic Littee - http://bit.ly/28JGcf8 Edited by Erin Casper, Adam Brown ————————————————————————————————————————————————– SCREENINGS: 2015 Cleveland International Film Festival (World Premiere) 2015 Aspen Shortsfest 2015 Athens International Film + Video Festival 2015 Dallas International Film Festival 2015 Sarasota Film Festival 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival 2015 Palm Springs Shortsfest 2015 Stony Brook Film Festival 2015 Rhode Island International Film Festival **WINNER - Audience Award** 2015 Hawaii International Film Festival 2015 Denver Film Festival 2015 YES Film Festival 2016 Hill Country Film Festival 2016 Short of the Week —————————————————————————————————————————————————- ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: With his 2013 short film, GUN, Spencer marked his directorial debut by premiering in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. GUN screened at over fifteen festivals world-wide earning the Grand Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival along with Best Actor and Best Narrative at Hollyshorts Film Festival. The film is available on iTunes and is being distributed by SHORTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. His latest short film SWEEP (2015) premiered at the prestigious Aspen Shortsfest and went on to play at twelve festivals, winning the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival. As a co-founder of 2.35, Spencer has produced award winning narrative and documentary short films as well as directed work for VICE media. He has also screened his work and lectured to film students at colleges around the country like Cornell, Denison, and Florida Atlantic University. In 2014, Spencer was invited to serve as a short film juror for the Milwaukee Film Festival. Spencer’s professional background includes experience as a camera assistant spanning more than twenty feature films – including SHAME, BLUE VALENTINE, ARBITRAGE and OUR IDIOT BROTHER – in addition to work in documentary, episodic television, commercials and web content. Spencer credits his philosophy and style of direction to years spent on set observing the process up close – particularly his work with directors Derek Cianfrance and Steve McQueen. In 2012, Spencer transitioned professionally into camera operating. His work illustrates a wide range of shooting styles: reality television shows for DISCOVERY, TLC, and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, webisodes for 30 ROCK, and more recently on THE FOLLOWING, HBO’s THE LEFTOVERS and the Netflix series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Spencer is currently writing a feature script titled THE TOUR as well as starting work on a feature adaptation of his short film GUN. Gillis, a Kansas native, previously studied at the University of Iowa where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Master of Arts in Film Studies.


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Two distinctly disparate characters come together over a broken down Volkswagen Beetle in this sweet, amusing tale of love, loss and… car trouble. jerryprojects.com I http://bit.ly/28LVSPd WINNER ‘Best Live Action Narrative Under 15 Minutes’ Palm Springs International ShortFest 2013 WINNER ‘Best Actor’ Made In Melbourne Film Festival 2014 FESTIVAL HONOURS Newport Beach Film Festival 2014 WINNER ‘Best Film’ ReelGood Film Festival 2015 NOMINATED Grand Jury Prize of Best Narrative Short at Slamdance Film Festival 2014 NOMINATED ‘Best Achievement in Editing’ at St Kilda Film Festival 2014 NOMINATED Grand Prix International Prize at Cork Film Festival 2013 NOMINATED ASSG Award for ‘Best Achievement in Sound for a Short Film’ 2013 OFFICIAL SELECTION Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival 2013 San Diego Film Festival 2013 Raindance Film Festival 2013 Cork Film Festival 2013 Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 2013 Slamdance 2014 Flickerfest 2014 World Of Women Film Festival 2014 38th Cleveland International Film Festival 2014 Byron Bay Film Festival 2014 Chicago International Music & Movies Festival 2014 Aspen Filmfest 2014 Rincon International Film Festival 2014 Nashville Film Festival 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival 2014 St Kilda Film Festival 2014 21st Capalbio Cinema ISFF 2014 Barwon Heads Film Festival 2014 Missouri Film Festival 2014 Fairhope Film Festival 2014 Heathcote Film Festival 2014 Heartland Film Festival 2014 Calgary International Film Festival 2014 Sapporo International Short Film Festival 2014 FIJR Granada –International Short Film Festival 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival 2014 Made In Melbourne Film Festival 2014 ReelGood Film Festival 2015 CAST William Gluth ~ Alan John Brumpton ~ Danny Rhys Mitchell ~ Fingers CREW Writer ~ Rhys Mitchell Director ~ Jessica Barclay Lawton Director of Photography ~ Edward Goldner Producers ~ Jessica Barclay Lawton & Rhys Mitchell Executive Producers ~ James Frecheville, Jessica Barclay Lawton & Rhys Mitchell Assistant Director ~ Lucy Mckendrick Gaffer ~ Sam Osborn Rassaby 1st AC - Bradley Andrew Best Boy ~ John Maloney Sound Designer ~ Mark Edwards Sound Composition ~ Oscar Dawson Choreographer - Aisha Kuryana Production Assistants ~ Freya Esders, Lewis Mitchell, Callum Mitchell Editor ~ Marty Gilchrist Colourist ~ CJ Dobson 'Pocket Post’ Visual Effects ~ The Pixel Kitchen © JERRY PROJECTS 2016


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A documentary about my childhood home, all childhood homes and the past lives of old buildings. Written and Directed by Casimir Nozkowski (casimirnozkowski.com) Narrated by Casimir Nozkowski, Thomas Nozkowski, Joyce Robins Filmed and Edited by Casimir Nozkowski Music by Alexander Strung Re-Recording Engineering by Tod Chapman Color Timing by Eyal Dimant I grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a building that was once a synagogue, a whiskey still, a raincoat factory and when I was born there, a studio for my artist parents. They moved in after they got married in 1967 and rented the top two floors for 45 years from another family. In 2012, the 130-year-old building was sold by that family and my parents moved out. But before they did, I filmed the hell out of it. And I realized I shared history with countless people who had lived or worked in this old building over two centuries. I filmed the neighborhood I grew up in and saw how rare old buildings with shared histories were becoming. My documentary is about my childhood home and how much of the past you could still see in it when we left. It’s about the development of a neighborhood a lot of lives have passed through and whether you can protect that legacy while still making room for new lives and new memories. In making my movie, I tried to follow some advice my mom gave me: “Don’t make a movie about moving out. Make it about how great it was to live here.” I like that sentiment but I couldn’t help wondering what was going to happen next to the old building I grew up in. - Casimir Nozkowski 2012: New York Times article about my family’s time at 70 Hester Street: http://nyti.ms/28JVGjK 2013: CSC Landscape Holdings (the new owner) renovates 70 Hester Street http://bit.ly/28JgeK9 2015: 70 Hester Street goes back on the market http://bit.ly/28JVDo8 2016: 70 Hester Street is sold again http://bit.ly/28Jgf0K 70 Hester Street (the movie) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2014 Other festivals include: Rooftop Films, Vassar Filmfest, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Boston Jewish Festival, Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, Kansas City Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, Athens Jewish Film Festival, Hartford Jewish Film Festival and was a finalist at the Robinson International Short Film Competition

Thomas Weller, a.k.a. “The San Diego Highwayman” has been rescuing people stranded on the side of the road for 48 years. When he was 16 years old, he drove his car into a ditch. A man came along and rescued him, asking only that Thomas pay it forward one day. Since that time, Weller has rescued thousands of people who were stranded in one way or another. Weller hands them a card that says “You don’t owe me a thing. I’ve been there too. Someone once helped me out, just the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here’s what you do: don’t let the chain of love end with you. Back in August of 2011, Weller’s famous rescue car “Beulah” was totalled during a rescue. The remains of his prized car still sit in his back yard. Weller simply can’t afford to repair the car but has dreams of getting her back on the road while he’s still able to help others. About the Project: http://bit.ly/1ZRO3K8 While I’m Here | The Legacy Project is a series of videos that profile living legacies while they’re still doing what they do best … turning life into legacy. I decided to start this project after missing out on the chance to tell the story of a man from my hometown who dedicated his life to helping others. That man’s name was Frank Dymock. For years, Frank opened his garage to the public and sharpened skates free of charge. He wouldn’t accept a dime. He was an icon in the place where I grew up, and I always wanted to tell his story while he was still here. Regretfully, I let time pass, and Frank passed away before I had the chance to tell his story. This project is dedicated to him and to countless others who live selflessly and truly leave a legacy, forever impacting the lives of the people lucky enough to cross their paths. This project is 100 per cent a passion project. It’s self funded and something I wanted to do to pay it forward to people like Frank and Thomas (The San Diego Highwayman) who is profiled in this first film. The crew and I have donated our time and personal expense to make this first film happen, and I am truly grateful that we were able to do so. Special Thanks: A very special thanks to Thomas and his wife Patti, who spent so much time with us and opened their doors to allow us to help tell this special story. Credits: Director | DP | Editor: Brent Foster Second Cinematographer: Gerald Mabee Audio and Production: Tammy Foster Website: http://bit.ly/1OqIt0D Twitter: http://twitter.com/fostervisuals Facebook: http://bit.ly/1ZROV1c Project site: http://bit.ly/1ZRO3K8 Music: The Music Bed & iStock Thanks for taking the time to view, and please stay tuned for the next film!


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The fact that today, most seeds that grow our food are bred by agrochemical companies to be chemically dependent is totally @#$%’d up. To try and shed some light on an alternative method of growing our food stuffs, we partnered with our new friends The Butler Bros and the Clif Bar Family Foundation to create Mr. Seed, a foul mouthed, organic seed evangelist that is equal parts cute and dirty. Please visit www.seedmatters.org for more info. Executive Creative Director: Ryan Honey Executive Producer: Maurie Enochson Creative Director: Joe Mullen Head of CG: Doug Wilkinson Producer: Emily Rickard Production Coordinator: Kaitlyn Mahoney Art Director: Laura Yilmaz Animation Director: Alessandro Ceglia Character Design: Joe Mullen, Kenesha Sneed Storyboards: Laura Yilmaz, Kendra Ryan, Alessandro Ceglia, Craig Yamamoto Editor: Alessandro Ceglia Concept Art and Matte Painting: Laura Yilmaz, Scott Huntsman, Susan Yung, Audrey Yeo Design: Laura Yilmaz, Joe Mullen, Susan Yung, Scott Huntsman, Audrey Lee, Rasmus Bak, Xoana Herrera, Vincent Tsui, Jenny Ko, Kenesha Sneed, Colin Graham CG Lead: Alex Dingfelder Modeling: Eric Pagtaconan, Wing Sze Lee, Michele Herrera, John Niehuss, Mingoo Park, Jens Lindgren, Eyad Hussein, Alex Dingfelder, Arvid Volz, Brice Linane, Rie Ito Look Development Lead: Alex Dingfelder Look Development: Wing Sze Lee, Eric Pagtaconan, Michele Herrera, Jens Lindgren, John Niehuss, Mingoo Park Rigging TD: Ernesto Ruiz Velasco Character TD: Eyad Hussein, Ernesto Ruiz Velasco Pipeline and FX TD: Albert Omoss Additional Rigging: Lee Wolland 3D Animation: Alessandro Ceglia, Tyler Lancaster, Dony Permedi, Adam Floeck 2D Screen Animation: Vincent Tsui, Debora Cruchon, Rafael Araujo, Nicole Stafford Lighting Direction: Alex Dingfelder Lighting: Wing Sze Lee, Jens Lindgren, Alex Dingfelder, Eric Pagtaconan, Michele Herrera Compositing Lead: Alex Dingfelder Compositing: Wing Sze Lee Music and Sound Design: Antfood Voice of Mr Seed: Pete Holmes


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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Virtual reality, 360-degree videos, social networks, video games that look like movies and movies that resemble video games: I think that most of the entertainment`s world nowadays has become monstrous and it is no longer just eyes` illusion, but often illusion of the mind. I do not know about you but personally, among all these innovation`s turbines, I find myself still attracted by ancient methods and tools which continue to fascinate me. Some time ago I came across a phenakistoscope (also spelled as phenakistiscope or phenakitiscope or phantasmascope or phantascope), an antique optical instrument that displays animated images (practically current animated gif) invented in 1832 by Joseph Plateau. I then found some scans of these circles on the Internet and I began to digitally animate them. After a few attempts, I started to combine these animations trying to create something original and unpublished. Eventually, in order to stay on, I created a stop motion with paper toys from nineteenth-century that open and close the video. The music was carefully crafted by Al-Maranca. The result of all this work is called “L'illusion de Joseph” in honour of Joseph Plateau, inventor of phenakistoscope. Enjoy :) Created and Directed by Pask D'Amico for Klesha production http://bit.ly/1tayRgk Music by Al-Maranca in “Il ballo della coccinella sul panno bianco” (A.Maranca) http://bit.ly/1tiqjEW Special thanks to Luca Spennato for photography supervision http://bit.ly/1taykv4 ITA Realtà virtuale, video a 360 gradi, social networks, videogiochi che sembrano film e film che sembrano videogiochi: la dimensione dell'intrattenimento oggi giorno è diventata mostruosa e non è più solo illusione dell'occhio ma illusione della mente. Non so voi ma io in tutto questo turbine di innovazione ancora sono attratto da strumenti e metodi antichi che continuano ad affascinarmi. Tempo fa mi sono imbattuto nel fenachistoscopio (anche conosciuto come fenachistiscopio, phenakistiscopio, fantasmascopio (phantasmascope) o fantascopio (phantascope), un antico strumento ottico che consente di visualizzare delle immagini animate (praticamente le nostre odierne gif animate) inventato da Joseph Plateau nel 1832. Su internet ho trovato delle scansioni di questi dischi ottocenteschi ed ho iniziato ad animarli digitalmente. Dopo un pò di tentativi ho cominciato a combinare queste animazioni cercando di creare qualcosa di originale ed inedito. Poi per rimanere in tema ho creato uno stop motion con dei paper toys ottocenteschi che aprono e chiudono il video. La musica è del mio amico e musicista Al Maranca​. Da tutto questo lavoro nasce “L'illusion de Joseph” in onore a Joseph Plateau, inventore del fenachistoscopio . Buona visione.


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MUSIC VIDEO YEAR: 2016 DIRECTOR: ALBERT SALA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ANDREU VIDAL HEAD OF PRODUCTION: BLANCA BALLESTÉ PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: ANGIE QUINTANA PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: PATRICIA FRANQUESA, DANI VELÁZQUEZ, FERRAN ROMEU, TONI MAGDALENA 1st AD: GUILLEM COMA DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: PAU MUÑOZ FOCUS PULLER: XÈNIA PINTÓ CAMERA ASSISTANT: JAVIER REQUENA, VICENÇ TINOCO KEY GRIP: ADRIÀ PETANÀS GAFFER: CARLES ROMÁN SPARKS: MARIA GONZÁLEZ, YAIZA CASTELLVÍ, JAUME MUNTADA, SANTI RODRÍGUEZ, PAU RAMÍREZ, LOLA ERRANDO PHOTOGRAPHER: LITA BOSCH PRODUCTION DESIGNER: JOSÉ TIRADO ART ASSISTANTS: PUTXI, PEP MORELL STYLISTS: VERÓNICA FEBRERO STYLING ASSISTANT: MAR MUÑOZ HAIR AND MAKE UP: NURIA RIBERA EDITOR: XAVI TRILLA POST PRODUCTION & VFX: NICO ZARZA VFX ASSISTANT: GERARD ROMEA COLOR GRADING: ÁLVARO ROBLES GRAPHICS: POL PEREZ, ANDREA EDERRA SOUND DESIGN:Miquel Àngel Riaza - La fabrica del CARBÓN CASTING: ESTHER MARGARIT, JORDI VILCHES, XAVIER MARTÍNEZ, JORGE PRAT, BERNAT ARDÈVOL, ANDREA EDERRA, VERÓNICA FEBRERO, ANDREU VIDAL, POL PÉREZ, ANGIE QUINTANA, LITA BOSCH SPECIAL THANKS: GRIP SUPPORT, JOANA COLOMAR, XAVI MAURI, ADRIÀ PAITUVÍ, JORDI CARLES, ROGER GUÀRDIA, ANA CUBA, LEANDRO SANTINI, JORDI GONZÁLEZ, FELIP DOCOLOMANSKY, SIMONE GHILARDOTTI, DOUGAL WILSON, JOAN SALA, GREG BARTH, HECTOR FERREÑO, AJUNTAMENT DE SANT CUGAT DEL VALLÈS, SERVICE VISION, ALBERT GRAU CAR OWNERS: ALEJANDRO, MIGUEL & MAGIN, JOSÉ MARIA SERRANO, ÀNGEL GALÁN Released by La Castanya on LP+Mp3, CD and Digital, listen to the entire album here: http://bit.ly/1WD4gEM • Distributed in the US and Canada through Carrot Top Distribution. • Distributed in the UK and Europe through Southern Records Distributors


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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Once Upon an Artist is a documentary series that narrates the experiences of the artists from a philosophical and poetic view. Each chapter is an interpretation of their work from a different approach. We use the tool of visual metaphor to redraw what our artists tell about their work. All during their work’s process. In Chapter One, the sculptor Rubén Fuentes tells us how hard was to create a 1’5 meter sculpture made of compact quartz. We follow him throughout his inspirational journey. ************************************************************************** “For a sculptor the material is anything that can be used to generate an object. It may be light, vacuum… Every idea needs a material and each material is a path with different landscapes. I start working at 7… until I drop. Working alone is hard, if you don’t enjoy what you do, you may look for another job Experience is circular, what you learn at first always comes back, and once you complete the circle, you fill the bag of new techniques. When an idea is born inside my head, it is in darkness, nobody can see it. Then I transfer it to a paper, I bring it to light, what lets me show it and see other’s reactions. Materials are the thread where ideas are created. All materials are noble but some of them give different sensations. Some colors are chosen for an emotional affinity. This piece has been designed to be touched. For me, sculpture today can be a way of communicating, a passion, and my way of life to create is to live, in an intense way. Maybe we’re all creators… Even unconsciously” ************************************************************************** Concept & Direction by Marc Guardiola and Pepe Ábalos Cinematography by Marc Guardiola Production Design by Nadia Montero Music by Papu Sebastián Sound Design by Pepe Ábalos Visual Effects by Marc Guardiola Shot on Sony FS700 + Odyssey 7Q Plus + Zeiss Lenses


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About the Work WOW has produced a 4K battle movie that personifies 3D animation software, “Max Man & Maya Man.” The special movie in conjunction with the announcement of the release of new versions of 3D animation software packages “Autodesk 3ds Max®” and “Autodesk Maya®.” This film features a battle scene between robots that personify the unique features of each software package, “Max Man” and “Maya Man.” WOW was in charge of planning, character design, and movie creation. Autodesk’s special site, the 3D model data for the two characters in the film, “Max Man” and “Maya Man” are made available free of charge for use within the software applications. Also, by providing free trial versions of the software packages and an environment that makes it easily accessible, they hope to spark an interest in VFX among new users and the younger generation. They plan to release 3D print data for Max Man and Maya Man, so it will be easy to make 3D prints of the characters. 作品について 3Dアニメーションソフトウェア「Autodesk 3ds Max®」および「Autodesk Maya®」の最新バージョンの発表に合わせ、4Kのスペシャルムービーを制作。各ソフトの特徴を擬人化したロボット「Max Man」と「Maya Man」に見立て、二体のバトルシーンを描いた。WOWは、企画、キャラクターデザイン、ムービー制作を担当。 オートデスクのスペシャルサイトでは、ムービー内で登場する二体のキャラクター「Max Man」と「Maya Man」の3Dモデルデータを無料で提供。同ソフトウェア上でキャラクターを使用した制作体験が可能。また、ソフトウェアの体験版も提供しており、若い世代や新規ユーザーが、よりアクセスしやすい環境、VFXへの興味喚起を狙いとしている。3Dプリント用のデータも公開予定となっており、「Max man」「Maya man」を気軽に3Dプリントすることも可能。 Staff Director / Designer:Tomoya Kimpara Music:Tokuro Oka Producer:Hiroshi Takahashi, Shinichi Saeki


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I work as the filmmaker for Found Sound Nation, a Brooklyn based collective of musicians and artists who use music as a tool to help build strong, just, healthy communities. This is a short film about one of our projects; OneBeat Istanbul. In the spring of 2016 we worked with a group of Kurdish, Syrian and Turkish musicians in the city of Istanbul. Based out of a decommissioned energy plant in the centre of the city and over the course of 2 weeks, we organised public street studios, music workshops with youth groups, we worked with institutions helping blind children and those fleeing conflict, and recorded new music in a variety of spaces around the city; all culminating in a final showcase. This film is a short document of the work that we did, the music we shared; the sounds of the city and of those involved in the program. OneBeat grew out of a notion that musical collaboration is a uniquely powerful way to connect people across political and cultural barriers, which can in turn cultivate an international network of sound makers who can make a powerful impact on their local and global communities. For more information about OneBeat Istanbul, please visit http://1beat.org/ For more information about FSN, please visit http://bit.ly/1sOUliG A huge thank you to our program partners: Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi U Dept of Music Small Projects Istanbul Young Guru Academy Project Lift Sulukule Genclik Orchestrasi To find out more about how the organisation Small Projects Istanbul helps families from Syria living in Istanbul, please visit http://bit.ly/1Wy9D86 Project Lift is a volunteer organisation that offers creative arts therapy to refugee children from war-torn Syria. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/1sOUeUt


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