Written and directed by Jodeb Executive producer: Geoff Mclean Producer: Courtney Anne Davies Director of photography: Chayse Irvin Cast: Porter Robinson, Eugenie Grey, Essy Park, Elleanor Yamaguchi, Jennifer Don and Zoe Flood Stylists: Elleanor Yamaguchi and Elise Velasco Production support: Bret Rea Assistant production support: Alex Keller 1st Assitant director: Allen Scudder Production assistants: Mark Chase, Trevor Hugle and Adam Haas Drivers: Jedi Brunoehler, Trevor Hugle and Steve Bock 1st assistant camera: David Edsall 2nd assistant camera: Diona Mavis Gaffer: Tyler Hart Best boy electric: Tom Peake and Trent Turner Swing: Sean Delahunt Key grip: John Mijares DIT: Steve Doyle Hair and make-up: Joanne Adolfo Editing, Matte Painting and Color Grading: Jodeb Lead VFX: Jodeb VFX and 3D design: Paul Laberge Additionnal glitch VFX: Workshop Mile-end Rocket Launcher sequence VFX: Coyote Post Production designer: Alex Delgado Art director: Cody Fusina Video comissioner: Targa Sahyoun Management: Aaron Greene and Neal O’Connor Workshop Mile End 3D & Compositing: Guillaume Charron, Jonathan Fleming-Bock, Benoit Bourgoin Workshop Mile End Art direction: Lucy Rybicka Workshop Mile End VFX Supervision & VFX Artists: Louis Paré, Josh Sherett Workshop Mile End Coordination: Guylaine Lavoie Coyote Post VFX: Nick Frew Coyote Post VFX Production Supervisor: Julie Hansen Coyote Post Producer: Rik Michul Shot on location in Taft, CA and Los Angeles, CA Shot on Arri Alexa with Panavasion B-Series anamoprhic lenses
Missing Bela
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Bela Tarr as one of the great romantics? For me his scenes of people dancing are some of the most beautiful images I have seen on screen. Produced by Ian Magor Footage used under Fair Use/Educational Birkbeck University/Visual Culture: Power and the Image Tutor Amber Jacobs
Beauty-Beast
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If Vertigo really is a story of voyeurism and necrophilia is Scottie a prototype Norman Bates?
Michael Bierut talks about his mentor Massimo Vignelli, how the internet has changed the way we do design work in the 20th century and what make a logo endure.
The New Guest by Paul Smith
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Lladró and Paul Smith join forces to create contemporary porcelain masterpieces.
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When porcelain joins forces with fashion, and artistic attention to detail meets one of the great names in design, the result is The Guest by Paul Smith. Inviting Paul Smith to design their sixth Guest series, Lladró’s artists have mirrored Paul’s unique aesthetic, putting their expert hands to work to capture his creative world.
Giving life to the fun-loving characters created for Lladró, scattered with confetti and covered with masks, the cat and dog are the two newest additions to The Guest collection.
Famous for introducing colour into the classic English aesthetic, the geometric pattern in bright colours conceived by the designer stamps character on the new versions of The Guest. A long-time love and appreciation for porcelain and an admiration for Lladró’s ability to update a thousand-year-old material using master artisanal processes, appealed to Paul Smith.
The Guest by Paul Smith is available to buy online at http://www.lladro.com and at selected Lladró shops.
Peg + Cat bags three Emmy Awards
Posted in: Animation9 Story Entertainment’s series Peg + Cat (80 x 12’) has been honoured with the three Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animation Program, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Hayley Faith Negrin) and Production Design (Jennifer Oxley).
The series follows an adorable spirited little girl, Peg, and her sidekick, Cat, as they encounter unexpected problems that require fun and creative solutions. In order to solve the problems, Peg and her cat must add, subtract and apply basic arithmetic. Their adventures take them to historical far-away lands, art centers in bustling metropolises and the colourful cosmos, all the while demonstrating that it’s never too early to start learning the magic of numbers.
The series originally debuted on PBS Kids in the US in the fall of 2013 and on Treehouse in Canada in March of this year. Peg + Cat has also been licensed by Super RTL (Germany and German-speaking Europe), Canal+ Family (France and French-speaking territories), ABC TV Australia, TVNZ (New Zealand), SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finaland), HOP (Israel), Mini-Mini (Poland), E-Junior (UAE), Zee Learn (India) and Disney (Korea).
Created by Emmy Award winning creative director, animator and children’s writer Jennifer Oxley (Little Bill, The Wonder Pets!) and Billy Aronson (Rent, Postcards from Buster), Peg + Cat is co-produced by 9 Story Entertainment and The Fred Rogers Company for PBS Kids. 9 Story has international distribution rights to the series.
The Philippines government is hell bent on ensuring that its talent pool is in the thick of the action in the booming animation and video-gaming industry, which is touted to touch nearly $243 billion globally by 2016.
In a recent press meet held in the capital city of Manila, Trade Undersecretary Ponciano C Manalo was very vocal on being recognised and looked at as a serious market for animation. He further added that he wants Japan, US and South Korea to come looking for the talent pool in Philippines.
According to him, the nation is currently providing animation services galore, but would like it to grow its software development and video-gaming industries as well.
Manalo would be leading a delegation to US to talk to several “big players” of the animation and video-gaming industries there. He went onto say that currently the industry is in its nascent stage, but he would want it to develop and really become a viable industry.
According to him, Philippines could serve as a hub for character design, game programming, chat application, mobile application, online advertising promo, motion capture services, game art animation, sound, game testing, and community support, among others.
The country currently provides 2-D and 3-D game development, quality control and assurance services, community management, and “advergaming” development – games or applications that can be used for advertising and promotions, Manalo concluded at the meet.
Vishnu Athreya elevated to VP, program scheduling at Cartoon Network and Boomerang
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Vishnu Athreya has been named VP, program scheduling for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, the announcement came from Rob Sorcher, chief content officer for Cartoon Network in the US. In his new role, Athreya will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day scheduling and strategic positioning of programming content for Cartoon Network, Boomerang and branded non-linear program platforms.
He will serve as departmental lead for long-range calendar planning along with developing creative strategies for on-air stunts and special events surrounding the networks’ growing library of original, acquired and classic animated programming. Athreya will be based in Atlanta and report directly to Sorcher, who is based at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California.
“Vishnu has artfully produced high-performance schedules in territories around the world, and now assumes the US role with a deep knowledge of our product,” said Sorcher. “I’m pleased we were able to tap our own international talent pool, and as a result expect Vishnu to be a unifying link for Cartoon Network worldwide.”
Athreya joins the Cartoon Network US team after a long stint as executive director of programming, acquisitions and development for Turner Broadcasting’s kids channels in Asia Pacific: Cartoon Network, Toonami, Pogo, Boomerang and Cartoonito. Based in Hong Kong, he was responsible for driving content programming strategy for Turner in Asia Pacific.
In a role that included program scheduling, operations and acquisitions, Athreya was responsible for developing and furthering Turner’s broader kids’ strategy with new channel launches – specifically Toonami, a boys action channel, and Cartoonito, for younger children – and building strategic network relationships with various content providers. Over the course of his tenure, he was instrumental in propelling Cartoon Network to a leadership position in Asia Pacific.
Earlier in his career, Athreya was vice president, music programming and brand for Radio One, the BBC station in Mumbai. He began his career in advertising as a media planner with MediaCom India, part of Grey Worldwide.
Athreya earned a post graduate diploma in communications from the Mudra Institute of Communications in Ahmedabad, India. He also holds a bachelor’s of science degree in chemistry from St. Stephens College in Delhi, India.
Warner Bros. to showcase a clip from ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ at Comic Con?
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According to a new rumor from Latino Review’s Umberto “El Mayimbe” Gonzalez, Warner Bros. may be ready to show off the first footage from ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’.
Earlier this year Warner Bros. teased the possibility of the new Batmobile making an appearance at Comic-Con, and El Mayimbe hears that it will indeed be at the convention.
The San Diego Comic-Con kicks off on 24 July; with ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ still two years away next month’s Comic-Con has the potential to be very interesting for Batman fans.
Cartoon network’s ‘Matt Hatter Chronicles’ looks at capturing the Indian merchandise market
Posted in: AnimationAfter the likes of ‘Pokemon’ and ‘Winnie the Pooh’ taking the Indian merchandising scene by storm, the hit boys’ action-adventure series, Matt Hatter Chronicles is all set to make a mark with its cutting-edge CGI animation and high-energy merchandise launch. Some of the most innovative companies in the licensing and broadcast industry have joined forces to bring the breakthrough boy’s property to the Indian market; Platinum Films and Cartoon Network, global toy experts The Simba Dickie Group and premier licensing agency Dream Theatre; together they plan to win the hearts of young Hatter Fans in India and drive the Matt Hatter brand to new heights.
Platinum Films’, founder and chief executive, Nigel Stone is understandably excited about the Indian launch and is working closely with the teams to ensure its success. “India has emerged as a key market for Platinum Film’s international TV profile and flourishing consumer products programme and the region has also become an integral part of Platinum’s production business with Xentrix Studios in Bangalore animating the brand new third season. We are delighted to be working with such stellar partners in India and we look forward to establishing ‘Matt Hatter’ as the ‘must-have’ boy’s brand in India,” he said in a statement.
The popular TV series charts the adventures of Matt Hatter, an ordinary boy who discovers that his family defends a gateway to a secret dimension called the Multiverse. In a quest to protect the Multiverse, Matt must become the next Hatter Hero and with the help of best friends Roxie and Gomez, battle and capture fearsome Super Villains from movie, myth and legend. Matt Hatter Chronicles’ mini-movie format pays homage to the very best family adventure films and promises kids a visual treat with every episode with its distinct 3D animation technique known as ‘Multivision’. Multivision attempts at delivering an unforgettable, immersive 3D viewing experience for kids without the need to wear 3D glasses.
In a three season deal, Cartoon Network premiered Matt Hatter Chronicles on the 19 May airing at 5:00 pm running from Monday-Friday. The show will also be telecast in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Turner International (India), South Asia – executive director & network head Krishna Desai added in the statement: “We at Turner are committed to bring the best and most popular content for our Indian viewers from across the globe. Matt Hatter is a very popular TV series and we are very excited to showcase it in the Indian sub-continent. This series has been the part of our special summer programming line-up for the kids and we are getting an encouraging response for the show.”
The licensing and merchandising charge is led by Dream Theatre. It will manage and execute a multi-category licensing programme with retail tie-ups, cross category promotions and a 360 degree consumer marketing for the franchise.
“Matt Hatter is a unique proposition for us, a programme that combines an innovative TV viewing experience with products that are reflective of new age technology – it’s a new way of connecting with the tech- friendly kids of today and delighting them. We are really excited about the show and its products and strongly believe it will be one of the biggest success stories for India,” added Dream Theatre founder & CEO Jiggy George.
Simba Dickie Group, Master Toy Licensee, will be launching the toy range in August 2014, followed by new additions in October 2014, in line with the Autumn Winter festive season and the debut of the new Season 3. The toy range is reflective of the show’s DNA with Hero Hatter.
Tech, 3D Multivision features and inters locking SKUs. The range will comprise action figures, vehicles, role play sets and have interactivity, play-power and collectability at its core. The toys will be available across all key retail chains, toy stores and online.
Simba India business head Shree Narayan Sabharwal commenting on the Matt Hatter Chronicles range and its India launch said: “Simba India recognises that the Indian customer is constantly evolving and hence partnerships like these help us meet the needs of this customer. Simba has a strong retail presence across the country and we look forward to making this unique range of Matt Hatter toys available to our young audience.”
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