Hasta La Motion!

“Shaped by Time” is a time-lapse film that explore the power of nature trough the erosion of the different landscapes shown on the film. During thousands of years, the wind, the eruptions, the rain, the frost and the water of the rivers, have shaped this wonderful landscapes, going beyond the natural and becoming art work of monumental proportions. For licensing this footage please contact the media department: media@enriquepacheco.com www.enriquepacheco.com facebook.com/eppacheco twitter.com/EnriquePacheco_ Music by Péter Nanasi: www.peternanasi.com Shot with Sony A99 – Sony A7 and Zeiss lenses by Sony Spain. Motorized Slider by www.Kietacam.com If you want to learn how to make time-lapse movies like this, you might want to check my upcoming workshops: http://www.enriquepacheco.com/workshops —————————————————————————————————————————————————— “Shaped by Time” es un corto realizado con la técnica de time-lapse, que explora el poder de la naturaleza a través de la erosión que esta produce en los diferentes paisajes que aparecen en dicha película. Durante miles de años, el viento, las erupciones, la lluvia, las heladas y el agua de los ríos, han dado forma a estos maravillosos paisajes, transcendiendo lo natural, y convirtiéndolos en autenticas obras de arte de proporciones monumentales.

The goals we formulate for our lives are greatly influenced by where we started out in life. As a teenager, Alma Velasco had dreams of finishing school and getting a degree in El Salvador. But her dreams were shattered by the dangerous conditions created by the El Salvadorian civil war which first broke out in 1979, and lasted for almost 13 years. Alma’s mother lived in fear for the safety her children, and although it meant she may never see her daughter again, she made the difficult decision to send Alma to cross the border into the United States. This controversial decision was made by a lot of El Salvadoran parents at the time; and some still take this risk today because of the conditions that continue in El Salvador, many years after the war officially ended in 1992. Alma, only 16, survived the frightening journey across the border to join her uncle in California. Once the dangerous trip across the border was completed a new reality set in quickly — she needed to restart her life in a challenging and complicated new world. For Alma — as is the case for many immigrants living in the US — this meant applying herself to physically demanding work instead of continuing her education. Today a hard-working, single mother of two girls, Alma is a seamstress working in the factory at American Apparel. At 6:15am sharp Alma and her team are ready to begin working, and will produce hundreds of t-shirts, which today are the color grey. When Alma clocks out in the afternoon, she goes home to do the chores around the house, then picks her kids up from school. They make dinner together, and both girls bubble over telling Alma about their day. Alma’s dreams of getting a degree in El Salvador did not become a reality, but she has made the most of her opportunities. Thanks to an amnesty program, she is now legally a resident of the United States. Here her job pays her fairly and enables her to make an honest living for her family. She never did see her mother again, but if she did she would thank her. The risks her mother encouraged her to take not only saved her life, they helped Alma make her own dream a reality for her two girls. Alma feels rewarded by her kids’ successes and brims over with pride when they exhibit the drive to seek out opportunity for themselves. Her daughters Ashley and Katherine follow in their mother’s example; they study and work extra-hard to find what they want out of life. The oldest dreams of someday becoming a police officer, lawyer or maybe an architect. In the United States, so many begin their lives with with doors open to them, and in this light, Alma’s accomplishments may seem fairly ordinary. She lives an honest life, within her means, and works hard as a basis to grow opportunities for her family. I can’t think of a better measure for success as a parent, or in life, and people like Alma have been what makes this country great for generations.

2014 AICP / Sponsor Reel The Mission, a Venice based visual effects studio, delivers a sublime gallery experience for the 2014 AICP Sponsor Reel, which premiered during an exclusive screening at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The 3 minute piece, conceived by the Mission’s Creative Director, Rob Trent, guides the viewer through an minimalist space filled with thought-provoking, sculptural clusters with roots in dadaism. The entire sequence is computer generated. “My partner, Mike, and I wanted to push our incredibly talented in-house cg team to a creative peak for this occasion,” says Trent. Head of CG, Piotr Karwas, led a powerful team of artists (sculptor/modeler Raul Dominguez, and animators, texture painters and lighters Rick Grandy and Samir Lyons) to a result that is immaculate and fully photo real. Steph Altman at Mophonics/Venice scored the music track. His sonic choices pair amazingly well with the visuals, and further enhance the mood and pacing of the piece. “I couldn’t be happier with the work,” says Trent. “It’s beautiful, and it’s got substance. It’s a challenge to keep the discerning eyes of an AICP audience interested in sponsor’s logos for that long. The plan was to give the sculptures a bit of a loose narrative and make them beautiful, but absurd enough for people to start wondering about what the meaning might be. Given that MOMA would be the location for the premiere, and its archives the permanent home for it, I felt we had a high artistic bar to meet. We were honored that Matt Miller and Michael Sagol asked us to be a part of the show.”

Director : David Holm DP : David Holm Editor : Ben Jordan Sound Design : Joe Mount Executive Producer : Tim Case

The second installment of the franchise introduces the Marvel heroes with the ‘celluloid superstars’ Avengers in the forefront of Disney Infinity, but there is equal importance given to the other characters as well. Vignocchi shares the Spider-man Playset, which brings in Spidey, Nova, and a Spider-man specific story centered on trouble cause by Venom.

Also new to the franchise are attributes and skill trees that allow players to customise how their characters will play. The older characters from the first Disney Infinity will work in 2.0, and will now have attributes and skill trees in the new game as well.

Power discs are the other big addition and they come with starter sets, which are placed directly beneath the figures to add to the game. A power disc might boost attributes for anyone, but place that same disc under Spider-man and you unlock his black, symbiote suit (read her turns into Venom). Other discs can add in artificial intelligence controlled companions like the Winter Soldier or vehicles like Agents of SHIELD’s Lola.

Maleficent is making her way to Disney Infinity as well, but like the added characters of Elsa and Anna to 1.0, she may not work within the story mode and will be restricted to the Toy Box. The Toy Box is Disney Infinity’s creation suite for players, and Disney is adding some structured games to the Toy Box this time around.

Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes will be available for Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360 on 23 September.