Oct
15
Assorted Loops by Drew Tyndell
Posted in: AnimationDrew Tyndell took Vimeo by storm yesterday when he uploaded a set of loops that would surely make Oskar Fischinger proud!
Oct
15
Top 10 Slow-mo Moments of All Time
Posted in: Animation
Slow Motion is one of the oldest (and best!) tricks in the filmmaker’s playbook. Showing the action at half speed can add gravitas, drama, or old-fashioned epic-ness to any shot. Here are some of our favorites. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/9AGRm
What do you think of the list? Do you have a personal favorite slow-mo shot we left off? Or think one of our picks is overrated? Which bit of slow motion do YOU think is the greatest ever? What other filmmaking topics would you like to see us cover in future editions of CineFix Movie Lists?
Let us know in the comments!
THE LIST
The Matrix (1999)
Directors: Wachowski Siblings
Bullet Time is pretty much the granddaddy of all slow-mo effects. We probably wouldn’t be doing a list like this if it weren’t for the artistry-meets-inventiveness of the Wachowski’s seminal film.
Dredd (2012)
Director: Pete Travis
Slow-Mo and drug trips go hand-in-hand in film. So, fittingly enough, the drug called SLO-MO in Dredd gave us one of the greatest Slow-Mo sequences ever.
Watchmen (2009)
Director: Zack Snyder
Snyder slow-mo-ed his way into prominence with his slow-to-fast speed ramps in 300, but it was the opening title sequence of Watchmen that really sold us on the whole world of the film.
Zombieland (2009)
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Speaking of opening sequences, Zombieland uses slow-mo destruction to immense effect to take over-the-top… well, over-the-top.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Okay, everyone loves a good slow-mo “Character(s) walk toward the camera” shot. Half speed makes even walking look pretty darned epic. But it’s the down-and-dirty workarounds Tarantino employed in one of his earliest works that makes this sequence one to remember.
Hard-Boiled (1992)
Director: John Woo
Hong Kong Action Film master John Woo invented what came to be known as “Gun-Fu” a “martial arts” style that wouldn’t be the same without the judicious use of slow-mo… and a few well-timed doves.
The Shining (1980)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
The slow-motion blood gushing from the hotel elevator may be subject for debate as to what it means. But what’s not up for debate is how memorable and impressive the sequence is.
Olympia (1938)
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Riefenstahl’s films of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin was the origin of a lot of the techniques we discussed in this list. It’s one of the first and greatest sports films, though it was as much a work of Nazi Propaganda as cinematic art.
Drive (2011)
Director: Nicholas Winding Refn
Violence is a popular subject for slow-motion cinematography. In Drive, slow motion serves not to glorify or beautify violence, but to highlight its terrible effects.
Hurt Locker (2008)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Where in other movies, slow-mo is used to draw out the majesty of an explosion, in this movie about munitions disposal technicians brutally highlights the raw, terrifying effects of a bomb going off.
Oct
15
87 BOUNCES
Posted in: Animation
Aujourd’hui, Jean va au terrain essayer son nouveau ballon… // Today, Jean goes to the basketball court to try his brand new ball… A short film by HOTU http://hotu.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/hotu.fr
Oct
15
Arca – Thievery (Official Video)
Posted in: Animation
‘Thievery’ is taken from the forthcoming Arca album ‘Xen’ available November 3rd (4th in US) on Mute.
Having trouble viewing the video? See it here: https://vimeo.com/107025932
Video directed by Jesse Kanda
http://jessekanda.com
Pre-order ‘Xen’ now:
CD: http://smarturl.it/XenCD
LP: http://smarturl.it/XenLP
DLD: http://smarturl.it/XenDigital
LTD LP: http://smarturl.it/XenLtdLP
Arca European tour dates
w/ Jesse Kanda (Visuals)
27th November ICA, London (http://bit.ly/arca-london)
28th November Rotonde, Brussels (http://bit.ly/arca-brussels)
1st December Point Ephemere, Paris (http://bit.ly/arca-paris)
4th December OT301, Amsterdam (http://bit.ly/arca-amsterdam)
5th December Kantine/Berghain, Berlin (http://bit.ly/arca–berlin)
Arca Online
Website: http://arca1000000.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/arca1000000
Twitter: http://twitter.com/arca1000000
Instagram: http://instagram.com/arca1000000
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/arca1000000
YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/arca1000000
Oct
15
A young girl with a secret past comes out of hiding and is forced to take on the town bullies with the thing she fears most – herself. www.bridlepathfilms.com facebook.com/bridlepathfilms twitter.com/bridlepathfilms
Oct
15
i was a skate rat.
Posted in: Animation
i was a skate rat. The sun drenched, cascade of sub and ex-urban cul-de-sacs crawl across the state of Florida, much like its creeping kudzu brethren to the north. A constant source of derision among urban planning futurists, architects, and environmentalists alike, the vague banality of suburban life has been excoriated for years by the culture class for representing the life draining, and waste producing by-product of our civilization’s greatest advances. Skateboarding, like life, as is so menacingly projected in 1993’s Jurassic Park, will find a way. It is in these island-like colonies, without the music scenes, without advantageous architectural density, and without the crews of peers that drove skating to new heights in urban environments, that some of skateboarding’s most pivotal moments transpired. I was a Skate Rat, is a brief meditation on the nature of how suburban nomadic skateboarders find each other, build communities – and as is often the case in adversarial environments – use every inch of their limitations and blank canvas, to breed ideas that influence the life of skateboarders every day. From the kick flip, to the kick tail, Floridians are responsible for scores of technical and cultural advancements – and they are all skate rats. words from Trey Edwards In conjuction with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s traveling exhibition INNOSKATE 2014, presented in Florida by The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation & The Polk County Museum of Art.
Oct
15
ZHU – Paradise Awaits
Posted in: Animation
“I’m born with this mighty sin.” http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=10469
Oct
15
DVA – No Survi (Official)
Posted in: Animation
Official Music Video for DVA by Andrej Kolencik & Peter Skala http://www.kolencik.org http://2dva.cz follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/admiralkolencik Album: NIPOMO (2014, Northern Spy / Label Home Table) Music & Lyrics: DVA He: guitar, banjo, looping, sampling, vocal, ukulele, melodica, drums, percusion, balaphone She: vocal, saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica, toy piano, wooden music box, balaphone Recorded and mixed by Dva at studio Horní Orlice & Lubná, 2013 Mastered by Ondřej Ježek at Jámor studio Production & management by Prokop Holoubek & Bumbum Satori Translation by Lucia Udvardyová Online: http://2dva.cz ► http://facebook.com/hudba2 ► http://twitter.com/dvaband ► http://dva2.bandcamp.com ► http://northernspyrecords.com ► © & ℗ 2014 ►▼▲ Label HomeTable In U.S. released in cooperation with Northern Spy Records, distributed by Redeye distribution. In EU released and distributed by label Home Table All rights reserved. thx: Guestroom Maribor
Oct
15
TNT – Making Of/VFX Breakdown –
Posted in: Animation
Amsterdam agency Etcetera turned to PostPanic director Mischa Rozema to take on the challenge of their hugely ambitious Human Network script. Central to the integrated global campaign for TNT, is a stunning 50 second television spot highlighting the delivery giant’s far-reaching network of dedicated couriers. Here you can see a making of and visual fx breakdown of some of the shots. Final TVC to be seen here: vimeo.com/106586270 More in depth info here: http://pr.co/p/001ul5
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