Woodkid: Iron music video

Now, Im not sure I have this right, but from what I understand Woodkid (aka Yoann Lemoine) is a NY based musician and director. If that is true, then the combo is quite impressive here as you can see in this video directed by Woodkid for Woodkid’s first EP IRON. [via Cpluv]

Oliver Zeller, adNAU, Tino Schaedler: 2011

Keeping on the space age tip, NYC based former writer turned director and VFX designer, Oliver Zeller directed this teaser short faux commerical for i-cocoon.com, featuring a future concept by Tino Schaedler. Both Oliver and Tino make up the design collective adNAU. The film reveals an evolution in computing interaction, within a setting inspired […]

Eddie O’Keefe: The Ghosts

Eddie O’Keefe is an American that likes pretty girls, patty melts, Coca-Cola and the month of October and this is his latest directorial project: The Ghosts. Its about greasers and pretty American girls. I love the gritty darkness and 50’s Rumble Fish Americana.

Modernista, Shilo, Cassidy Gearhart: SOS

Working in association with advertising agency Modernista, Shilo engaged Cassidy Gearhart to direct “SOS: Save Our Supplies,” a visually poetic, live-action, 1:52 short film that is a central piece in the agency’s cross-media campaign for the Brooklyn-based non-profit Doc to Dock, Inc. The film recently went live earlier on the new website created […]

The Material Group updates

Its been a busy first year for Material Group and we’ve finally got around to updating our site – www.thematerialgroup.com. There’s new work, including case study videos for featured projects. Check out photos of our space in our “about” page and follow our blog “Raw Material“. 2011 Show reel is coming soon.

Resonance Trailer: (too many people to list in the title ; )

Don’t know too much about this other than it will be premiering at OFFF Barcelona, here is the trailer for Resonance a audio/visual collaboration that looks to be quite stunning. With some serious talented involved, that a look at this lineup:
Visuals: SEE || Displace Studios | Esteban Diacono | Heerko Groefsema | Jean-Paul Frenay […]

Brain Farm: The Art of Flight

A beautifully shot trailer for the Snowboarding film featuring Travis Rice. The Art of FLIGHT follows Travis Rice, John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Scotty Lago, Jake Blauvelt, Nicolas Muller, Gigi Ruf, DCP and Pat Moore as they dream up new global adventures and progress the sport to unimaginable levels.
Brain Farm has gathered an arsenal of the […]

Christopher Alender, Ben Lovett: EYE OF THE STORM

Chris Alender of Soapbox Films directed this music video for Ben Lovett’s Eye of the Storm.

Nexus’ FX & Mat: Coke ~ Superbowl spot

Nexus teamed with top VFX house Framestore to create this cinematic Superbowl spot for Coke. Outstanding landscapes, beautiful compositions and well-choreographed action scenes build towards a striking yet unexpected denouement. With an extremely fast turnaround to create a 60 second full CG spot, FX & Mat began by developing all character and environment designs […]

Smith & Foulkes: Honda Jazz

Nexus Productions and their directing duo Smith & Foulkes, directors of the ground breaking Honda Grrr, have returned to Honda, creating another piece of animation fantasy for Wieden + Kennedy and the new Honda Jazz. ‘This Unpredictable Life’, cleverly playing out the central premise of the ad, that life is an unknowable journey. Ben […]