Feb 25

Onesize: FITC Amsterdam

Posted in: 2013, amsterdam, conference, festival, fitc, General, gmunk, making of, package, process, title sequence


Stunning main titles for FITC Amsterdam 2013 by Onesize. The design is by Bradley G Munkowitz (aka GMUNK), who also did the whole design package for the festival. More info on the project and collateral pieces here (and a process video below).

The main inspiration for the creative came from the DMT-Delicious moments in the super-favorite film Enter the Void… Munko has been on a tunnel infinite-void kick for some years now and wanted to build a practical, LED installation driven by graphic sequencing, utilizing the techniques learned from the FOTB Titles and applying them into a more densely packed setup called the PYRADICAL… Once the Pyrad was constructed, the aim was to capture the visuals with both high-resolution Film and Still cameras, which would generate a vast library of content to pull from to produce the artwork for the Conference Package.



Design & Concept: GMUNK
Production & Direction : ONESIZE
Type Font Design: Brian M Gosset
Music & Sound Design: MassiveMusic

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Aug 14

Justin Weber/MAKE: “Juiced and Jazzed”

Posted in: 1930s, betty boop, cel animation, character animation, General, justin weber, MAKE, minnesota, process, Students

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Justin Weber makes his directorial debut with “Juiced and Jazzed,” accompanied by the forces of Minnesota’s MAKE Visual, as they blast us back to a 1930’s-esque drunken rubber hose cartoon. The adventure follows Lulu, a seemingly innocent girl who happens upon a flask during the depths of the Prohibition Era. One drink is all it takes to get things fired up and out of control.

Justin began “Juiced and Jazzed” as his senior film at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Around the time he graduated in 2008, He had finished about 90% of the animation on paper. After being hired at MAKE, he opted to finished the cartoon there with the help of animation artists Andrew Chesworth, Aaron Quist, and Joe Kim.

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The cartoon screams with the energy of 1930’s jazz, with beautifully lit environments, highly expressive characters and memorably exaggerated movement. I was able to catch up with Justin for a little more info on his film:

We wanted to make a cartoon inspired by 1930s rubber-hose animation in the fashion of Max Fleicher’s Betty Boop, as well as having the polish and excitement of 1940s cartoons, à la Bob Clampett and Tex Avery.

I wanted fun, lively music to drive the story and the characters’ actions. As a result, “Juiced and Jazzed” begins with a bouncy, jazzy piece by Joe Venuti and moves into the wild and fast paced music of Spike Jones. 

Each artist really helped add a richness to the cartoon that made it even more fun to watch.

We firmly agree. For more info on “Juiced and Jazzed,” have a look at the official site and be sure to check out some of the process work above provided by Justin and the MAKE team.

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