Production stills from David Bell, for his upcoming stop motion movie Illumin. I think high detail models are a really sweet size, though miniaturized versions, they’re still too big to really be kept as decoration, like you would a figurine or doll house. Anything that size and quality wasn’t made for consumers, and has probably been involved in something sweet.
Video from Goeblins, a Parisian animation school. The site is in French but the animations are all so nice.
A very nice poster by designer Martin Ansin. There’s no doubting that his monochrome illustration is top notch, but I’m particularly drawn to the header and title block. It’s a really nice blend of classic and modern type. For contrast, you can look at the original poster here.
Not surprisingly, although not intentionally on my part, this is another one of the Alamo Drafthouse’s productions.
I haven’t really gotten into the whole tumblr/tumblog thing yet, seems like an interesting way to blog easily/share with friends. I see it an am amped up version of twitter. One enterprising individual has managed to make his/her tumblog into some weird trip art blog. By taking 3 sequential frames from movies and making animated gifs out of them (which I can’t seem to recreate here, help?), Three Frames really adds dynamic to an otherwise boring image.
For another set of images check out Keggers of Yore, which documents keggers from what seems anytime before the mid-80s.
One of my favourite things about the internet is not only the scope, but the detail of what you can find. Like Tapedeck and the Book Cover Archive before it, the Movie Title Stills Collection has compiled hundreds of title (and end!) blocks from movies over the last 90 years. These sites are not only stimulating to look at, but they’re a great resource for designers looking to recreate the aesthetic of a certain period. It’s by no means a complete collection, but it’s pretty awesome to be able to see everything from Kurasawa’s Yojimbo (pictured) to Back to the Future all in one place.
Right now, it’s a private project of designer Christian Annyas, but this could really take off if the internet at large could contribute.
I’m not sure how I feel about this hoodie on it’s own, but with the upcoming (Oct 16th) Where the Wild Things Are movie it seems at least it will be culturally relevant for a few weeks until the opening. You could even pair it with some face paint for a quick and easy Halloween costume (*Adam cringing*).
Keeping with yesterday’s inspiration, I bring you Mark D. Johnson’s remake of a Blade Runner poster. The design is simple and stark, and best of all, black and white. The origami unicorn is really only familiar to someone who has seen the movie, but I think it provokes curiosity even in the uninitiated.
As a recent convert to electonic music, I’ve found it a bit hard to get oriented in the many-genred electronic scene. Staying in tune with Convoke’s love for public broadcasting, I came across the BBC’s Essential Mix, which is a weekly show featuring a 2 hour set from a big name DJ. The show is hosted by Pete Tong, a DJ legendary enough to have a piece of cockney rhyming slang and a movie as namesakes. You can easily torrent most essential mixes, or stream them all at the wiki page.
After a overly long hiatus, for various reasons, we’ll be (make that a royal we, I can’t make promises for others) back posting on a regular basis. I’ve managed to place myself back in school for at least another year so I’ll have the time to keep you up to date on the things we do.
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Movie poster remakes have become standard fair in the design community as of late, but there’s something refreshing about them being used to actually advertise movies. I’m not sure how they can afford to do it, but the Alamo Drafthouse has been commissioning poster remakes for their special screenings, like all-night screenings and cult movie marathons. The posters birthed from these bastard unions (like the annual Quentin Tarantino film festival, hosted by the man himself) are epic tapestries, stitched together from fabrics of various continuities.
And they are awesome.
