The M&S Christmas 2013

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Right after John Lewis fairy tale here comes the M&S (Marks & Spencer) Christmas advertisement nods to Alice and Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz, Marks & Spencer’s Christmas TV ad looks to be bringing plenty of fairytale-themed sparkle this festive season. Starring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Helena Bonham Carter and model David Gandy also appear. Directed by Johan Renck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2qLwdyFInc

The Rapid Eye

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Menno Fokma and Floris Vos (FLORIS+MENNO) directed a dark short movie "The Rapid Eye"."The Rapid Eye is a short experimental art & fashion film which is born from the personal need to experiment with a fragmented way of storytelling, practical effects, aesthetics and evoking emotions on a subconscious level. We started the film by experimenting and recording a lot of different scenes we had in mind. Mostly by just the 2 of us. We paid attention to an intuitive way of working. During the process we connected the dots and developed our script into something bigger. With limited budget we managed to arrange locations and a great crew to shoot the spine of the film. We worked together with the amazing team from Box Of Toys Audio. They recorded vocals with a Scandinavian Yojk singer, Juhán Niila Stålka, and custom samples on the HMS Belfast warship in London."

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http://vimeo.com/79334213

SCRIPTURA VITAE by Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic

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If you bought our latest DCMAG magazine you might recognise the maestro of black typography and graphic force London-based and Argentina-rased Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic. We also featured his latest motion video "SCRIPTURA VITAE" on our interactive magazine pages.

"Mestrovic's latest venture is an ambitious three-part journey into the unknown that showcases Lex's haunting ritualistic calligraphy, alongside stunningly choreographed Japanese Butoh performances set to a score which features original music by the Grammy Nominated DIPLO. The film stars famed Japanese actress Miho Nikaido, best known for her role in the cult-classic and previously banned film Tokyo Decadence which was written and directed by lauded novelist Ryu Murakami. The effects in the film are visually striking, combining modern compositing with in-camera painting to devise something wholly unique." says Souris

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http://vimeo.com/77675378

Filmteractive 2013: Russian Motion Design

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Have you ever wondered how things are on Russian Motion Design scene? Alex Frukta with a support from Designcollector's editor Arseny Vesnin prepared a huge showreel that will blow up your mind and you will set a new record in watching video without breathing.

The Russian Motion Design reel was prepared for the FILMTERACTIVE Festival that happens on 25-26 of September 2013 in Lodz, Poland. Arseny Vesnin from Designcollector is going to speak about the hidden power of Russian artists and help to raise the bar of their recognition outside Russia.

http://vimeo.com/75110594

Myosis by Gobelins students

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The students of Gobelins strike again. “Myosis” is an existential love story, a lyrical tale of passion and the creative destruction sometimes necessary to stay in touch with it.

http://vimeo.com/73617382

Full credits at the film’s end. Primary creators:

Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart Ricky Cometa Guillaume Dousse Adrien Gromelle Thibaud Petitpas

Danielle - Aging experiment

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"Last Thanksgiving, Anthony Cerniello traveled to his friend Danielle’s family reunion and with still photographer Keith Sirchio shot portraits of her youngest cousins through to her oldest relatives with a Hasselblad medium format camera. Then began the process of scanning each photo with a drum scanner at the U.N. in New York, at which point he carefully edited the photos to select the family members that had the most similar bone structure. Next he brought on animators Nathan Meier and Edmund Earle who worked in After Effects and 3D Studio Max to morph and animate the still photos to make them lifelike as possible. Finally, Nuke (a kind of 3D visual effects software) artist George Cuddy was brought on to smooth out some small details like the eyes and hair."

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I wanted to make a person, I felt like I could tell a story with that, but it ended up feeling slightly robotic, like an android. I’m OK with that. Things never come out the exact way you plan them, but that’s the fun. The score I imagined would tell this woman’s life, with events speeding by as she aged, but in the end I thought it would be more interesting to go with an abstract piece of sound, and my friend Mark Reveley really came through because I love how it sounds.

http://vimeo.com/74033442

Ten by Fotolia

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Ten by Fotolia is back and this time we’re heading to Madrid to meet Sergio Del Puerto, mostly known as the leader of Serial Cut studio. This “image maker” as he describes himself, works in many worlds from Pop culture to Surrealism passing by luxurious artworks. His creations are quite stunning. Discover the video in article below and head out to TenbyFotolia.com on September 10th for the free PSD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQDMqdRxMs&list=UU_vklFMO9WK-lkeWi-TI1Ww

Saint Laurent Dance by Heidi Slimane

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Hedi Slimane makes his directional debut for Saint Laurent with this film for the new Ballerina line, and boy is it lush. Debuted by Dazed Digital today, its stars the supremely beautiful model / dancer Lida Fox against an eerily-charged tune by Cherry Glazerr, 'Trick or Treat Dancefloor'.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG_wFckxUN0