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Inside The White House: Letters to the President

2009-11-03T13:17:00.000-08:00

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Every day, President Obama reads ten letters from the public in order to stay in tune with America's issues and concerns. "Letters to the President" is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the process of how those ten letters make it to the President's desk from among the tens of thousands of letters, faxes, and e-mails that flood the White House each day.
August 3, 2009. (public domain)

[Shot with Canon 5D Mark II and Sony EX-3]

The Falcon

2009-11-03T13:10:00.001-08:00

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The Falcon is a steampunk stop-motion film starring Professor Weston (ISO 50), Silly Patty (+2/-2 EV) and 'Howell' the Owl (f/256) during the Age of Argus as they journey throughout the Focal Kingdom.

Composed entirely of macro-photographed hardware pieces from disassembled vintage/antique cameras, 'The Falcon' features music from eslmusic.com artist Thunderball with sound design by Bret Johnson.

From A.gfa to Z.eiss, and whatever your (small, medium or large) format, The Falcon has a perspective for everyone. Visit thefalcon.tv for the full story/synopsis.

Special appearance by: the Aperturians; Howell's wife Bell.

Partial list of parts: Falcon Minette, Argus AF & C3, Mercury II, Yashica TL, assorted Weston Light Meters, various Polaroid Land Cameras.

The Dog and the Butcher

2009-11-03T13:02:00.000-08:00

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Produced at Ringling College of Art and Design for Jonathan Holt's senior thesis. Opinions always welcomed! Hope you enjoy!

Blog: rsadstudent.blogspot.com
Porfoltio: JonathanHolt.blogspot.com
Website: ringling.edu/~jholt1

Week.in.Rab

2009-11-03T12:59:00.000-08:00

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These are few shots that were taken on the island of Rab, at Croatian coast. Marko Butrakovic was shooting a music video over there and was left with over 200GB of files that nobody will ever see. NOT. 3hrs edit and here is why you should come to Croatia sometimes ...

Shadowplay

2009-11-03T12:57:00.000-08:00

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Stop-motion film, written, animated, & directed by Dan Blank. Winner of Los Angeles Film Festival (Best Short, 2002), 2002 Student Academy Award (Bronze) & 2003 Student Emmy Award (Gold).

danmation.com/home.html

Produced by Dan Blank & Cynthia Allen
Cast: Jennifer Kato, Takeo Matsushita, Jun Kim, Ako.
Music: Ryan Shore

The Seafarers - Sea of Love

2009-11-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

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Elevated high above the tumultuous Sea of Love stands the home of this world's foremost collector of exotic sea creatures, the gajillionaire Old Man Cruikshank. Cruikshank had sent a special invitation to the three bravest sailors known in whisper and legend, The Seafarers. And an invitation from Old Man Cruikshank is not something one turns down...and so the Seafarers' adventure began.

Animated by Jim Dirschberger
Artwork by Ferris Plock & Kelly Tunstall
Written by Jim Dirschberger, Ferris Plock, Kelly Tunstall and Adam Wroblewski
Narrated by Richard Enriquez

EightyFourFilms.com
FerrisPlock.com
KellyTunstall.com

I'd like to be

2009-11-02T12:52:00.000-08:00

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Stop Frame animated film David Firth made in 2005 but didn't edit until 2007. Abstract but with a sort of plot. A man leaves his wife and kids and buries himself. Music by LOOM.

The Longest Way

2009-11-02T12:49:00.000-08:00

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November 9th 2007 - November 13th 2008
one year on foot - 4646km through China
unlimited beard & hair growth
thelongestway.com
musical score by the kingpins ( myspace.com/theoneandonlykingpins ) and zhu fengbo

in fact, he never got to finish his real goal, to walk on foot from China to Germany, but walked from the the west to the east of China (including the Gobi Desert).

Hamburger Eyes

2009-11-01T13:05:00.000-08:00

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This is a short documentary Nick Fogarty made about the photographers that put together the black and white photo zine Hamburger Eyes.

Shot on 16mm.

hamburgereyes.com
hamburgereyeland.com

COMBO

2009-11-01T12:49:00.000-08:00

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a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis
year 2009
blublu.org
davidellis.org
produced by studio cromie
studiocromie.org
music by Roberto Lange
robertolange.com
made at Fame festival 2009
famefestival.it

Papiroflexia

2009-11-01T12:35:00.000-08:00

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Papiroflexia (Spanish for "Origami") is the animated tale of Fred, a skilful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.

Produced by Joaquin Baldwin
Original score by Nick Fevola
Recorded and mixed by Jacke Monaco

Between

2009-11-01T05:59:00.001-08:00

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Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor: Tim Bollinger
Cinematographer: Daniel Meinl
Sounddesign: Michael Fakesch designingsounds.com

great special effects and montage. it scared me a little bit, too.

8 Days Later

2009-11-01T05:54:00.000-08:00

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if you're a *28 days & weeks later* fan, you should definitely watch this.

Milton Glaser Draws & Lectures

2009-11-01T05:26:00.000-08:00

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Milton Glaser Draws & Lectures
A Short Film by C. Coy

Filmed at Milton's studio in 2006

this is a *must watch*

Egypt / Lebanon Montage

2009-11-01T02:00:00.000-08:00

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The documentary was shot entirely on the canon 5D MKll in and around Cairo and Beirut. Big ups to Magic Lanterns Firmware update, as well as the Kessler Pocket Dolly for being a huge help in making this happen.

Music: Nikos - Secret Love

If you have any questions/ comments feel free to post them or email me at khalid@nextlevelpictures.com

really great shots, and a great montage, also. this film shows exactly the "bad parts" of Egypt and Lebanon, like poverty, for example.

The Meaning of Life

2009-11-01T01:32:00.000-07:00

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Haiku project - stop motion based on Marcia's haiku:

"The Meaning of Life"

Song: Outside - To Forgive But Not Forget

Crew: Vytautas Alechnavicius, Goda Jankute, Sergejs Radkevics,
Add.Help: Christina and Grace

eportfolio.partyofdreamers.com

a very interesting point of view about life, that mysterious road everyone of us follows, and the way it happily or sadly ends. good arrangement of the pictures, by the way. pacience, imagination and hard work always result into great films.

Skhizein

2009-11-01T01:20:00.000-07:00

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Skhizein
Réalisé par Jérémy Clapin
Budget: 100,000€
2008 Oscar-Eligible

muiye.com/skhizein/SKHIZEIN.html

Skhizein - the collector's DVD !

A limited edition (500 copies), the DVD contains the short film « Skhizein » (13’04) and a « making-of » in which Jérémy Clapin and Stéphane Piera discuss how the film came about, and unveil many of the technical and artistic aspects of portraying Henry and his slightly displaced universe.
darkprince.fr/Skhizein_DVD/indexEngland.html

Interview with director and producer of the film at the 12th Skhizein Night Elves
youtube.com/watch?v=H0XdUXqxNlc

The movie received 66 awards at different film festivals, like Cannes, Animafest or Imago

Antoher Cloud Reel...

2009-10-31T08:24:00.000-07:00

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Footage Ben Wiggins shot over the summer of 2009 mostly in the San Francisco bay area.

Music by His Boy Elroy.

you don't need special effects all the time, nature can still surprise you. this is a good example of what pacience, hard work and mother nature cand result into.

Evolution

2009-10-31T08:18:00.000-07:00

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This short animation reflects shortcomings of mankind in different stages. It was entirely created in Blender within a university motion design class.

music by sia

2009 - Best Designed Short Film Award at Suzanne Animation Festival

alexglawion.com

the way A.G. imagined the evolution of mankind is spectacular. let's not forget about the soundtrack, too. Good job Sia and Alex!

Chlorophyll Skin

2009-10-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

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An experimentation into color, movement, absorption and the body
A joint project by Lucy McRae and Mandy Smith (Unofficial clip for Fever Ray)

lucymcrae.blogspot.com
mandysmithwork.com

you must watch this film if you're stoned, it's fucking magnificent. let your imagination manifest as much as your brain wants to, the results will be fantastic.

Iwa

2009-10-31T07:21:00.001-07:00

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Credits:
Written, Directed and Animated by: Kenneth Shofela Coker
Original score and Sound Design by: Michael Peery and Brian Truesby

This animation was completed for Kenneth Coker's graduation show at the Memphis College of Art in April 2009. Story boarded, animated, composited, and scored over a four month period using 3ds Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, and Logic Pro.

The animation is based loosely on West African tree of life myths and legends that emphasize the cyclical nature of life and the universe. In Yoruba "Iwa" means strength of character.

Contact:
kennethcoker.com/
cokerkenneth@gmail.com

Born That Way

2009-10-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

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When ex-con and hard-as-nails, Jake Green, finally gets a chance to see his daughter after six months, he takes her out for a quick bite only to wind up in the middle of an armored car heist.

The violent incident leaves a lasting impression on his daughter and influences her choice to pursue a dangerous and lucrative career later in life.

Stars Kevin Gage (Waingro from Michael Mann's "Heat")

Director: Tony McNeal

Yellow Cake

2009-10-31T07:00:00.000-07:00

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The newest film by award-winning animator, Nick Cross. 'Yellow Cake' is a lamentable tragedy mixed full of pleasant mirth.

For more information, visit pyatyletka.blogspot.com

Catwalk - Black Cat Crossing

2009-10-31T06:54:00.000-07:00

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‘Catwalk – Black Cat Crossing’ is a humorous animated short film that takes the viewer into a
lovely and detailed designed comic city. There you're going to witness a row of odd incidents
that are obviously related to Matilda, a quite inconspicuous old lady.

animation // concept
Dennis Beckstein, Patrick Kayser, Marian Sander, Manuel Ritter

music
Benjamin Hühne, Michael Immer, Lars Ehrhardt

profs
Hanno Beathe, Markus Fischmann

University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover
Fachhochschule Hannover / Kommunikationsdesign / Multimedia

Duelity

2009-10-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

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Duelity is a split-screen animation that tells both sides of the story of Earth’ s origins in a dizzying and provocative journey through the history and language that marks human thought.

To have the full experience, visit DUELITY.NET

Hecq vs Exillion - Spheres of fury

2009-10-31T06:43:00.000-07:00

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Tim Brown (Colonel Blimp) & Christopher Hewitt (Knucklehead) team up for the the new release from Hecq Vs Exillion. Titled "Spheres Of Fury"

christopherhewitt.com/
tabrown.co.uk/

A bicycle trip

2009-10-31T06:40:00.001-07:00

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Short movie by Lorenzo Veracini, Nandini Nambiar e Marco Avoletta.

bicycletrip.it

San Francisco's People

2009-10-31T06:32:00.000-07:00

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Shot on 5DmkII with 50mm F1.2 and Zacuto Z-Finder

Music is Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann

Shot at 30p and conformed with Cinema Tools to 24p.

Check out the creator's blog philipbloom.co.uk for more info.

first scene

2009-10-31T06:18:00.000-07:00

welcome to this blog, a phrase more popular than Jesus among christians. fame and money are for pussies, this is spiritual pleasure we are talking about. movies for your heart and soul, movies that put your brain to work, that feed your imagination.