Supernatural at Tate Modern

Posted on September 8, 2006 Under Art

Supernatural studios will be hosting a series of lectures at Tate Modern in London on visual effects and computer animation. Speakers include Joe Letteri, Visual Effects Supervisor on King Kong, Scott Eaton, Escape Studios' Creative Technical Director and the heads…

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What The Bleep Do We Know?

Posted on August 25, 2006 Under Art

That's not a typo. It's a film. And it entered our conscious minds a few years ago, but would you believe there are still people who haven't seen it (i.e. if you are one of these people, stop reading and…

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Spout: A Better Way To Find Films

Posted on August 16, 2006 Under Art

Spout is a great new online community for film fanatics"”those who want to horde their faves, quote from cult classics, buy DVDS, make film friends and most importantly, get reviews from peers with similar performance preferences (instead of hyperbole-happy critics)…

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Invisible Children

Posted on July 3, 2006 Under Life

I recently participated in a showing of the documentary Invisible Children, which left me in an indescribable and confused emotional state. Only one thing was clear - something has to be done. The movie was created in Spring 2003 by…

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American’s Wanted

Posted on June 28, 2006 Under Travel

If you're a bit of a film fanatic, can memorize a few lines and like to travel, it may be worth checking out the local studio in your next destination. I guess it's dirt cheap to film movies in Bulgaria…

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Onedotzero

Posted on June 21, 2006 Under Art

UK based onedotzero is the biggest digital film festival in the world-- touring across the globe showcasing the best in cutting edge, contemporary digital film. It goes further in its dedication to push the digital film medium to the forefront…

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Zidane: Portrait of the 21st Century

Posted on June 9, 2006 Under Art

Zinédine Zidane is undoubtedly a player for the history books and his talent has now been immortalized in film. Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle or Zidane: Portrait of the 21st Century, which premiered at Cannes, is a documentary filmed…

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Breathe Me: Music Video

Posted on May 23, 2006 Under Music

Anyone who watched the Six Feet Under finale can instantly remember the strongly-emotional and highly addictive song from the closing credits. Even months later the song Breathe Me, by Sia remains in constant rotation in my iTunes catalog. The music…

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Bang Bang Studios

Posted on May 11, 2006 Under Design

With the competition in visual arts getting tougher and tougher, it’s nice to see that the guys at Bang Bang Studios still bring their A-game. Launched by creative heads Rick Morris and Luca Giannettoni in 2003, B B’s work is…

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DJ 2nd Nature Videos

Posted on March 14, 2006 Under Music

A friend tipped me off to this impressive video mix by Dj 2nd Nature-- he performed it last week at the MGM Grand in Vegas. I've seen a lot of music video mixing, but none executed this well. He also…

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