Refraction -> Jesse Zanzinger

Refraction from Jesse Zanzinger on Vimeo.

Shot with a 5D, Jesse Zanzinger captured this very creative oil and water macro footage. It appears that he also overlaid some of it over background video footage taken from ‘Sesame Street Pinball Number Count‘ (I think that’s the video he’s referring to). All placed together it makes for an interesting effect. Below are [...]

Rheinfall Festival -> LICHTFAKTOR

Cologne, Germany based light painting, photography and videography artists collective called LICHTFAKTOR keep rolling out amazing new works, each one more intricate and beautiful than the latter. Since I first happened across their work a couple of years ago, their technique has become more refined and impressive. I love the background scenery and the level of [...]

Google Street View -> Stop Motion Video

GOOGLE STREET VIEW from Sehsucht™ on Vimeo.

Google Germany funded this amazingly detailed stop motion ‘google street view’ video for use as a promotional campaign for the service (produced by Sehsucht Berlin GmbH & Co KG and directed by Mate Steinforth). Full of entertaining transitions drawings and photos, the amazing work done by Sehsucht™ really speaks for [...]

'I have PSD' -> Hyperakt

I Have PSD from Hyperakt on Vimeo.

Those of us who are heavy Photoshop users have had these “if only I could use the history window to go back in time” moments before. This is a fun play on that idea coming from the folks at hyperakt.com in Brooklyn. Makes for an entertaining view.

Wanderlust -> Thinklab

Wanderlust from Thinklab on Vimeo.

This is a very well shot and edited travel documentary by the talented folks at www.thinklab.com. It was inspired by a TED talk by Stefan Sagmeister, I’m making a guess here, but I think it may have been this one -> ‘The Power of Time Off‘. I am always impressed by [...]

INFLUENCERS TRAILER -> R+I creative

INFLUENCERS TRAILER from R+I creative on Vimeo.

This looks really interesting, can’t wait to check it out.

Notes from Vimeo:

‘INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends & creativity become contagious today in music and fashion.

Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot [...]

San Francisco Tilt-Shift: The Miniature City -> MINIMUS

San Francisco: The Miniature City from MINIMUS on Vimeo.

I came across this well done San Francisco tilt-shift by videographer and motion designer MINIMUS on nalden.net today while killing time in between phone calls. I’ve posted a bunch of tilt-shift videos in the past, I just can’t seem to get enough of the effect. I plan to [...]

Dictaphone Parcel -> Lauri Warsta

Dictaphone Parcel from Lauri Warsta on Vimeo.

Notes from Vimeo:

Animated short film, Royal College of Art, London, 2009

Dictaphone Parcel is an animation based on a sound recorded with a dictaphone travelling secretly inside a parcel. As the hidden recorder travels through the global mail system, from London to Helsinki, it captures the unexpected. We hear a [...]

Life Cycles -> Mountain Biking Teaser

Life Cycles OFFICIAL Trailer from Life Cycles on Vimeo.

This ‘Life Cycles’ teaser looks pretty amazing. The cinematography and soundtrack definitely gives it an edge that’s cuts through the clutter of other cycling films out there. Have a look.

Notes taken from Vimeo:

The “official” Life Cycles teaser starring… Graham Agassiz, Mike Hopkins, Matt Hunter, Cam McCaul, Riley [...]

Augmented City 3D -> Keiichi Matsuda

Augmented City 3D from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

This is an entertaining and well visualized concept by Keiichi Matsuda. Lot’s of little sci-fi AR details, some interesting ideas around the ability to enhance one’s environment, some fun UI… all dipped in an old school vat of 3D… Where did I put those glasses? Worth a view.

Visit [...]

Bat For Lashes -> Treat Studios

Bat For Lashes visuals from Treat on Vimeo.

From the Vimeo page:

“Robin and Julia directed these visuals for Natasha Khan early 2010. This is a short edit of around 20 mins of footage produced. They were projected behind her singing with a string quartet, it was ace.”

More great work to be seen on ‘Treat Studios’ portfolio [...]

Tumblingerstraße -> Stop Motion 'yo man'

Tumblingerstraße from yo man on Vimeo.

I grew up playing around with HO scale model railroad sets and building models with my dad. I have a natural love and interest in that kind of thing. Based in Munich, Germany ‘Yo Man’ has taken his model building to another level by not only building amazingly detailed urban [...]

MeMe - Wanderland -> Kristof Luyckx

The quirky and unique works of Ghent, Belgium based illustrator, animator and motion designer Kristof Luyckx caught my attention the other day when I happened across his new video for recording artist ‘Hermanos Inglesos feat. MeMe – Wanderland’ (below). His character styling and animation techniques give him a flavor of his own and are very [...]

Tempus II -> Philip Heron

Tempus II from Philip Heron on Vimeo.

Shot with a Photron SA1.1 high speed video camera this video by Philip Heron takes us through a series of captivating slow motion captures. I think my favorite part is the bit with the egg and the mousetrap. Makes for a really interesting view.

View -> http://www.heronproductions.co.uk/

Freedom Tunnel -> Charles le Brigand

Above are a few nice stills from the below short video documentary of one of NYC’s more mysterious hidden underground places called ‘The Freedom Tunnel’ that many New Yorkers may have heard about, but few have actually seen with their own eyes. I really like the degree of contrast and vignette used in these shots, [...]