Feels awkward. Hand-dancing in front of your webcam to the tunes of the new Arcade Fire. You have to ignore the stares, but it’s fingerlickin’ good, once you get into it. hand-dancing that is… This interactive “dance-activated film” was made by Mr. Vincent Morisset, who did Arcade Fire before with the interactive vid for Neon … Continued
If you think nouvelle vague equals the rough-edged cinematic language by the likes of Godard and Truffaut, think again. The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy is an homage to the great Hollywood musical. Featuring George Chakiris alongside the French diva-in-the-making Catherine Deneuve, the film and its magnificent opening sequence represents the quintessence of … Continued
“I’d like to share you a short film that I made about Playgrounds Vs. Submarine Channel. I really enjoyed that day,” wrote Martin Ferdkin, a graphic designer in an email. Wow. Thank you Martin, we really like your vi(m)(d)eo! More about Playgrounds Vs. Submarine Channel
“SubLA has been working in super stealth mode and about to launch our first project,” tweeted Collapsus director Tommy Pallotta @SubLA yesterday. Tommy directed the rotoscope animated personalized FaceBook viral for the new Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie. Check it out. It looks amazing: whoisCobalt.com This project’s been a blast for everyone involved, and I … Continued
You’ve got to give it up for Momoco. This small London studio did what many title designers only dream of – they made their own film. Copelia is a short, intelligent sci-fi love story that features some of the most hallucinogenic futurescapes we’ve ever seen. A true Renaissance Man, designer Nic Benns wrote, directed, edited, … Continued
An unusual mix of ink-painted backgrounds, cartoon animations and improvised typography designed with oil pastel crayons. The main title for Fantômas se Déchaîne is officially credited to Berthon Films. But who was the creative force behind this forgotten studio? This quintessentially French piece of animaton could not be left uncredited…
The video for Reset by Three Trapped Tigers, directed by Chris Boyle @Cargo Collective is New Psychedelica of the darkest order (tongue-in-cheek!). The promo features an all-seeing saint who projects an apocalyptic vision of the future ft. micracles, aliens, dream sequences, magic and lots of symbolism. The artwork is ff’in brilliant! Also new on 2Pause: … Continued
Prologue’s Simon Clowes crafted a crisp and clean Maurice Binder-esque graphical representation of what lies at the very core of the formidable powers of the X-Men superheroes: gene mutation. In this Making Of X-Men: First Class, Clowes talks about his title sequence, the lasting appeal of the classic Main Titles by Bass and Binder, and … Continued
The Lovies is The Webby’s sister award for European web excellence and we struck Gold for Best Music Website. Woof! Feels like we just beat Goliath, considering that we beat big ass music monster websites Last.fm, 22tracks, Coldplay.com, U2.com and *respect to* BalconyTV! Thanks, voters… Latest update on 2Pause 1. Low/no budget live action robo-love … Continued
The video above you an impression of the Amsterdam event @Pakhuis de Zwijger. More video interviews coming up. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed. It was super exciting to team up with The Playgrounds Festival for a unique, single day event in Amsterdam on October 5, 2011. Submarine Channel contributed with a special Forget … Continued
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