Playgrounds: The Art Department 2019 in Eindhoven was a blast. We got to interview some of the artists after their talks (see Leon Tukker, Mike Hill and John Nevarez). But we also pointed our camera and mic at the crowd. Meet 14 amazing and incredibly talented upcoming artists below. Find out what inspires them and … Continued
We are a partner in De Ontmoeting (The Meeting) – a cool initiative that connects upcoming directors with studios and broadcasters. If you live in The Netherlands and you’ve got a cool idea for short film, documentary, animation, VR or interactive you can submit it before 6 November. De Ontmoeting is looking for talented and … Continued
Date: 8 November 2013, Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam. 9.30 am – evening We are sold out. Hurray!, and sorry! Teamed up again with the amazing Playgrounds Festival for the third consecutive edition of our one day Motion Design Fest in Amsterdam on Fri Nov. 8! Visit playgrounds.nl for info on the Eindhoven and Tilburg programs on 6 … Continued
“War” is about a bunch of free-spirit teenagers enjoying an idyllic bohemian existence re-evaluate their life-style after one of them returns to the group heavily beaten up. Realizing that they are still dependent on the big bad world they left behind and escaping is not an option, they choose the only possible solution in their eyes, … Continued
Waves they come and go. The “French Wave” was, until yesterday, a category on our music video platform 2Pause dedicated to those free-minded French directors that once placed an indelible mark on the music video scene. Those talents have all moved on to make feature films, like Gondry; to shooting fashion, like Sednaoui; or to … Continued
The Sun is the seventh video Special Problems have made for The Naked and the Famous, a continuation of their long time collaboration which includes all band-related artwork, as well as the fab music videos. From the press release: The clip depicts the euphoric intimacy between lovers (who are an actual couple, in case you’re … Continued
If only the blessings of modern motion graphic wizardy were around in the golden oldies era to help create the visual representation that some songs deserve. Video archives seem to be busting at the seams with soulful tunes that only ever had dismal recordings of live performances to serve as their music video equivalent. Luckily, … Continued
If you thought that David Wilson had just about explored every single nook and cranny of his uber-creative brain (see his strata-cut, Garden of Eden love-story, face-painting stop-motion, praxinoscoped life evolution circles, or these insanely psychedelic animations), then think again. Wilson returns to 2Pause with two music videos that are galaxies apart. Charon is a … Continued
…for (among myriad other beautiful things) creating Sabotage – the music video that inspired William Stahl to give up drawing comic books and get directing…
We heart Jessica MacCormack’s music videos for Rae Spoon, Joan and Love is a Hunter, which harness analogical simplicity to address serious matters like prejudice and oppression (Joan) or suicide-inducing heartbreak (Love Is a Hunter).
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