The Art of Film & TV Title Design | Off Book | PBS.

The credits are often the first thing we see when we watch a great film or TV show, but the complexity and artistry of title design is rarely discussed. Creators of title sequences are tasked to invent concepts that evoke the core story and themes of the production, and to create a powerful visual experience that pulls the viewer into the film's world. In this episode we hear the stories of some of the most inventive people working in the field, including the creators of the iconic Mad Men sequence, the hilarious Zombieland opening and "rules" sequences, and the stirring end credits from Blue Valentine.

Featuring:

Peter Frankfurt and Karin Fong, Imaginary Forces
Ben Conrad, Logan
Jim Helton, Blue Valentine

Music by:

Revolution Void: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/revolutionvoid
Reno Project: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Reno_Project
Mindthings: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/mindthings

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Music video of the week. The Shins The Rifle's Spiral.

Jamie Caliri 

Sexy ad of the week. Yeah Just There. Let' celebrate onedotzero's 15th birthday.

A little one minute piece to celebrate onedotzero's 15th birthday and the release of their specially commissioned Granimator Packs with ustwo.
The YeahJustThere App was originally rejected by Apple in Dec 2011, but we carried on with the animation so we could contribute to the celebrations in some way. Luckily the app was re-submitted and accepted at the start of April - so happy days.
Hope you enjoy our love letter to onedotzero.

onedotzero.com/
ustwo.co.uk/
studioaka.co.uk/

Made by ____
Visuals _____ Grant Orchard
Sound______ NIC GILL
___________ @STUDIO AKA

Social ad of the week. Stop Bechir - Behind prison bars.

Sign the petition www.stopbechir.com
Film imagined by BEING for Collectif Urgence Darfour. 
Produced by TBWA/Else and Passion Paris Production. Director : Jack Bonzom
VO : Charlotte Rampling
Illustrator : Scott Benson

Ads of the week. P&G ESPN LEGO adidas Yamaha Bavaria Vigorplant T-mobile k-swiss.

Best Job | P&G London 2012 Olympic Games Film

Agency:

Wieden + Kennedy Portland

Client:

P&G/Olympics

Director:

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Production Company:

Anonymous Content

ESPN - the name

Agency:

Wieden + Kennedy New York

Client:

ESPN

Director:

Tim Godsall

ECD:

Scott Vitrone

ECD:

Ian Reichenthal

Creative Director:

Stuart Jennings

Creative Director:

Brandon Henderson

CW:

Dave Canning

CW:

Lauren Costa

AD:

Cyrus Coulter

Head of Content Production:

Lora Schulson

EP:

Temma Shoaf

Producer:

Kelly Dage

Brand Strategist:

Jason Gingold

Director of Business Affairs:

Sara Jagielski

Production Company:

Biscuit

Managing Director:

Shawn Lacy

EP:

Holly Vega

Line Producer:

Rick Jarioura

Director of Photography:

Bryan Newman

Editorial Company:

MacKenzie Cutler

Editor:

Ian MacKenzie

Post Producer:

Sasha Hirschfeld

Editorial Assistant:

Nick Divers

VFX Company:

Schmidgital

VFX Lead Flame:

Jimmy Hayhow

Telecine Company:

CO3

Colorist:

Tom Poole

Mix Company:

MacKenzie Cutler

Mixer:

Sam Shaffer

Song:

Human

Lego Festival of Play

Agency:

Host

Client:

Lego

Agency:

One Green Bean

VW Germany: A Crash Course to Shine

Agency:

DDB Berlin

Client:

VW Germany

adidas presents Take the Stage

Agency Sid Lee

Yamaha R1 - Life out of sync 

"Everything you hear has been recorded live, using a real ventriloquist as protagonist.
No audio editing used."
ADVERTISING AGENCY: DLV BBDO MILAN
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTORS: FEDERICO PEPE, STEFANIA SIANI
ART DIRECTOR: NICOLA CELLEMME
COPYWRITER: PASQUALE FREZZA
ACCOUNT: DOMENICO GRANDI
ACTOR\VENTRILOQUIST: STEVE HEWLETT
PRODUCTION COMPANY: BLOWUP MILAN
PRODUCERS: CHIARA BERGAMASCHI, DESIREE CASTELLI
DIRECTOR: EDOARDO LUGARI
DOP: LUCA ESPOSITO, MAURO CHIARELLO
MUSIC: FABRIZIO CAMPANELLI

Charlie Sheen is Reborn - Commercial Bavaria 0.0%

Agency: Selmore, Amsterdam
Director: Jonathan Herman, Bonkers

 Vigorplant - Life of a Plant

Ad Agency : Armando Testa, Italy

T-Mobile | Alter Ego Teaser

K-Swiss

Client: K-Swiss
Agency: Mile 9, Calabasas, Calif.
Creative Director: Jeff Smaul
Art Directors: Casey Hogue, Derek McCoy
Copywriter: Carlos Furnari
Agency Producer: Alex Streeper
Director: Jeff Apps
Editor: Niles Hogue
Sound Design: Drew Ferrante

Short animated trailer of the week. Where things come from.

Hardy Seiler: "I just finished my Bachelor project - a short animated trailer for a fictional education tv-series."



hardyseiler.de
Graphic and realization
Hardy Seiler
Text:
Hardy Seiler
Daniel Nauck
Motion-Design:
Jascha Müller
Jonathan Winkler
Sound:
Torsten Strer
Speaker:
Peter Bennett
Kindly supported by:
Stefan Heijnk

Viral of the week. Coachella: Tupac Shakur Performance.

Client:

Coachella

Production:

Digital Domain

Short of the week. Prometheus: Happy Birthday David.

Client:

Prometheus

Director:

Johnny Hardstaff

Producer:

Ridley Scott

Composer:

Drazen Bosnjak

Music Company:

Q Department

Editor:

J.D. Smyth

Editor:

Ed Cheesman

Editorial Company:

Final Cut

Social ad of the week. STOP THE TRAFFIK - Girls going wild in red light district.

So you think you will dance? Sometimes things are not what they seem. Men, women and children are trafficked - tricked, forced and exploited in the sex industry. Awareness campaign created by Duval Guillaume Modem and produced by monodot in support of STOP THE TRAFFIK. Visithttp://www.stopthetraffik.org/ to get involved. Music: a-shja by Raveyards vs. DJ Uinkxxx

Video art of the week. Pleix 2062.

http://pleix.net/2062
Pleix is showing new work in Paris!

Pleix has been working hard these last months and all this new work is part of the "2062, back and forth to the future" show. The 9 installations (8 brand new ones and 1 that was shown only once a few years ago) approach and treat our favorites themes and ideas: it's about our times, it's about consumption that often lead to loneliness, about our ability to make our own world more and more complicated and paradoxal, we can't help becoming stranger to ourselves. But of course we show it in an entertaining and beautiful way because we're also part of this paradoxal world.

The show takes places at Gaîté Lyrique, the new parisian art space dedicated to digital arts, music and video from February 1 to March 25. Don't miss it!

Gaîté Lyrique Link

Viral of the week. Nonstop II Rudimental ft. John Newman - Feel The Love.

This video was shot in one take. There are no edits, no visual effects and no pre-planned choreography.

Just YouTube dance sensation Nonstop, aka Marquese Scott, and his disregard for gravity in a carpark, as he lets his body do the driving. Enjoy (more videos coming soon).

Music: Rudimental ft. John Newman - Feel The Love
Dancer: Marquese Scott aka Nonstop

Find out more about Rudimental at:
http://www.youtube.com/rudimentaluk
http://www.facebook.com/rudimentaluk
http://www.twitter.com/rudimentaluk

Music video of the week. Caravan Palace - Rock It For Me.

ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART :
Ugo Gattoni
DIRECTION/ART DIRECTION :
Guillaume Cassuto, Ugo Gattoni, Jeremy PiresEditing : Guillaume Cassuto, Jeremy Pires
Storyboard : Guillaume Cassuto, Jeremy Pires
Layout : Ugo Gattoni
Production Coordinator : Guillaume Cassuto
Design / Background Design : Ugo Gattoni
Additional character Design : Jonathan Djob Nkondo
2D Animation : Jeremy Pires
Additional 2D animation : Raphael Chabassol, Vic Chhun, William Laborie
FX Animation : Matt Timms
CG Supervision : Guillaume Cassuto
Rigging : Francois Pons
CG Animation : Lucas Vigroux
Additional CG Animation :Yann Benedi
Lighting/Rendering : Guillaume Cassuto
Compositing : Guillaume Cassuto – Elliott Kajdan
Additional Compositing : Philippe Valette