The Cinema Militans lecture by Peter Greenaway, is a timely treatise and call for the reinvention of cinema. Critical themes of evolving cinematic conventions and grammar are becoming more relevant as the digital film field and the accompanying technologies mature. (More detailed commentary on this area can be found in the forthcoming book, The [...]
Archive for March, 2004
Dod Mantle: premier digital cinematographer interview
Anthony Dod Mantle interviewed on recently completed projects such as Danny Boyle’s Millions and Thomas Vinterberg’s Dear Wendy, and on being the DoP of key digital features including Festen, 28 Days Later, Dogville.
[Source: Film Ireland Magazine]
ZenTV NinjaTune tour splits
Purveyors of audiovisual club events, and VJ pioneers, the NinjaTune label continues with live events tied in with the excellent ZenTV DVD release. After initial gigs in the UK and Europe the ZenTV line-up splits in East and West directions. Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, Bonobo, Blockhead & Sixtoo continue North American gigs from 17 March. [...]
Soho Shorts film festival call
London-based Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival has a call for entries for the 2004 event and awards (31 July - 6 August). Deadline: 7 May 2004
Check here for 2003 Winners and other examples of winning work.
Spike Jonze latest: Dalarö mystery
Spike Jonze, the director of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich, has found time in his schedule before adapting Where the Wild Things Are as his next feature film project to create The Mystery of Dalarö for Volvo. The promotional campaign is based around the ‘paranormal’ event where 32 locals of a Swedish village all bought [...]
Anna machinima short
While creating the first machinima-based music video for Zero 7 (directed by Tommy Pallotta) Fountainhead Entertainment continue to push the boundaries of the form in unexpected directions with their recent short Anna, where not a robot or fragfest is in sight.
Anna | Zero7 / In the waiting line
Anna showcases a stunning use of light [...]
Pleix Sometimes motion graphic promo
The latest work from Pleix is an indirect elegy to 9-11. Subtle use of motion graphics and compositing in this music video for a Kid 606 release on Mille Plateaux showcase this French collectives versatility. Previous work for Futureshock and Plaid are more shout-out effects driven, but the plaintive tone of Sometimes with its gracefully [...]
Zone of the Enders computer game to animé
Z.O.E. 2 - The 2nd Runner | Zone of the Enders-Dolores, i
Z.O.E. 2 - The 2nd Runner trailers: 1 | 2 | Official Konami site
While the second Zone of the Enders PlayStation2 computer game has been on release for a while now, the final episodes of the Z.O.E. TV-series tie-in to the game have [...]
N-EO Ken Ishii music video
NE-O, fresh from being being featured in Dazed&Confused as among the “six best promo directors in Europe” (the other namechecks being Pleix, Lynn Fox, Alex & Martin, Dougal Wilson, and Daniel Levi), are among the luminaries present on Ken Ishii’s new DVD.
The Visionary World video is already gaining eyeplay at moving image festivals around the [...]
Tokyo Godfathers animé feature film
Tokyo Godfathers is the most recent animé feature film by Satoshi Kon of Perfect Blue fame, noted for psychologically complex plots and subtle animation. The Film received an award for excellence at the Media Arts Plaza Museum -2003 (7th) Media Arts Festival and will be available from April 13, 2004 on Region 1 DVD.
Tokyo [...]
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