Beep Twist music video

The Japanese release of Interpretations for Ken Ishii: Future in Light Visualised and Remixed is ample excuse to revisit the sheer simplicity of (LA-based) Logan's latest music video for Ken Ishii. Beep Twist, comprises a series of hypercharged motion graphic vignettes, and makes up part of Ishii's Interpretations DVD....

PSP: PlayStation Portable delay

BBC NEWS reports Sony delays new PlayStation product release "Sony has announced it is to delay the US and European release of the handheld version of its Playstation console. The much-anticipated new device, called PSP, was set to hit the shelves by the end of this year, but its launch has now been put back to spring 2005." Still on course for late 2004 release in Japan to accelerate mobile viewing milieu....

Netmage festival 04

netmage04 styles itself as a festival showcasing creative and innovative images in art, media, communication. The latest edition ran from 21-24 January, in Bologna, Italy. The last few editions saw it gain a reputation for live moving image/VJ awards. EG recommends keeping an eye on Xing, the Italian cultural network and organisers of netmage, for their further events, such as Your Private Sky (starting March 4, 2004).... Read more "Netmage festival 04" »

Posted by Editor on February 26, 2004 01:02 PM | Permalink
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BAFTA Computer Game Award results

The BAFTA interactive festival came to an end last night with their Computer Game awards. No surprises, the big winner of the night (and a victory for open-ended sandbox gaming) was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it was pipped to Best Game of the Year by Call of Duty. Read full entry for complete winners list.... Read more "BAFTA Computer Game Award results" »

Posted by Editor on February 26, 2004 10:18 AM | Permalink | TrackBack
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Ken Ishii DVD

KENISHII.COM features new release, Interpretations for Ken Ishii: Future in Light Visualised and Remixed. Ishii has been at the forefront of electronic music, and visualising this with previous projects featuring the innovative animation and motion graphics. This DVD carries that forward with contributions which extend the music video artform from an international selection of some of the most innovative visual creators working today. nowondvd.net features a sample stream from the disk. DVD tracklisting: 1.Visionary World by Neo 2.Presto by Elecrotnik, Machihiro Yawaka and Imaitoonz 3.Beep Twist by Logan 4.Future Is What We Are by Yuji Nukui 5.Strobe Enhanced by Teevee...

Immortel French sci-fi feature film

Immortel (ad vitam): Official site | Teaser (8.9M) | Trailer (35.3M) "In 2025, reporter Jill Bioskop nicknamed "La Femme Piège", writes her articles on a strange typewriter that makes them go back in time. Meanwhile her lover is assassinated" [Source: IMDB ] French release: March 24, 2004. This is the third film directed by Enki Bilal (also comic book and screenplay), who made his name as a comic book artist. Shaping up style-wise to be a worthy successor to Besson's eyecatching Fifth Element. Previous films include the Julie Delpy starrer:Tykho Moon (1996), notable for distinctive comic-book influenced art direction. [Via:...

Franz Ferdinand Dadaist music video

Jonas Odell follows his distinctive 60s tinged montaged Goldfrapp animated video with another graphically-saturated winner. Take me out is inspired by Dadaist imagery, Victorian automata, and Hollywood musicals. Take me out | Strict machine Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out music video: Nexus Productions | Domino records QT stream | Video-C QT clip.... Read more "Franz Ferdinand Dadaist music video" »

Posted by Editor on February 23, 2004 12:48 AM | Permalink | TrackBack
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Milia 04 Interactive Content forum

MILIA 2004 is the premiere conference on the future of digital entertainment and media convergence for TV, mobile and broadband. Database online today, February 23. Website includes full schedule featuring presentations by luminaries on interactive TV, mobile content, and broadband ( Joi Ito's blog features an example of a keynote speech on mobility). Content forum dates: March 31-April 2. Also includes the European premiere of the FLASHFORWARD2004 Flash film festival at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes....

BAFTA Interactive awards results

Following from our previous entry, the Interactive awards for this year were announced last night: 2004 Interactive awards results: Online factual: Tate Online Offline factual: DNA Interactive DVD Online entertainment: Celebdaq Interactive arts installation: The House of Osama Bin Laden Interactive arts: Alleph.net Online learning: Bodysong Offline learning: Knowledge Box Interactive TV: V:MX DVD: Lion King - Special Edition DVD Film/TV website: Starfinder Technical innovation: The Darkhouse Design: Greenwich Millennium Village...

Antenna 7 music video event

Antenna, the NFT London bi-monthly cutting-edge music video showcase has it's first event of 2004. Event tonight includes panel featuring Sam Arthur (Poor Leno, Royksopp; It's On, DJ Vadim), Video commissioner John Moule, and Karl Badger of Video C, the music video website. Poster designed by Glenn Marshall (Nexus), from his personal project The Drop....

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege computer game intro

Outstanding computer game intro movie for Capcom's forthcoming Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. "Onimusha 3 Demon Siege furtherboosts its CG movie production quality to motion picture standards by enlisting the talents of acclaimed movie director Takashi Yamazaki, and Donnie Yen whose recent work can be seen in such movies as Blade 2, Shanghai Nights, the Oscar nominated film ‘Hero’ and is currently the action supervisor for several popular Japanese films. The dramatic six minute opening cinematic is epic in scope." [Source: Capcom press release] Intro CG is overseen by Robot, who also handled previous cinematics for the game instalments. Also notable... Read more "Onimusha 3: Demon Siege computer game intro" »

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Radiohead Gigantic Lying DVD

Radiohead's The Most Gygantic Lying Mouth Of All Time DVD contains all four episodes of The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time, originally broadcast via the Radiohead.tv internet site, with a total running time of 110 minutes. Expect to see exceptional visuals by Johnny Hardstaff (Push Pulk/Spinning Plates), and Ed Holdsworth (Sit down. Stand up) Release date: April 19, UK/Europe | April 20, US [Via: Treefingers ]... Read more "Radiohead Gigantic Lying DVD" »

Posted by Editor on February 16, 2004 02:58 PM | Permalink | TrackBack
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.HACK anime/computer game crossover

Atari and Bandai are bringing the cult .hack hybrid series of anime and video games to Western audiences: Global site | Japanese site The computer game simulates the online gaming experience of a MMORPG, and comes with an exclusive 30m OVA (animation episode) containing clues to help players complete the game. Animation centres around Mai and Tomonari who both lose conciousness while playing the online game, The World. CC Corporation, the game creators, insist they are not responsible, but Mai recovers, and with a mysterious man Junichiro, set out to investigate the link between the comatose phenomenon and CC... Read more ".HACK anime/computer game crossover" »

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Bodysong DVD release

Simon Pummell's Bodysong, with a soundtrack by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is available to buy from February 16. Highly recommended feature combining myriad sources of found and archive footage. "Pummell weaves found footage together to create the story of an archetypal human life: a master recording of the experience phasing between birth, growth, sex, violence, death and dreams." Extract from forthcoming book, The End of Celluloid Interview with the director, Simon Pummell....

BAFTA Interactive festival + awards

BAFTA interactive festival takes place at their Piccadilly, London HQ on 17-18 February, 2004. Features events on interactive storytelling, and the fusion of computer games and movies. Including interactive awards on February 19, and Games awards on February 25.... Read more "BAFTA Interactive festival + awards" »

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Video on Demand jumpstarting...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on Viacom's attempts to sell Blockbuster, and other corporate manoeuvrings, as the tipping point where physical rental retailers are being replaced by a slew of new start-ups offering online video rentals and downloads. Having been recently converted to the UK's Video Island Online DVD Rental, we can attest that the local video store is already dead....

Michel Gondry new music video

Master of the music video, Michel Gondry's latest eschews digital effects for a back to basics 'mum knit me a guitar' approach: Steriogram | Walkie Talkie Man Direct link to Quicktime....

Narcissistic viewing: Mirror TV

The Mirror TV from Philips, an LCD display enabled as part of a mirror, using a special lamination (30 inch screen for around $5500). Moving further toward discreet, ubiquitous viewing: "Mirror TV in essence is an LCD display integrated into a mirror, which means that you could surf TV channels, the internet or even view your blood pressure while brushing your teeth or styling you hair, or just admire your reflection. " [Via Tiger's Leap ]...

Appleseed Japanese site

[Babelfish translation:] ' GHOST IN THE SHELL/attack shell riot squad ': the original author of ' the apple seed ' Maki Noboru supervises (' bubble gum crisis ') ... as worldwide first 3D live animation perfection filming. In 2131, the near future, the human and the clone coexist in a planned ideal city. Film includes complex motion capture for heightened character animation. UK release can't come soon enough... Official Appleseed site | APPLESEED QT trailer at Apple Jp...

Hollywood blinded by digital cinema

On the eve of the world taking up digital cinema circuits Hollywood is still resisting a digital future. Some timely links on the subject: » JD's New Media Musings: Hollywood resisting a digital future » Digital Screen Network - UK Film Council » Financial Times article in the NY Times: Digital Cinema's Costs Divide the Film World. To many, especially the big Hollywood studios, digital projection in theaters is a solution looking for a problem. Digital Cinema's Costs Divide the Film World By ALAN CANE, FT.com "[currently]... there are about 175 D-cinema screens in 154 sites world-wide, or about...

CASSHERN: Animé to sci-fi feature film

UPDATE: Casshern feature film evolving site illustrates further impressive digital effects in full trailer Live action Casshern movie, a Japanese-Korean co-production, and adaptation of the Shinzo Ningen Casshern animated TV series, now with updated Apple Japan trailer online. | Official site. Incarnations: 1970s live action super hero programme 1973: 35 episode anime TV series. 1993: 4 episode anime OAV series in 1993. Continuing a rise to prominence, 2004 should see more originally animated films move to live action status. [Original source: die puny humans]...

DOOM music video

DOOM & Madlib's Madvillain video "All Caps", animated and directed by James Reitano for TFU Studios, references old 60's comic book stuff, with a contemporary composited spin. Link to QuickTime video....

Escape from Woomera docu-game

Woomera, the most publicised of the Australian detention camps, was closed down in April 2003. But many remain or are being replaced by 'improved' security camps. This Half-Life mod is near to public release, and highlights the horrendous conditions of illegal immigrants and camp detainers in the growing documentary game genre. Escape from Woomera site | MPEG (7.2M) “By basing the game on the perpetration of illegal activities, such as locking up people without trial, aren’t you inciting governments to break the law?” Fortunately for those worried that the game would encourage refugees to break out of detention, or...

Radiohead TV narrowcasting

Latest Radiohead visual project continues to narrowcast. Catch it before it is usurped by their next audiovisual reinvention: Episode 1 (93M) | Episode 2 (94M) | Episode 3 (84 mb) Although one of the best tailored examples of visual feeds to a fanbase, the latest iteration with its democratic bricolage of variously sourced footage loses some of the impact inherent in previous campaigns. Probably a necessary counterpoint to an open-source nature, but is it worth it? Another compromise of Artistic Integrity [via Vertical Hold]?...

Innocence: Ghost in the Shell Japanese website

Oshii Mamoru's hotly anticipated new anime: Innocence: Ghost in the Shell The Director continues to push the boundaries with beautifully fluid digital animation: Original (13.3M) | New! (35.6M) Lower bandwidth options on the site......

New onedotzero_select motion graphics dvd

onedotzero_select Vol 2: New volume features Hardstaff's seminal Future of Gaming short, and other award-winning graphic-influenced work. onedotzero_select Vol 1: Stand out shorts by Shynola and Pleix on this original volume, alongside award-winning Salaryman 6 short by Jake Knight....