Júlio Sardinha

The Walking Dead Season 3 Visual Effects Reel from Stargate Studios on Vimeo.

This is Shanghai from Rob Whitworth on Vimeo.

In 1980 Shanghai had no skyscrapers. It now has at least 4,000 — more than twice as many as New York. ‘This is Shanghai’ explores the diversities and eccentricities of the metropolis that is Shanghai going beyond the famous skyline.

Photographer Rob Whitworth and urban identity expert JT Singh joined forces combining deep city exploration and pioneering filmmaking. ‘This is Shanghai’ is a roller coaster ride seamlessly weaving between the iconic, sparkling and mismatched buildings of the financial district travelling by boat and taxi touring Shanghai’s impressive infrastructure whilst glimpsing some of the lesser-known aspects of Shanghai life such as the lower stratum areas or the stunning graffiti of Moganshan road. And of course there is the opportunity to try some of the vast variety of street food and Shanghai’s most popular homegrown delicacy, the pan-fried pork dumplings, the shengjian bao.

Wherever you travel in Shanghai the cities skyline is always present. The looming silhouette of the almost constructed Shanghai Tower now dominates and perfectly encapsulates the new heights this city is yet to reach. Once completed, in 2014, it will be the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

To understand the city, the team carried out rigorous urban exploration. In the words of JT “we walked, walked and walked, the Jane Jacobs way”. Weibo, China’s main social media platform was used to ask local Shanghainese people to share ideas of different vantage points and what they thought were the over-riding characteristics of the city. Stealth and curiosity were required to find and gain access to rooftops and locations. It became addictive for the team discovering breath-taking vantage points of the city. There was always an adrenaline rush upon reaching the top of a different building to see the vast urban jungle of Shanghai.

Rob Whitworth (robwhitworth.co.uk/) is a creative time lapse photographer from the UK based in Asia. His previous videos, ‘Traffic in Frenetic HCMC’ and ‘Kuala Lumpur DAY-NIGHT’ have received international attention including being short listed for 7 film festivals, and have had received well over 2 million online views.

JT Singh (jtsingh.com/) has explored hundreds of emerging cities around the world and is a next generation thinker about the value and impact of 21st century cities. Having grown up in Toronto JT is now based in China. He explains:

“The over-riding reason we made this video was to creatively show the world visually how China is rising, in particular Chinese cities. Just as New York City exemplified the strengths and ambitions of emerging America in the 20th century, Shanghai, perhaps more than any old or emerging rival, will personify the power and dreams of rising Asia in the 21st century.”

A ThrillingCities Production - thrillingcities.com
Engineering cutting-edge Identities for Cities on the Rise

JT Singh
Website: jtsingh.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/jtssingh
Twitter; twitter.com/jtssingh

Rob Whitworth
Website: robwhitworth.co.uk/
Facebook: facebook.com/RobWhitworthPhotography
Twitter: twitter.com/kwhi02

Copyright all images Rob Whitworth 2013 - robwhitworth.co.uk | Soundtrack used under license Artist ‘Subscape’ Track ‘Shanghai’ © submergedmusic

Macworld April 2013 from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.

This short animation was created to go with the digital version of the April issue of Macworld magazine. It was used to introduce the featured article called “100 More Things Every Mac User Should Know.”

NOWNESS Presents - April’s Savior: The Umbrella from NOWNESS on Vimeo.

The Cruelest Month’s Ultimate Accessory Gets the Hero Treatment from Stephen Bayley and Tell No One.

Read the full story on NOWNESS.com: nowness.com/day/2013/4/15/2957/april-s-savior—the-umbrella

Hong Kong is Home. from Javin Lau on Vimeo.

Hong Kong is Home.

I remember when I first arrived in Hong Kong almost a decade ago, I felt like I had walked into an actual movie set. It was a place that I had only seen on TV as a kid, with its strange red taxi’s, odd stop lights and driving on the other side of the road.

My intent with this project was to illustrate the grandeur of Hong Kong that most people would never get to see. When I had recently watched the movie Oblivion, it had somehow starkly reminded me of Hong Kong, with the feeling of being so insignificantly small — almost irrelevant to my surroundings. Hong Kong is an unbelievably dense city, where much of the world can be accessed at your fingertips. But in a city where you can access the material world in a matter of seconds, it also has the ability to isolate you from the 8 million people around you as well.

With this piece, I hope that you are able to engage in this contradiction.

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Track: M83 - Waking Up
Inspiration: Oblivion Movie

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Connect

javinlau.tumblr.com
flickr.com/21lau_z
500px.com/proletariat

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Licensing
For licensing information, please visit: javinlau.tumblr.com/licensing

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Special Thanks
Andrew Tso, for a good time in Hong Kong, as always. tsotography.com
Tom Ryaboi, for the technical editing expertise. tomryaboi.com
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Technical Details
Camera: Canon 7D, Canon T2I
Lenses: Sigma 8-16mm, Samyang 8mm, Sigma 30mm, Canon 50mm

OSCILLATE from Daniel Sierra on Vimeo.

My thesis animation done at School of Visual Arts, class of 2013, Computer Art MFA.

Software used: Houdini (animation), Reason (music), Nuke (comp), After Effects (final render), Processing (pre-viz)

A full description of the piece along with some still frames can be found at: dbsierra.com

Bon Voyage from Solbi Park on Vimeo.

Second year film at Calarts! :)
Photoshop & After effects.

Astigmatismo from Troshinsky on Vimeo.

If you like the film, please consider supporting my work by purchasing a full HD copy from my website: astigmatismo-shortfilm.com

Watch the Making Of video:
youtube.com/watch?v=-RX5Csypuj8

“Astigmatismo”

An animation short film by Nicolai Troshinsky

Music by Shogun Kunitoki
Sound design by Pierre Sauze
Character design by Gina Thorstensen
Background design by Cecilia Ramieri

“A boy, having lost his glasses, can only see one thing in focus at a time. His sight gets attracted by the sounds that surround him. He will have to explore a blurry world of unknown places and strange characters.”

“Astigmatismo” is a short-film about the feeling of being lost. This feeling is created thanks to an extreme blur effect, leaving only a very tiny space in focus. The focus shifts and moves rhythmically, synchronized with the sounds and the music, revealing a constantly changing landscape.

The optical effect of blur is at the core of the film, so to make this effect as beautiful and authentic as possible “Astigmatismo” is shot in a 5-level multiplane using a special lens. The animation involves cut-out marionettes and paint on glass. Everything is entirely made by hand and there are no post production effects.

It is, however, computer-assisted. The camera and the lens were entirely controlled by computer making it possible to adjust the focus and the depth of field with extreme precision, allowing for a variety of focus effects that wouldn’t have been possible to create otherwise. In this way, the film combines old school animation techniques with recent advances in camera technology.

Reach from Luke Randall on Vimeo.

The student short from filmmaker Luke Randall, Reach screened at film festivals all round the world and collected over 20 awards including:

Nominated Best Animation - Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards 09 (Australian Oscars)
2nd Place - Cannes Short Film Corner Competition
Winner Best Animated Film - New Jersey International Film Festival
Winner Best Student Film - Southbeach International Animation Festival
Winner Golden Eagle Award - Cine Awards
Winner Best Animation - Reno Film Festival
Winner Best Animation - Action Cut Film Festival
Winner Award of Excellence - Indie Awards
Winner Best Animated Film - GIAA Film Festival
Winner Special Jury Award - CINE awards
Winner - Sydney Festival - Get Animated Competition
Winner Best Animation - DeReel Independent Film Festival
Winner 2nd place - Stinkwater International Short Film Festival
Winner Best Film - Boohoo Film Compeition
Winner Best Film - Newtown Flicks Film Competition
Winner Award of Merit in Animation - The Accolade Film Awards

Turbo Fatcap from iNO on Vimeo.

In this video you can see the abstract depictions in the forms of a photo realistic design. Art from a graffiti writer’s perspective should be fast and effective. Fatcap spray caps are commonly used for covering large areas quickly but their flow has more to show.

Artwork title: “Dream On Him”

Short Bio: iNO has been a graffiti writer since 2000. The earlier years he produced mostly letters and bombing but after 2008 he focused in developing his style in characters. He studied Fine Arts and is active as a street artist. He is working constantly to evolute his spray painting technique and produce large scale murals.

WALL ARTIST: iNO
EDITED BY: HZO
CAMERA BY: SIMON SILAIDIS
MUSIC: BASSNECTAR - BOOMBOX (DATSIK REMIX)

Visit: ino.net