Escape from paradise

This short film i found, merges 2d and 3d, quite literally, and it is very enjoyable watch, very comical and totally mind blowing bizare, its a film where the end meets the begining. This really inspires me, as its a way of film making which is unique to others, and it not the usual, a-b scheme, more like b-a-b, weird!!

escape from paradise

Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik is a South Korean-born American artist. He has worked with many media and has been considerd one of the first video artists. He uses old tvs in his sculptures and uses them well in his work. I have found this guy quite interesting as it converges dital media with modern art instalations etc. Also, i thought might be an interesting one to use in my critical studies.
'Video Flag' by Nam June Paik, synchronized video playback on 70 CRT monitors, 1958-1969, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, D. C.)

Personal development

from reading the magazine '3d world' and now seem to have 3 issues of em so far. The magazine has many issues in the world of the 3d industry, it has many reviews of animators and films they have done etc. It explain the processes they went thru to create their films. I have found a website which achives various animated short films from people interviewed in 3d world.

list of films on the website
There are lots of examples of how short films have intregrated many different process together, and ive found them quite inspiring. As this is the definate path im going for. The website has a lot of independant amators etc. The film 'Help Me!
by Isaak Fernandez Rodriguez'(2007) is especially a nice peice, using various bits of sofware, for the compositing, but mainly done in maya.
help me-batman thing

Footage

Just getting the damn footage from dvds takes so long, and thats before i have to rotoscpe the damn things. However i am quite enjoying a certain ident to a tv series called bones!

previous comic book style illustration

The previous images are from various bits of art from two different artists, on the old frankenstein films and comics etc. This sort of dark and old look, is the way i want my ident to have. It may have seemed to be a big difference of years, of films that i am looking at, but i want that 'original shocking psycoligical' horror/thriller aspect.

Bernie Wrightson

Robb Bihun

virgin trains- old films merged with newer footage

sumo tv

This is some idents from 'sumo tv' doesnt relate, but i love the animation in them!

initial ideas/research

I havnt had the chance to scan my scetchbook in, of wat i came up with initially, so hear it is, finally.

My anamatic

My idea for the ident involves a single camera shot. so the things which go on in the scene, will happen right after each other.
I have looked at many different idents, bbc, itv, and of course channel four, also others include 'sumo tv' and some other tv comercials. I was quite interested in the short gags in some comercials, despite they werent actually idents. They captured my interest. My 'fear' ident, is going to involve lots of rotoscoped bits of films, etc. So i have a lot of films to look at and steel. well borrow, etc.

2nd year-2nd beginings

A new blog for a new year!