Human synthesizers

Okay I have already posted the video to the Calvin Harris track Ready for the weekend. I was actually looking for the music video director when I came across this human synth video used for the track.

The instrument employs 15 bikini clad models painted with Bare Conductive, a new skin safe ink which conducts electricity. When the performers touch the connection completes a circuit, triggering a sound.

The instrument consists of 34 pads on the floor which have been painted with the conductive ink and connected to a computer via some clever custom electronics. The performers stand on the pads, and touch hands to complete a circuit and trigger a sound. Different combinations of pads trigger the different sounds needed to play the track.

The project is the result of a collaboration between Calvin Harris and masters students from the Royal College of Art's Industrial Design Engineering programme.

F5 Blog

http://www.f5fest.com/blog/

"F5 is a cutting-edge festival exploring the intersection of art, design and entertainment. F5 brings together the thinkers and doers that are breaking ground and shaping new standards in media and design."

I came across this blog when looking at the work of dvein studio's, some of the contempory moving image design on this blog is amazing and I can see why dvein is featured in it. 

We Made This Blog

http://wemadethis.typepad.com/we_made_this/

"We Made This is a London based graphic design studio specialising in delicious print work. This blog is a collection of random stuff we've made or seen, and wanted to share with the world."

This a blog I found interesting, The blog is by the "we made this" graphic design company and they just put things up that they see and find interesting, when looking at some of their posts, I wished that I had found some of the stuff before them.

Ed Franc Babb - Collage

Ed Franc Babb is a multi skilled artist based in Cape town, South Africa. I was recently reading an article about the design talent coming from south africa when i stumbled across this guys website. He tries his hand with different types of design from collage/illustration and even 3d animation. I am particulary impressed with his collage pieces which are shown below.

Guitarzz

2008, 50 cm wide

Dirt

 A3 sized, 2006

Bruce Lee, Dinosaur Mum2007, 40cm w x 60cm

Calvin harris music video/ Chemical brothers

Ok I know Calvin Harris cant sing...... But his music is funky and he has great music videos!

In his latest video the use of camera trickery and colour composition (and good looking girls dancing around in swim wear) go well with his music actually making it sound/look better than it is.

When I first saw this video I thought it might have been the work of Michel Gondry renound for this type of work (camera trickery).

This made me think about a chemical brothers music video directed by Gondry that I saw a while ago which also uses dancing girls,cardboard cut outs to trick the camera. maybe a major influence in the making of this calvin video.

Catch Me If You Can Animation

This is the title sequence for catch me if you can. I like the style of the animation possibly influenced by The Adventures of Prince Achmed with its silhouette figures and colourful backgrounds giving a brief idea of what the film is about. I also think the mellow jazz music playing works well with the animation.

Levi's Ad - Flat Eric

I was originally researching animation when I came across this little gem of advertising.

Levi’s who are renound for their advertisements brought out this in the late 90's, The music and the furry little friend took the world by storm – topping the charts and bringing out a popular imitation puppet. The response was so immense that Levi’s broke their one-campaign-only rule and brought Flat Eric back for another campaign.

Looking at the success of this ad. I can see where new adverts such as Compare the Market/Meerkat adverts are getting their inspiration from...Everyone loves to see something cuddly!

Kinetic Type - Youtube upload

Ok after being briefed on our new module based on kinetic type, I had a gander on youtube to see what kinda stuff people had been posting. This piece created in After Effects uses an extract of oceans 11 (Great film) Which I thought looked great and was a good choice due to the witty content of the dialogue.

Nike - Take it to the next level

 While watching some adverts at halftime on sunday, When I remembered a great advert I had seen a while back, I searched for it and found out Guy Ritchie actually directed the Ad. 

The two minute clip is shot from the point of view of a lower-league football player who quickly moves up the ranks to international stardom. You never see the face of the player only his arms and legs so it really captures the true view seen from the eyes.

The fast paced music keeps you interested and hurry's the advert along nicely. A great piece from nike and Mr. Ritchie.

SONY PSP Advert - Hole world in your hands

During the Easter Holidays I did a weeks work experience with a graphic design company called Love Creative based in Manchester. They were currently working alongside a moving image company called The Neighbourhood which were working on this advert for Sony PSP....While Love Creative did the flat adverts for billboards/magazines etc..... I think they took on the ideas from the highly successful ipod adverts while creating this advert with its bright changing colours and background music.  I like the advert which is probably aimed at younger teenagers and think they sell the product well.

Albufeira Marina - Something abit different

Ok heres something I thought Id put up,

These are pictures of Albufeira Marina in the Algarve,

Portugal. 

Why do apartments have to be white? 

well the designers of these buildings thought just that and decided to paint them every colour under the sun

These building Block like buildings overlooking the Marina 

have become a popular icon of Albufeira. 

But I have to say its abit of a Marmite decision,

You either hate it or love it.

Noah Kalina - One picture a day for 6 years

January 11, 2000 - July 31, 2006. 2356 Days, 

Noah Kalina took a picture everyday for six years and then compiled his images into a 5.45 fast paced piece.

I stumbled over this video last year when researching for my new way of looking brief when I was interested in time lapse,

This video really grabbed my attention because of the 

effort it took to take a picture every single day 

and the way it is presented with the fast piano playing 

as the background music. 

Its a great idea.... I think the way you see his hair grow

and the constant change in clothes and backdrop 

makes the piece more even more interesting.