Oldboy

I watch Repo-Men last week and was extremely pleased with one scene in a corridor. I later found out that this scene had been taken from a film called Oldboy and replicated.

So I went out and bought Oldboy and it was a great piece of cinematography from start to finish from Korean director Chan Wook-Park. I also thought the ending was great and something you totally dont expect. The hole tone of the movie infact leads up to something that surprised me.

ITV World Cup intro

For those of you who watched the world cup over the summer (In my case a very long one) you will seen this exciting intro from the ITV.

This was shown just before the experts did their post match preparations to gear you up before the games. Sadly the world cup in africa wasnt the best. But this intro with its graphics focusing on the continent of africa was beautiful memo for the 2010 world cup.

Jography

I went on a 2 mile jog yesterday and decided to take my camera with me and take some pictures of the different scenery as I was running.

You can see by the pictures the different places a jogged through. from residential areas to dirt paths and football fields. I like how the pictures turned out as you can definetly see a sense of speed and adventure by the motion blur on some of the pictures.

Kaka 3d advert

I love this advert!

Maybe due to the football content. But this advert just sells the new sony 3d hdtv. The advert is shot in 3d just like films such as avatar but obviously you cant watch it on your bog standard tv. This makes you want to go out and buy one of these overpriced tv's straight away so you can watch sport and films in full 3d.

While Kaka is doing his thing it also cuts to different ways you will also experience the full effect of 3d (e.g. motor sport,glass shattering and explosions.) Something I also picked up on was the music used. The use of calming classical music in contrast with all the action going on makes it seem normal to be having things exploding in your face.

Directed by well known director Jonathan Glazer

Shes a thing of beauty - Split screen

I love the feel of this traditional french feeling advert. The split screen brings together both the woman dressing up to go out and the beer being prepared.... The advert is obviously comparing the cool Stella Artois with the good looking sexy woman.

Seeing this advert reminded me of my new way of looking project in year one. I based the project around cubism and seeing things from different points of view. however I think the Stella ad has taken the cool looking technique of split screen and created something smart and original for this ad.

This is my project from year one:

Science of the movies

I have been watching the first couple of episodes of this american show on the science channel. It has really given me an extra insight into how big movie productions are made.

The first episode I watched featured different types of cameras used on sets and also a big hollywood company that specialized in editing together 3d elements with the footage of the characters.

The second episode I watched showed how different weather effects and mechanical effects were created in hollywood. I thought I knew all about these things but when I watched this show it was very interesting and helped me learn about the moving image industry even more!

Paddy Power - Blind Football

As a major fan of football myself. There was nothing better than seeing this advert the other day. Although now banned from being shown on tv this ad uses a great deal of humor to advertise betting. Something in which the advert has nothing to do with.

The Ad is not aimed to get people to quickly log onto paddypower and start betting away. Its a viral that people will talk about down the pub and everyone will remember the name Paddypower! I think its great.

BRONSON

Bought the film Bronson on dvd the other day; Not a penny wasted. I found the film entertaining from start to finish and it was all based on true events. While I was watching it I couldnt help but think the director ( Nicolas Winding Refn) had largely copied the idea from the film Chopper, which is based on another maniac criminal just like Charles Bronson. But I still found it unique and with lead actor Tom Hardy putting in an Oscar winning performance.

I would highly recomend this film to anyone!

Q-Tip

Better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer,singer, and actor from queens, new York City, Part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest.

Q-tip is one of the artist that feature in the Mark Ronson video I last uploaded. There something I really like about his style and the way he raps. As soon as I heard him in Band Bang Bang immediately bought his album and it did not disapoint!

Bringing back the retro - Mark Ronson

When I heard this song on the radio I loved it. Ronson has the musical genius to combine his instrumental sound with other artists ( Q-tip and MNDR) to produce something great. When I saw the video to the song It got me watching it over and over again. The video is shot in some early 90's style chinese game show style with shapes, bright colors and old school effects. But it doesnt look old it looks modern! its strange but great, And the song is also brilliant! Video directed by Warren Wu

Street Drummer

When I saw this link from a friend I was like wow this guy kills it!
Using only pans,buckets and what I can only describe as scrap metal this guy combines the sounds of hitting different materials to produce a drum and base style composition. This guy just proves you can make sound with anything!

Graphic design - Rockstock music festival

Before I joined the course I had a graphic design background,Studying it at diploma level. Graphic design is something that excites my on the same level as moving image and so every now and again I get a few people asking me to do designs for their gigs etc.

This poster has been pinned up in nearly every pub,shop and cafe in Stockport, something I am very proud of. It was to raise money for Christies and they raised nearly £2000!

This Guy even got my logo shaved into his head all for charity!