An ingenious video for The Shins’ track “Half A Million” by LAMAR+NIK (click here for previous posts). After filming the band against a white backdrop, the 4,868 frames of footage was edited, printed and hand-cut into 5,566 stickers, which were then animated by layering each (one on top of the other) in over 40 different locations!
Video for Sef by Dutch director Folkert Verdoorn (previously featured here). Shot in the outskirts of Paris, “Ligt Aan Mij” (“It’s on me”/”It’s my fault”) explores themes of ego, stubbornness and self-doubt.
Director: Folkert Verdoorn
DOP: Boas van Milligen Bielke
Producer: Victoria Lechevalier
Gaffer: Zen Bloot
Light Assistant: Andrea Raffaelli
Editor: Sjoerd Dekker
Grading: Erik @ De Grot
Art Director: Evelien Stikkelman
Photography: Sophie Hemels
Camera Assistant: Henry Vrijsen
Movi Operator: Clement Gerard
MUA: Joanne Mackenzie, Prinscilla Lima
Production Assistant: Antonio Talarico, Cas Mulder, Clovis Lamour, Joris Pronost, Guilhem
Cast: Dillan Perukel, Nazim, Gnamien Junior, Lancelot Prat
Dank aan: Het Raam
Behind the Scenes Photography: Lucy Henshall
Produced by Mr. Frank
London-based animator Steve Kirby brings illustrator Andrew Fox’s delightful calligraphy drawings to life with this short video, compiled from a series of micro-animations they initially released via social media. Sound design by Wesley Slover of Sono Sanctus.
A trippy video for CFCF by Stockholm-based director Fredrik Lund-Hansen (of studio Swim Club). “Time Flies” explores the the fluidity of gender roles and the vibrancy of nonconformity while celebrating both our differences and the inherent oneness of humanity.
Director: Fredrik Lund-Hansen
DOP: Fredrik Hvass
Line Producer: Sebastian Kriz
Color: Joel Thorstensson
Edit: Oscar Lund-Hansen
Art Director: Filip Kleremark
Choreography: Jasmine Albuquerque
Dancer: Danny Axley
Dancer: Raymond Ejiofor
Dancer: Kenzie McClure
Dancer: Jasmine Albuquerque
Stylist: Zoë Hennessey
PA: Daniel Lindqvist
PA: Cristoffer Jonsson
Makeup: Lena Östholm
Music: CFCF
Produced by Swim Club
This video is just one of the many inspiring submissions we’ve received in the past week. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!
Another brilliant animation by artist Jonathan Djob Nkondo (previously featured here). Love what he can do with a single facial expression!
Animation and direction: Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Music: Skillbard
Sound design, Mixing, voice actor: Mike Jansson
Voice actress: Gabriel Tucker
Nice video for Rin by filmmaker and photographer Simon Reichel. Shot on Kodak Super 16, “Ich will dass du mich brauchst” (“I want you to need me”) offers a stripped down version of young love. As Reichel shared with us:
“I wanted to use the opportunity to reach a young street culture audience and show them how love and sex can look different from the stereotype of women as pornografied objects, men as heartless thugs and generally everybody acting like over-the-top fashion models with empty stares and fake gestures.”
This video has a mature rating by Vimeo for nudity/sexual content.
Production Company: BWGTBLD
Producer: Anna Bauer
Director of Photography: Rina Yang
Hair & Make Up: Susanna Jonas
Styling: Lorena Maza
Starring Nela Mie Cara & Malik Adan
A rad video about being rad by rad Cape Town-based student and animator Adam Black!
A gorgeous collaboration between London-based artist Ben Cullen Williams and electronic duo Maribou State. Shot on location at Printworks in London, a lone dancer moves to Maribou State’s track “Varkala” as the camera explores the connection between the tiny figure and the enormity of her surroundings. Director Cullen Williams further describes the project as a contemplation of the power of light and space:
“The initially seemingly fragile dancer is dwarfed by the scale of the building, however, her interactions with the architecture aim to show her strength but also make the viewer aware of the power of the building. The film comes to a climax showing her in symbiosis with the building – two structures connecting, both strong. The haunting and ephemeral beauty of the song is mirrored within the dancer’s movements. While the sense of an unknown space and atmosphere are teased out through the architecture”
Check out the full credits for the film as well as some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot below!
Director: Ben Cullen Williams
Music: Maribou State – “Varkala”
Location: Printworks, London
Director of photography: Jack Exton
Editor: Oliver Barron
Dancers: Alex Tinney and Felix Denton
Styling: Natalie Holbourns
Hair and Make up: Tabby Li
Clothing: Bones
1ST AC – Sam Hayes
2ND AC – Leo Glover
Gaffer – Ben Ransley
Electrican – Isaac Whittingham
Runner – Joey Jenkins
Ben Cullen Williams on Instagram
An unsettling post-apocalyptic stop-motion animation for Father John Misty’s track “Things It Would Have Been Helpful To know Before the Revolution” by director Chris Hopewell (previously featured here). Puppets from the video are being auctioned off on Father John Misty’s eBay page from now until August 13, with all proceeds going to the Environmental Defence Fund.
Video for JAY-Z’s track “Adnis,” featuring Mahershala Ali as a boxer fighting his own demons and Danny Glover as Ali’s trainer. Directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo). Romanek also co-directed “The Story of O.J.” we posted last month. Click here to check it out, if you haven’t already!
UK-based illustrator Matthew Lyons perfectly captures desk job daydreaming with this surreal animation.
Some great shots in this dark narrative for David Sevrin’s track “Lifeline.” Directed by Katiana Zachariou, the video explores the shirting dynamics of love, jealousy and guilt between three friends.
CAST
Stella: Taneshia Abt
Mark: Anton Spieker
Johnny: Maximilian Hildebrandt
CREW
Director: Katiana Zachariou
Director or Photography: Christian Huck
Production Company: Wolffpack Vision GmbH
Producer: Ferdinand Kühn
1st AC: Nelson Smith
2nd AC/DIT: Long Vo Thanh
Gaffer/Grip: Florian Peters
Set Design: Marie Petzer
Prop master: Jana Wackrow
Costumes: Lilli Brinkert
Hair and Makeup: Timo Bloom
Editor: Gunter Gunterson
Grading: Florian Sterk(Chimney)
Catering: Ronja Glesczinsky
Set Runner: Paul Raszewski
Editor Teaser/Snippets: Andreas Meichsner
Special Thanks to:
Cinegate
Rehsumpf e.v.
Westfehling Tankstelle
Martin Gause
Andreas Brendle
Doreen Neumann
