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200 Nanowebbers semi-conducted

Recently coming across Semiconductor’s video for Double Adaptor on Osaka Recordings I found a thing of rare digital beauty. It gave me cause to reevaluate their work after viewing a performance by them a number of years ago at the Brighton Dome. I found their work at that time intriguing but not stand out. The [...]

2005 from shortlists to winners

I finally finished the shortlists before the end of the year. No shortlists for MVP (Most valuable 2005 contribution from the above areas) or Breakthrough artist of the year categories necessary I feel as they may well come from those previously mentioned.
The New Year will see me make those difficult final choices.

Warped visions

WarpVision DVD | Trailer image (Itsu/Pleix)

Warp Vision, an anthology of cutting-edge videos from the pioneering electronic music label Warp, is released September 27.

Warp Vision: 1989�2004 DVD

WarpVision site

WarpVision Trailer [QT 4.7M]

Warp’s eclectic DVD selection reflects the obsessions, twists, turns and writhings of this label which, although firmly marking home territory in electronica, has never [...]

Precursor motion graphics

A clinical yet grotesque micro-world is explored in Quietus, where renegade motion fragments illustrate a modern bio-vectoral medical experiment. Precursor adds live action and motion controlled camerawork to their sharp motion graphic work showcased memorably in 2003’s Anomaly, a information study of a NASA shuttle flight, which was a Creative Review/Digital Vision finalist. Anomaly exhibits [...]

Dod Mantle: premier digital cinematographer interview

Anthony Dod Mantle interviewed on recently completed projects such as Danny Boyle’s Millions and Thomas Vinterberg’s Dear Wendy, and on being the DoP of key digital features including Festen, 28 Days Later, Dogville.
[Source: Film Ireland Magazine]

Pleix Sometimes motion graphic promo

The latest work from Pleix is an indirect elegy to 9-11. Subtle use of motion graphics and compositing in this music video for a Kid 606 release on Mille Plateaux showcase this French collectives versatility. Previous work for Futureshock and Plaid are more shout-out effects driven, but the plaintive tone of Sometimes with its gracefully [...]