Coalition of the Willing
August 26th, 2010 | by Lord Vio | published in Animation, Educational, Film
Educational
Jean Painleve - Science is Fiction
March 19th, 2010 | by Lew Landers | published in Archival, Documentary, Educational, Film
Jean Painleve created amazing science films and dubbed the term “scientific-poetic cinema.”
Saul Bass - Why Man Creates
March 6th, 2010 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Archival, Documentary, Educational, Film, Graphic Design
The Edifice segment from Saul Bass’s 1968 short film Why Man Creates. It won the Academy Award for documentary short subject.
Coalition Of The Willing by Knife Party & Co
February 5th, 2010 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Educational, Film
This is a really interesting collaborative film initiated by Simon Robson of Knife Party. They have just launched their website with an ongoing release of individual sections that will create the entire film.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
June 21st, 2009 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Archival, Educational, Historical
Just re-watching the Cosmos series from 1980 by the late Carl Sagan, so I thought I would post this animated evolution segment from episode 2.
Y
April 20th, 2009 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Educational, Video
“An interdisciplinary project between textiledesign and the animation department of the school of art and design kassel.”
Making “Closer”
April 1st, 2009 | by Lew Landers | published in Archival, Educational, Music Video
NIN: The Making of the “Closer” Video from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.
Still one of the best music videos to come out of the big budget 1990s. Mark Romanek narrates this great behind the scenes look at Closer by Nine Inch Nails.
Asa Arnehed - Emilia
March 27th, 2009 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Educational, Film
Asa Arnehed’s new film Emilia is a wonderful representation of the emotional and temporal struggles of one family. Like Asa’s other shorts the use of sound and textures and open space draws you into the world of the characters.
Watch it here.
(Click on animated films in the menu and then watch the film [...]
Tarkovsky’s Favorite Directors
March 21st, 2009 | by Lew Landers | published in Archival, Educational, Film
One of the greats talking about his favorite directors.
The Universe & You
October 12th, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Educational, Film, Print, Video
It’s finally here! Our first show! Please come to the Cairo Gallery in Seattle on October 22nd at 8 pm!
Supervideografen Presents: The Universe and You
A collection of animated explorations and visual interpretations of our place in the big unknown.
Animations by:
Justine Ashbee
Impactist
Britta Johnson
JJ Walker
Emanuele Kabu
Paul Maupoux
Sean Pecknold
Bill Porter
Matt Smithson
And many more!
Poster by Toby Liebowitz!
And [...]
Chek
August 8th, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Educational
According to a study by the American Management Association, U.S. workers spend an average of 1 hour and 47 minutes per day dealing with email. Eight percent spent more than four hours a day. If that time was spent looking up into the sky and spinning around, perhaps we would be more productive as [...]
Encounters At the End of the World
August 7th, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Educational, Film
I really enjoyed Werner Herzog’s new documentary.
Humans!
August 1st, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Educational, Film, Video
The classic short film from Three Legged Legs.
Himmelstürmer
July 30th, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Educational, Print
Jetpacks. During World War II the germans developed a jet pack called the Himmelstürmer. It allowed a pilot to take giant jumps up to 180 feet in the air and would allow them to cross bridgeless waters, minefields, and barbed wire obstacles. I think that would be pretty nice to have at [...]
Charley Junior’s School Days
July 28th, 2008 | by Lew Landers | published in Animation, Archival, Educational
A bit odd in many ways, but c’mon it’s the first post.