Fantastic motion and sound design and epic galactic events? Yes please!

Spotted at Imaginary Foundation.

Here’s an awesome video for an awesome song. I love how the technically simple video editing techniques provide for such a powerfully beautiful and mesmerizing video.

Spotted at ISO50

I’ve often thought that the iPhone and related devices would be fun mediums for persistance-of-vision experiments and applications. Looks like the folks at Dentsu London & Berg have one-upped that idea by making stop-motion films with this stunning and creative implementation of the technique.

This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.

We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.

Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
dentsulondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​light-painting/​
and at the BERG blog:
berglondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​magic-ipad-light-painting/​

via Phidelity Blog

via wire to the ear

Woah. Remember that one time you did that thing and everything was all like asldkfjIojjkj$#3245(*&hjlkasjdf? This video for Blockhead’s “The Music Scene” is a lot like that….

Official music video for Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene’.

An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene.’

Directimated by A.F.Schepperd
Commissioned by Ninjatune Records
Music by Blockhead

spotted at Flyer Design Goodness

As a huge fan of Theo Ellsworth, this animation immediately caught my interest. I absolutely love that surreal, hyper-detailed, doodle/stream-of-consciousness inspired illustration style, and Malcolm Sutherland has taken it to another level by bring it to life in this lovely animation. Enjoy!

When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind. An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009. For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/theastronomersdream

Wow!

From http://vimeo.com/10692284:

ENVISION : Step into the sensory box. Sous ce nom se cache l’expérience immersive offerte par ALCATEL-LUCENT à ses clients lors du dernier Mobile World Congress. Une expérience à base de vidéo mapping conçue par l’agence SUPERBIEN et le département New Media de l’Agence \Auditoire. Le public était invité à entrer dans un cube et à découvrir une vision artistique de la tagline de l’événement : Transforming the mobile experience.

Google Translation:

ENVISION: Step into the sensory box. Under this name hides the immersive experience offered by Alcatel-Lucent to its customers at the last Mobile World Congress. An experience-based video mapping designed by the agency and the Department SUPERBIEN New Media Agency \ Auditorium. The public was invited into a cube and discover an artistic vision of the tagline of the event: Transforming the mobile experience.

To blast you off into the weekend properly, here’s a new cut from Underworld’s forthcoming album. Mmmmmm…. I sure do love me some Underworld.

Tonight, Friday May 14, brings Seattle two great events. Whether you are looking to groove or chill, here are two cheap options of great musical line-ups to suit your mood:

First up is a birthday celebration at Waid’s that has smartly booked me, Coral, and Amanita to provide the groovy beats. It’s open to the public and I open the evening at 10, so come a little early and don’t forget your dancing shoes! The cover is $5-10.

Secondly, but certainly not lastly, is the Ambire Linearis finally at Space in Greenwood. Live ambient goodness will be provided by Gel-Sol, Carl Sagan’s Ghost, and some other fine folks. Full details can be found here. They don’t say in the post, but the past shows ahve been only $5 at the door, so I’m assuming this will be as well. The Ambire Linearis shows have all been excellent, and Space is a perfect venue for this type of show. I was extra excited to catch this one as I’m a big fan of both Gel-Sol and Carl Sagan’s Ghost, but silly me forgot what night this was on when accepting the booking for the birthday party. Bummer….

Here’s a little preview of the set Carl Sagan’s Ghost has been preparing for tonight:

Download :: Leave Trace & John Ames - Live at Kinetic 4 / Chillography 204

This set was recorded live in the in Chillography Downtempo Dinosaur room at Kinetic 4 at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA on April 3, 2010. John and I performed under the short-lived name of “A Delicate Moment”, which was quickly killed for being at bit too precious of a name. Band names are hard! Beats and textures by me, Leave Trace, and cello by John Ames.

And here’s some video of the performance:

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Leave Trace & John Ames - Live at Kinetic 4 / Chillography 204