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"Portugal street artist Vhils just released a video he’s been working on entitled, “Scratching the Surface.” The video displays excellent cinematography of Vhils creating one of his pieces. We get to see the thought process, as well as the mastery of all of the tools of his trade; from spray paint to stencil-work to hammer and chisel."

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A clip from the feature-length documentary Helvetica, by Gary Hustwit. http://www.helveticafilm.com

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica has been shown at over 200 film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide.

Life in 42 seconds.

Chris Milk's entry into Beijing's 42x42 film festival.
Chris Milk gives us a visual of life passing by in his video”Last Day Dream”. He is able to capture the reality and the short-lived phases of life.

Director: Chris Milk
Writer: Chris Milk
Production Company: Radical Media
Producer: Samantha Storr
Associate Producer: Brad O'Connor
Editor: Livio Sanchez
Production Design: Matthew Holt
Telecine: Dave Hussey
Sound Design: Eddie Kim

Loads of paint and plasticine mixed with digital to make these fresh collages. Loads more on his site.

this is a screensaver designed by Yugo Nakamura.

Ohio design crew Leftchannel and Ohio DJ RJD2 combine forces for this bit of photoreal eye candy.

Ohio design crew Leftchannel and Ohio DJ RJD2 combine forces for this bit of photoreal eye candy.

If it is scientifically possible, it's really cool!

The video for Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries, so much detail and amazing colours. By Director Wade Shotter of Joy Rider Films.

Director/Animator/Characterdesign: Kristofer Ström
AE/Filmmaestro/Cutting: Erik Buchholtz
Producers: Bart Yates, Nicholas Wakeham
Studio: varelsen.com / ljudbilden.com
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Music: Minilogue.com
Track: Animals
Label: cocoon.net
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A documentary film about design ( industrial design ), what makes a designer a designer, and what makes us obsessed with form, and discussion on how these products really affect us. Directed by the same fella who created the Helvetica movie, Gary Hustwit.

The above video is of WATG's Wimberly Labs' EON Reality's immersive 3D room.
The cave (iCube) is comprised of three white walls and a floor, all about 10 x 10 in size. Onto each surface is projected a high-resolution, stereoscopic image. A viewer stands in the room wearing polarized 3D glasses - like you might use in a 3D movie - with small markers that stick out a bit from the frames.
The markers are illuminated by IR LED floodlights located on the perimeter of the room, and IR-sensitive cameras use those

Dyrdee Media and Lutas team up to create some amazingly creative commercials for Nickelodeon.

Ian Davenport is a British artist whose painting techniques remind me the methods we use in the course VA 202. I found some info about the artist on wikipedia:

"Many of Davenport's works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting gravity spread the paint over the surface. He has usually worked on medium density fibreboard rather than canvas, and most often employs household gloss paint, meaning the viewer can see their own reflection in the work. He has made a number of diptychs and tript

"At this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair, the third year product design students of Beckmans College teamed up with the second year graphics students to produce a short film, showcasing their new work."