Yuval & Merav Nathan Animate Sand for Eatliz Video
The new stop motion animation music video from art rock group Eatliz, directed by the Grammy nominated directors Yuval & Merav Nathan ("Her Morning Elegance").
Category: Music and Sound
Nice Shoes Underwrites Ricky Martin’s New Musical Direction
Ricky Martin's new single The Best Thing About Me is You marks a new musical direction for the Puerto Rican superstar.
Ric Viers, The Master of Sound Effects
Ric Viers not only creates vast libraries of sound effects, he also shares his knowledge with anyone who wants to create their own sounds.
Nice Shoes and JLo Collaborate on Good Hit
Building upon a longstanding relationship with Hello! Director Alex Moors, Nice Shoes recently handled all color grading and VFX on Jennifer Lopez's latest video, Good Hit.
Toy Story 3 Wins Two Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences handed out their coveted Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011.
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Learning Sound Design Online
A professional sound designer offers a series of online webinars on designing sound for film.
DreamWorks Cleans Up at the Annies
ASIFA-Hollywood handed out its annual Annie Awards at UCLA's Royce Hall on Feb. 5, 2011.
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Steven Woloshen: At the Heart of Experimental Animation
Steven Woloshen creates animation in cars, at work, in airports, on planes… in other words wherever and whenever he has ten consecutive minutes to play. We chatted over bottled water at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this past October, and continued by email after his return to Montreal.
Dark Ages: The Sequel - Is our Digital Art Future-Proof?
During the first Dark Ages, folks living in the shadow of the Roman Aqueduct said, “What the heck is that thing?” They yanked stones from it to build their huts, it became a landmark, but as far as they knew, IT was created by wizards—or maybe the more advanced thought aliens were responsible. The records of what IT was, and how and why IT was built were either lost, destroyed, or irretrievable through the methods of the day.
MERGE@Crossroads Pellington Launches Michael Jackson/Akon Video
Michael Jackson lives on in an uplifting posthumous music video directed by Mark Pellington at MERGE@Crossroads(link sends e-mail).
Going Absolutely Naked
If you're tired of watching music videos featuring people with clothes on, or, worse yet, videos in which people's bodies are constructed according to the basic laws of biology, then you need to check out the Klaxons' Twin Flames, which both dispenses with the excess outerwear and gives us a whole slew of new ways to look at the human body.
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BATMAN LIVE Worldwide Arena Tour
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd (WLP) announced today that BATMAN LIVE – a unique action-packed live show - will tour arenas for the first time ever across the UK and Europe, beginning in summer 2011 and arriving in North America by summer 2012.
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Club 2 The Max Announces Matsuri Fest 2011
The new Con on the block, brought to us by Chase Wang, continues to grow. July is shaping up to be a good month for anime and manga fans.
Disney’s 'A Goofy Movie' (or at least part of it) lives – Live!
Disney’s 1995 backup animated feature A Goofy Movie – and one of its songs in particular – struck a chord with a generation of school kids who are now in college. Fan videos and mash-ups are nothing new, but one student took it a step – or two – further…
Michael Jackson's Thriller Dances into Feature
GK Films is in talks to acquire the rights to a feature project based on Michael Jackson's legendary THRILLER music video, reports Deadline.com.
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Not To Scale’s Birdy Nam Nam Animated Video Part of YouTube Play
Announced last night in New York from the infamous Guggenheim Museum, Steve Scott's 'Parachute Endings' for Birdy Nam Nam is to be shown at the Guggenheim Museums around the globe (New York, Bilbao, Berlin, Venice & Abu Dhabi) as part of YouTube Play.
IMAX Develops Ground-Breaking Audio Calibration Technology
IMAX Corporation today announced the launch of its new nXos Calibrator, a patent-pending technology designed to tune and automatically monitor IMAX audio systems.
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O’Reilly’s 'The External World' Takes Grand Prix at Ottawa
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) comes to an end with a highly anticipated closing ceremonies which were held this evening at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. OIAF organizers announced the 2010 winners of the official competition during the ceremonies.
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Ottawa 2010 - Just the right note with Lou
I spoke with Lou Pomanti to get his take on music for animation. Lou Pomanti is an award-winning, performer, arranger, and producer. He’s a keyboard wizard, and worked with Blood Sweat and Tears, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, and Michael Buble. He even was the arranger for the finalists for the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge, which, in Canada, is pretty much the national anthem.
Elton and Gaga Duet for Gnomeo & Juliet
Elton John and Lady Gaga will perform the song "Hello, Hello" for the upcoming GNOMEO & JULIET (Feb. 11, 2011 from Touchstone Pictures).
Cartoon Radio Show Joins Cartoon Radio
Toon Radio announces the acquisition of Cartoon Carnival. The internet radio station Toon Radio(toonradio.net) has picked up Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev for broadcast on its audio stream.
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Comic Book Legend and World Renowned Music Artist Join Forces
Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, the comic book legend and Yoshiki, Asia’s most influential music artist, join forces to develop a music Super Hero comic book and motion comic series.
DJMAX Portable 3 Gameplay Trailer!
DJMAX Portable 3's first gameplay footage trailer along with some info on the title. Hit the jump!
MacFarlane Inks Record Deal
FAMILY GUY mastermind Seth MacFarlane has inked a record deal with Universal Republic Records, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
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Company 3 Color Performs Color Grade for Lady Gaga’s ‘Alejandro’
Company 3 recently completed work on Lady Gaga’s newest music video, “Alejandro,” which was released on the web on June 7.
