So I came across this video tonight, a perfectly odd plug for what will undoubtedly be a perfectly odd Wes Anderson film titled Moonrise Kingdom.  For those who don’t know, Bill Murray – in real life – is a weird guy.  Don’t get me wrong, I love him, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s a weird guy. So this video is sort of what I imagine hanging out with Bill Murray would be like.  It’s funny,...

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Your weekly reminder that less is more – an amazing minimalist film poster series. There is not a whole lot to say about these, they sort of speak for themselves.  But I will say, sometimes the most obvious design is the hardest to come up with.  These are good examples of designers who understand that concept and put it into...

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Again, I must apologize up front for the length of this video (it’s pushing nine minutes), but I can’t pass it up.  It is a beautifully crafted stop-animation by UK-based animator Mikey Please, and the amount of work that went into it is just staggering. The figures were made out of a unique foam material that gives them an eerily polished look.  The piece used over 115  different sets, and the lighting is some of the best...

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I just heard about this film today, and I’m still reeling from the sheer scope of the project.  Samsara (which means ‘to flow on’ and perpetually wander through states of existence) is a documentary film by Ron Fricke shot on 70mm film that was shot in 25 different countries over the course of 5 years.  Pause. Think about that for a second and try to wrap your head around it.  The film is a non-verbal documentary produced...

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I wish I would’ve thought of this concept, though admittedly I couldn’t have pulled it off as well as this:  ad agency Young & Rubicam re-created these iconic film posters from different vantage points in order to promote surround-sound speakers from LG. If you’ve never actually experience quality surround sound, you should put that on your to-do list.  As a videographer, I’m used to focusing on the visuals in film...

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Here are four totally awesome minimalist superhero posters by Marcus at Poster Inspired at Etsy.  All of these characters are featured in movies coming out this year, so it’s a perfect time to order them for your bedroom in anticipation. There are a lot of other cool posters at Poster Inspired as well, but these were by far my favorite.  The minimalist nature of the pieces make the superheros even more mysterious, and really captures an...

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