#direct fx logo

[severo7]

AUDREY NUNA - LOCKET from valentin petit on Vimeo.

LOCKET, a music video for AUDREY NUNA Directed by VALENTIN PETIT & produced by OCURENS

Production Company: Ocurens Managing Director: Germain Robin Executive Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Line Producer: Robin Lavaud Production Coordinator: Andrea Thirion Production Assistant: Vini Kundlani

Artist Management: Anwar Sawyer, Noah Kim Arista Records: Cliff Joseph, Veronica Sanjines

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1st AD: Mathieu Perez 2nd AD: Lea Cerqueira 3rd AD: Julia Aner

LOCATION & FACILITIES Location Manager: Benoit Becquereau Assistant Location Manager: Antoine Groun Runner: Augustin Royer Runner: Ludo Mendez Traffic And Parking Control: Djamel, Boualem

CAMERA Director Of Photography: Jeff Bierman Agent: Vinh Nguyen 1st AC: Tom Haudry 2nd AC: Vassili Devintcha Video Operator: Louis Chenieux Steadicam: Teva Vasseur

LIGHT Gaffer: Maxime Chastres Spark: Adrien Demarest Spark: Camille Benariac Spark: Matéo Poulin Spark: Kallamon Bouvier

GRIP Key Grip: Vathana Kang Grip: Camille Romanyszyn Grip: Bertrand Motte

CINEMOTION Motion Control Operator: Yann Besset Motion Control Assistant: Manu De Bernardi Motion Control Assistant: Adrien Payet

STUNTS Stuntman Coordinator: Kevin Cauderlier Stuntman Assistant Coordinator: Remi Canaple

ART DEPARTMENT Production Designer: Till Duca Production Designer Assistant: Guillaume Ypreeuw Production Designer Assistant: Thomas Lelong Production Designer Assistant: Antoine Robin Production Designer Assistant: Natasha Le Sourd

SFX FLAM & CO SFX Supervisor: Armel Cessa SFX: Hicham Bouzékraoui SFX: Barthélémi Robinho

WARDROBE Stylist: Florie Vitse Assistant Stylist: Iris Laricheva

GLAM TEAM ARTIST Hair Stylist: Jacob Kajrup Make-Up Artist: Zahra Benghida

GLAM TEAM TALENTS Key Makeup Artist: Orystella Vitti Make-Up Artist: Oldie Mbani Make-Up Artist: Lucie Marty MUA Assistant: Léa Fontaine MUA Assistant: Marine Guillerme

Hair Stylist: Verinica Liccardi Hair Stylist: Mills Mouchopeda Hair Stylist J2: Kadiakhe Fanta Nail Artist: Padena Peironaziri Nail Artist: Raphaelle Parot

CASTING Casting Director: Lucie Tartensson Assistant Casting Director: Nesrine Benayad

POST PRODUCTION BY MONUMENTAL FX Head Of Post-Production: Laïla Hamdaoui Post-Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Post-Production assistant: Maxime Veigneau Editors: Simon Tristant, Valentin Petit Colorist: Arthur Paux Sound Design: Emilien Bernaux Music End Credit: MiM (from Valentin Petit's Le Bruit de la Lumière)

VFX BY SQUARE Head of VFX: Mathieu Jussreandot, Colin Journée VFX Supervisor: Antoine Pion On-Set Supervisor: Flore Mounier 3D Scan: Adrien Bavant VFX Production Manager: Julie Delepine CG Artists: Martin Goldwasser, Thomas Salmin, Arthur Amanatiou, Morgane Perrier, Paul Perrier, Hugo Aboab, Eddy Choppy FX Artists: Luis Fos Compositing Artists: Adrien “Pamito” Renay, Isabelle Tchoungang, Thomas Jouenne, Tom Gueret, Jonas Caillet, Richard Gomard Cleans : Sancio VFX

Credits: Nathan Almeras Valentin Petit’s Logo: Nairone BTS: Gohan Keller, Max Heilbronn, BTS video edit by Yanjun Zhou

CAST Dannie Mendez, Clementine Morisset, Eden Payet, Ines Lafourcade, Clara Paschini, Clara De Lataillade, Jules Leroy, Gaia Zimmermann, Tristan Vasseur, Alioune Sane & Adelaide Tourres

Special thanks: Hugo Beron, Jon Echeveste, Ant Pablos, Theo Gall, Fabienne Billioud d’Espace Commines, RVZ, Le Bendo, Flycar Montparnasse, Basik, Adelyo, Flam&Co,

With the support of the CNC.

[themeatlife]

Oscar Cram Session 2024 - Watching the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees

In 2023, there was a unique opportunity brought about by the Streaming Wars and viewing opportunities post-pandemic to be able to watch most of the Best Picture nominees for the Oscars. Last year, I viewed and reviewed 8 of the 10 nominees due to their availability on streaming services. I later saw Avatar: The Way of Water as the 9th nominee I viewed - without going into a review, I rate it a 7/10. Solid entertaining flick. I have yet to watch The Fabelmans.

For this year, there were less of them available to stream - 6 of the 10 Best Picture nominess are out on streaming right now. While there are less, I still took the opportunity to watch the ones that were available. Two of the nominees I actually got to see in the theaters - Barbie and Oppenheimer. I have participated in the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon last summer. I viewed the rest on streaming. For the ones that aren't out on streaming yet, I'll hit those up later. Here are the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture: American Fiction (Theaters/VOD) Anatomy of a Fall (Theaters/VOD) Barbie (Max) The Holdovers (Peacock) Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple TV+) Maestro (Netflix) Oppenheimer (Peacock) Past Lives (Paramount+/Showtime) Poor Things (Theaters/VOD) The Zone of Interest (Theaters/VOD)

I'll now review each one that I viewed, listed in alphabetical order. SPOILER ALERT, I will be lightly spoiling plot details of each of those movies.

Barbie (Max)

the Meat Life Rating - 8/10

Barbie was the highest grossing movie of 2023 at $636 million domestic and nearly $1.5 billion worldwide. It was a phenomenon at the box office. Directed by indie darling Greta Gerwig and cowritten by Gerwig and her husband Noah Baumbach, Barbie is a witty interpretation of the world famous doll. Margot Robbie as a producer and as the film's title star brings this doll to life as a story of a woman trying to discover herself in the real world and the Barbie world. It is very much in the vein of many of Gerwig's work as a director and actor (if you liked Barbie, I recommend Lady Bird and Frances Ha - both very similar in many respects). It is goofy and fun while also being very introspective into how modern women have to navigate the world today. And Ryan Gosling really steals the movie in his hilarious portrayal of Ken. Ignore the conservative backlash, this movie has a good message to young girls and women and is fun.

The Holdovers (Peacock)

the Meat Life Rating - 8/10

A new Christmas classic? I think so! The Holdovers has us look at Paul Giamatti as a cranky teacher tasked to watching over kids at a prep school that have to stay over the Christmas break. Great performances from Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. It is funny and dramatic. A look at a man looking back at past regrets and a student looking at his unknown future. The ending will tug at the heartstrings. Also love the old school vibe with the older era logos and music in the opening credits as well as the altered picture quality - really gives an older movie feel. Very much enjoyable, just felt weird because I watched this after the Christmas season.

Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple TV+)

the Meat Life Rating - 7.5/10

I want to say this upfront: this is not fun to watch. And that's kind of the point of the movie because it is an uncomfortable subject - looking at a string of murders of members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s. You very much feel all three and a half hours of this film. This is probably not in Scorsese's top 10 films, but it is done very well and is a great look at the Osage community during that era. Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro propel the story and Lily Gladstone's performance was exceptional. There has been a sort of Native American surge of content in entertainment in recent years with this film, FX/Hulu's Reservation Dogs (excellent show), and Disney+/Marvel's Echo. I would recommend checking all those out.

Maestro (Netflix)

the Meat Life Rating - 7/10

This is the first of a pair of bio-pics on this nominee list. In this modern era of film, it is challenging putting together a compelling biography that shares the story of the real person as is also entertaining. Bradley Cooper plays dual roles of directing Maestro and playing Leonard Bernstein in the movie. There are artistic choices that I respect like the 4:3 aspect ratio for the earlier eras depicted in the film, the black and white in the first third and technicolor in the middle third of the film. Carey Mulligan's performance as Felicia Montealegre carries the film. It's a bit unfair to compare, but I feel 2022's Tar was a slightly better film. There are some really strong scenes in Maestro though, and all the music scenes are great with a good sound system.

Oppenheimer (Peacock)

the Meat Life Rating - 9/10

This is the favorite right now to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Oppenheimer is the second bio-pic on this nominees list. The favorite to win Best Picture, Oppenheimer was a surprise box office behemoth grossing $329 million domestic and nearly $1 billion worldwide. Definitely benefitted from the Barbenheimer phenomenon over the summer, particularly because this film is Rated R. I will probably visit the Christopher Nolan filmography soon, but Oppenheimer is definitely toward the top of the list. This film has got a huge ensemble cast. I think the film benefits from the strength of the performances of that ensemble. That being said, it is nice to see Cillian Murphy shine portraying the title character/person over the course of decades shown in the film. Nolan expertly paces this film, so you actually don't really feel the 3 hour run time. Oppenheimer is kind of split into three parts - a J. Robert Oppenheimer origin story, the assemble the team and execute of the Manhattan Project during World War II, and a court drama in Robert Downey Jr's Lewis Strauss Cabinet appointment hearing. Great film!

Past Lives (Paramount+/Showtime)

the Meat Life Rating - 8.5/10

Past Lives is probably my favorite of the bunch that I watched. It is a look at a couple who grew up together in South Korea as teenage friends who get separated and reunite in person 24 years later in New York. It is a great story about immigrating, love, and longing and the Korean concept of "in-yun." It is a fairly unconventional take on a romantic film. When my brother described this film to me before I saw it, he said to prepare for a lot of crying. Most of the way through the film I was fine, but then that final scene gets you. You also get great scenic shots of New York City in the final third of the film. This is the director Celine Song's first feature film, and what a great debut it is. Big time performance for Greta Lee in the lead character Nora.

Those are the Oscar Best Picture nominees I have viewed. I think my next couple of entries will be movie based as well, ranking the Christopher Nolan filmography and a look at Dune Part 2 (once I get to see it).

Below are the rest of the movie posters of the nominees I did not view.

Enjoy the movies and enjoy the Oscars on Sunday!

[charmac]

Studios own the right to merchandising, and studios don't understand what an individual audience for each of their shows wants/would buy. Instead, they sell generic crap that is cheap to make but is data-proven to be appealing to a wide audience.

Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens is a pretty direct commentary on this exact issue.

At the end of the episode, the Gang can't sell any of their merch ideas at the convention. The Convention attendees see what the Gang are saying their customers want and say no, won't sell. It's not what is typical, expected, known to sell. RCG want to sell Dick Towels, the Studio says no, won't sell, that's not the kind of merchandise we do, it's not known to sell.

RCG do it themselves, outside the studio's shop, and genuinely shock them with how many dick towels they manage to sell (and how much money they make off it). It sells because they know their audience, and their audience doesn't want what's generic and 'proven by data' to be appealing, they want funny stuff that's 'actually from the show' they love.

And, for awhile, FX actually did sell the shirts from Sunny:

Including Charlie's Army Jacket:

The market for these things was tapped, it was tried, but then it died.

Because the issue is that these items just really don't sell as well as logo items do, and they cost more to produce. So to maximise profit, it made sense for them to cut the replicas and sell generic crap. They already own the rights to a show's logo, and it's cheaper to create their own original designs and slap it on various items than it is to recreate wardrobe. The casual fan is gonna buy the recognisable logo t-shirt over the 'as worn in Season 8 episode 3' t-shirt 9/10 times, and studios will always prioritise minimising costs and maximising profit.

Much like how the Lawyer holds all the rights to Paddy's Pub merchandising, it sucks ass that studios hold the rights to television show merchandising.

(Also I wanna point out that they were selling shirts from the show at The Always Sunny Podcast live shows. (I didn't take a photo but maybe someone else did?) So RCG know there still is a market for that kind of merch, but that market is considered dead by the studio, who hold the merchandising rights for the show.)

there’s such an untapped market with official merch sites- autistic people who wanna dress like their people from their shows…….. and yet they keep just selling shirts w the logo or whatever

[lesterplatt]

AUDREY NUNA - LOCKET from valentin petit on Vimeo.

LOCKET, a music video for AUDREY NUNA Directed by VALENTIN PETIT & produced by OCURENS

Production Company: Ocurens Managing Director: Germain Robin Executive Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Line Producer: Robin Lavaud Production Coordinator: Andrea Thirion Production Assistant: Vini Kundlani

Artist Management: Anwar Sawyer, Noah Kim Arista Records: Cliff Joseph, Veronica Sanjines

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1st AD: Mathieu Perez 2nd AD: Lea Cerqueira 3rd AD: Julia Aner

LOCATION & FACILITIES Location Manager: Benoit Becquereau Assistant Location Manager: Antoine Groun Runner: Augustin Royer Runner: Ludo Mendez Traffic And Parking Control: Djamel, Boualem

CAMERA Director Of Photography: Jeff Bierman Agent: Vinh Nguyen 1st AC: Tom Haudry 2nd AC: Vassili Devintcha Video Operator: Louis Chenieux Steadicam: Teva Vasseur

LIGHT Gaffer: Maxime Chastres Spark: Adrien Demarest Spark: Camille Benariac Spark: Matéo Poulin Spark: Kallamon Bouvier

GRIP Key Grip: Vathana Kang Grip: Camille Romanyszyn Grip: Bertrand Motte

CINEMOTION Motion Control Operator: Yann Besset Motion Control Assistant: Manu De Bernardi Motion Control Assistant: Adrien Payet

STUNTS Stuntman Coordinator: Kevin Cauderlier Stuntman Assistant Coordinator: Remi Canaple

ART DEPARTMENT Production Designer: Till Duca Production Designer Assistant: Guillaume Ypreeuw Production Designer Assistant: Thomas Lelong Production Designer Assistant: Antoine Robin Production Designer Assistant: Natasha Le Sourd

SFX FLAM & CO SFX Supervisor: Armel Cessa SFX: Hicham Bouzékraoui SFX: Barthélémi Robinho

WARDROBE Stylist: Florie Vitse Assistant Stylist: Iris Laricheva

GLAM TEAM ARTIST Hair Stylist: Jacob Kajrup Make-Up Artist: Zahra Benghida

GLAM TEAM TALENTS Key Makeup Artist: Orystella Vitti Make-Up Artist: Oldie Mbani Make-Up Artist: Lucie Marty MUA Assistant: Léa Fontaine MUA Assistant: Marine Guillerme

Hair Stylist: Verinica Liccardi Hair Stylist: Mills Mouchopeda Hair Stylist J2: Kadiakhe Fanta Nail Artist: Padena Peironaziri Nail Artist: Raphaelle Parot

CASTING Casting Director: Lucie Tartensson Assistant Casting Director: Nesrine Benayad

POST PRODUCTION BY MONUMENTAL FX Head Of Post-Production: Laïla Hamdaoui Post-Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Post-Production assistant: Maxime Veigneau Editors: Simon Tristant, Valentin Petit Colorist: Arthur Paux Sound Design: Emilien Bernaux Music End Credit: MiM (from Valentin Petit's Le Bruit de la Lumière)

VFX BY SQUARE Head of VFX: Mathieu Jussreandot, Colin Journée VFX Supervisor: Antoine Pion On-Set Supervisor: Flore Mounier 3D Scan: Adrien Bavant VFX Production Manager: Julie Delepine CG Artists: Martin Goldwasser, Thomas Salmin, Arthur Amanatiou, Morgane Perrier, Paul Perrier, Hugo Aboab, Eddy Choppy FX Artists: Luis Fos Compositing Artists: Adrien “Pamito” Renay, Isabelle Tchoungang, Thomas Jouenne, Tom Gueret, Jonas Caillet, Richard Gomard Cleans : Sancio VFX

Credits: Nathan Almeras Valentin Petit’s Logo: Nairone BTS: Gohan Keller, Max Heilbronn, BTS video edit by Yanjun Zhou

CAST Dannie Mendez, Clementine Morisset, Eden Payet, Ines Lafourcade, Clara Paschini, Clara De Lataillade, Jules Leroy, Gaia Zimmermann, Tristan Vasseur, Alioune Sane & Adelaide Tourres

Special thanks: Hugo Beron, Jon Echeveste, Ant Pablos, Theo Gall, Fabienne Billioud d’Espace Commines, RVZ, Le Bendo, Flycar Montparnasse, Basik, Adelyo, Flam&Co,

With the support of the CNC.

[montysworld]

AUDREY NUNA - LOCKET from valentin petit on Vimeo.

LOCKET, a music video for AUDREY NUNA Directed by VALENTIN PETIT & produced by OCURENS

Production Company: Ocurens Managing Director: Germain Robin Executive Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Line Producer: Robin Lavaud Production Coordinator: Andrea Thirion Production Assistant: Vini Kundlani

Artist Management: Anwar Sawyer, Noah Kim Arista Records: Cliff Joseph, Veronica Sanjines

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1st AD: Mathieu Perez 2nd AD: Lea Cerqueira 3rd AD: Julia Aner

LOCATION & FACILITIES Location Manager: Benoit Becquereau Assistant Location Manager: Antoine Groun Runner: Augustin Royer Runner: Ludo Mendez Traffic And Parking Control: Djamel, Boualem

CAMERA Director Of Photography: Jeff Bierman Agent: Vinh Nguyen 1st AC: Tom Haudry 2nd AC: Vassili Devintcha Video Operator: Louis Chenieux Steadicam: Teva Vasseur

LIGHT Gaffer: Maxime Chastres Spark: Adrien Demarest Spark: Camille Benariac Spark: Matéo Poulin Spark: Kallamon Bouvier

GRIP Key Grip: Vathana Kang Grip: Camille Romanyszyn Grip: Bertrand Motte

CINEMOTION Motion Control Operator: Yann Besset Motion Control Assistant: Manu De Bernardi Motion Control Assistant: Adrien Payet

STUNTS Stuntman Coordinator: Kevin Cauderlier Stuntman Assistant Coordinator: Remi Canaple

ART DEPARTMENT Production Designer: Till Duca Production Designer Assistant: Guillaume Ypreeuw Production Designer Assistant: Thomas Lelong Production Designer Assistant: Antoine Robin Production Designer Assistant: Natasha Le Sourd

SFX FLAM & CO SFX Supervisor: Armel Cessa SFX: Hicham Bouzékraoui SFX: Barthélémi Robinho

WARDROBE Stylist: Florie Vitse Assistant Stylist: Iris Laricheva

GLAM TEAM ARTIST Hair Stylist: Jacob Kajrup Make-Up Artist: Zahra Benghida

GLAM TEAM TALENTS Key Makeup Artist: Orystella Vitti Make-Up Artist: Oldie Mbani Make-Up Artist: Lucie Marty MUA Assistant: Léa Fontaine MUA Assistant: Marine Guillerme

Hair Stylist: Verinica Liccardi Hair Stylist: Mills Mouchopeda Hair Stylist J2: Kadiakhe Fanta Nail Artist: Padena Peironaziri Nail Artist: Raphaelle Parot

CASTING Casting Director: Lucie Tartensson Assistant Casting Director: Nesrine Benayad

POST PRODUCTION BY MONUMENTAL FX Head Of Post-Production: Laïla Hamdaoui Post-Producer: Elisa Johanna Känd Post-Production assistant: Maxime Veigneau Editors: Simon Tristant, Valentin Petit Colorist: Arthur Paux Sound Design: Emilien Bernaux Music End Credit: MiM (from Valentin Petit's Le Bruit de la Lumière)

VFX BY SQUARE Head of VFX: Mathieu Jussreandot, Colin Journée VFX Supervisor: Antoine Pion On-Set Supervisor: Flore Mounier 3D Scan: Adrien Bavant VFX Production Manager: Julie Delepine CG Artists: Martin Goldwasser, Thomas Salmin, Arthur Amanatiou, Morgane Perrier, Paul Perrier, Hugo Aboab, Eddy Choppy FX Artists: Luis Fos Compositing Artists: Adrien “Pamito” Renay, Isabelle Tchoungang, Thomas Jouenne, Tom Gueret, Jonas Caillet, Richard Gomard Cleans : Sancio VFX

Credits: Nathan Almeras Valentin Petit’s Logo: Nairone BTS: Gohan Keller, Max Heilbronn, BTS video edit by Yanjun Zhou

CAST Dannie Mendez, Clementine Morisset, Eden Payet, Ines Lafourcade, Clara Paschini, Clara De Lataillade, Jules Leroy, Gaia Zimmermann, Tristan Vasseur, Alioune Sane & Adelaide Tourres

Special thanks: Hugo Beron, Jon Echeveste, Ant Pablos, Theo Gall, Fabienne Billioud d’Espace Commines, RVZ, Le Bendo, Flycar Montparnasse, Basik, Adelyo, Flam&Co,

With the support of the CNC.

[sohownowbrowncow]

Power of 3's from Blame Your Brother on Vimeo.

Stoked to share a Raptors X McDonald’s partnership spot we made with our friends at Cossette. A dynamic collaborative effort that helps support the MLSE Foundation’s “Change the Game initiative”.

CREDITS

Directed by : BYB EP/Producer : Danielle Araiche/Booming Echo

Storyboard : Naeim Khavari Editor : Tom Berger Character Dev : David Saracino Character Design : Amanda Martin Character Posing/Clean : Ruggiero Abbruzzese, Darren Donovan Animation Supervisor : Darren Donovan Character Animation : Kelan Hordos Clean Up Animation : Nicole kozak, Darren Donovan FX Supervisor - Darren Donovan Visual FX / Compositing : Sheldon Lisoy Logo Animation / Motion Design : Phil Scarano

Agency : Cossette Sound Design / Music : Grayson Music

[nerdroot12]

Game Art Design Services In USA— Nerdroot

Services for Art Production

Nerdroot Games provides a broad variety of services for mobile, casual, social, and console games, including game art direction, 2D concept art, 3D modelling and animation, complicated asset production, Unity integration, and level design.

CHARACTER CONCEPT ART

Your character design’s appeal will have a significant impact on how well your mobile, PC, and console game does. We give this gaming aspect a lot of thought. Our painters compile a well-considered list of references before beginning to sketch in various styles. When a client chooses one of the alternatives, we produce a final concept art piece, continue with character design, and then finish the 3D model by polishing it and adding animation.

SETTINGS IN GAMES AND CONCEPT ART

The backdrop and background of the Game Art Design Services as some of the game’s supporting structures. The secret to developing a compelling narrative and distinctive gaming universe is environment concept art. From a client’s ideas, our 2D artist will create stunning concept art that will be incorporated into game components, game backgrounds, and illustrations.

3D MODELING

Any level of 3D modelling, in both organic and hard-surface directions, is offered by Nerdroot Games. Our team creates both low-poly and highly detailed realistic models for mobile game art. Our expertise enables us to provide full-cycle 3D modelling, which entails the creation of 3D characters, environments, vehicles, and other 3D assets starting with concept art and ending with Zbrush sculpt.

DESIGN OF 2D AND 3D GAME Designs

Visuals must be produced for a large number of game assets when a game is being developed. It is difficult to overstate the significance of game icon design. Match-3, slot machine, and UI-IX icons To make a game exceptional and dynamic, icons must be carefully designed. Our 2D and 3D artists will develop the appropriate app icon as well as a special set of icons for your game.

2D/3D GAME SPRITES

2D/3D GAME SPRITES Different individuals and game items are represented by pre-rendered, isometric sprites that may move and interact with one another.Nerdroot Games Team can expertly brighten your game with finely crafted bitmaps due to their extensive experience in developing 2D/3D Game Sprites and Top-Down Graphics.

ANIMATION AND VFX

The most successful medium for bringing ideas and imaginations to life is animation. By skinning, rigging, and animating 3D models in 3dsmax using CAT, Biped, or a collection of custom tools, our team of animators gives 3D models a new lease on life (everything is tested in Unity). Additionally, we offer amazing Spine animations that enable your sprites to move and interact in a realistic way. In addition to this, our team designs game FX in After Effects and produces full CG cinematics.

GAME INTERFACE AND UX

We are acutely aware of the critical role that GUI design plays in our own game development. In order to make the game interface clear and self-evident, we consider the user’s perspective when developing various game UX/UI aspects.

GAME LOGO DESIGN

The designs created by the Nerdroot Games team artists for various video game-related projects display their deep mastery of graphic design principles. The main goal of symbol design is to produce a brand that is memorable and complements a game’s look and concept.

[knives-coltelleriacollini]

APPROVED BY @coltelleriacollini www.knives.it FOX Team Survival Knife By Paolo Bozzo FKMD FX-STF3 - PRIVATE COLLECTION . KNIFE WITHDRAWAL FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION * Typology: withdrawn by private individual * Condition: in excellent condition * Available on the market: discontinued since 2015 * Sharpening: factory sharpening * Marks on the blade: small marks on the tip caused by the extraction from the sheath * Marks on the handle: no marks * Box: original Fox box * Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - * Checked and certified by our internal laboratory Coltelleria Collini ST3-F is a knife studied and designed by the head instructor Paolo Bozzo of TEAM SURVIVAL (survival and survival school). This project was developed through years of direct experience in the field. Intended use: Survival / Utlity Type of production: Industrial Production Lama: Italy Blade: N690Co stainless steel Blade treatment: Black Teflon Handle: Green Canvas Micarta Blade length: 220mm. Blade thickness: 6mm. Total length: 360mm. Balance: Advanced to 2.5cm. from the guard branch Weight: 552g. Sheath: in cordura with molle attachments Packaging: cardboard box with Fox logos Notes: designed by Paolo Bozzo . #tactical #hunting #survival #knife #tacticalgear #coltelleriacollini #hunter #caccia #italianknives #outdoor #knifephotography #bushcraft #expedition #blackfighter #collini #cacciatore #escursione #campeggio #montagna #tools #meskwaki #trakker #fighter #approved #fox #expeditions (presso Coltelleria Collini) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cip38afI8XV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[abrahalliver]

THE MIGHTY GRAND PITON from The Line on Vimeo.

THE MIGHT GRAND PITON DIGITAL ART BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE. SEE LINK BELOW gumroad.com/l/XbFqe

TIME-LAPSE MAKING OF VIDEOS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA LINK BELOW gumroad.com/l/TMGPTL

All sales will go back into getting The Mighty Grand Piton Series off the ground. We appreciate your support ❤

The Mighty Grand Piton is a short film about a young English girl, Connie, who travels to the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia for her school holidays with her family. There, she accidentally awakens a giant robot buried under the Twin Piton mountains on the south of the Island. This robot seems compelled to protect Saint Lucia but his origins are mysterious. No one knows where he came from or how long he’s been there. During the many years he’s lain dormant, The Mighty Grand Piton, became nothing more than the stuff of legend.

Read more about TGMP here thelineanimation.com/work/the-mighty-grand-piton

Created & Directed by Wesley Louis

Executive Producer Sam Taylor James Duveen

Producer Franzi Nicolaus Hanae Seida

Character Design Wesley Louis

Storyboards Wesley Louis

Edit Max Taylor

Colour Script Agathe Leroux

Layout Wesley Louis Max Taylor

Animation Wesley Louis Venla Linna Maxime Jouniot Amanda Holm Alessandra Sorrentino Jonathan Djob Nkondo

FX Animation Naoki Araiza Tokumasu

Cleanup & Colour Wesley Louis Venla Linna Isobel Stenhouse Ash Wu Elenora Quario Amix

Backgrounds Igor Piwowarczyk Matt Vince

Compositing Max Taylor Freddie Lewis-wall

Executive Music Producer Rina May

“The Mighty Grand Piton” Written, Composed and Performed by Rina May

Live guitar mixed and mastered by Wayne Plummer

Strings Nick Bowers-Broadbent

Drums Rina May Cem Andre

Sound Design and Mix Chris Didlick at Box of Toys

Voiceover Mervin Louis

Logo and Graphic Design Max Taylor

Special Thanks Alijoy Baker Mervin Louis Audrey Louis Antoine James Louis No Ghost

In memory of Agatha Charles Francis Charles Frederick Jn Baptiste Philomene Louis Barthelmy Louis Constance (Connie) Prince

No Ghost:

CG Supervisor Luke Gibbard CG Look Dev Tom Flavelle

CG Producer Kye Dorricott

Modelling Luke Gibbard

Rigging Tom Flavelle

CG Animation Luke Gibbard

[cavernsofdarkness]

Character Inspiration Challenge: 𝔖𝔞𝔫 𝔐𝔲𝔢𝔯𝔱𝔢

I told @thesimperiuscurse a while ago that I might do this, and here it is.

The Original Directive:

Write up a blurb or make a visual collage of the people or characters (from books, TV shows, movies, etc.) that inspired your OC, either visually, personality wise, or just a general vibe.

This also serves as a bit of a moodboard for San. There is one actual character (kind of), two cultural figures and one TV show (as a whole) that have served as my cornerstones of inspiration.

1. Ghost Rider - Not necessarily one version of ghost rider, but the concept as a whole. I was inspired by the idea of the shifting skeletal form and the power and connection of the ghost rider’s “vehicle” of choice. No devil pact or vengeance-serving here though folks. 

2. La Santa Muerte - La Santa Muerte/Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is a female deity/saint that is present in Mexican culture/Catholicism. She is a personification of death that is often looked to for protection, healing and safe passage to the afterlife. San’s title is the masculine version of her name. Furthermore, with how deities work in my Supernatural Universe (one day I’ll get around to explaining that), San is seen in some regions of universe as the SU’s version of Santa Muerte. Coupled with the next entity below, this is where a lot of his iconography/symbolism is derived from.

3. Grim Reaper - San is the SU’s ‘grim reaper’, that’s his literal job/occult type. He is the arch-reaper and serves on the Court of the Dead (more on that at nine xD). He does actually have a scythe and robes and the full-skeleton is his true form now, though he can shift between various states of his human form and the skeleton.

4. Mayans M.C. (FX) - Lastly is the FX tv show “Mayans MC”. (Los asesinos de dios is the mc’s tagline of sorts and it was so hard to find a decent picture of the actual logos/patch in the right art style). The show as a whole has no real bearing on San’s character, but I got the idea to have a motorcycle club from the show. I also get inspiration for builds, motorcycle club dynamics and cultural references from the show. 

Most of these overlap and the intersection of the four can be seen in most of San’s posts so far.

[ahsnewsupdates]

Disney+ unveils ‘American Horror Stories’ title card!

Disney+ has unveiled a new promotional photo for FX on Hulu’s American Horror Stories, as part of the annual Disney Investors Day presentation:

The studio, which recently acquired FX Networks as part of a historic merger deal, reiterated that the official AHS spinoff series will premiere next year in 2021.

The promotional photo did not feature anything elaborate or ‘new’, besides a ‘clean’ copy of the official logo which was first unveiled by Ryan Murphy last month:  

American Horror Stories, an episodic anthology series, will focus on a different ‘ghost story’ for each of the sixteen episodes that have been ordered. 

Ryan Murphy confirmed that some American Horror Story stars are set to appear, including fan favorites Cody Fern and Dylan McDermott.

Sarah Paulson also revealed during a press interview for Mrs. America that she is set to direct an episode: “I don’t know if I’ll be in it, but I do know I’ll be directing one.”

‘American Horror Story’ Season 10 is currently filming in Los Angeles, California, working towards a 2021 air date. 

Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Macaulay Culkin, Finn Wittrock, Adina Porter, Angelica Ross, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Spencer Novich, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong are set to star. 

[aion-rsa]

25 Best Sports TV Shows

https://www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TV-High-School-Travel-Guides.png?resize=400%2C400

Sports stories have traditionally belonged to the movies. Something about the rhythms of competition, in which an athlete or team trains, plays, and then either wins or loses, is a natural fit for the film world’s three act structure.

Television, with its multiple episodes and seasons, is often more discursive and therefore less viable for truly great sports stories. Thankfully, that all seems poised to change. While some sports TV shows have found success in the past, now the medium has really kicked things up a notch. Sports stories like Brockmire, Ted Lasso, Cobra Kai, and more are not only welcome on television, but an essential part of the cable and streaming landscape. 

Read more

TV

The United States of TV High Schools

By Alec Bojalad

Movies

The Best Sports Documentaries To Stream

By Scott Fontana and 2 others

With that in mind, it’s high time we pay homage to TV’s great sports programs. What follows is a list of 25 of the best sports TV shows of all time, hand selected by Den of Geek (i.e. me: the arms-crossed weirdo in the picture at the bottom of this article). 

It’s important to keep in mind that these are the best scripted sports TV shows. Television is, of course, no stranger to live sports and the various programs that surround them. Consider these unscripted American sports shows as honorable mentions: Hard Knocks, Last Chance U, Ken Burns’ Baseball, The Last Dance (and most other 30-for-30s), Cheer, Inside the NBA.

Enough of the undercard, now onto the main event. 

25. Red Oaks

Amazon Prime’s Red Oaks examines the bougie tennis lifestyle of the 1980s. It all comes through the lens of David Myers (Craig Roberts), a college student looking to pick up some cash by taking a summer job at an upscale Jewish country club in New Jersey. Sports stories and coming-of-age stories fit particularly well because the end goal of each one is usually growth. It’s hard to say whether David grows during his time at Red Oaks, but he certainly changes over the series’ three seasons. 

24. The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

A TV show based on Disney sports movie behemoth franchise The Mighty Ducks was all but an inevitability, particularly when the major conglomerate secured its own streamer in Disney+. We’re all lucky then that The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers turned out to be quite good rather than completely perfunctory. The show is bold enough to recast its Ducks’ franchise as the villains and to rally around the radical idea that youth sports should be fun. 

23. One Tree Hill

At first glance, One Tree Hill doesn’t seem too different from the other teen shows of its era on The CW (though The CW was still “The WB” for One Tree Hill’s first two seasons). It’s about high schoolers in a small town, doing high school things. Where One Tree Hill excels (at least in its early, still high school seasons) is the introduction of basketball as a storytelling crutch. Half brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) have a turbulent enough relationship to begin with. What better way to contextualize that relationship than through the high stakes lens of high school basketball?

22. Lights Out

Not to be confused with the 2016 horror film of the same name, Lights Out is a boxing series from FX that ran for one excellent season in 2011. Holt McCallany (best known now as Agent Bill Tench on Mindhunter) stars as retired heavyweight champion Patrick “Lights” Leary. Despite displaying signs of neurological trauma from his career, Lights can’t help but want to return to the ring for one more shot of glory (and to pay off his family’s many debts). Lights Out is a sad, elegiac little story about how one man who sees a sport that broke his brain as the only realistic option for success. 

21. Big Shot

Big Shot premiered shortly after its bigger-named Disney+ cousin The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. And while Game Changers made a slightly bigger splash, Big Shot might be the better sports show. The story follows Marvyn Korn (John Stamos), a tempermental basketball coach who ends up at an elite all-girls prep school to shepherd its basketball program. Big Shot runs through all the tried and true tropes and beats of sports stories and does so with aplomb. Consider it Hardball meets Hoosiers with plenty of Stamos charm. 

20. Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper

Sports are somewhat incidental to Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper’s mission. Sure, lead character Mr. Cooper (Mark Curry) is a former Golden State Warriors basketball player turned PE teacher. But like its TGIF programming block peers, this show is a charming hangout comedy with few lasting conflicts to speak of. Still, you don’t spend that much time in a gym without some three-pointers and lay-ups. 

19. Coach

Before Craig T. Nelson was Mr. Incredible (or made this truly amazing televised statement), he was best known for portraying the title role in ‘90s ABC sitcom Coach. In fact, many of our archetypical perceptions of what makes a football coach likely come from Nelson’s portrayal of Coach Hayden Fox (who first coached for a fictional NCAA football team and later an NFL one). This is a man whose skill at molding young athletes belies his lack of skill at…well, everything else. Ultimately, Coach is a worthwhile multiseason experience in which a grown man grows up.

18. Kingdom

Kingdom is probably the best sports TV show that you’ve never heard of. Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. That’s just the kind of thing that happens when a show is damned to languish on AT&T’s ludicrous “Audience Network”. Kingdom is set in an MMA gym and captures all the drama provided in the heightened world of mixed martial arts combat. The show is blessed with some great characters and an even better cast. Frank Grillo (Captain America’s most annoying foe, Brock Rumlow), Kiele Sanchez (Lost), Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights), Jonathan Tucker, (Justified)  and Nick Jonas (yes, that Nick Jonas) all make their mark on the series.

17. The White Shadow

Premiering in 1978, CBS’s The White Shadow was uncommonly progressive for its time. The series follows Ken Reeves (Ken Howard), a white NBA player who retires after a knee injury and elects to take up coaching at Carver High School in South Central Los Angeles. Coach Reeves’s team is made up primarily of Black and Hispanic players and the show deals with the social ills of life in the inner city. It’s also quite funny and charming and features a commitment to realistic basketball scenes.

16. The League

FX comedy The League works as a sports show (and as a TV show in general) because it has a deep understanding of sports from a fan’s perspective. Sure, fans watch collegiate and professional sports to marvel at the athleticism, training, and skill on display. But more importantly, they watch sports to have something to talk about with their friends. Though the participants in the titular fantasy football league at the center of The League grew up as friends, who’s to say they would have stayed friends so long without this league keeping them together? Ruxin (Nick Kroll) is an asshole. Andre (Paul Scheer) is annoying. And Taco (Jon Lajoie) is, well…Taco.

15. Rocket Power

If the ‘90s taught us anything it’s that extreme sports are sports too, man! Rocket Power is a lovely little slice of life Nick Toon that follows four kids in a fictional California surfing community. Otto Rocket, Reggie Rocket, Maurice “Twister” Rodriguez, and Sam “Squid” Dullard spend their days skateboarding, surfing, playing street hockey, and occasionally snowboarding. It’s a wonderful ode to childhood and all the athletic activities that make the day (and years) go by far too quickly. 

14. Luck

If things shook out differently, perhaps Luck could have been considered one of the five or so best sports shows of all time. All of the pieces were in place. This 2012 HBO series had the right creative team (created and run by Deadwood’s David Milch and starring Dustin Hoffman with a pilot directed by Michael Mann) to go along with an intriguing premise (complicated characters’ lives intersecting at a horse track). But alas…the dead horses. Oh so many dead horses. Despite stringent safety measures put in place, Luck lost three hoof bois during filming of its first season and was canceled shortly thereafter. May they all rest in peace.

13. All American

High school is a turbulent time in all our lives. And when the high stakes world of competitive football is added in, things can only get more intense. The CW’s All American opts to take the world of high school football and opts to add in a welcome dose of sociopolitical commentary. This series is loosely based on the life of former New York Giants linebacker Spencer Paysinger and follows his character “Spencer James” as he is recruited from South L.A. to play for the affluent Beverly Hills High. The show wisely understands that sports (particularly when they involve Black teenagers) are a marvelous portal to explore American society. 

12. Pitch

Cruelly cut short after just one season of 10 episodes, Pitch is the kind of sports show that will inspire sports stories for years to come. This baseball series for Fox comes from Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) and Rick Singer. It follows the saga of Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury), who becomes the first woman to play in Major League Baseball when she’s called up to pitch by the San Diego Padres. Pitch was blessed with an excellent cast including Bunbury and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as a veteran catcher nearing the end of his Hall of Fame career. More interestingly, it was blessed with an actual MLB licensing deal. There are no silly fictional teams in this show like the Tuscaloosa Barn-Burners or the Helena Hellcats. It’s all real MLB team names and logos, adding to the realism of a cool premise.

11. Ballers

Of course, Elizabeth Warren’s favorite show has to be on this list. Ballers has a bit of an unearned reputation for being cringe thanks to its ridiculous name and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s delightful cornball energy. In reality, this is an exceedingly watchable TV show and one that examines the corporate side of professional sports quite well. It’s also noticeable for being most viewers’ introduction to eventual Tenet star John David Washington. 

cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530", }).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796"); });

10. GLOW

Is professional wrestling a sport? Vince McMahon would argue that it’s “sports entertainment.” I would argue that that’s more than good enough to get the excellent GLOW on this list. GLOW tragically fell victim to Netflix’s whimsical cancellation procedures. Why the almighty algorithm decided a show needed to be canceled after it was already renewed is beyond me. But don’t let that sour three seasons of superb sportsy storytelling. GLOW follows the fictionalized rise of the very real “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” and it centers it on the conflict between two former best friends, Ruther Wilder (Alison Brie) and Debbie Eagen (Betty Gilpin). GLOW differs a bit from the usual sports fare in that the “sport” at its center wasn’t necessarily plan A for the athletes. But the experience of watching the ladies train, grow, and succeed is pure and sublime sports story stuff.

9. Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai absolutely could have been phoned in. The streaming world runs on nostalgia and there’s nothing more sweetly nostalgic than The Karate Kid franchise. Instead, this Netflix series changes the original franchise’s perspective by focusing on the “villainous” Cobra Kai dojo and re-examines things from Johnny’s point of view. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka deserve credit for embodying realistically adult, yet flawed versions of their original characters. Equally deserving of credit though is a whole host of young actors bringing the martial arts to a whole new generation. 

8. Blue Mountain State

A lot of the shows on this list are, let’s say, reverential to the sports, teams, and athletes they cover. Spike comedy Blue Mountain State is decidedly…not. This series, following the Mountain Goats football team for the fictional college Blue Mountain State, understands that not all depictions of athletes have to be saints. Sometimes college football player can just be the big dumb animals you want them to be. Through three seasons, this show developed a cult following that would follow it over for a lifetime of reruns on Netflix. Blue Mountain State is crass, dangerous, and entertaining, not entirely unlike football.

7. Sports Night

Speaking of being reverential to sports…like all Aaron Sorkin-created TV series, Sports Night can be a bit full of itself sometimes. That only works when the topic at hand, like the federal branch of the U.S. government, is consequential. Thankfully, sports can be pretty important sometimes too! This late ‘90s show follows the goings-on at a Sportscenter-esque news program hosted by Dan Rydell (Josh Charles) and Casey McCall (Peter Krause). It has all the witty dialogue you’d come to expect from a Sorkin venture. And if you can make your way through the inexplicable laugh track of the early episodes, you will find a mature, entertaining show that properly understands and contextualizes professional sports’ role in American society. 

6. Survivor’s Remorse

Survivor’s Remorse came into the world with two strikes against it. One is a bizarrely overwrought name, and the other is that its home network, Starz, isn’t a given on many cable packages. Still, this LeBron James-produced comedy is shockingly one of the best sports TV shows ever (and perhaps still the best creative venture James has been involved in yet). This story follows NBA athlete Cam Calloway (Jessie T. Usher) as he tries to balance the business and basketball aspects of his life. At first the show focuses on Cam’s guilt for having got out of his impoverished neighborhood when so many couldn’t (hence, the show’s title), but ultimately it evolves into a family comedy drama featuring some truly remarkable characters and performances like Cam’s cousin and manager Reggie Vaughn (RonReaco Lee) and his baller half-sister “M-Chuck” (Erica Ash). Even Monica Rambeau herself, Teyonah Parris, is a part of the proceedings. 

5. Playmakers

Sometimes I can’t even believe that Playmakers is real. Surely, this ESPN series about a fictional football team in a fictional league that is clearly the NFL was just a post-9/11 fever dream we all endured together. Alas, Playmakers was real and it was awesome. This series follows the players on the Cougars as they navigate a football landscape filled with ripped-from-the-headlines strife including Performance enhancing drugs, good old-fashioned drugs, domestic abuse, concussions, and more. The series even introduces the outing of a gay player more than a decade before Michael Sam and Carl Nassib revealed their sexual orientations. Naturally, Playmakers was canceled when the NFL intimated to its broadcast partner ESPN that it wasn’t too pleased with the content of its show. And enraging the National Football League alone is enough to make this an all-time classic.

4. Eastbound & Down

Eastbound & Down creator and star Danny McBride isn’t necessarily a huge fan of baseball. But he is, thankfully, a huge fan of weirdos and creeps. When McBride discovered just how bizarre and poorly behaved certain flamethrowing relief pitchers could be, Kenny Powers and the show around him was born. The baseball “action” in Eastbound isn’t much to write home about. The show isn’t too concerned with the results of any given baseball game and McBride always looks like he’s throwing a javelin and not a baseball. It’s still a phenomenal saga about athletes that dives into Paul Bunyan-esque tales of legendary misbehavior that fame encourages. It’s no coincidence that in the follow ups to Kenny Powers, McBride has delved into megalomaniacal vice principals and bejeweled, sweaty televangelists – all different aspects of the white American male id.

3. Ted Lasso

Of all the sports shows in the TV canon, none feels more like a traditional sports movie than Ted Lasso. This Apple TV+ series plucks an American football coach-fish and gently places him out of water in the English Premier League. The affable Lasso (Sudeikis) is charged with reversing the fortunes of EPL side AFC Richmond. Little does he know, however, that spiteful owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddington) is counting on him to fail, Major League style. Ted Lasso isn’t interested in reinventing the wheel. Instead it perfects it. This is a tale of relentless optimism and unconditional positive regard. Ted breaks the mold for what we expect from coaches, which is probably why so many actual coaches are fond of the show. Simply put: sports stories can’t be done much better than this one. 

2. Brockmire

Sometimes commentators like to bemoan the modern state of baseball. What was once American’s pastime has now supposedly fallen behind things like football and videogames in the pop cultural pecking order. Then along comes something like Brockmire to teach us that baseball as a continuous, seemingly eternal American presence is just as vital as ever. In a career-defining role, Hank Azaria plays disgraced baseball broadcaster Jim Brockmire. Once at the top of his game, an on-air drunken meltdown loses him his job and his sanity. In season 1 of this superb IFC show, Brockmire returns to the booth, this time for an independent league team in Morristown, Pennsylvania. The four seasons that follow are one big love letter to not only baseball, but the messy human experience itself. It’s rare that you get something this funny and this affecting. The fact that it’s wrapped in a stylish diamond-shaped bow is just icing on the cake. 

1. Friday Night Lights

Not only is Friday Night Lights the best sports TV show of all time, it’s hard to imagine it ever being supplanted from its throne. Simply put, Friday Night Lights is a sports television masterpiece. Each of Friday Night Lights’ five seasons (save for the writer’s strike-shortened second) fully capture the ecstasy and agony of high school football in a small Texas town where high school football is the only thing that matters. Friday Night Lights doesn’t shy away from the unsavory institution that is big time high school athletics.

The series opens with a life-changing injury before following it up with tales of corrupt boosters and garden variety West Texas racism. And yet, the show never looks down on its characters. If winning state is important to Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler), Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford), Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch), Smash Williams (Gaius Charles), and Vince Howard (Michael B. Jordan), then it’s important to us too. In fact, when Friday Night Lights is really rolling and the W.G. Snuffy Walden’s Explosions in the Sky-style soundtrack is swirling, you might not recall anything ever mattering to you as much as the Dillon Panthers or the East Dillon Lions winning a football game. Clear eyes, full hearts, absolutely cannot lose.

The post 25 Best Sports TV Shows appeared first on Den of Geek.

from Den of Geek https://ift.tt/3zuH9T4

[enfim-aqui]

The Fabric of You from Josephine Lohoar Self on Vimeo.

Unable to show his true identity, Michael, a grieving tailor mouse, recounts and reckons with the memories of a past lover.

The Fabric of You (2019) is a Scottish BAFTA nominated, award winning, short stop motion animation written, directed and animated by Josephine Lohoar Self.

Cast: Michael / Shopkeeper – Damien Molony Isaac – Iain Glen

Producers: Calum Hart & Reetta Tihinen Executive Producers: Paul Welsh Carolynne Sinclair Kidd Holly Daniel

Executive Producer (Creative Scotland): Ross McKenzie

Editing: Editor & Colourist– David Hunter

Production Design: Production Designer & Art Director - Tomás Palmer Assistant Art Director - Freya Laird Assistant Carpenter - Jordan Murno Art Department Assistants - Caitlin O’Connell & Fiona Duncan Bailey Puppet Maker - Josephine Lohoar Self Puppet Armature Assistant - Ben Cresswell Set Electric Work - Martin Cusack

Prop Modelling Team: Emma White, Claire Moynihan, Akvile Dirmauskaite, Kirsteen Lyth & Frazer Graham

Costume: Head of Costume Design – Emma Clifton 1st Costume Assistant – Eilidh Fraser 2nd Costume Assistant – Amy Copland

Sound: Original Soundtrack - Rupert Uzzell Sound Design - Jane Datony Sound Mixing - William Aikman & Giorgos Mikrogiannakis

Studio Interns: Mhairi Johnstone & Chloe Bingham

Stills Photographer: Marilena Vlachopoulou

Post-Production Facilities Provided by Axis Studios

FX Supervisor: Philipp Buschauer

FX Artists: Philipp Buschauer & David Lewander

MGFX Artist: Martin Aggerholm

Post-Production Compositors: Alejandro More Joseph Nickson Nicole Rothermel Daniel McCance Philipp Buschauer

Additional Composition by: Austin Temby David Hunter Marc Buckley

Project Coordinator For The Scottish Film Talent Network: Arlen Barke

From Axis Studios: Richard Scott Jill Wallace Ross Main Christian Illingworth Anna Dinse Simon Bullen Paula Lacerda Dana Dorian Keir Greatorex

From Playdead: Kevin McCrae Rebecca Morrow

Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland

Scottish Film Talent Network is a consortium of the Centre for the Moving Image, DigiCult and Hopscotch Films

Hopscotch Films, CMI, DigiCult Logos

© Hopscotch Films, CMI, DigiCult and Creative Scotland MMXVIX

[bitcoinxuk]

Bitcoin X Review

Bitcoin X For novices and high influence merchants   Bitcoin X Yet, what's the significance here? On account of 1:200, it suggests that for each one base cash you will stake into an exchange, the agent will credit both of you hundred more. In the event that you, consequently, wished to go into a $200,000 exchange, you would just need Bitcoin X   in your exchanging account. What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing a Broker's Leverage? Experts Gives you extra though advanced exchanging capital

  Bitcoin X   you with going into bigger exchange places that amplify your benefits The utilized (advanced) exchanging capital is without interest Permits a dealer to go into any exchange with low capital Cons Can without much of a stretch crash your exchanging capital (marked sums) It opens you to edge call chances Higher influences (free cash) supports careless Bitcoin X  High Leverage Broker Bitcoin X  Best for U.S Forex financial backers (1:500)

  Bitcoin X   stands apart with their Bitcoin X  and high influence of 1:500. This is presently accessible to a wide range of exchanging accounts profited by the acclaimed merchant. Notwithstanding the high influence, there are a few different reasons Bitcoin X   tops our rundown of high influence specialists. Also, we are particularly attracted by the way that they keep up more than five kinds of exchanging accounts. They additionally open you to in excess of 20 exchanging sets and keeps a profoundly reasonable least store of $10.

 It likewise is viable with the all-well known work area and Mobile forms of the Bitcoin X   stages. Note that this appealing influence is, notwithstanding, covered at the CFTC suggested 1:50 proportion for their U.S. customers. Our Rating Bitcoin X   Furnishes you with extra but lent exchanging capital The utilized (lent) exchanging capital is sans interest Assists you with going into bigger exchange places that amplify your benefits Can undoubtedly clear out your exchanging capital (marked sums) It opens you to edge call chances Apply N Bitcoin X – Best for Non-U.S financial backers (1:400)

  Bitcoin X   has a set up presence in more than 150 nations all throughout the planet. It is in this manner worked under the severe direction of all major monetary administrative organizations in Europe Bitcoin X  Review  Canada, Japan, and Australia. This, in addition to the way that it offers profoundly alluring influences of up to Bitcoin X   makes it a favored dealer for most worldwide brokers. Aside from the influence, you will likewise be intrigued to take note of that the representative runs perhaps the most developed and easy to understand exchanging stages.

  Bitcoin X key highlights benefited by the agent remember an expert for house exchanging programming, Forex APIs, and rewarding exchanging systems – which are all accessible unreservedly on the site. Additionally the merchant is likewise one of only a handful not many Bitcoin X   that furnishes you with flexible exchanging calculations and Forex exchanging APIs that let you computerize your exchanges without any preparation. OUR RATING

  Bitcoin X Backing a large group of installment handling organizations and free stores and Bitcoin X   you to mechanized danger the executives devices like negative equilibrium security Free preparing and admittance to Forex instructive materials make it generally engaging for novice dealers Buyers have frequently griped of deferred withdrawals – can require as long as 10 days Doesn't acknowledge U.S customers

  Bitcoin X Now  Crypto Rocket – Best For Free stores Bitcoin X  t stands apart from the opposition in the business in view of its alluring influence of up to 1:500. Be that as it may, we additionally like this is a result of its zero-charge strategy on stores. In any case, these aren't the lone reasons the specialist makes it here.

 Other novel highlights that attracted us to the Forex CFD broker incorporate the way that it opens you to more than 55 Forex exchanging sets. In addition their super close spreads and the exceptionally progressed exchanging stage are accessible in both the web dealer, P.C., and versatile applications. Our Rating

  Bitcoin X   Logo Their straight-through exchange execution wipes out slippage and requotes Their exchanging stage accompanies various progressed exchanging instruments that appeal to both amateur and progressed dealers It doesn't charge exchange expenses when live exchanging Bitcoin X   is a non-controlled trade There are restricted monetary items you can exchange here - for the most part digital forms of money Apply Now . Falcon FX – Best for the High number of Forex Trading Pairs (1:500)

  Bitcoin X  . bids most to experienced brokers searching for a high level stage that offers them admittance to gigantic venture chances and appealing influence. The merchant opens you to more than Bitcoin X   exchanging sets (counting every one of the significant monetary forms). What's more, these can be executed with influence of.

 https://www.cryptoerapro.com/bitcoinx/

[alexazbofficial]

[ARTICLE] How Much Does It Cost To Debut A K-Pop Star? Zanybros CEO Discusses AleXa’s Debut

With the glitz and glam of K-pop leveling up each year, it’s clear that there is major money being invested into that sector of the South Korean entertainment world. Hundreds of young talents undergo formal “debuts” each year, releasing their first formal song or album as a way to greet the world, and there are often wide scale marketing and impressive audio-visual contents associated with K-pop debut eras as a way of gaining immediate traction for an artist or act.

AleXa, also known as Alex Christine, grew up in Oklahoma and eventually began to pursue a career in South Korea after competing and taking the top place in an online K-pop talent competition in 2017. During a brief appearance on 2018’s Produce 48 show, it was revealed that she was signed as a trainee to ZB Label, a subsidiary of Zanybros, one of the most prominent video production teams associated with the K-pop world. Last year, she released the dynamic “Bomb” on Oct. 21, announcing her debut to the K-pop world with a powerful song paired with captivating sci-fi aesthetics in a music video, giving the first glimpse of what AleXa has to offer the world as a soloist.

Kim Junhong, CEO and co-founder of Zanybros, opened up about the costs of launching AleXa’s career, sharing some insight into the immense financial investment that South Korean entertainment companies put into the official K-pop debuts of burgeoning talent.

Tamar Herman: How much was the total cost spent on Alexa's debut?

Kim Junhong: The total cost spent on AleXa's debut was around $300,000 USD.

Herman: How much was the expected cost?

Kim: The expected costs had been around $200,000 USD.

Herman: What was the cost breakdown?

Kim: Overall, this analysis shows that the highest costs when making an album go into the music video production and the cost of promoting the artist and the music. This may vary slightly depending on the genre of the artist's music or the size of the agency, but this breakdown is quite typical in the production of a debut album in the K-pop industry.

The breakdown of AleXa’s debut under ZB Label is as follows:

2% planning (A&R, recording planning, data survey)

10% song creation (composing, lyrics, recording, mixing, mastering, chorus, producing of recording)

10% dance (choreography, choreography training, practice room rental, dancer payment)

40% music video (directing and art team, filming and lighting equipment rentals, special effects such as fire, water, smoke, etc., location rental, props, costume production/rental, hair, make-up, stylist teams, editing, color grading, FX, CG, and sound effects)

3% album (character design, album and logo design, photoshoot, CD production costs)

30% promotions & marketing (domestic PR manager and agencies labor costs, international marketing labor costs, international online advertising costs, promotional merchandise production, promotional video content production, purchase and rental of outfits for music show and press appearances, hair, makeup, and stylist teams for music shows and press appearances)

5% miscellaneous, such as lodging, food, medical care for artist, car rentals, parking, gas, etc.

Herman: Were there any unexpected costs?

Kim: As music videos are one of the most important parts for a K-Pop idol's career, we spent more on the music video than expected, as well as on domestic and global marketing.

Herman: Was there any cost cutting involved?

Kim: While we did end up spending more on the music video than planned, we were able to keep the costs comparatively low thanks to Zanybros being a music video production company, as we could use both in-house facilities and manpower. Thanks to the company and its crew's network we were able to were able to save a lot of costs related to the casting of AleXa for music shows. Overall, we were able to reduce costs at various points of the process by using in-house staff.

Herman: How does this compare, based on your knowledge of the industry, to the average debut of a soloist?

Kim: While the cost spent on a soloist's debut varies greatly depending on the company's scale, I think AleXa's debut cost were fairly high compared to other debuts from small to mid sized companies. Of course, we didn't spend a lot compared to big companies but considering the fact that AleXa is from a very new and small company, the debut costs were quite high. But I think the higher cost also lead to a bigger effect.

Herman: Is there anything else you think our readers would be interested to hear about investing in a K-pop star’s debut?

Kim: Different from, say, manufacturing companies and factories, the entertainment industry doesn't have a strict form by which to measure exactly how much impact the invested money has, as the results are not always and not only profit. For example, if investing into the production of high quality contents to gain the interest of more fans actually reaches its goal and the number of fans rises, then the investments were not just spendings but can be seen as an increase in profits. It's true that it takes time until there is actual profit in the entertainment industry; there is a lot of waiting. But we are investing into this industry in the end to create something that can reach people all around the world – this is the special charm of entertainment. In addition, creating our own intellectual property will allow us to later branch out into other business areas and thereby continue to develop.

South Korea's entertainment industry is expanding and very competitive, but I am convinced that by understanding and trying the needs of global K-Pop fans we can develop marketing strategies using new media with which to win the market and establish a blue ocean market.

© Forbes

[abrahalliver]

Wargroove Cinematic Intro from The Line on Vimeo.

Client Chucklefish

Produced by THE LINE

Directed by Wesley Louis

Producer Hanae Seida

Character Design Wesley Louis

Storyboard Wesley Louis

Edit & Layout Max Taylor

Art Director Bjorn-Erik Aschim

Animation Wesley Louis Venla Linna Jonathan Djob Nkondo

FX Animation Naoki Araiza Tokumasu

Cleanup & Colour Amix

Backgrounds Igor Piwowarczyk Bjorn-Erik Aschim

Compositing Deborah Ho Guillaume Cassuto Jonathan Vuillemin

Music by Phonetic Hero

Production Manager Samia Ahmed

Executive Producer Sam Taylor James Duveen

Chucklefish Logo animated by Venla Linna

Additional Cleanup & Colour Ash Wu Isobel Stenhouse