Posts Tagged ‘Video’

Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his Plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself. The chance discovery of an abandoned dirigible leads Jasper through unchartered waters to an island on which lives a terrifying creature that may be the cure for the Plague. The journey back to civilization is filled with horrors but in a shocking climax, Jasper discovers that the greatest horror of all lies within man himself.

I stumbled upon this animated short film (The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello) for the first time nearly two years ago via Coilhouse. When I first watched it I knew that I would one day put together a section on Carmine Magazine called “Animation Celebration” and I would kick it off with this film. It’s gorgeous, tragic and thought provoking.

Official Website
Jasper Morello on IMDB
Buy it on DVD

Very rarely do you stumble upon a website that seems to be purely made to indulge the senses and relax the spirit. A simple picture will not suffice so trust me, turn up your music and click!

Labuat

The integration of interactive graphic art and music with this flash piece is nearly flawless. The beauty of the song, flowing black cursor, and intermittent graphics reflecting the seemingly poignant lyrics is nothing short of breathtaking. The art evokes the emotion of the song, and you help tell the story as you sweep the cursor across the page using a mouse or touch pad. I found myself sighing happily, dreamily moving the mouse to the beat, and couldn’t help but look up the lyrics later after multiple viewings (for those interested). It’s actually a love song.

I myself would love to go into more depth about this site and about the creators  but I am unfortunately not fluent in Spanish. Google translator can only be so helpful, and I was barely able to piece together a general summary of the project. The song appears to be the single “Soy tu Aire” from Spain by the artist “Laubat” and this animation could very well be the new hailed modern version of a music video, with less super models and more creativity.

Herraiz Soto and Co also took their art one step further and brought it to the streets of Barcelona.  Armed with a projector, a Macbook and a Wii  they set up outside a building so that people on the street could literally “paint in the air” with brick as their backdrop. The result is here:

Labuat – Pintar una canción en el aire from Herraiz Soto on Vimeo.

I hope we are lucky enough to see more from these designers!

*Super Stealth Edit* The site is also a  recipient of an FWA (Favourite Website Award).
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