Takuya Hosogane makes a Point

This creation is from Japanese artist Takuya Hosogane. He's the featured artist on Pause Fest today. The young talent's work creates a dialogue between flash animation visuals and sound cues.

Vanishing Point in particular, triggers memories of watching Windows Media Player visualisations, except Hogosane's animations are much more iTunes in my opinion. He has a great way of really hitting those nuances in the music using image.

Read Lucy Down's profile on Takuya Hosogane here.

As Down mentions, Hosogane lists video anime series FLCL and Noein among his inspirations. Thoughts? Can you see the parallels in his animation style? Or is has his process drawn him closer to resemble more post modern works?
I can see a definitive line between his work and David O'Reilly's. 

Leviathan Experiential Reel 2012

Among the projects featured, you'll see footage from Amon Tobin's sensational "ISAM Live" (as shown in the above image), Drake's 2011 OVO Festival, the studio's recent work helping to dramatically introduce several exciting new models at major automotive shows, and more collaborations with innovative agencies for major brands, including HP.

After participating in last year's Leo Burnett Leovative innovation event, Leo Burnett production consultant Richard Blanco shared these words about Leviathan: "Their work in the digital space, particularly projection mapping, was the perfect marriage of art and science that embodied everything Leovative was about… technology, techniques, delivered. Leviathan delivered two stunning pieces: A beautiful animation piece projected onto a custom, faceted sculpture, and an amazing xBox 360 Kinect interactive piece that wowed the crowd."

Regarding the latest developments and the new reel, Leviathan's executive creative director Jason White says, "For a new studio, to see this collection of some of our most innovative work completed over the last year makes us all very proud and excited about what's to come."

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Pause Fest 2011

I'm very sorry for not updating this blog as it should be and as it use to be, but the reason behind it is that I'm organising Pause Fest. Please go to pausefest.com.au for some digital goodness.

Our lineup and all events are in place. If you live in Melbourne or around please come, visit us and join Pause. We are very excited with the program and all events. The opening night is nearly SOLD OUT, so be quick to register for other events before they go.

Thanks for understanding and see you all at Pause Fest next week!

Fraser Davidson Showreel 2012

Fraser Davidson is an award winning London based, freelance Motion Graphic Designer, Animator and Director. He was previously Head of Motion Graphics at Mainframe, a Motion Graphics, VFX & Animation House.

Graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Graphic Design, Fraser has six years experience creating advertising, music videos and channel branding across many media. Fraser has had his work featured in a number of publications and has collected three International Promax Awards.

He is the writer and director of the multi-award winning Youtube series 'The Alternative Rugby Commentary' and has collaborated on projects with Australian comedian, Tim Minchin. These include animated short, 'Popesong' and the BAFTA nominated animation for his nine minute beat poem 'Storm'. Directed by DC Turner and Produced by Tracy King.

Angelsign Studio Reel 2011

"We are a dedicated and enthusiastic modesign studio located in the sunny Italy, Milan.
We love building unique and fresh motion design videos for TV, advertising and exhibitions."

Monologue | Showreel

Selection of work produced by Monologue studio based in Athens in 2010.

Daniel Coutinho | Reel

Daniel Coutinho is motion designer based in Sao Pulo currently working at Record Channel in Brazil and is author for Motionographer by Sharing the Best in Moving Media.

Pause Fest 2011 | Open for submissions!

Melbourne’s already vibrant cultural and arts scene is about to receive a fresh new feel and perspective with the launch of its first digital festival. Pause Fest, which will be held from the 7th-13th November 2011, is about the new, innovative, interactive, exciting, creative and contemporary in the digital, advertising and creative industries featuring some of the world’s most creative minds of the 21st century.

This exciting addition to Melbourne’s cultural landscape has launched their impressive website which provides information about the amazing local and international artists and agencies that will be taking part in this years inaugural festival. The website features profiles, interviews and show reels from the likes of industry heavyweights such as Tronic Studio (USA), Fantasy Interactive (SWE), Director Kobayashi (UK), Leviathan (USA), Plenty (ARG), Physalia (ESP) as well as talented solo artists making waves in the industry: Dima Grubin (BLR), Andrey Muratov (RUS), Ronaldo Tozzi (BRA), Antonis Zagoraios (GRE), Dante Nou (AUS) and many others.

Pause Fest’s mission is to transform the city into an open gallery and create networking opportunities as well as dazzling visual and interactive experiences for both artists and the general public. That’s why Pause Fest has a number of opportunities for creatives to get involved and welcomes all submission whether from agencies that are looking to expand their scope and be part of something truly unique and innovative, or from solo artists who would like an opportunity to have their work showcased to an international and national audience.

Pause Fest is looking for a range of different types of talent to be involved, from local agencies and artists, production houses to musicians, performers and VJs to truly show off the plethora of creative activity that Melbourne offers. The festival will be an amalgamation of open exhibitions, interactive displays, live musical performances, visual projections, brand and product launches and new technologies.

Submission forms for show reels, animation, anything that moves and is at the cutting edge of the creative industries or blurs the creative boundaries can be found online on the Pause Fest website as well as submission for their world wide open poster contest for graphic artists. Submissions close September 1st 2011.

The type of submission Pause Fest is looking for are:

• Show reels of animations, anything that moves or is 3D
• Interactive displays and exhibitions
• Product and brand launch events to be part of the festival - anything that is new and innovative from concept cars to new technologies and communication devices
• Visual projections that truly dazzle
• Musical and live performances of any kind and any genre
• Poster graphics for the Pause Fest poster
• And anything to that is digital and kick’s ass!

Contact: submissions@pausefest.com.au

Claudio Salas | Showreel

Claudio Salas is a young and talented visual artist from Buck.tv

Imaginary Forces | Showreel 2011

Imaginary forces have a new montage for Spring 2011! For this one, they asked calligraffiti artist Niels Shoe Meulman to "tag" their name! Edited by their own super diva Danielle White!

Mark Linder | Showreel

Mark Linder is a motion graphic designer currently working in London.

Joao Rema | Showreel 2010

Joao Rema is talented 3D artist currently working at Buck in Los Angeles.

E-Motion Demo Reel '11

Handel Eugene is design student specializing in motion graphics at Full Sail University in Orlando Fl. He does a bit of everything media related and has a strong passion for motion design.

Laundry Showreel

Laundry Reel 2011 from Laundry! on Vimeo.

Laundry is Los Angeles based creative studio. Work says it all.

View | Showreel 2011

VIEW SHOWREEL 2011 from VIEW on Vimeo.

VIEW is a French design agency for motion graphics & broadcast design with in-house production. Based on strategic branding and development research View creates strong visual identities for TV networks and astonishing films for the advertising agencies. This is their latest showreel.

Vladimir Shelest | Reel 2010

Vladimir Shelest. Reel2010. from Vladimir Shelest on Vimeo.

Energy Shelest Space Creative demoreel 2010 was produced by One Day Production Studio from Moscow.

Ronaldo Tozzi Reel 2011

Ronaldo Tozzi Reel 2011 from Ronaldo Tozzi on Vimeo.

Here is amazing showreel from young Brazilian Ronaldo Tozzi. Ronaldo is a motion designer working in after effects, softimage, 3d studio max.

Dante Nou 2011 Showreel

Dante Nou 2011 showreel from DANTE NOU on Vimeo.

Dante is extraordinary music/ visual artist from Adelaide - Australia and this is his Showreel.

Radium Audio | Sound Design Reel 2011

Radium Audio - Sound Design Reel 2011 from Radium Audio Ltd on Vimeo.

Radium's sounds come from objects they record and they have created a software for their sound design. Radium is at the beginning of a sound revolution and opensource software allows them to realise their creative dreams.

Andreu Lucio FXTD Reel 2010

3d Generalist / FXTD Reel 2010 from andreu lucio on Vimeo.

Here is a showreel from last year, but still current, from talented Andreu Lucio from Spain. Andreu is wizard of software such as 3d Max, Maya, Houdini, Modo, Combustion, Nuke. Animation style of dinamics, expressions, maya mel and python had been present almost always are present in Andreu's work.