iPad Light Painting - "Making Future Magic"

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

One Frame of Fame

C-Mon & Kypski will get by with a little help from their fans. Similar to what the band SOUR did (previous sweet find here), they're creating a video with pictures of their fans, though you're still in time to participate on this one (11294 contributions at the time of writing). They give you a frame, you recreate it and they replace theirs with yours, thus the title "One frame of fame". The (changing) result is an interesting, on-the-verge-of-provoking-you-a-seizure, but pretty awesome video that is updated hourly and will have you watching more than once. Sweet find here.

Esquire's Augmented Reality Issue: A Tour

With all the new technologies around, it's hard to know which ones will actually stick (remember the laser disc, or mini discs?). But perhaps customization, interaction, and live content are a huge plus to getting there. All of the above are included: just think of the possibilities. Enough said. Enjoy.

"If you can type, you can make movies"

At least that's what xtranormal.com claims. This fun (and free!) website lets you create movies based on your picks of several 3-D characters, camera angles, music, locations, etc. Best part? The characters say what you type and move how you "tell" them to. Later you can download and/or publish the movie to what has grown into a virtual community of wannabe directors, aspiring screenwriters, amateurs and what-nots. Possibilities and different uses for this are literally endless. Sweet find here.

Beatles Rock Band trailers released

The formula was pretty obvious: get the most famous band in History and pair it up with the most successful music video-game lately. What do you get? Ch-ching! Passion Pictures, the same folks that created Gorillaz have developed the animated trailers for the upcoming Beatles Rock Band extravaganza. If you're a Beatles fan, chills and goose-bumps are guaranteed. Sweet Find Here.

The Interactive Music Video

In the times when "Video Killed the Radio Star" came out, who would've thought you would ever be able to experience a music video in a different way every time? Let alone direct what happens in a way. Labuat, an artist from Spain, decided to launch an interactive music video for her song "Soy tu aire" (I am your air) on her website. It won a Favorite Website Award. Sweet find here.

SOUR '日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)'

If music is a universal language, it's found a perfect partner in YouTube. Check out this music video by a Japanese Band called Sour shot entirely on web cam(s) with help from their fans from all over the world. Excellent use of the media. When was the last time you were surprised by something seen on YouTube?! This stuff is amazing! Sweet find here.

Soup of the Day: Damien Correll

You can probably read 'New York' all over this portfolio, right? Right! Damien Correll is a designer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has managed to develop one of those looks you feel like you've seen all over the place but just can't seem to pin-point where. Nice, fun, organic integration of digital and hand work. Some works retro, some works streety. Make sure you check out his Flickr Stream as well. Sweet find here.

Art of the Title

It's amazing how much the opening credits can do for a movie and to the person watching it. Think of them as a first impression: they set the mood! Well, there's pretty much a whole industry behind it and a lot of work goes into making them impactful, memorable and artistic: that's probably where the title for this site comes from. Art of the Title compiles videos and stills of movie opening credits for us to enjoy. Sweet find here.

Soup of the Day: PSYOP

This motion graphic/animation studio has made our TVs look better. They have borrowed their name from the US Government's Psychological Operations Division, as their job is to persuade. And they have. Awesome reel with work for the big ones: Nike, Adidas, Coke, AT&T and some music videos for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sheryl Crow. Sweet find here.

Converse: My Drive Thru

This new ad features Pharell Williams, Santogold and Julian Casablancas. PSYOP, in charge of post-production, live up to their reputation: they made a fun ad to watch, and it really nails the personality of the brand. The creative agency is Anomaly. Great song too.

Soup of the Day: MK12

Featured Studio: MK12. This Kansas City based studio has done great work in concepting and executing motion and still graphics for clients like Diesel, Budweiser, Adidas and Levi's. One of their most famous work is the "GUI" for the movie "Stranger than fiction". Watch below for this great work. Sweet find here.