Sasol – “15″

Here it is.

Surely you’ve heard by now..

Refinery Joburg completed the post and visual effects for Keith Rose’s recent Sasol rugby spot.

The completed ad will be uploaded later, but here are some  breakdowns of the comps.

Breakdown 1

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Sony shows off it’s HD credentials

Here’s a spot by Pleix (think dogs & lasers) showing off Sony HD equipment.  I haven’t managed to find much info on the job, but judging from the studio it looks like it was a blast.

You can see the clip at Blink Productions

Symphony in Red

Using a combination of live-action plates and post trickery Hamburg based Sehsucht created this spot for Konzerthaus Dortmund.

You can view the full video here.

The connection to your consumer cannot be found

Westwayne are an Atlanta based advertising agency. I don’t know whether this is their regular website or not, but it beats the hell out of an “under construction” page.

Thursday is Martin De Thurah day

Carpark North – Human

I haven’t checked out Danish director Martin De Thurah for a while.  His videography includes videos for Royksopp,  Mew, editors and a classic for Carpark North.

Royksopp – What else is there?

More from him can be found here and here

Hitchcock – Basic Film Technique

How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller…

If Hitchcock wrote a book on film making it would look something like this guide.

While we’re talking about climate change

Instant Karma is a carbon neutral production company. They plant 1000 trees for every shoot they do, effectively canceling out any carbon dioxide they produce during the production. They use sustainable materials for set construction, drive hybrids and recycle wherever possible.

Read the article and interview on fxguide

XBox goes clay.

Nicely done stopmotion for Xbox by moostudios.

All in camera. Check out the making of at moo.

Levi’s are looking for filmmakers

Levi’s Young Guns aims to unearth new musical talent, and now they’re looking for director’s to shoot a music video for one of their artists. Showreels need to be in by 12 July, so get moving!

More info at Represent