Domino Theory - Documentary - Films For Human Rights

Dael Oates, rising director from Prodigy and former Animal Logic VFX designer, brings an air of sophisticated complexity to Milo B-Smart’s latest TVC, which aired on Sunday June 1st.

The spot opens with   more...a boy arriving at school on his bike who upon removing his helmet reveals his skilfully-animated “INFRO” (“info-afro”). Focus then shifts to a classroom where we see information from the blackboard entering the boy’s INFRO; graphics, writing and diagram. The hero is then depicted in various situations where we see his INFRO change and evolve, becoming an abstract visualisation of the child’s mind at work.

The spot expertly balances live action with stylish animation, no easy challenge for any director to overcome. “There [was] a fine balance between all factors…We never like the VFX to get in the way of a good performance!” comments Oates.

This spot geniously utilises complicated design elements and unique CG animation to depict the INFROs, making them appear “alive with possibility”. Oates manages to depict them as complex and intricate, whilst simultaneously easy to ‘read’, not in a literal sense, but as an object the audience understands from the beginning.

The TVC was shot with the actors wearing skull caps created as CG graphics as hair – a complex process that required Oates to call on his extensive VFX and creative experience whilst working in collaboration with The Lab  less

Directed by Dael Oates of Prodigy, the spot opens with a group of girls in a bleak, winter playground struggling to enjoy a game of hopscotch. The focus shifts to one little girl with blonde hair who   more...rubs her nose with a sniffle and a cough.

The piece develops from an aloof and almost numinous tone to an “over the top” sense of sentimental dream-like warmth, rich with possibility.

Oates, inspired by Jean-Pierre Jeunet films such as Amelie, Delicatessen and City of Lost Children, has managed to keep the spot beautifully crafted, yet simple.

“I want[ed] to make this theatrical [and] over the top…Play up the sentimentality and the dream like ‘warm glow’ sequence”, says Oates. “This [was] all about the styling and how far to push it.”  less

Y&R Wellington and Prodigy have collaborated to create and launch a 45 sec TV campaign for non-profit We Are What We Do (WAWWD) movement within New Zealand to promote its global bestseller book "Change   more...The World For Fifteen Bucks"

Directed by Prodigy's Dael Oates, "Change The World For Fifteen Bucks" aims to encapsulate the essence of the book -- small actions + lots of people = BIG CHANGE and inspire worldwide viewers to take simple everyday actions that can improve our environment, health, and communities.  less

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Open Mic Night, Chemda: Fame Whore, White Boys and The Spooky Hot Shot

Dawn Dubriels - The Last Dutchess - Starring Amber Dubriel, J.Vinazza, and Phil Carlucci.

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marcus films,inc. logo from movies marcus systems logo from short films

This my intro to all the videos i will be making..This LV account will mostly be AMVS cuz of the better quality

After getting suspended from You Tube, I got pretty lazy for making AMVs. I had almost 500 subscribers, and it'll be really hard to have them back. So i uploaded this beta to ask your help guys. PLzz   more...watch and comment and tell your friends to watch it. If I get many comments I'll probably finish it.

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Taken from "10th & Wolf" (2006).

This was a request from ViacomCorp. Taken from "Cloverfield".

When Stephen, a busy architect, unexpectedly returns home from work early, he hears his wife René making love to another man in their bedroom upstairs. With emotions raging out of control, Stephen   more...loads bullets into a gun and barges into the room of the oblivious lovers. René's lover Daniel, who is also married, finds himself in a struggle with Stephen for control of the gun. When tragedy arises, they must find it within themselves to accept
what they have done and figure out what really happened on this deadly day.
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Taken from "The Wicker Man" (2006).

Taken from "Sopranos." Enjoy, peeps!!

Taken from the "Ghost Hunters" DVD. Enjoy, peeps!!

JUST A LITTLE SWIM..

John Daube is the best dancer of the world,unless..

Two logos in a bunch. Taken from "Stardust".

In CITY OF MEN, producer Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner) returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated film, City of God. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence   more...and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.  less

Anthony Glurk

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My favorite film. Photos from Pan's Labyrinth starring Ivana Baquero and Doug Jones, music by Javier Navarrette