The Incredible Gideon Baws will be missed

12 Oct 2008

This morning, just before boarding a flight back to LA, a friend called to share the saddest of news. Gideon Baws the talented English director/animator/designer/lllustrator died. He was only 33.

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Who Is Guilherme Marcondes

1 Oct 2008

Guilherme Marcondes with a full head of hair

Name: Guilherme Marcondes
Created on: 1977-August-6
Record last updated on: 2008-October-1
Homepage: guilherme.tv
Domain: Filmmaking, Animation, Mixed-media
Location: New York, NY

Brazilian-born filmmaker, Guilherme Marcondes has directed spots for Diesel, MTV International, and Nickelodeon while simultaneously busting out tongue-in-cheek animations and experimental personal projects. Recently, his interpretation of a William […]

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Who is Syd Garon

28 May 2008

I was first introduced to Syd Garon’s work in 1997 when a friend at a San Francisco ad agency slipped me a just completed copy of Somebody Goofed, an animation crafted from a cut up Jack T. Chick gospel comic.

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Anatomy of a Music Video: Wait for the Summer

21 May 2008

Our new feature series, Anatomy of a Music Video, takes you behind-the-scenes for a look at the making of a music video – from script to screen. Our first spotlight is on Yeasayer’s Wait for the Summer, directed by Mixtape Club.

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LA in 3D: Flux Screening Series + West Coast Premiere of Bjork’s Wanderlust

28 Mar 2008

Thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of you who came out to the first ever Flux Screening at the Hammer Museum…

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Who is Amautalab

26 Mar 2008

Amautalab is a multidisciplinary creative studio co-founded by Martin Jalfen and Carlos Battilana in 2005. Amautalab’s tri-office locale in Peru, Argentina and Los Angeles could be the reason for the unique variety of whimsical stop-motion animation the studio is known for,

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Who is Mathew Cullen

23 Mar 2008

I love when things come together unexpectedly especially when you least expect it. Three weeks ago I approached one of my favorite filmmakers, Mathew Cullen of Motion Theory, because I wanted to do this profile.

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Björk’s Wanderlust video premiere NYC

13 Mar 2008

Björk was there. When I tell people where I went last night, that’s the first thing they ask me: “Was Björk there?” The next question is, “What was she wearing?” Nobody asks about the buffalo.

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