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ON THIS EARTH A SHADOW FALLS, NICK BRANDT
Nick Brandt, known for his iconic film work with Michael Jackson as well as beautiful television commercial work, has announced an Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls (Big Life Editions, 2010). This edition combines the best photos from both trade books, On This Earth (Chronicle, 2005) and A Shadow Falls (Abrams, 2009).
Beautifully printed in 15.5" L x 13.3" H format, 90 plates total. All copies will be signed.The front cover is linen with tipped-on image.
Available September 20.
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SUCKER PUNCH, ZACK SNYDER
Zack Snyder thrills audiences at Comic-Con with a glimpse of his new film Sucker Punch. The film takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.
An original concept which Zack co-wrote with Steve Shibuya, the movie features hyper-stylized fighting sequences, a splash of burlesque, a dose of steampunk and a whiff of Nazi Germany.
See the trailer here.
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WORLD CUP 2010, GERARD DE THAME
Gerard de Thame shot two spots with Leo Burnett, Chicago for Allstate Insurance and the 2010 World Cup. "Gloves" takes the viewer on a thrilling ride through the city as every citizen joins together to make sure that goal keeper Guillermo Ochoa receives his trusty gloves in time for a big match. "Wall" shows that Ochoa does not leave a single hole open in front of his goal.
See Gloves here.
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STUDIO OF THE YEAR, TOMATO
Tomato takes home studio of the year at Grafik Design Awards.
The winners of the Grafik Design Awards were announced last week at a very exclusive ceremony at the Adam Street Members Club in London. The amount of graphic design talent gathered together in one room was mind-boggling — legends such as Wim Crouwel and Peter Saville, established studios including Pentagram, Tomato and GTF, judges Phil Baines, Sara de Bondt, Marina Willer, Emily King and Kate Moross were all in attendance.
Wim Crouwel presented the much-anticipated award for Best Studio. Tomato were the very worthy winners, with Pentagram and Praline runners-up.
Coverage of the event.
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WASSUP '08: TRUE CHANGE
Winner of the special jury commendation at Cannes this year.
Charles Stone created the next installment of the infamous Wassup project entitled "True Vote". A political and social commentary, the new version catches up with its original cast in present day... fighting in Iraq, watching their stocks plummet, battling Mother Nature, and hoping for change in the next presidential election.
See it here.
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STORM THORGERSON GALLERY EVENT
Our longtime partner and friend Storm Thorgerson is featured in a unique exhibition uncovering some of the events, exstallations, sculptures, images, drawings, and ideas behind his 40 year career as one of the pioneers of original commercial design. This retrospective is not only an exhibition of Storm's most celebrated covers, but also offers a unique insight into the otherworldly and incongruous work Storm is carrying out today.
From Pink Floyd - through Genesis, 10cc and Led Zeppelin - to his more recent collaboration with Muse and The Cranberries, take a look at the sleeves that helped sell the music, and hear from the man himself.
BBC INTERVIEW
stormthorgerson.com
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KASSIM THE DREAM, FEATURE FILM
Kassim the Dream, produced and funded by Believe Media over the past two years has been picked up by IFC Films. The multi-award winning film will get its theatrical release in May, 2009 and premiers on Sundance's VOD channel later this year.
Executive Produced by Believe Media
Directed by Kief Davidson
More info on Kassim The Dream
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UNDERWORLD NEW SINGLE, TOMATO
John Warwicker of Tomato creates artwork for the new Underworld single "Scribble".
This is the first new Underworld music in two and a half years. Described as a gene-splice between Yellow Magic Orchestra and Grooverider blasting out over the dancefloor at Fabric on a Friday night, Scribble is a writing and production collaboration with Hospital recording artist High Contrast.
The full album is available late Summer.
Check out the single here.
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AXA TORNADO, RORY KELLEHER
Rory Kelleher created a tornado for Axa Insurance... with a little help of some wind machines and Glassworks visual effects. Shot on location in Montreal for Publicis Paris, this spot was a continuation of a campaign shot this past summer in Barcelona.
See it here.
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TOMATO, SMIRNOFF
Tomato typography in virtual vodka. Triple distilled and beautifully reflective. Brand new spot for Smirnoff out of JWT.
See it here.
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WATCHMEN, ZACK SNYDER
Zack Snyder follows up his hugely successful feature film 300 with the release of the much anticipated Watchmen. Zack recently picked up the Director of the Year award at ShoWest.
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The Production A-List 2009
Creativity Magazine put us on theirlist of top production companies of 2009. That's kinda cool. It's been a strange and often difficult year for everyone. Still, we were lucky enough to work on a diverse range of interesting projects.
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JEFFREY DARLING, DINER'S CLUB
Jeffrey embarked on an epic journey around the world for Diner’s Club out of Draft FCB Chicago. Shot in Japan, Czech Republic, Denmark, Morocco and Brazil, Jeff traveled with a small crew and equipment package but managed to capture a huge number of scenes with varying cast and landscapes.
See it here.
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