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  • Inverted Bike Shop

    April 5th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    The Inverted Bike Shop from Show Love on Vimeo.

    We had not seen this short documentary on NY's 718 Cyclery before. The short was produced by Show Love about a year ago, and it has been gaining a lot of momentum over the past 365. With Portland having such a strong bike "presence", this is right up our alley. We love 718's method of the collaborative bike building experience and how tied into the world of technology they are. They're taking a sometimes mystifying process and completely involving the purchaser while creating a great experience.

  • Storyboard: The Fine Art of Coffee Portraiture

    April 5th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    STORYBOARD: The Fine Art of Coffee Portraiture from Tumblr on Vimeo.

    NY barista, Mike Breach, has turned his coffee making skills into a work of art — the three minute variety. We've all see the leaves and other basic shapes that can be made using the steamed milk from our lattes, but Breach has taken this one step further by painting faces into his coffee creations. Tumblr did a profile on Mike and his exceptional skill. He posts photos of his creations on hisTumblr blog, Baristart.

  • Activision R&D CGI is Unreal... or Too Real

    April 5th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Next gen consoles like the Xbox and Playstation are on their way. Finally, after what seems like an eternity we will have those next gen graphics fueling our late night game-a-thons. Check out this short from Activision for some of their character design R&D. It's amazing. With each successive generation of technology character modeling is becoming more realistic. This gets us buzzing about the future of gaming. Awesome!

  • The Shoemaker

    April 4th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    The Shoemaker from Dustin Cohen on Vimeo.

    Here's a brilliant and endearing short form documentary filmed and directed by Dustin Cohen. Cohen is a wonderful photographer and filmmaker, and we've got him on bookmark speed dial to regularly check in on for any new mini-biopics he might have put together.

    The Shoemaker is a wonderful and heartfelt look at 91 year old shoemaker and repairer, Frank Catalfumo. The production quality is fantastic as always and the overall story is endearing. Check this out and then hop on over to Dustin's site to see some of his other work.

  • Dr. Pepper Ten: Mountain Man

    April 4th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Imperial Woodpecker and a whole slew of other talented folks just finished work on these two spots for Dr. Pepper Ten. We did a fair amount of chortling (yes, chortling) when we saw these, and we couldn't help but think a bit about Oregon. The two commercials are chock full of stereotypes and cliches — yet, that's what makes them fairly appealing. Not to mention they got that 70's washed out, vintage production feel fairly on target. There's an extensive credit list after the jump.

  • Ditch the Herd

    April 4th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Goodby, Silverstein & Partners worked with Corona Light to create the Ditch the Herd campaign, which introduces Sully, a sheep who is tired of being one of the flock and heads out on his own. The four spots each feature Sully and his mis-adventures of freedom. A couple of these are fairly chuckle worthy.

  • Caldera

    April 3rd, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Caldera (2012) from Evan Viera on Vimeo.

    Have you had a chance to see the 11 minute short film, Caldera? We hadn't until yesterday, but apparently this animated short has been blowing up. It's won a variety of awards from film festivals, and after a few minutes it's easy to see why.

    Caldera looks at the pain and suffering of a young girl afflicted with mental illness. The film deals with the indecipherable world of reality and psychosis and the subject of life and death. This is probably not one for the faint of heart. The short is gorgeous throughout, and the storyline will have you hooked.

    Caldera was produced by Orchid Animation and directed by Evan Viera. You can see a full credit list after the jump.

  • Duet for Leaves and Turntable

    April 3rd, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Diego Stocco - Duet for Leaves & Turntable from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.

    Award winning composer and sound designer, Diego Stocco, just dropped this short (very short) piece documenting the results of some experiments he's been working on using a specially designed turntable and leaves. All the sounds in the film are from different leaves he has gathered, twisted or bent into assorted shapes and then used with the turntable to generate sound. This is just awesome!

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