by The Portland Egotist / January 7, 2019 / Not much needs to even be said about this little gem. If you're a big fan of the upside down, then this trailer ought to get the blood pumping a little.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / September 20, 2018 / Filmmaker, Gary Hustwit, has released the trailer for his upcoming documentary about design icon, Dieter Rams. Hustwit, known for his design-based documentary films (Helvetica and Objectified) has been working on this exploration of the life and career of Dieter Rams for the past few years. From what we can tell in this trailer, it looks like Hustwit has found another great design vein to explo[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / September 19, 2018 / Filmmakers,Tom Fisher and Catherine Prowse, have compiled a meaningful and engaging short about the benefits of being along. The Need to be Alone is about an introvert and how his time alone makes him a better friend. The short was done in collaboration with Alain de Botton for The School Of Life, and carries with it an important message—one that we too often forget. In our social media engage[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / August 20, 2018 / We came across a fantastic short documentary about Monet, his gardens, and how he gathered inspiration from his surroundings. Claude Monet led the way in art history as the father of French Impressionism. But his paintings of water lilies and peonies weren’t confined to canvas. In addition to his work as a painter, Monet maintained stunning gardens, the inspiration for his masterpieces. T[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / July 26, 2018 / There is always so much good stuff coming out of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Amongst this year's gems was the trailer for third installment in M. Night Shyamalan "super hero" series, Glass. The film brings together the hero and anti-heros from 2000's Unbreakable and 2016's Split into one huge mind scramble of an action film. Are they supers, or are they just humans? This one is going to be fantast[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / July 5, 2018 / We're all big Wes Anderson fans around the office. We love this color palette study done on his films. It was really interesting to see just how many muted colors he uses in his shots.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / A bit of animated fun from filmmaker, Dana Sink. Power is an animated film intersecting machinery, life, and media. This little shortie was even an official selection at the Northwest Animation Festival. [Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / Animator, Matt Seely, recently dropped his 2018 animation role. His work is a throwback to mid 90's to 2000's style animation. What we especially appreciated is that all the work contained in his reel is the result of work he did on his own. In an age where we generally need to rely on a crew of people to get anything done, it's nice to know the one man show still exists out there. [Read More]
