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Killer reels: echolab and Kultnation

By now I’m sure you’re well aware of my deep respect for high-end visual and sound design. Among the inspirational friends I consider to be emerging masters in these complementary storytelling fields are sound designer Gavin Little of echolab and director Marco Vinicio, aka Kultnation. In the recent past, these gentlemen (heralding respectively from Dublin, Ireland, and Mexico City, Mexico) have collaborated often, and I hope you’ll agree that the results are quite spectacular. To experience their latest works, please visit www.vimeo.com/echolab and www.vimeo.com/kultnation. Read more

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Experience ISAM Live

The phenomenal live show experience Amon Tobin has conjured to accompany his Ninja Tune Records release “ISAM” is coming to all the North American cities listed below in September and October, and it’s also set to return to London on November 24. For the latest information, please visit www.amontobin.com/tour — and for a taste of what’s in store for audiences, enjoy “Visualizing ISAM” from design-focused production studio Leviathan and V Squared Labs.
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Killer Reels: Meet Buck

“Meet Buck” is an original short film from TeamCerf, a group of Supinfocom graduates. Since debuting online last December, this 4:24 animated short film has been watched more than 600,000 times on TeamCerf’s Vimeo channel and on YouTube, attracting a lot of attention worldwide for these emerging filmmakers. Reportedly created using Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion and Adobe Premiere software, this stylish introductory film was directed by Denis Bouyer, Yann De Preval, Vincent E Sousa and Laurent Monneron, and it features sound design by Julien Begault, and music from Yannis Dumoutiers and Mickaël Védrine. More information is available online at salesmanbuck.com.

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Nathan Love gives thanks

Happy Thanksgiving from Nathan Love and NBC (and of course, yours truly!).

You can learn more about this project at www.nathanlove.com.

Many happy returns!

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Nathan Love reveals more character


This summer’s successful collaboration between world-class animation studio Nathan Love and advertising agency 22squared recently brought two new animated broadcast spots to life for Baskin-Robbins’ nationwide ad campaign. For August, the campaign welcomed two new characters: Barry Baaa, a long-faced sheep that loves blowing bubbles with Baskin-Robbins’ August Flavor of the Month, Pink Bubblegum ice cream, and Olive Ostrich, a playful bird who’s ecstatic about Baskin-Robbins’ birthday cakes. For each character, Nathan Love’s art department created genuinely unique looks and personalities, and the animators added the life and soul, creating adorably personable creatures.

Barry Baaa debuted widely on U.S. television and cable media outlets on August 3; on August 8, it was declared the top ad for all demographics for the first week of August by Ace Metrix(TM), the industry standard in television advertising analytics.

More information on the campaign is available here.

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Nathan Love wows TV and online viewers worldwide


Record numbers of television and online viewers worldwide continue to experience the artistry of New York City animation studio Nathan Love and its illustrious clientele. The latest releases include commercial collaborations with director Willis Wong, Lunar Films and Hopr for J. Walter Thompson Shanghai promoting China’s popular online game Fantasy Westward Journey, and with advertising agency 22squared for Baskin-Robbins’ nationwide summer advertising campaign. Nathan Love is online at www.nathanlove.com, on Facebook here, and on Linkedin here.

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