Film

Video put together by Chris Benny on a trip to New Zealand. Shot on Canon 5DII.

Heli Test sees NZ music video director Samuel Peacocke trying out some tilt-shift trickery. Via Vimeo.

Completely unrelated to the Colenso BBDO campaign for Auckland city - but a much nicer rendering of pixels than the new campaign website: www.biglittlecity.co.nz.

The Capitol Cinema on Dominion Road in Auckland has been restored to its former glory and re-opened!

From Flicks.co.nz: The Capitol originally opened in 1922 and was one of Auckland's most luxurious cinemas. We can tell you this is again the case, with the team from the Lido Cinema on Manukau Road behind its refurbishment. The Capitol's art-deco style has been preserved, while the theatre has being fitted out with new equipment and larger seating (more pictures coming soon).

Watch the American housing market spiral out of control in this Cinema 4D animation by Mike Winkelmann.

Recloose "Mana's Bounce" from Mofresh on Vimeo.

Our video for the mighty Recloose's "Mana's Bounce". With 812 body parts, 55 characters, 927 photos, this was a massive mish, but made possible with a helping hand from friends & fam - big ups & thanks to all that helped! This won "Best Director" at the NZ Kodak Music Video Awards 2006, "Best Use of Visual Effects" at the Below Ground Music Vid Fest Australia, and was a finalist for several other awards and festivals.

New York 2008 from Vicente Sahuc on Vimeo.

Auckland HDR Timelapse from Diego on Vimeo.

USA Today has new photos up of Maurice Sendak's timeless tale of Max in Where the Wild Things Are - directed by Spike Jonze.

Looks amazing. Not due to be released until October unfortunately. More on Flicks.

Good article from Step Inside Design on Charles and Ray Eames discussing the impact they had on many different fields of design. Capturing the spirit and vision of artists/entrepreneurs Charles and Ray Eames is akin to grasping white-hot sparks. During their lives, which ended on Aug. 21, 1978, and Aug. 21, 1988, respectively, the Eameses impacted the global design community and mainstream culture with significant, award-winning contributions in architecture, film, furniture design and exhibitions.