We caught up with Shane Walter at the record breaking (more than 6,000 people rocked up at this event!) onedotzero_transvision night at the V&A, London. Shane gave us the lowdown on the motion graphics scene & future developments in the industry. The onedotzero team have been flying the flag for artists, designers & video producers for 10 years and play an essential role in the development of British and worldwide talent.
Check out their website and keep your eyes peeled for their ever-expanding tour!.. Next event is at the Lovebytes Festival, Sheffield.
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Dave McKean chats about his new film Mirrormask, working relationships and the trials and tribulations of making a feature film with stunning visual effects on a budget.
The films post production was an arduous process which pushed Dave Mckean and the rest of the crew to breaking point at times. Not that you could tell this when watching the finished article because it looks simply gorgeous.
This is a film which is in the storytelling tradition of previous Henson Productions standing on the shoulders of films such as ‘Labyrinth’ and ‘The Dark Crystal’. It carries universal themes and is a joy to watch for adults and children alike.
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We caught up with Battles at the Route Du Rock Festival in St.Malo, France. It was the first winter edition of the 15yr strong summer event that takes place in a 13th century fortress. Other people on the lineup included Villeneuve, The Earlies & Giant Sand.
This was the last gig of Battles’ european tour and the St.Malo crowd went crazy for them. Battles seem to present an energy that transcends from the stage to the crowd, building to epic proportions, sending crowds into a frenzy -yet somehow achieving this with the greatest restraint. Seeing Battles live is like undergoing some kind of psychological experiment, exploring how humans react to contained and carefully controlled vibrations.
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United Visual Artists are a London based company who work equally with LED, traditional lighting and projection technologies to create sculptural elements. UVA’s approach combines three disciplines: art direction, production design and software engineering. Their philosophy is to tightly integrate these elements to deliver real-time, immersive and responsive experiences.
Three members of UVA explain their unique approach to interactive work. Matt Clark, Joel Gethin Lewis and Dave Ferner spoke about their current project at the Victoria and Albert museum, past work with the likes of Massive Attack and U2 and where they are taking UVA in the future.
Something we really want to move into in the future is adding more interaction to live situations and handing control to the performers. I think people are quite scared of interaction because no one knows quite how to deal with it. People are too used to seeing premeditated sequences of imagery going across the screen. You’ve got these great performers on stage that know how to express themselves physically so why don’t you make a system that pays attention to that or pay attention to the crowd. Imagine a system that’s driven by the movement of the audience so when they really start going crazy it really amps up which then creates a kind of feedback loop.
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