http://vimeo.com/45944121 Amazing montage created by Jason Bailey using 135 shots from feature Films. Films (in order of appearance, with cinematographer in parenthesis): Man with a Movie Camera (Mikhail Kaufman) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Roger Deakins) Baraka (Ron Fricke) Koyaanisqatsi (Ron Fricke) Days of Heaven (Nestor Almendros) Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (Takao Saito, Shoji Ueda) What Dreams May Come (Eduardo ...
Pinpoints of Light
Published in Filmmaking, Music, Motion Graphics by George Levitikos http://vimeo.com/42680931 Watching the music video “Secrets, Accusations and Charges” is somewhat akin to watching the stars on a clear night mix and meld into shapes and figures. The song, originally by Michael Nyman (a famous soundtrack composer) and David McAlmont, was remixed by Max Cooper, who created an ...
The Real Deal
Published in Media Arts, Digital by George Levitikos http://youtu.be/gE0KLVdFwYk?hd=1 The intention to watch a single video on YouTube can often turn into a trip down the proverbial rabbit hole. Clicking just one “related video” link can lead to an hour of watching hilarious cats, 90s music videos and bizarre covers of well-known songs. The new Volkswagen campaign ...
Brainstorm
Published in Filmmaking, Art by George Levitikos http://vimeo.com/43913260 Although the headdresses may look unusual, “Reactions in Time and Space” is a piece about beauty. The experimental film, directed by David Hill and Josh Goodrich, explores the effect of a storm on three negative emotions, represented by intricate headdresses. As the storm sweeps through the space, the three ...
Victory Dance
Published in Filmmaking, Media Art, Digital by George Levitikos http://vimeo.com/44675651 Even those of us with two left feet could participate in the “Toe Tappy”, the end result of Coke Zero’s Make it Possible campaign. Coke Zero collaborated with filmmaker Jon Chu, Oglivy Paris and StinkDigital to create a campaign which involved the average consumer. The campaign began ...
Stilled Life
Published in Photography by Panos Georgiou Many of Philip Lorca diCorcia’s photos have the quality of a painting—the subjects are posed and the light is arranged perfectly. DiCorcia’s photos seem to create moments, rather than capture them by chance, giving his photos a theatrical quality. However the artificiality does not seem accidental—it imbues banal situations with ...
Dimensional Shift
Published in Art, Design, Filmmaking by George Levitikos http://vimeo.com/42832538 “Shift” is a truly unique piece of stop-motion animation created with science fiction ideas in mind. The artist, Max Hattler, cites the idea of an upcoming apocalypse, as well as a dimensional shift from the fourth to the fifth dimension as his inspiration for the piece. The film ...
Who Invited You Lot?
Published in Art by Sophia Nass “Who Invited You Lot?”, written by Greek Goldsmiths student Steven Nass, is a fresh take on a classic English farce. The play follows the story of two friends in love with the same married woman, and naturally, hijinks ensue. The hilarious story of mistaken identities, misunderstandings and blistering word-play, premieres ...
Walk This Way
Published in Fashion, Filmmaking by George Levitikos http://vimeo.com/44487805 The students in Dsquared2’s Autumn/Winter 2012 campaign clearly have nothing left to learn about fashion. The promotional video, directed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, opens onto a brightly colored classroom, featuring a group of apathetic students, including Daphne Groeneveld, who recently turned heads in the Dior Addict campaign. ...
