David O'Reilly Does U2

Here's David O'Reilly's new video for U2. I think O'Reilly's done some of the most innovative and exciting work in animation the past few years. A winning combination of truely individually style and clever narrative are a very difficult thing to find all in one person.
As a little aside, I will be going to see him talk at BUG this Friday at the BFI, my stopframe video for We Have Band will also be shown that evening! VERY exciting.


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Evening Tweed

A collective consisting of four Brighton '08 Graduates; Jez Burrows, Owen Gildersleeve (pictured), Sarah King, and Tom Rowe.
Nice work; nice people.

Nez

Nez's new promo for Kid Cudi (feat. Kanye West and Lady Gaga) has been knocking around the Colonel Blimp office for the past week; desperate to break out, and now it's loose!
Nez has really raised the bar with this one. Friggin' awesome.


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OWLS

On the same note as Marco Brambilla's Civilization which I posted this time last week, this offering from Sportsday Megaphone/OWLS is pretty nifty. Beautifully complex.



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Chris Packham References The Smiths

Dear god, this is actual genius. THIS is what we pay our license fee for, it just gets better and better. Obviously, if you're not a fan of The Smiths this may be lost on you a bit, but otherwise sit back and enjoy!



Massive thanks to Rhys Jones for sending me this one.

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Fox Update

A while ago I went to the set of Wes Anderson's first animated feature "Fantastic Mr Fox". I was super excited to be on a set of a Wes Anderson film, let alone see an animation set on that scale!
Well, the first few stills have appeared online, so here's a little glimpse of the cuteness that awaits us all in October! Wooop!





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Voltaic

Last week I treated myself to the 3 vinyl, 2 CD, 2 DVD package of Bjork's newest musical offering "Voltaic".
As anyone who caught her live during her 2007/08 Volta tour, Bjork was on top form in the live arena - a stunning voice, and a roller coaster of a live show - jumping from heartbreaking ballads to stomping renditions of her dance-orientated hits.
Voltaic captures every angle of this tour beautifully, but mainly focuses on how much Bjork reworks her songs for a live interpretation. The vinyl version can be got for a bargain £35 on Amazon at the moment (it really is a bargain considering what you get), so snap it up now before the offer runs out/Amazon realize their mistake (rrp = £60!!!)


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