Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Behind The Scenes Of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Big Lazy Robot: Exploit Yourself

Exploit Yourself is a special commercial inspired by Nike and created by the Barcelona based VFX studio, Big Lazy Robot. Directed by Carl Rinsch, Exploit Yourself speaks volumes about pushing your own limits ‘We see no competition or race but the one race within, one should try one’s best and never give up’.


Within the short film Big Lazy Robot wanted to showcase the ‘nerve and spark and freshness’ of Barcelona; coupled with the strength and power of a modern day sport. It had to be striking, new and spirited – and yet dramatically credible.

Big Lazy Robot created a state-of-the-art robot character set in a 3D city environment, undertaking some serious yet graceful moves, from the sports of Parkour and Freerunning.


Big Lazy Robot wanted to convey a feeling of freedom and force by showing their bionic character very much at home, taking life threatening jumps amongst the city skyscrapers of Barcelona. The action speed and gymnastics are just second nature to the robot, and Big Lazy Robot were able to blend state-of-the-art technology movement with the fresh elegance of the sport.

Big Lazy Robot is a visual effects studio based in the city of Barcelona. Their goal is simple: to give their best in every challenging project because they believe in every piece of work as if it was their own idea. The Big Lazy Robot team is made up of people who share the vision of a 3D world and believe that they have much to show!

www.biglazyrobot.com


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mind Blowing Anti-Smoking CG Campaign

Buck has created two more spots for Cactus, the agency behind the Own Your C anti-smoking campaign, which has produced some remarkable motion work. “Ravens” and “Dragons” aren’t part of that series, though; they’re targeted to parents who smoke around their children.



The spots are entirely CG, which was as much a budgetary decision as a creative one. But that decision also gave Buck complete control over the lighting and camera work, both of which contribute greatly to a mounting sense of tension in each spot.

For this round the brief was simple; Make two spots that scare the living crap out of anyone who might be considering smoking around their children.

When you smoke, don't allow your kids to secondhand smoke with you. Protect them.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Is this the beginning of the End?

"2012" is an upcoming American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. The film has an ensemble cast, including John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Woody Harrelson. The film will be distributed by Columbia Pictures. Filming began in August 2008 in Vancouver; the film is expected to be released worldwide on November 13, 2009.


Global cataclysm occurs which leads to the end of the world and has survivors struggling for their lives. The film is inspired by several hypotheses that state that the ancient Mayan predicted a doomsday event will occur sometime around the 2012 northern hemisphere winter solstice.

AVATAR - Official Trailer

In the epic action adventure AVATAR, James Cameron, the director of "Titanic", takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization

Set to release December 18 2009 WorldWide