Eddie Vedder is renowned for his powerful vocal style and intelligent lyrical content fronting Seattle grunge pioneers, Pearl Jam. ‘Into The Wild’, the soundtrack to the Sean Penndirected film of the same name, is Vedder’s debut solo album.
Digital stop-motion animation chronicling the life and death of a tea bag. This video was created using istopmotion then edited in final cut. The animation demonstrates how a simple story can be brought to life with imagination and creative uses of the software available.
I was always impressed at Keynote’s tag phrase ‘Cinema quality presentations for everyone’ and wondered was this really the case. If you are a Final Cut Pro user you may by now feel a little limited by the power of the titling functions within the application.
Local Animation company “Flickerpix” have released their latest production ‘Days Like This’ on YouTube. The film is 3:10 in length and really is quite spectacular. Flickerpix are famous for their award winning ‘Horn Ok Please‘ and the BBC series ‘On Air‘ Click the Read More button to see the film in full.
“New features in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will directly benefit our customers in the immediate future,” says Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software. “iStopMotion 2.1 will be the first of our applications to be optimised to take advantage of Leopard improvements.”
The application is scheduled to ship in late 2007. “Mac OS X Leopard offers over 300 new features and advanced technologies, including Core Animation which helps developers easily create animated user experiences,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We’re thrilled that developers like Boinx Software embrace Leopard’s technologies and find ways to further improve the user experience for their products.”
After over 2 years of development and a lengthy public test phase, iStopMotion 2 is ready for prime time and of course, Mac OS X Leopard.
The worldwide monthly film festival Future Shorts launches its new season of screenings this Wednesday 26th September with a special programme of short films from the best of international directors alongside homegrown talent.
This special freshers event will also feature an audio/visual set from No Clarity after the screening so arrive early and find out why The Times calls Future Shorts “A refreshing alternative to mainstream multiplex fodder”.
Cinemagic is offering a special preview of the upcoming release of ‘Stardust’. The preview is on Tuesday 2nd October at 7pm at STORM Cinemas, OdysseyTickets Adults £5.00/ Under 18s £4.00
Payment by cash or cheque made payable to Cinemagic, in advance, or before the film from 6.30pm onwards at the Cinemagic Box office, Storm Cinemas, Odyssey Pavillion.
If purchasing tickets at the cinema before the film please reserve your place by contacting Cinemagic on 028 90 311 900 by 26th September. Please note places are limited so early booking is required.
Stardust, based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman, takes audiences on an adventure that begins in a village in England and ends up in a magical world.
Starring Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Claire Danes, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Ricky Gervais.
General Release date 19th Oct 2007
Dir: Matthew Vaughn – USA/UK – 2007 130 mins – Cert PG – Paramount Pictures.
