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Sunday 1st August 2010
Imagine the magic when the Polaroid Land camera first came out back in 1948; the technology is still something of a marvel today. “See this new miracle of photography in action today – and you’ll want a camera to enjoy for years to come.”
Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the in-told story of the painters struggling to keep it alive. Capturing a trade that is equal parts artistic precision and grueling labor, the film presents a painting tradition pre-dating modern advertising. A craft that today finds itself dangling precariously on the brink of extinction. UP THERE is directed by Malcolm Murray, based on an original concept by Mother. It is produced by Mekanism with music by the Album Leaf.
Intrigued by the current tilt-shift craze in photography we have just done our first experiment. This was a shot taken in Brickell, Miami a while back and we have retrospectively altered it in Photoshop to look like a tilt-shift miniature scale model. Interesting stuff with great potential.
Subtitled “A Short unscientific study about evolution and his consequences”, this ambitious 9 minute stop-motion animation nearly blew our minds first thing this morning. Incredible.
We have just got our new studio books hot off the press! Both of the 24 page sewn booklets are printed two colour on 25% cotton white uncoated stock. The first–All About Us–uses mixtures of Yellow and Magenta to create a different colour for every spread. The second–The Importance of Professional Design–uses Yellow and Cyan to create a gradient of greens. A die-cut tabbing system is used to make it quick and easy for readers to find the information they are looking for. For more info or a copy feel free to get in touch.
Our latest project for Dorsch Gallery is a poster/booklet for the recent show Drying Flowers with Microwaves by Corin Hewitt. With folds and a die-cut we have created a poster that folds down into an 8 page booklet. This is a one colour print on off white uncoated stock.
From back in 1967 this packaging for the Olympus Quickmatic EEM is delightful, combining the colours of the spectrum with a leaf shutter. We have one of these in our collection but can’t get any 126 film.