Cinematic Storytelling with Brian McDonald

Concept, Feature Film, Food For Thought, Ideas, Inspiration, Making Of

Here is an incredibly insightful discussion about story and the art of cinematic storytelling, in which Warren Etheredge interviews author/teacher/comedian Brian McDonald at The High Bar.  — Great for anyone who wants to write a script and/or is interested in storytelling with appeal that resonates.

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Brian McDonald is the author of two of the best books out there on storytelling that resonates: Invisible Ink, and The Golden Theme.

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The Title Design of Saul Bass

Advertising, Animation, Design, Editing, Feature Film, For Fun, Ideas, Inspiration, Motion-Graphics, Short Film

To celebrate the release of the long-awaited book “Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design”, editor Ian Albinson put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass’s most celebrated work.

Again, for those of you who aren’t aware of Saul Bass (1920-1996) was not only one of the great graphic designers of the mid-20th century but the UNDISPUTED master of film title design thanks to his collaborations with the likes of such film legends as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, and Martin Scorsese.

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Bonus Feature:
A Brief History of Title Design
More from editor Ian Albinson

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Click here to see related post: TRON vs. Saul Bass
And/or click here to check out the Art of the Title website – for more great titles and info

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Wünderful Stuff

Advertising, Animation, Commercials, For Fun, Ideas, Inspiration, Making Of, Short Film2 Comments

See how it was made!
Ad agency TBWA\London has just released a short film that shows how its recent multi-media adventure the Wünderful Stuff spot was made (which stars an unlikely cast of beloved fictional characters including Yogi Bear, KITT from Knight Rider and the Mister Men) for yogurt brand Müller…

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Bonus Feature:
Müller Ad 2011 – Wünderful Stuff
See the awesome power of yogurt in action… here in the original commercial. 
(Mmm… I’m kinda hungry for yogurt now, but am afraid I might turn into Betty Boop…)

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EXTRABonus Feature:
Müller Ad 2011 – Music Making of Video
A further look behind the scenes.

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