Matthew Buchanan

Apple’s pro photography app Aperture 3 has at last added...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:24:00 +1300

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Apple’s pro photography app Aperture 3 has at last added an export option for custom adjustment presets. Here, then, is a presets file containing four of my custom adjustments, yours to apply and remix as you like.

To install the presets, switch to the Adjustments tab in the main Aperture window then select Edit Presets… from the Presets drop-down menu. Now from the Actions drop-down menu in the bottom left corner of the Adjustment Presets window, select Import…, locate the downloaded file and press Import.

New teaser trailer created by Prologue for HBO’s The...

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:11:00 +1300

New teaser trailer created by Prologue for HBO’s The Pacific, the Hanks/Spielberg-produced follow-up to Band Of Brothers. The 10-part series based on books by Robert Leckie and Eugene B. Sledge follows the exploits of three US marines during World War II, and debuts March 14.

Eric Peltier’s DADADA-2010. Made me laugh.

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:36:27 +1300

Eric Peltier’s DADADA-2010. Made me laugh.

The car ambush scene from Alfonso Cuarón’s dystopian 2006...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:02:00 +1300

The car ambush scene from Alfonso Cuarón’s dystopian 2006 film Children Of Men was recently picked by Michael Harvkey as one of the ten best long tracking shots ever filmed (violence, language and spoiler warning).

It’s a riveting piece of cinema (although not without its detractors) that takes place almost entirely within the confines of a compact Fiat Multipla, custom rigged to within an inch of its life with an Oscar-worthy combination of tracks, swivel head and camera:

The car ended up being a special purpose car, built with a rig developed by Gary Thieltges of Doggicam Systems. It was piloted by a stunt driver lying near flat in front with space for another at the other end when driving in reverse. The car ‘shell’ was mounted to appear normal but with a complete rig overhead allowing the director and DOP to travel along above the actors.

What’s perhaps most interesting in light of Harvkey’s list is that despite appearances, the shot is actually an elaborate special effect, stitched together by the boffins at Double Negative from six takes filmed at four locations.

The rest of the list is worth a look too, with the work of Scorsese, Tarantino, Godard, Altman and Welles among the other picks.

Very slick match moving and 3D type work in this 2007 MTV...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:08:37 +1300

Very slick match moving and 3D type work in this 2007 MTV station ident by FMK7. Added to Nice Type.

Terrific iPhone photo by Jarred Bishop, treated with the Mill...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:10:45 +1300

Terrific iPhone photo by Jarred Bishop, treated with the Mill Colour grading app and Tiltshift Generator.

Beautiful particle effects in this ident for Central China...

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:28:09 +1300

Beautiful particle effects in this ident for Central China Television, directed by Niko Tziopanos for Troublemakers.

Nice kaleidoscopic video for Sola Rosa’s...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:02:00 +1200

Nice kaleidoscopic video for Sola Rosa’s “Humanised” from the album Get It Together, directed by Tim van Dammen (no relation).

Martin De Thurah’s surreal video for Röyksopp’s...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:53:31 +1200

Martin De Thurah’s surreal video for Röyksopp’s track “What Else Is There?”, featuring the vocal talents of Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife and Fever Ray. (via Mashable)