Length is never in itself a measure of quality, Exciting things can come in small packages - as demonstrated by some of the world's greatest short movies. Now you can re-live the DOTMOV festival with this publication; our record of and tribute to the outstanding festival curated by Shift Japan, one of the most influential designers' web portals today. It features 35 of the 36 works shown in two exclusive DVDs, together with a book crammed with fascinating information about and by their creators. Stage your very own world-class short-movie festival - with DOTMOV.
In all, total of 385 works from 33 countries were submitted, but only 36 were accepted by a special guest selection panel consisting of The Designers Republic, Motion Theory, Yoshi Sodeoka/c505, Jiro Ohashi (SAL magazine), Sugarcube, Form and Diesel Virtual Department.
Highlight:
LIMBO | Tak Hung (Hong Kong):
The goal of this animation is to let people experience form and colour in terms of organic patterns, form association, after-images and colour.
CMYK | ACTOP (Spain):
A TV commercial for CMYK, the international Trends Magazine Festival. It was created in collaboration with Vasava Artworks and the photographer Javier Tles.
OGGO | Saiman Chow (USA):
An over-the-top allegory of speed as demonstrated by a no-holds-barred competition between adrenaline cells (or "oggo") in a runner's body.
_GRAU | Robert (Germany):
Selected and commented by Motion Theory
"_grau is a mesmerizing, beautiful, and disturbing work of art that fuses dark and light to create organic forms and amorphous shapes..."
WE STILL GOT IT | Johnny Kelly (Ireland):
Selected and commented by Diesel Virtual Department
"The piece benefits from a strong and simple concept and well thought out story. The design is strong, bold and confident, with excellent use of colour and composition..."
Specifications:
Special-designed Packaging as 1:1 Digital BETA Tape
Double DVD included, 192 pages
Plastic Slip Case - 250mm(h) x 145mm(w) x25mm(d)
English / Japanese Language
ISBN: 988-98097-4-5
US$50
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