The Unknown – Jesper Baker by Sean Pecknold


The first of an on-going series of stop-motion shorts called The Unknown.

This part concerns a little fellow named Jesper Baker. A man who has found himself stuck in life.

Made possible by the VSCO Artist Initiative™
Director – Sean Pecknold
Art Director + Set Designer – Adi Goodrich (adigoodrich.com)
Jesper Baker – Jeffrey Pillars
Moth – Odette Joannidis
Co-Worker – Ian Russell
Animator – Sean Pecknold
Music – Robin Pecknold, Neal Morgan, Morgan Henderson
Recorded at – Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon
Sound Design, Foley, & Mix – Daniel Eaton (http://ift.tt/1WYObpA)
Foley Engineer – Brian Saia
Filmed at – The Happy Lion in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
Construction – Dustin Ruegger
Art Assistant – Zoe Zoe Sheen
Art Assistants – Victoria Foraker, Lena Cheng, Alice Lieu

VSCO Artist Initiative™
Jen Schmitz
Sarah Goerzen

Special Thanks –
Adi Goodrich
Henry Miller Library
Aja Pecknold
Greg Lutze
Joel Flory
Chung King Road
Michelle Zamora

More at the-unknown.tv
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De Passage by Russell Brownley


A surf film I directed for Reef a few years back. Just realized I did have the master online, so decided I would post. Such an amazing collaboration with Mark Tesi, the Creative Director that I Directed this alongside. Shot on location in Tahiti, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and Bali, the film was inspired by me sitting digging way too deep into Jaques Cousteau documentaries from the 60’s… hence the creative direction and sound sampling.

Directed by: Russell Brownley and Mark Tesi
Cinematography by: Russell Brownley, Chris Bryan, Paul Daniels, Bali Strickland, Nic Mclean
Produced by: Shea Perkins
Edited by: Russell Brownley and Noah Carlson
Color by: Matt Fezz

Music: Grimes, Ty Segal, Big Data, Carryok

The Search for Earth Proxima by Speculative Films


Since astronomers first discovered exoplanets in 1995, we’ve come to learn that there are a staggering amount of planets out there in the universe. But, we have yet to find one that’s habitable, aside from our own. The Search for Earth Proxima is a short documentary about a group of scientists and their mission to build a telescope to hunt for an Earth-like planet around our closest neighbor: Alpha Centauri.

Co-Directed by Brett Marty & Josh Izenberg
Cinematography: Owen Bissell, Andy Quinn
Time Lapse Photography: Andy Quinn, Brett Marty, Josh Izenberg
Editors: Kee Heywood, Hamilton Henson
Title Design: Colin Gill
Produced by Brett Marty & Josh Izenberg

Special Thanks: Mission Centaur, The SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, European Southern
Observatory, VLT, ALMA, Triple Ring Technologies, Positron Dynamics, Onda Corporation, and La Ventana Cine.
Artistic Renderings of Exoplanets Courtesy of NASA and ESO

MAKE by Musicbed


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This documentary is a question. A conversation starter. It’s an examination of the reasons we create and the things that drive us to make something new — passion or success.

See MAKE, a feature-length documentary featuring Reed Morano, ASC, Aaron Draplin, Eliot Rausch and more, now on Vimeo On Demand! http://mscbd.fm/29GT1tm

Listen to the soundtrack here: mscbd.fm/29W3JKv
Read Why We Made a Feature-Length Documentary: mscbd.fm/whywmdk
Meet the cast here: http://ift.tt/2a4S7bt

Dream Steeple by Vissla


A Vissla Films Presentation starring Eric Geiselman, Bryce Young, Brendon Gibbens, Cam Richards, Derrick Disney, Corey Colapinto, Andrew Jacobson, and our creators Jay Nelson, Travis Reynolds, Jeff McCallum and Superwolf.

An all new surfing thriller directed by Eddie Obrand.

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Our Wonderful Nature – The Common Chameleon by LUMATIC


In a world where a single chameleon has no natural enemies, this one of a kind creature is destined to hunt for prey.

www.LUMATIC.xyz
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Watch episode 1 of Our Wonderful Nature here:http://ift.tt/1sMr20e

CREDITS

Narration – John Berwick
Animated by – Lars Krüger
Set Design, Set Modeling, Texturing, Lighting – Alexander Pohl
Character Design – Tomer Eshed
Charakter Modeling, Additional Animation – Michael Herm
Rigging, Rendering, Shading, Simulation, Compositing – Dennis Rettkowski
Sound Design, Sound Mix – Michal Krajczok
Music – Stefan Maria Schneider
Produced by – LUMATIC

Directed by – Tomer Eshed

Welcome to The Last Bookstore by Chad Howitt


This short documentary focuses on the life of Josh Spencer, owner and operator of “The Last Bookstore”, located in Downtown Los Angeles. Against the closure of massive bookstore chains and the rise of eReaders, Josh has been able to create a local resurgence of the printed word. We explore his life as a father, husband, small business owner, and paraplegic, as well as the store’s magnetic attraction of the community.

Pear Cider and Cigarettes by Robert Valley


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Drink and smoke.
That’s what Techno really likes to do. He was crippled from a car accident when he was 17 but that’s not how he lost his big toe, he lost that in a motorbike accident. The combination of drinking and hard living had worn out Techno’s liver by the time he was 35 years old. Techno needs to quit drinking before he can undergo a transplant procedure otherwise he will never get back home from China, but he will never be able to do it alone.