…we’re always looking for new talent, and we think we found some. Everybody say hi to Simon Eustace.
Simon is a young director who despite being a bit of a rock star in the band “The Chapters” is also a very talented director. Having completed his arts degree in Trinity College Dublin, he then went on to study film production and direction, and then started to direct videos for his band, The Chapters. Then these guys, “The Coronas” asked him to direct their videos.
Simon was awarded best video and best directed video at the Bray Music Video Festival in May of this year, and was also nominated for four awards in the first ever IMTV Awards.
So here is his video for The Coronas for “Listen Dear”.
Sometimes, work comes along that really makes you stop and think. And usually, those pieces of work are so simple that you wonder why no-one ever thought of it before. This spot for Amnesty International by TBWA Paris and Warm and Fuzzy productions is no exception. I’ll bet it took some time to shoot and then to make it all look so smooth, but the overall effect is of a gorgeous piece of work that gets the point across very effectively.
Amnesty are consistent in the strength of their messages, and at a time when the world is in such disarray, their message is timely and sorely needed. Human rights and the defence of same is a constant battle.
Funny how these things work. Last night, I happened to catch that old cult classic, “The Lost Boys” on Sky Movies. I never got around to seeing Lost Boys 2, but I will definitely be watching Lost Boys 3, The Thirst, because….. our very own and favourite Italian director, Dario Piana directed it. Shot down in South Africa, there is quite the internet buzz about it, and knowing Dario, he’ll have had the best fun as he’s a bit of a horror buff. So here is the official trailer from Warner Bros. Much of the internet buzz is about whether we’ll see a return to the glory days of the original, or if this sequel will tank like Lost Boys 2, The Tribe. But I know that Dario is a great director, and he’ll bring lots to the party. But for now….
..even cows running. Love, love, love this, but really wish that the client hadn’t put the ‘product enjoyment’ moment in, the ad could have carried the message with just the cow and the product sequence. Still, good job for Muller Corner, a running cow in slow motion, with a dream.. (Oh and note how clean that cow is. Someone had to do that, and got paid for it!)
