Australian denim collection Denim & Thread is planning to release a motion poster that ties in directly with their print campaign. “The motion poster picks up the story, where the still ends,” a campaign advantage owner Alex Lambousis is very excited about. Although only a few samples and a quick behind the scenes video has been released, it will be very interesting to see how the motion poster develops and enhances their print campaign.

Credits:
Cinematographer: Sidat de Silva
Producer/Photographer: Alex Weltlinger
Production Company: 18 on 9 Media Arts
Client: Denim & Thread

Gear:
Camera (motion): Arriflex D-21
Camera (stills): Hasselblad
Lens: Zeiss Master Prime

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William Hereford has recently released a mock-up for a digital cooking magazine that he hopes to someday see on the iPad. In this concept, a new and creative way to present a cooking recipe is combined with subtle visuals that don’t distract and help aid the cook if needed. William also envisions the ability to swipe through each cooking step on the iPad, which would be a great idea for those using the magazine in their kitchen. Try out this new living art experience by turning up the soothing French music and cook yourself some roasted duck! [Kitsune Noir]

Also definitely worth checking out is William’s Self Magazine interactive iPad mock-up here.

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Interactive ad company Inwindow Outdoor, is using touchscreens, motion reactive screens, and augmented reality to bring interactivity to their ads. Recently, they have released an installation for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (video above) that lets users interact with objects placed throughout a room using augmented reality. Yes, you can even make fireballs or sweep a room with brooms, which is probably less exciting.

Another example from Inwindow includes a Coraline installation (video below) that has a hidden digital portrait with the words “help us” written in frost. When a person walks by or uses their hands, the frost is cleared away using gesture-based technology to reveal a living portrait of captured characters.

Hat tip to DailyDOOH

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These little gems offer a change from the static wallpapers that we’re used to and give you a little piece of Living Art in your hand.

Android owners can drool over animated interactive backgrounds on their home screens and, enjoy access to the same technologies of any app such as GPS, accelerometers, and network access.

“aCircuit board”, (shown above) shows an animated circuit board, complete with interactive elements that give the impression that you are actually controlling tiny gadgets inside of your phone. There are even indicators on the wallpaper that light up depending on what technologies your phone is actually running such as GPS or WiFi. Awesome.

via PocketNow

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Lions Gate has launched experienceburied.com that leads with a motion poster for the upcoming film Buried. This is the first time that I have seen a movie site open with a motion poster over a trailer.

Our friend Jesse Rosten, a filmmaker based out of Northern California, has created an iPad shopping concept that involves motion models. It is a nicely executed example of how a conventional print catalog could play in motion.

We are really excited to see more things like this, especially if they involve some sort of a narrative. Imagine a living fashion catalog that pulls you into a compelling story while you’re shopping. Anyone want to see a Victoria’s Secret version?

Check out some of Jesse’s other work on the iPad.

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Cemusa, a popular international outdoor advertising company, is soon releasing 65″ landscape screens and 70″ portrait touch screens starting at newsstand locations complete with scheduling software and network connectivity. These will offer the ability deliver video and interactive digital Living Art content directly to New Yorkers. If done correctly, this could possibly be the start of a New York CBS Alive or Adspace. It will be very interesting to see what type of content these screens are first released with. After the first wave of signage, they plan on to roll out their screens onto bus stops and (ahem!) public restrooms (and for god’s sake please wash your hands before using the touch screens.) Show+Tell, the ad agency working with Cemusa, is developing the scheduling and playback software, network connectivity, implementation services, and support services into the screens. Via Screens.tv and Digital Signage Today

Together with co-directors Cory Strassburger and Ming Hsiung, we produced a motion magazine cover and feature spread for Viv Mag – an all digital magazine, which would allow us to create content that will be able to live on the iPad and other tablet devices where digital magazines can live.

Our collaboration with Cory and Ming has been a phonemonal experience and you’ll see a lot more great work coming from this team. Check out this featurette, which goes behind the scenes and shows how we put it all together.

Special thanks to Campion for taking a risk with me. Without the bravery of a good client, we wouldn’t be able to bring you work of this caliber.

Extra special thanks to B2Pro Lighting, Red Camera & Jarred Land.

Extra extra special thanks to Chuck Carey and the good people at Troika Design Group without whom we would still be waiting for renders.

To view the content in it’s entirety, please check out www.alexxhenry.com/ipad.

-Alexx

Just announced: A major firmware update for Canon 5D Mark II is coming later this month. Included is the much anticipated 24 frames per second video, and a change from the 30 fps video rate to the TV standard 29.97.

When available, you can download the update here.

From Canon:

In addition, audio capability is enhanced for professional use, adding manual audio level control, and increasing the audio sampling frequency to 48KHz from 44.1KHz.

When shooting movies manually, the new histogram display facilitates monitoring, while Shutter Priority AE Mode (Tv) and Aperture-priority (Av) mode offer flexible options for controlling exposure. In addition, Canon has engineered 2.0.3 to improve camera and lens communication when manual sensor cleaning is in operation.

Magazine publisher Bonnier released this concept video showing one vision for how magazines could display on a tablet device.

From Bonnier’s blog:

“The concept aims to capture the essence of magazine reading, which people have been enjoying for decades: an engaging and unique reading experience in which high-quality writing and stunning imagery build up immersive stories.”