Locomotion Sponsors Best New Director at UK MVA 2010

Locomotions Christian Williamson takes to the stage to present the Best New Director award to Ben Newman whose videos for Example, Wiley, and Roots Manuva have earned him great acclaim.

Animated Building Projection for V&A Museum – Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes

Credits:
Animator/ Editor: Miland Suman
Development: Alex Hare
Executive Producer: Chris McKeeman
Projection: Des O’Leary & Angus Dunwoody Dun
Music: Stravinsky’s The Firebird

Animated Building Projection for the Victoria & Albert Museum

To promote the Victoria and Albert Museum’s exhibition “Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929”, the V&A’s marketing managers Sarah Armond and Cathy Flanagan commissioned Locomotion to create an animated video poster which our colleagues at Exceptional Exhibits projected – guerrilla advertising style – onto buildings in and around London’s Theatreland as well as other significant sites for ballet audiences.

Locomotion’s Miland Suman used After Effects to animate images taken from a handful of contemporary photographs and postcards, reflecting the poster design for the exhibition while introducing movement and depth to engage the attention of a curious public. Diaghilev was revolutionary in his collaboration with composers, artists, designers to create the experience of ‘total theatre’, so it seemed fitting to bring the photos to life through animation and let them out into the world through building projection.

Miland’s skilful presentation of the portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky in costume for the ballet Giselle recreates the dancer’s gravity defying leaps and highlights the thrilling exoticism of the dancer in costume for Sheherazade. His teasing reveal of Waléry’s 1912 photograph of Adolph Bolm and Tamara Karsavina delights in the bewitching scene of the dancers in the ballet Thamar. And, his animation of Bassano’ 1910 photograph excites the passions of the pair in a scene from Stravinsky’s Firebird.

If you didn’t happen to pass by the Royal Opera House on Wednesday the 13^th of October, or walk along the Southbank to see the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 14 October or indeed stroll through Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus on Tuesday 12 October, the night of the UK Music Video Awards and after show party, you can still view the projections here.

The Exhibition runs from 25 September 2010- 9 January 2011 to read more about it, visit the V&A website here.

To book tickets for the exhibition click here.

Notorious Hi Fi Killers. “More Again Now”

Miland Suman directed, edited and animated “More Again Now”, a Monkeys-esque music video for the Notorious Hi Fi Killers. Filmed on a Canon 5D with a crew of 12, most of whom were part of the art department, Miland and his team created a magical undersea world and other trippy environments all within the band’s rehearsal space. He did a second stills shoot to capture images of the band members and their instruments so they could be transformed into puppet-like animations. Back at Locomotion, Miland composited and animated with After Effects and graded using Color Finesse.

Bug UNKLE Special Intro

Locomotion’s Miland Suman animated this introduction to the UNKLE Special at Bug hosted by Adam Buxton.

Bug 18 Intro: Exploding Mosquito

Bug 18 Intro: Exploding Mosquito directed and animated by Miland Suman at Locomotion from stills artwork by Paul Greeno created for the 18th Bug Music Video event at BFI Southbank hosted by Adam Buxton.

Bug 19 Opening Ident

Miland Suman’s animation for Bug 19 Music Video event at BFI Southbank was created from artwork design by Paul Greeno.

‘Keep Moving’ Adam Deacon & Bashy, feat. Paloma Faith

Locomotion’s Miland Suman recently completed the online and colour grade for “Keep Moving” the theme song for Noel Clarke’s upcoming film “4.3.2.1” (out on 2 June).  Adam Deacon and Bashy feature Paloma Faith on their track, and the promo captures the drama and glamour of the diamond heist storyline from the film.  Maya Jenkins at Universal Pictures commissioned producer Phil Tidy and director Nick Mason to make the promo which received its debut on the News of the World’s web site.  Shot on Red Cam with anamorphic lenses at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London and incorporating scenes from the movie, Miland’s online and grade helped to join the looks of the rushes and the film into a sexy glittering promo for the film’s soundtrack.

Check it out on our Showcase page.

BUG 18. Opening Title/ Intro

Hidden Talent – Miland Suman creates new Bertie Blackman promo ‘Black Cats’

Miland lives and breathes moving image, so when the opportunity arises for some out of hours creative action he is rarely a man to say no. So, when the chance was offered to work on an exiting new pop promo for Australian singer songwriter, Bertie Blackman, the answer was a resounding ‘yes please’! Working in partnership with 3D artist Richard Thomas, the pair formed a directorial collaboration and found themselves up against all the usual restraints of the modern pop promo.

The dynamic duo pulled out all the stops to create a highly original, creative and technically complex animated film for the new single ‘Black Cats’. In just 12 evenings Miland and Richard developed the creative treatment, made and cut out 6 cardboard puppets from Bertie’s artwork and rigged, shot and animated the elements to create a 3 minute film where each shot is individual, there are no repeats of backgrounds or animation.

Miland and Richard received high praise for the finished film, Bertie loves it and her management company think it’s ace. But Miland and Richard aren’t hanging around, work has already started on their next project, another promo for the new single from Notorious Hi-Fi Killers – watch this space for more!