Spotlight on… Shadowplay Studio
Posted: August 21st, 2009 | Author: John | Filed under: Beautiful Images | 1 Comment »One of the hot design and motion graphics studios in the biz right now is Shadowplay Studio in Los Angeles. Check out their reel. I’ve been reading about Jason Reitman’s new film, Up in the Air, and happened upon the Shadowplay website. Besides doing some really cool title credits and graphics (for two of Reitman’s previous films, Juno and Thank You For Smoking), Shadowplay also produces some cool content. (A few months ago I included the title sequence for Thank You For Smoking in my top 7 movie title sequences.)
I was especially struck by the simplicity and effectiveness of their short for USA Network’s Burn Notice: Sam’s Tales: Carmen (click to view video). They use still images and creative transitions with narration very well. It goes to show that it’s not all about the tools and latest technology; it’s about creativity and artistry. Way to play,
On a sort of relevant tangent, I was talking to a friend on the Telluride Film Festival staff, and we both thought it would be really cool to produce an award-winning film with a mobile phone video camera and Windows Movie Maker (or iMovie). Yes, it could be done.
Shadowplay is cool. Definitely milking their relationship with the Reitmen. The Thank You for Smoking title sequence is my favorite of all time.