[spectre] Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion Available through Microcinema

[Joel S. Bachar]

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion Available through Microcinema
Includes beautiful 96-page color book and 180-minute DVD

"Pictoplasma is doing amazing work...totally fresh and an inspiration"
John L. Solomon, Creative Producer, Disney

Catalog No. MC-513
Shorts Compilation, Art and Design, Design
2005, 180 minutes
DVD, Region: 0 (All Regions)
 UPC: 881390710690
SRP: $39.99 (includes PPR)
Street date: February 7, 2006

Details/To Order:
http://www.microcinema.com/programResult.php?program_id=513

Pictoplasma - Characters in Motion returns contemporary character design to
its narrative origins, putting the style back into animation.

In traditional animation, industrial production conditions have established
a universal visual system of interchangeable characteristics and predictable
movements with a limited gestural vocabulary. Now however, the new explosion
of pictorial visuals in art, media, advertising and urban landscapes has
opened the way for a new breed of character design to re-claim the world of
animation!

Pictoplasma presents its latest publication: a unique DVD/book set,
exploring the very best of contemporary character design in animation, music
visuals and motion graphics. The book/DVD includes more than 90 cutting edge
character-driven animations by 60 style setting studios, animators and
designers, such as 1st Ave Machine, Aaron Stewart, Adam Eliott, Benjamin
Bocquelet, Bernard Derriman, Bessy & Combe, Blind, Buroco de Bala, Chris
Harder, Dalek, Dean Bradley, Doma, Eugene & BirG, Feel Good Anyway, Fons
Schiedon, Foreigh Office, Freestyle Collective, Friends With You, Genevieve
Gauckler, Ghostmilk, Guilherme, Guru Studio, Hornet Inc, Hunter Gatherer,
Joshua Krause, Lobo, MadReal, Mari Chan, Monkeehub, Motomichi Nakamura,
Nathan Jurevicius, Peskimo, Pleix, Psyop, Saiman Chow, Sprite Entertainment,
Studio Aka, Studio Soi, Tokyoplastic, Trunk, Waytion, Woof Wan- Bau and
many, many more...

The DVD is divided into 3 chapters: characters in narration, characters in
music visuals and Characters in Motion graphics. The specially designed menu
also allows viewers to create their own programme, sorting the 180+ minutes
of animation by artist/studio, character, style or genre. The 96 page, full
colour book provides in-depth information on the creators, presenting their
latest work and grounding the animation on the DVD in the context of a wider
character design practice.

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