El Vez

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Kyrielle

By El Vez ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Whilst some shorts make you smile and others make you laugh, every now and then one comes along which just makes you gaze, slack-jawed in complete awe. Boris Labbé’s multi-layered, looping animation is one of these films. Kyrielle from Boris Labbé on Vimeo.

Department Of Eagles: No One Does It Like You

By El Vez ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Ghosts, amputation and dancing faceless soldiers all feature in this surprisingly chirpy music video for Department of Eagles promo No One Does It Like You, co-directed by Patrick Daughters and Marcel Dzama for The Director’s Bureau.

Prom Night

By El Vez ⋅ January 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Taking the role of director/performer/choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall’s Prom Night is an engrossing dance/performance short that you won’t dare take your eyes off. If you like Celia’s work, be sure to check out her Vimeo profile for more of her videos. PROM NIGHT from celia rowlson-hall on Vimeo.

A Place to Bury Strangers: So Far Away

By El Vez ⋅ January 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

New York City’s ‘loudest band’, A Place to Bury Strangers, return to the shoegazing scene with new single So Far Away accompanied by a music video directed by the band’s very own Oliver Ackermann and made entirely from Instagram photos. A Place to Bury Strangers “So Far Away” from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

Gillian Chase: iPhone 4s Music Video

By El Vez ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Whether you like Tim Kemple’s music video or not, the fact it was shot entirely on an iPhone 4s surely makes it something to admire? If you want to know about the shooting of the video, this interview with National Geographic provides some behind the scenes insights. Gillian Chase – iPhone 4s Music Video from [...]

Real Estate: Easy

By El Vez ⋅ January 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

An overzealous promotions team spread the word on Real Estate’s new album. Thanks to DN favourite Bobby Miller for bringing this to our Twitter attention. Real Estate – “Easy” from Tom Scharpling

The Dø: Slippery Slope

By El Vez ⋅ January 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Noel Paul, from creative duo That Go, brings us yet another fascinating music video, this time for French/Finnish indie pop band The Dø. Slippery Slope from The Dø on Vimeo.

WEG

By El Vez ⋅ January 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

What initially started as a test-shot for the new RED Scarlet-X turned into an engaging 5 minute short full of tension and awkwardness, as we witness a couples relationship fall apart in Sebastian Woeber’s WEG. WEG – Short film shot on RED Scarlet-X from Sebastian Woeber on Vimeo.

Road Rage

By El Vez ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

An incident of road rage leads to a bizarre chain of events in Nick Khoo’s After Effects animation Road Rage, a short film the director has dedicated “to all those jerks who cut me off on the road”. Road Rage from Nick Khoo on Vimeo.

El Vez 2011 Top Ten

By El Vez ⋅ December 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another year, another painful internal debate over the traditional end of year list and with an intimidating ten of Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The Guard, Sleeping Beauty, Terri, Drive, The Tree of Life, Bad Fever, Stake Land, Trolljegeren (Troll Hunter) and Involuntary not even making the final list it just goes to show what a great year for film [...]