True Detective Opening Scene

Last year I've started to post interesting opening credits from tv shows but to be honest there aren't that many really good ones out there so it's always a pleasure to see a new tv series with a great opening. True Detective premiered on a few days ago on HBO and though the show itself is pretty good it's opening is a masterpiece, beautiful colors, great compositions, simple yet effecting, check it out:

Isometric Animated Short

Here is a little animated short from Mirai Mizue. Back in the days when they first tried to introduce 3D to the games the popular solution was the isometric method. It's 3D in a way but really it isn't because it doesn't have perspective. I really enjoyed games with this style so I have soft spot for these kind of animations. Modern. Enjoy:

Stalingrad VFX Reel

Unfortunately the movie itself wasn't really good, a plot full of holes with weak and stereotypical characters, I expected a lot more - but that doesn't take away from the real strength of the movie: the visuals. Here is a very cool VFX reel for the movie, Stalingrad can be missed, but if you're into CG you should check this video out:

Omnicorp 2027 CES Presentation

As a part of the new Robocop movie's marketing campaign here is a fake presentation from Omnicorp, the company which brought us Robocop and the other cool killing machines from the movie series.

They even created a website, so if the presentation is not enough for you, you can browse through the "products" they are offering here: www.omnicorp.com

8 Bit Cinema

CineFix has started it's 8 Bit Cinema project a while ago and already they have loads of movies turned into 8 bit video games. Check these out if you are also a retro video game fan, it's really fun to watch the 8 bit recreation of iconic scenes from iconic movies:

Pulp Fiction:

The Shining:

Blade Runner:

For more 8 bit movies check out their YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AXWu-gGX6LNsfQ-KkeGPxL76CFONTom

Kung Fury - Trailer

Here is a trailer for a really crazy looking movie: Kung Fury. It's a crowd funded project on Kickstarter and it already has more than double the goal amount was, so quite possibly it will be produced and we can see it on the silver screen soon enough. It looks pretty awesome, I just hope it won't be too much to handle.

Jason Oda aka JODA!

Jason Oda is a one-man-army visual artist specialized in web based games and online viral campaigns. He's a big fan of retro games: Atari, Nes, Genesis etc. and if you have a soft spot for these kind of games as well you are going to enjoy what this guy is doing.

He created many great games for different clients varying for agencies, bands and entertainment websites.

Lately he released a client independent game called Continue?9876543210... You are a dead, failed video game character wandering through the recesses of the Random Access Memory, trying to find peace in the final moments of your existence before being deleted forever…

Sounds interesting enough? Interested in experimental video games, check this one out for sure:

Check out his website for more interesting games:
http://jasonoda.com/

Cuphead

Cuphead is a game developed by StudioMDHR. What's interesting about it is the visual style, it looks like a cartoon from 1930's, very well designed and carefully put together. It's a very short teaser but special enough to get my attention, hope to see more from this game soon:

Famous Moments From Films on Canvas

Alice X. Zhang is designer, illustrator, painter from the United States. She's also a big film and television fan which is quite visible when you look at her works. Sometimes a little slushy but great technique none-the-less, check out her website and other paintings: http://portfolio.alicexz.com/projects/4786301

Aningaaq - The Gravity spin-off short film

If you've seen Gravity you probably liked it, it's one of those generally appreciated movies that the critics and the audience both liked - one of the best films of 2013. Here is a short little film where you can see what happened when Sandra Bullock got to talk to somebody from orbit in Gravity.

The short is directed by Jonas Cuarón, Alfonso's son, enjoy: