March 2009 Archives

PRA Wins Hotshop Award

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The People’s Republic of Animation (PRA) has won Creative Magazine Australia's Hotshop Award for Animation.

Creative Hotshop Awards are recognised as one of Australasia’s most distinguished platforms for uncovering and celebrating the region’s best professional creative talent.

The competition rewards agencies, designers, production, and photography studios who are producing unique and effective solutions for their clients.

Adelaide-based PRA is a talented studio comprising a diverse team of writers, artists and directors who produce animation for film, advertising and video games.

They are currently developing animated feature films, and the philosophy ‘we would rather offend some than impress none’ is central to their work.

PRA's animated short The Cat Piano was an Official Selection at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (watch the trailer).

Narrated by Nick Cave, it is an urban tale of musical cats, 'preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony'.

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Games are good for you

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A study has found that computer games can be good for you, first person shooters can imporve your eye-sight.   If your interested in a great book along these lines check out Stephen Jonston's "Everything Bad is Good for You".

Interacitive 'Spooks' starts today

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Today at 2pm, which we presume will be 12pm here in Western Australia, the ABC's interactive 'Spooks' game will start.    Worth taking a look at.

Make your own edit of 'Two Fists, One Heart'

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'Two Fists, One Heart' has released some rushes of the film, that you can cut together to make your own mash-up project.    Check out Gary Hayes blog post about mashable media too.

Choose Your Own Adventure

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Remember how much you loved 'Choose Your Own Adventure' novels when you were 10, now you can play 'Choose Your Own Adventure' on YouTube.

'Two Fists, One Heart' launches across platforms

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The feature film 'Two Fists, One Heart' from 'Underbelly' Director Shawn Seet was shot in Perth in late 2007 and will hit screens soon.   The film is about family and boxing and as part of the promotion for the film a number of cross media ellements have begun to appear online.

Check out 'How to throw a punch' - take a boxing lesson from the film's writer and co-star Rai Fazio.