SKULLMATES teaser premieres

hello there~

we've got a new cast of creatures named Skullmates. not much is known about them yet. to you, that is. this teaser was made for Motionographer's F5 conference in NYC this past April. it's aggressively fast, produced pro-bono, and meant to leave you uncomfortably weirded out. the teaser features Wurma, Vudu and Dublo, who are all based off of a human skull base. expect to see Skullmates popping up in other mediums in the pretty near future.

Skullmates from Nanospore on Vimeo.

Royal Elastics + Nanospore = FRESHTECH

alas! we've completed our :30 animated spot for Royal Elastic's newest seasonal campaign, FRESHTECH. the shoe featured here is the Knight, as they've got the whole middle age theme on the shoe names going on. 

FRESHTECH is the New Bermuda Triangle Vortex. And NATURE and TECHNOLOGY are its missing travelers. It's shrouded in mystery, and one rarely knows what's going on. In those instances that you do, we give u a glimpse of the sexual [yes, it's somewhat sexual but sfw] synergy that happens within.

Sean Starkweather contributed to a portion of design and practically animated the entire thing on his own. check his site.

and we popped Nosaj Thing's sound design cherry. sounds sick. nosajthing.com

now, this mov is pretty highres cuz we like it that way. but if for some reason it just won't load for you,

WATCH IT ON VIMEO

direction: Nanospore

design: Paul Hwang, Ben Lee, Sean Starkweather

animation: Sean Starkweather

animation support: Chad Howitt, Paul Hwang

sound: Nosaj Thing

META7 by Paul Hwang / Nike Asia Pacific

 Oct 31 - Nov 5, 2006

Debuting in Tokyo Designers Week, Tokyo, Japan

To celebrate the release of the new Nike Free Trainer 7.0, Nike invited Nanospore creator Paul Hwang to apply his touch. The commissioned film is part of Nike Asia Pacific's Premium Performance campaign, very much in the same vein as the Nike Art of Speed and Adicolor films.

Personifying the key facets of the Nike Free Trainer 7.0 [free sole, lateral stability, and foot strengthening] are three mild-mannered characters who transform into super powerful beings. Paul's animated short film, print campaign, and 3D sculpts submerge them in the urban playground of a Taiwanese city pulling influences from Sistine Chapel paintings and Chinese Tapestries. More information to come.

View the film "Meta7" here:

And view concept art, print campaign, and Tokyo Designers Week images at bluddy.com:

View the Nike Premium Performance Art Event at TDW 2006: www.nike.jp