I Need Nothing – a nearly useless odyssey from Cãoceito on Vimeo.
To promote the release of Prometheus, our Parisian friends have created a platform takeover at an unused Paris metro station. The abandoned Saint-Martin station has been transformed into a cave resembling the one found in the movie. As commuters pass by the platform on the train, they get a glimpse of the artefacts, and the iconic stone head in eerie blue lights, ooh.
Football, computer games and music. Probably one for the boys but a cracking idea.
Cracking idea for getting everyone round for a drink, alternatively the quick route to a reputation as an alcoholic!
Heineken - The Invite from Max Gebhardt on Vimeo.
London (Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger) from David Hubert on Vimeo.
Not one for the faint hearted (no pun intended) but an amazing example of how looking at something from a completely different angle rather than trying to copy the existing solution can deliver some amazing results.
Heart Stop Beating | Jeremiah Zagar from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
Social Media Sobriety Test from TDA_Boulder on Vimeo.
Now this is what smart phones were invented for. Skip to about 35 seconds to see what the app is for and i'm then sure you'll want to download it.
Watch this and I'm sure you will want to download this app immediately.
Experience Zero Gravity from Betty Wants In on Vimeo.
There are ways to increase viewing times of outdoor sites.
One of the busiest cities in the world in slow motion.
TOKYO SLO-MODE from alex lee on Vimeo.
Social media is full steam ahead in India. Some interesting ways of drumming up business and you can even contact the traffic police on facebook....
Social Media in India from Zarul Shekhar on Vimeo.
If only the night buses were this much fun....
London Bus Tour from moritz oberholzer on Vimeo.
Not sure if any of you saw the concrete circus show on C4 last week but the videos they created were pretty interesting:-
Twitter to operate gadgets at home, genius!
Social media isn't just for the big brands, a great example of an ice cream truck in LA using social media to tell customers when they're nearby.
Pioneering a New-wave Food Truck from I Am Los Angeles on Vimeo.
Who said that outdoor can't deliver engagement....
Bluebloodsbillboard from bluebloods billboard on Vimeo.
Ok, so who wants to change from LA Fitness to this gym?
It's time for Wimbledon again so there's little surprise that it's raining. It looks like the ball boys are going to extinct pretty soon though if the machines have anything to do with it......
TOTO - tracking of thrown objects from Dennis Barteit on Vimeo.
Well it's been social media week here at Maxus so we thought it's time we shared some good old fashioned stats with everyone about the rise and rise of social media:-
So we had a double hit of the new series of the appretice this week which was definitely something most people in the office tuned in to. Here's a well edited piece which casts a new light on the show though....
You'll have to excuse the bad commentary on this video but i'm sure if we pooled all the iphone and android handsets in the office we could create the largest screen ever using this application.....
Junkyard Jumbotron from chris csik on Vimeo.
Well the royal wedding is with us tomorrow so here's how not to act as the best man.....
Well golf is a bit of a media past time and a way to seal a deal and to cement relationships. Here's a really well shot film on golf from India though which owes a great deal to the ingenuity of people with a slum dog millionaire twist. Enjoy
Mumbai Golf - ESPN E:60 from Evolve IMG Films Ltd. on Vimeo.
Some mind boggling mobile stats, enjoy:-
Interesting video on the top predicted trends for this year amongst consumers and advertisers. Not all of them are media related but some interesting food for thought.
Well, the tickets for the Olympics went on sale this week so thought it was only natural to get involved in the atmosphere and see how China started the Beijing Olympics in style. Let's hope that London lives up to such high standards.
This was done with a digital SLR camera at over 2,000 frames a second, production doesn't always need to be expensive for amazing results.
Is this the future of smartphones and tech, if so start forming an orderly queue...
How did they recreate 20's Atlantic City for Sky's Boardwalk Empire?
Watch and learn.....
Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 1 from Brainstorm Digital on Vimeo.