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Thursday, October 25, 2007
WHO IS PABLO? 


The appealingly designed, crisply minimal Motion Design site describes itself as "a research blog on the subject of Motion Design. It serves as a means to discuss, share and develop ideas that will be used for a feature length documentary film." I came across the site because it just posted an article about Pablo, director Richard Goldgewicht and producer Jeremy Goldscheider's animated documentary on title designer Pablo Ferro. (You may remember this film and these filmmakers -- they were featured in our 25 New Faces this year.)

From the piece:

Back in March of this year, a short teaser popped up on the Web promoting the production of a feature length animated documentary on Pablo Ferro. What really draws you in to begin with in this short introductory film, is the intelligent use of mixed media techniques as a means to emphasize the narrative as well as create a visually rich and informative image. Everything from split screens to Pablo’s signature typography is used with wit to accompany a mix of both live action and character driven full animation, incorporating also a vast array of archival footage. Beyond this intriguing presentation however, another question remained to be asked before resolving the enigma of Pablo. Who was behind this film?


For more on Pablo, check out the Motion Design pic at the link above and check out the movie's website.


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# posted by Scott Macaulay @ 10/25/2007 05:46:00 PM
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...best known in these parts, of course, for the Dr. Strangelove title sequence, as well as its trailer and that of the much-imitated A Clockwork Orange...
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous @ 10/25/2007 6:15 PM  

 
Dear Scott Macaulay,

Thank you for creating a link to this article on my research blog. I just wanted to clear up the 'mysterious' comment about my site. My objective is to make a documentary film on the subject of motion design and the blog serves as a means to gather ideas for its development. Perhaps my intentions are not clear enough ? Please tell, I do not want to be 'mysterious' in any way.

Concerning the film 'Pablo', I would like to say that I'm looking forward to its release and I encourage new forms in film making, especially utilizing graphic design as a means of communicative expression. I wish all the luck to the team.

Mark Webster
# posted by Anonymous Mark Webster @ 10/26/2007 4:17 AM  

 
Hi Mark,

You know, when I posted my piece I had looked over your blog but missed the "About" link. So, not seeing info on the doc as a whole, I dubbed it "mysterious." Now that I've checked out this page, your website is a model of clarity.

Best of luck on the film and let us know how it progresses.

Best,

Scott
# posted by Blogger Scott Macaulay @ 10/27/2007 5:22 PM  


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