News / Jan 2012
Justice for all
Visual guru Alex Courtès (White Stripes, Kasabian, U2) states his comeback with this striking new video for JUSTICE.
Directed by Alex Courtès
Justice just unveiled the latest video from their dance-prog opus Audio, Video, Disco, and like previous clips “Civilization” and “Audio, Video, Disco,” it’s a deeply silly piece of expansive bullshit. In Alex Courtes‘s video, naked chicks and skulls and diamonds and various other bits of cosmic ephemera fly through space. It’s both utterly kitschy and convincingly trippy. STEREOGUM.
Directed by Fleur & Manu
Following their array of nominations at the UKMVA, Fleur & Manu strike back with a new video for M83 new single ”Midnight City”. Once again, they create a universe of its own, alternately familiar and bewildering, startling as much as emotional but ceaselessly mesmerizing. The video has already been homepaging on NME, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Fubiz, Vimeo, Stereogum, Dailymotion and the likes. No kid got hurt in the process.
Directed by Marcus Söderlund
Marcus Soderlund’s new video for Architecture in Helsinki's "Escapee" achieves a rare blend of narrative and impressionist digressions with its muted palette and flashes of pastel here and there. The Australian-based indie synthpop outfit proceeds to take us on a journey led by a valiant red road bike and a disheartened yet restless teenage boy who just wants to ride away, baby blue balloons and all.
Directed by Fleur & Manu
Fleur & Manu's new music video for BAG RAIDERS "Sunlight" chronicles a love affair between a zoo employee (who could pass for Scarlett Johansson) and a chimpanzee. The two share a bit of romance, but in the end, wouldn’t you know it, the monkey turns out to be an animal like all the other guys out there. It’s cute, but a little strange nonetheless.
Directed by Barbara Soumet-Léman
Whereas Health is often approached in cryptic terms by professionals, France 5 talks about it in simple terms, which is basically what this promo illustrates, based on play on words that are virtually impossible to translate into english !
We've been busy for a while, working on the on/off air rebrand of France 4. Targeting young adults, this Public Service Channel suffered from a lack of image and a poor distinction within the France Television Group (FTV), often perceived as rather corporate by the potential viewers. Here's the set of devices we created for this complete makeover.
Directed by Sebastien Cannone
LNE is a News show about people who ARE the News. Once again, we believe in simple ideas. So, simple it is.
Directed by David Gray
"Just because they know nothing about us, doesn't mean we shouldn't know anything about them !" This series of 4 promos definitely made its online buzz.
Eurosport, the n°1 pan-European TV channel, broadcasted in 20 languages reaching 120 million homes and 240 million viewers across 59 countries, commissioned our design studio this massive scale rebranding.
Directed by Barcelo
CANALSAT is now focusing on content, positioning itself in the entertainment and leisure market, alongside it's credibility in television know-how. To support this new strategy, the bouquet has launched a new communications platform developed by BETC Euro RSCG, under the tagline "CANALSAT. LOOK BETTER." The new TV saga depicts a very demanding man watching television, struggling to find something worth watching on regular TV: poor programs, lack of variety, inconvenient viewing times, changing channels infinitely to try and find something.
Directed by Peter Thwaites
The seeds of Greenpeace were sown 40 years ago today, when a small band of dedicated people set out to change the world, sailing from Vancouver to end US nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands. Their non-violent direct action captured the public imagination, caused the cancellation of future tests and sparked a movement that grew into the world’s largest independent environmental organisation. Many struggles later, the spirit still lives on in this spot directed by Peter Thwaites as a tribute to each and everyone of them.
Directed by Rudi Rosenberg
These two spots directed by Rudi Rosenberg invite us to relive childhood nostalgia by looking at our relationship with our impulses. A time when we had desires that we had to absolutely satisfy. But deep down, with age, have we really changed ?
Directed by Fleur & Manu
The two films Fleur & Manu directed for this campaign both show the point at which the business and actions of GDF SUEZ join together in favour of social responsibility, through concrete examples. Constructed as stories of everyday life, the films show, through a successive chain of events, how the Group's activities can have a positive impact on the lives of everyone.
Directed by Ben Dickinson
On November 9th 2011, Facebook played the role of art house cinema, premiering the romantic, surreal, and stylish short film, Painted Love, a project synthesizing the visions of two well-loved French staples: luxury brand Cartier and electronic duo AIR.
Directed by UFO
To celebrate the 30th birthday of TGV on the 24th September 2011, an exquisite video projection brought the facade of the Gare de Lyon to life. Designed by UFO as an extraordinary journey to the borders of dreams and the imagination, generating amazing sensations and provoking new desires to travel, this event celebrated the true value of the TGV, which has carried nearly 2 billion passengers since its launch.
Directed by Patrick Daughters
CHANEL have teamed up with music video director Patrick Daughters to bring us Shade Parade, an ad featuring a delightful dance number by a few sets of well-choreographed hands. Fingertips decked out in shades from Chanel’s latest collection strut down flashy mini-runways flanked with the infamous interlocking C’s—all without missing a beat.
Directed by Fleur & Manu
Sometimes simplicity is the best. Fleur & Manu's minimalistic yet chic internet film for LACOSTE ranked #2 of the most seen internet viral campaigns in France in 2011, with over 2,2M viewers.
Directed by Riad Sattouf
Written and directed by feature film director Riad Sattouf (Les Beaux Gosses - The French Kissers), the 20 episodes webserie launched in May 2011 has reached over 15 million views and about 45 000 friends on Facebook.