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BWG Magazine: Passion (Lauch Video)

admin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:22:40 +0000

A teaser video to promote the launch of BWG Magazine.

Music: Kids These Days (HRDVSION Remix) by Fur Trade

Directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Wardrobe Courtesy of Zebra Club
Models: Miki and Siousxie

Hot Hot Heat – Zero Results

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:00:24 +0000

The official music video for Hot Hot Heat‘s “Zero Results” off their 2010 album Future Breeds. Cops are such assholes.

Details and credits after the jump.

Credits:

Song Title: Zero Results
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Total Run Time: 3:30

Album: Future Breeds (2010)
Record Label: Dine Alone / Dangerbird

Directed and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Producer: Daria Lanz
Production Company: Screaming Black Dog
Director of Photography: Jenna Ledger
Costumes: Cailyn Bays

Cop 1: Jeff Booth
Cop 2: Ian Browne
Death: Emma Murray

Live at The Waldorf: Jody Glenham

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:10:46 +0000

The fantastic Jody Glenham performs her new song, ” Forever the Affair,” live in a hotel room at Vancouver’s Waldorf Hotel. This is the first in the Live at the Waldorf series of accoustic performances.

Stills and more after the jump.

Directed, shot and cut by Bienvenido Cruz.

Tour The Waldorf Hotel

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:43:35 +0000

We got together with the good folks at the Waldorf Hotel to give the public an online tour of their various spaces.

More tours and details after the jump.

The Tiki Bar

Nuba Cafe at the Waldorf

The Cabaret

The Leeteg Room

The Hideaway

We developed an online strategy for the tour video and decided to split the tour into different video modules. Each short module of the tour can be used a standalone online webisode, or edited together with other tour modules as a sizzle reel.

Kensiegirl SS2011: Where’s My Parrot?

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:18:49 +0000

Creative Director: Jocelyn Fortier
Model: Jennifer Pugh
Shot by Geoff Barrenger and Nathan Drillot
Post-Production by Bienvenido Cruz
Music by Louise Burns

Resistor IDs

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Three IDs for Resistor Art & Design.

Weird Cubes

Weird Blob

Weird Food

CV

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:11:52 +0000

An experimental curriculum vitæ visualisation set to music by Aphex Twin. CV presents an animated timeline of education, employment experience, and notable milestones, along with a division scale of different design roles I’ve taken on over time.
Best viewed in HD on Vimeo at: http://vimeo.com/bcruz3/cv

Japan is Bleeding

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:00:51 +0000

PSA for Japanese relief efforts.
On March 11 at 2:46pm JST a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the northeastern coast of Japan, creating extremely destructive tsunami waves which hit Japan just minutes after the earthquake, and triggering evacuations and warnings across the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake and tsunami have caused extensive and severe damage in Northeastern Japan, leaving thousands of people confirmed dead, injured or missing, and millions more affected by lack of electricity, water and transportation.
Please make a donation at
http://google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
All funds received will be sent to the Japanese Red Cross Society donation account and will be distributed directly among those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

Ken Diamond X The Dark

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:03:55 +0000

A promo for Ken Diamond. Ken and The Dark collaborate for Ken Diamond’s retail display.
This time lapse was shot over a four hour period in Ken Diamond’s retail studio.

Elvis Presley – Love me Tender (Viva Elvis)

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:37:41 +0000

Have you noticed all the I love you graffiti all over the place? What if it was more than just graffiti?

That’s the premise of this music video for Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender. It’s the second single from the 2010 album, Viva Elvis.

Yes. THAT Elvis Presley. It’s not everyday that one gets picked to direct a music video for the King. It gets even better when you get to work with awesome people in two cities plus pickups at Graceland.

Details and credits after the jump.

A ridiculous amount of motion tracking was implemented to digitally replace billboards and signage to add more images of Elvis into the existing environment.

This is the US version of the video. There are eight other versions of this video with minor graphic changes for each of the vocalists from selected to sing the duet with Elvis for their respective markets. There is also another version for the general international market.

Viral Extension:

The video was pitched with an online viral extension: an opportunity for an accompanying website where registered users can submit photos of “I Love You” graffiti from their own city and send them to other people. The recipients would have to register to receive and send their own messages as well.

Credits:

Song Title: Love Me Tender (Remix)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Total Run Time: 3:45

Album: Viva Elvis (2010)
Record Label: RCA/Legacy

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Executive Producer: Alan Weinrib
Producer: Kim Jackson
Producer (Toronto Unit): Marc Milliard
Producer (Vancouver Unit): Sarah Tesla
Production Company: Resistor Art & Design

Director of Photography: Todd M Duym

Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Toronto Unit): Jessica Steblyk at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Vancouver Unit): Tamar Ouziel at Judy Inc.

Editor: Jason C Myers

Girl: Danielle Knudson at Sutherland Models
Boy: Thomas Lamb at Richard’s Model Management

Beauty In Beauty Out: Mac & Jac F10

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:36:52 +0000

Mac & Jac Fall 2010 is the third of three collaborations with the Kensie creative team.

Creative Director: Jocelyn Fortier
Shot by Geoff Borenger and Nathan Drillot
Post-Production by Bienvenido Cruz
Music by Louise Burns

KensieGirl F10: A Girl Not Like The Other

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:00:32 +0000

KensieGirl is a little edgier than her big sister. This is the second of three collaborations with the Kensie creative team.

Creative Director: Jocelyn Fortier
Shot by Geoff Borenger and Nathan Drillot
Post-Production by Bienvenido Cruz
Music by Louise Burns

The Undressed Poet: Kensie F10

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:00:03 +0000

We got a chance to work with the fantastic Kensie creative team to produce three fashion films for their Fall 2010 collections.

Creative Director: Jocelyn Fortier
Model: Sarah Stephens
Shot by Geoff Barenger and Nathan Drillot
Post-Production by Bienvenido Cruz
Music by Louise Burns

Fall 2010 Design Montage

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:38 +0000

Updated with new stuff from a busy Summer.

Mina, Toronto

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:27:40 +0000

Shot at the Resistor Gallery, Toronto.
Makeup and Hair: Jessica Steblyk (Judy Inc)
Wardrobe Stylist: Ryan Catney (Judy Inc)
Photography: Bienvenido Cruz

LARRY F/W 2010-2011 PROMO 2

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:07:07 +0000

The second promo video for Larry Designs F/W 2010-2011 collection.
Shot at Sugar Studios, Vancouver, featuring music by The Blue Violets.

Electric Company Print Show 2010

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:08:45 +0000

Electric Company’s artists come together again for our 5th annual poster print show.
Come join the fun and view works from Crankbunny, BTRY, Ron Gervais, Ghostmilk, Play Airways, Randy Knott, LaFlama, Kangaroo Alliance, Philip Edolls, Fiction, Bienvenudo Cruz, Tin Can Forest and many more.

Link

Larry F/W 2010-2011 Promo 1

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:43:19 +0000

A promo video for Larry Designs F/W 2010-2011 collection. It was shot at Sugar Studios, Vancouver and features music by The Blue Violets.

Nouveau Fil

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:00:15 +0000

Shot at Sugar Studios, Vancouver.
Wardrobe by Larry Designs and Roden Gray.
Makeup: Solana Rompre
Stylists: Terri Potratz, Rachel Zottenberg
Model: Jenna
Photography: Bienvenido Cruz

Rush: Time Machine Tour

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:00:11 +0000

We were asked to design some visuals for Rush‘s 2010 Time Machine tour. These 40′x20′ steampunk-inspired screens will frame live and archive footage of the legendary Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Niel Peart as they tour North America over the Summer and early Fall.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hurcomb.

More after the jump.

Puma Hong Kong

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:10:33 +0000

Bumper treatment for Puma Hong Kong.

Control Alt Delete: Title Design

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:47:22 +0000

Title design for a feature film by Cam Labine. More info here.

EC Book Launch

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:05:02 +0000

We contributed a couple of photo layouts to EC Book 1, the new quarterly creative publication from Electric Company. The book launch is on Thursday March 25, 2010, 7:00 pm at Resistor Gallery, 284e College Street

International Film Festival Breda 2010

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:42 +0000

It’s already a year old but the video we directed for Circlesquare’s Dancers was invited to be in International Film Festival Breda in the Netherlands. The video will be screened in the program Out Loud/ Music In Motion on Friday 26th of March at 15:30.

Motion Design 4

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:54 +0000

I’ll be teaching an advanced motion design course at Vancouver Film School this term. Motion Design 4 will will explore the history of title design, analyzing film for theme and composition, understanding storytelling, semiotics, film/TV branding.