Cu DCIV » Motion http://www.copper604.com a selection of work by Bienvenido Cruz Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:29:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Resistor IDs http://www.copper604.com/resistor-ids/ http://www.copper604.com/resistor-ids/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 21:33:10 +0000 admin http://www.copper604.com/?p=1096
Three IDs for Resistor Art & Design.


Weird Cubes


Weird Blob


Weird Food

]]> http://www.copper604.com/resistor-ids/feed/ 0 CV http://www.copper604.com/cv/ http://www.copper604.com/cv/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:11:52 +0000 admin http://www.copper604.com/?p=1074
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

]]> http://www.copper604.com/cv/feed/ 0 Japan is Bleeding http://www.copper604.com/japan-is-bleeding/ http://www.copper604.com/japan-is-bleeding/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.copper604.com/?p=1057
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.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/japan-is-bleeding/feed/ 0 The Undressed Poet: Kensie F10 http://www.copper604.com/the-undressed-poet-kensie-f10/ http://www.copper604.com/the-undressed-poet-kensie-f10/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:00:03 +0000 admin http://www.copper604.com/?p=922

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

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Updated with new stuff from a busy Summer.

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Bumper treatment for Puma Hong Kong.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/puma-hong-kong/feed/ 0 Motion Design 4 http://www.copper604.com/motion-design-4/ http://www.copper604.com/motion-design-4/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:54 +0000 admin http://www.copper604.com/?p=779

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.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/motion-design-4/feed/ 0 Switch Interactive – Inside/Out http://www.copper604.com/inside-out/ http://www.copper604.com/inside-out/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 19:40:39 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/inside-out/

Inside/Out is a promotional video for Switch Interactive to showcase the company’s assorted abilities. Created while at Switch, we utilized the talents of their entire team to produce the interface designs, animation, and special effects for this entirely greenscreen-shot spectacle. Our contribution was in directing the live performance, shooting, editing, and compositing.

Details, stills and behind-the-scenes stuff after the jump. Watch the full version here or in HD on Vimeo.

Inside Out

Before and After:
plates_1.jpg plates_2.jpg
Plate by plate

Behind the Scenes photos by Myron Campbell at Switch Interactive:

]]> http://www.copper604.com/inside-out/feed/ 0 Peace it Together http://www.copper604.com/peace-it-together/ http://www.copper604.com/peace-it-together/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:00:23 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/peace-it-together/
While at Switch Interactive, we designed and animated the motion ID package for Peace it Together.

Peace it Together

]]> http://www.copper604.com/peace-it-together/feed/ 0 Left Coast http://www.copper604.com/left-coast/ http://www.copper604.com/left-coast/#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 06:58:56 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/left-coast/
At Switch Interactive, we art directed and designed the main titles for a new CBC pilot from Omni Film.

Left Coast

]]> http://www.copper604.com/left-coast/feed/ 0 The Tracey Fragments http://www.copper604.com/the-tracey-fragments/ http://www.copper604.com/the-tracey-fragments/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:11:17 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/the-tracey-fragments/
A title sequence for a feature film by by Bruce MacDonald. The Tracey Fragments stars Ellen Page as a teenager slowly losing her mind. This sequence is not the main title sequence for the film itself, but rather for the film that Tracey imagines her life to be.

The Tracey Fragments

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At Switch Interactive, we art directed and designed the main titles for Fido. Director Andrew Currie wanted something reminiscent of 1950′s melodramas a la Douglas Sirk. Sadly, the distributors decided to cut the opening title sequence for the theatrical release, but they will appear on the DVD.

(no audio)

]]> http://www.copper604.com/fido/feed/ 0 Eve and The Fire Horse http://www.copper604.com/eve-and-the-fire-horse/ http://www.copper604.com/eve-and-the-fire-horse/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:55 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/eve-and-the-fire-horse/ Eve and The Fire Horse
Main title design for a independent Canadian feature film.

Eve and the Fire Horse was directed by Julia Kwan. We not only designed this title sequence but the IDs for the three production companies who produced the film: Red Storm Productions, Holiday Pictures, and Firelight CineMa (sic).

Watch it here

]]> http://www.copper604.com/eve-and-the-fire-horse/feed/ 0 Circle of Willis http://www.copper604.com/circle-of-willis/ http://www.copper604.com/circle-of-willis/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:47:11 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/circle-of-willis/ Circle of Willis
Main title design for an online comedy series.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/circle-of-willis/feed/ 0 Severed http://www.copper604.com/severed/ http://www.copper604.com/severed/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2005 03:54:03 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/severed/ Severed
At Switch Interactive, we designed the main titles for Severed, an independent feature directed by Carl Bessai.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/severed/feed/ 0 Circlesquare – Sub-Reminisce http://www.copper604.com/sub-reminisce/ http://www.copper604.com/sub-reminisce/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2003 02:46:14 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/sr/
A music video for Circlesquare.

The video uses macro photography and motion graphics to create a fluid, non-linear narrative of memory, banality, and toxic violence. Watch it on Vimeo or YouTube.

Sub-Reminisce

Song Title: Sub-Reminisce
Artist: Circlesquare

Directed by Bienvenido Cruz

]]> http://www.copper604.com/sub-reminisce/feed/ 0 The Corporation http://www.copper604.com/the-corporation/ http://www.copper604.com/the-corporation/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2003 06:20:15 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/the-corporation/ The Corporation

Animation and background braphics for a feature documentary by Mark Achbar.

Illustration by Brock Ellis.

Full Credits at IMDB.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/the-corporation/feed/ 0 The Multiverse and the Haircut http://www.copper604.com/the-multiverse-and-the-haircut/ http://www.copper604.com/the-multiverse-and-the-haircut/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2003 06:03:05 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/the-multiverse-and-the-haircut/ The Multiverse and the Haircut

Title design for a short film by Daniel Fraser

Directed by Daniel Wesley Fraser
Written by Christian Sloan

Visual Effects
Torrence Hurd
Bienvenido Cruz

Title Designer
Bienvenido Cruz

]]> http://www.copper604.com/the-multiverse-and-the-haircut/feed/ 0 Weapons http://www.copper604.com/weapons/ http://www.copper604.com/weapons/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2003 07:29:23 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/weapons-of-mass-distraction/ Weapons

The Weapons of Mass Distraction series is a set of five promotional videos
that focus on the relationship between media and the audience.

Session 1: Glamour explores the artifice of advertising.
Session 2: Mass compares television and nuclear weapons.
Session 3: Gaze revisits Jon Berger’s woman watching herself being looked at.
Session 4: Spectacle was based on Guy Debord’s seminal book.
Session 5: Uprising is currently in production.

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Glamour explores the artifice of the advertising industry. Currently unavailable for viewing due to legal issues.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-1-glamour/feed/ 0 Weapons: Session 2: Mass http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-2-mass/ http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-2-mass/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:47:05 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/weapons-session-2-mass/ Weapons: Mass

Mass compares television and nuclear weapons, loosely based on the prologue to Niel Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death.

Sound and Vision by Bienvenido Cruz

]]> http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-2-mass/feed/ 0 Weapons: Session 3: Gaze http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-3-gaze/ http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-3-gaze/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:18:36 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/weapons-session-3-gaze/ Weapons: Gaze

Gaze revisits Jon Berger’s woman watching herself being looked at.

Sound and Vision by Bienvenido Cruz

]]> http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-3-gaze/feed/ 0 Weapons: Session 4: Spectacle http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-4-spectacle/ http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-4-spectacle/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:34:39 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/weapons-session-4-spectacle/ Weapons: Spectacle

Spectacle was based on Guy Debord‘s seminal book, The Society of the Spectacle.

Sound and Vision by Bienvenido Cruz

]]> http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-4-spectacle/feed/ 0 Weapons: Session 5: Uprising http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-5-uprising/ http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-5-uprising/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:47:02 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/weapons-session-5-uprising/ Weapons: Uprising

Uprising is currently in production.

]]> http://www.copper604.com/weapons-session-5-uprising/feed/ 0 Emile http://www.copper604.com/emile/ http://www.copper604.com/emile/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2003 06:52:50 +0000 admin http://copper604.com/emile/ Sir Ian McKellen Stars in Emile

Treatments, storyboards, and motion tests for main title design for Emile, an independent feature film by Carl Bessai.

Full Cast and Crew at IMDB.

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