Kasabian’s UK arena tour is finished and we are getting all our content together to share. It was a heady mix of high-end 2D/3D animation, visual effects and live action. Each track explores the theme of music visualisation with real-time manipulation of content by sound, the band or the crowd. This collaborative project with Andreas Müller (Nanika) explores interactive animation, sound analysis, face tracking, audience participation, live social media elements and live camera feed translation. Check back soon to see how it shaped up.
In the meantime here is a little taster of the show…
“It was like watching the best telly you’ve ever seen — a massive concave screen with spectacular graphics reacting to the thumping bass and guitar riffs. Hats off to the team behind it. They’ve come up with something truly original.” – The Sun
We were commissioned by the British Fashion Council and Bacchus Studio to create six idents for the huge LED screens at Somerset House. Varied footage from London Fashion Week was pieced together in dynamic, geometric patterns and collages. Constantly moving, the overall sensation is a visual ‘hit’ of all things London Fashion Week from backstage to catwalk finale. Liam composed an atmospheric soundtrack for the last in the series.
A 6-minute dreamlike journey through the rivers and parks of London, drawing you deep into the magical city at night. The film was designed to be dissected over 5 giant video projection walls creating a fully immersive tunnel made out of black mirror and glass for a highly exclusive digital experience in Beijing.
Room 1 – The ‘triptych’ room (3x video projection walls): Close-up shots of flamingos, moving through frame from right to left encourage the flow of people into the next room…
Room 2 – The ‘flying’ room (1x video projection wall): Wider, epic shots. Edit starts with slow motion shots of flamingos running, then take off, then in full flight. In this room we hear the main music track: a beautiful orchestral piece that has a heritage, classical orchestration. For the most part a smooth piece to reflect the smooth nature of flying, with slightly playful elements that work well with the running legs and take off.
Silent Studios were commissioned by luxury mobile phone company Vertu to create three installations for the launch of their first smartphone Constellation Quest. In an enticing mix of old and new, guests were treated to immersive projections and 360º sound installations, all in the palatial surroundings of London’s Lancaster House. The event then toured internationally from New York to Moscow.
Here’s an animation that we did for the Broken Bells show on Monday night at the Royal Festival Hall. This was projected onto Waterloo Bridge as people walked home…
The British Fashion Council and INCA Productions approached Silent Studios to design & art direct the holographic projection content for the British Fashion Awards, held at Royal Courts of Justice, London. We invited Manvs.machine to collaborate from the concept stage and together created all the animation content for the awards, including title ‘roses’ that animated from bud to full rose, introducing each award. Our in-house music wing Resonate created the sound design – a mix of warm, organic, analogue sounds.
