All Things Considered

The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
Posted by Simon Lewin

We'd been aware of Jonny Hannah's The Man with the Beautiful Eyes animation for some but we've only just found it online.

I asked Jonny for a few words about the film...

"The Man with the Beautiful Eyes is an adaptation of a poem by my favourite author, Charles Bukowski. I collaborated with the very talented animator Jonathan Hodgson and the animation was produced by Jonathan Bairstow of Sherbet for Channel 4TV.

We made it as traditionally as possible with no Photoshop trickery - the majority of it being paint on paper, 12 frames a second.

It was a dream job to work on and it seemed to grow in a very organic manner, until a year and a half later, it was a finished 6 minute film. We won many awards, including the animation BAFTA in 2000 and lead to a variety of commissioned ads for American TV."

You can view a selection of Jonny Hannah prints over at our online print store.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 28th, 2011

Saul Bass
Posted by Simon Lewin

An exhibition of Saul Bass’s instantly recognisable work has opened at the Kemistry Gallery in London.

Breaking all conventions in the 1950s and 60s, Bass virtually invented film titles as we know them today, and he was the first to synthesize movies into compelling trademark images.

In a period when graphic imagery can be so easily manipulated electronically, Bass reminds us that a strong idea is always at the heart of a great design. His work, as reflected in this exhibition, is as refreshing today as ever.

Born in New York in 1920, Saul Bass moved to Los Angeles where he set up his design studio in the 1950s. From this time until his death in 1996, Bass continued to work with Hollywood’s leading directors, including Preminger, Hitchcock and Scorsese. In 1968 Bass received an Oscar for his own film ‘How Man Creates’, which he regarded as his seminal work. Bass’s authority derives not only from his film work and posters; he is also acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s most successful corporate designers, responsible for (amongst others) the logos and identity systems for AT&T, United Airlines, Alcoa and Warner Communications.

The exhibition runs until 17th March 2011 at the Kemistry Gallery, 43 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3PD. Visit the Kemistry Gallery website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 19th, 2011

Hue & Cry
Posted by Simon Lewin

We're very proud to have been supporting the Edward Bawden exhibition that's on at the Bedford Museum & Gallery, running until the 31st of January 2010.

And on Thursday 21st January you can visit the gallery for a free screening of the 1947 Ealing comedy 'Hue & Cry' for which Bawden designed the poster below. The film will be screened at 7.00pm.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 28th, 2009

Peter Serafinowicz
Posted by Simon Lewin

Out with friends last night and for some reason this cropped up in conversation - a brilliant bit of telly from Peter Serafinowicz.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 5th, 2009

The Titfield Thunderbolt
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's Edward Bawden's poster for the 'The Titfield Thunderbolt', a 1953 Ealing comedy starring Stanley Holloway and George Relph.

The film will be screened on at 7pm on Thursday 3rd December as part of the Cecil Higgings Art Gallery exhibition of Bawden's work. It's a free event, no need to book.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 3rd, 2009

A short film
Posted by Simon Lewin

Angie met photographer Cristian Barnett when he took the photographs for a Gardens Illustrated article a couple of years ago. Cristian made contact earlier in the year regarding a new series of films he was developing. The results of the project can be seen here - Angie is printing a copy of 'Winter Spey', a combined linocut and wood engraving.

Posted by Simon Lewin on July 13th, 2009

British Sea Power
Posted by Simon Lewin

Picked up on this via our friends at Caught By The River. British Sea Power have provided a soundtrack for the 1934 'Man of Aran' which will be released via Rough Trade and screened in London on the 23rd at the British Film Institute.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 4th, 2009

Norman Wisdom
Posted by Simon Lewin

A Valentine's Day treat for you...

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 14th, 2009

Aberdeen
Posted by Simon Lewin

I'm a fan of Aberdeen. So is Telly Savalas.

Find out more about the work of producer & director Harold Baim and these 'quota quickies' - which had to be shown in cinemas before the main feature due to a law, first introduced in 1927, which required them to show a British made film along side every US feature.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 12th, 2009