films
12 Aug 10
Another wacky video aestetic that we couldn’t resist sharing with you
05 Jul 10
Guillaume Nery base jumping at Dean’s Blue Hole
Some of us here at Distil Ennui started their career as dive photographers and can relate entirely to the skill involved in underwater base jumping, the adrenalin produced and the stillness that washes through you in the process – a total trip.
24 Jun 10
Ryan McGinley: Entrance Romance featuring Carolyn Murphy & Fifi
10 Jun 10
When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors
We have been hearing good things about this film but have not managed to get into see it, have any of you out there?? let us know what you thought.
09 Jun 10
Fairground Stop Motion
A wonderful time lapse view of a fairground at a stateside rodeo that makes us all feel like kids again.
18 May 10
Comme des Garcons ‘Wonderwood’ concept film
Video is secure in its footings of being the new way in which brands are now launching their collections and new products online. A great way to get a full bodied feel for what the product and brand stand for, where they come from and where they are wanting to go. A way for them to be perceived in a fuller light alongside music, visuals and sometimes script.
Brands now use video more than print it seems in a push towards digital campaigning – what a changing industry we have on our hands – like any business these days you have to keep moving and adapting to the ever changing current or the fact is you will eventually sink.
29 Apr 10
Levi’s Lefty Jean by Takahiro Kuraishi a hot new video
Levi’s Japan have released a video giving great insight into the brand direction and aesthetic of the highly anticipated Levi’s Left handed Jean collection from Kazuki Kuraishi (fragment design) and Takahiro Miyashita (Number(n)ine). The monochromatic video, directed by Azuma Makoto together with Takahiro Kuraishi, features an English narration of a poem about left handedness over dark layers of chaotic guitar reverbs and distortions. The collection is scheduled for release on the 29th of April, 2010. Take a look at the video here
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23 Apr 10
Tokyo Time Lapse & Pan Film
12 Apr 10
Pay Creatives For Content
NOT BITCHING…. but ! We have had images printed in no less than 23 publications from around the world over the past eight weeks, with everything from interviews to publication of our ‘Particle Parkour’ series, ‘Old Havana’ and the recently completed ‘Taxi’ series. Whilst some of our publishers are absolute gems to work with, there are those that are a far cry from being professional or even polite towards theirs contributors.
Whilst we acknowledge the PR engine and what is involved in getting the word out. These bodies of work are huge production undertakings all of which place a huge burden on our finances, but we push on regardless because it is what we do. From these well known publications we have received no pdf layouts before going to print – despite our repeated requests; and, we cannot see one single copy lying around on any of our desks…. Surely we cannot be expected to accept being treated this way by publications that apart from a minor accreditation are simply not supporting their creatives.
Each of them are drawing a salary you can be sure of that, do you go and fill up at the service station and expect it for free – Hell No !
So why should photographers or any other creative for that matter be expected to continue allowing their work to be published for free without even a the slightest of respect offered towards the work – YES THEY DID CROP THEM – arhhhh !
01 Apr 10
Where it all started – The Skateboard Generation
05 Feb 10
SAMSUNG TVC
This is the film to support our campaign for London’s SaatchiX. It’s a Samsung ad featuring Sticky who also modeled in the stills campaign for us along with Liv Rowlands, Tim (livewire) Sheiff and Josh Dyer.
The campaign will be an in-store display installation with screenings of the piece, utlising multi screen jumps from one to the other – Freedom From Wires
18 Jan 10
PRADA – First Spring by Yang Fudong
Just loving this nine-minute, black and white video, titled “First Spring” and directed by young Chinese artist Yang Fudong, has become Prada’s spring/summer 2010 men’s wear advertising campaign.
On Monday, the video will debut on Prada’s and the New York Times’ Web sites, followed by other digital platforms in February. Starting next month, print ads with images from the video will also join the campaign.
The video was shot in Shanghai at the end of last year. Fudong filmed young men dressed in Prada, but also in traditional Eastern outfits. The film’s hyper-real look toys with distinctions between fantasy and reality, mixing in cinematic references, too.
18 Jan 10
Fashion Video – Gangs Of London
Gangs Of London – fashion shoot by Alexander James @ Distil Ennui on Vimeo.
The making of ‘Gangs Of London’ Location Fashion Shoot – a film by Charlie Inman
The Gangs of the City was shot on the roof top of the Mariott Hotel, Docklands in London
for Paris based fashion magazine Luxsure. Models Ben S (Oxygen) and Ross (Premier Models) put their best game face on wearing Ozwald Boateng and Social Suicide suits. The Distil team and bravely defied the cold and some even a fear of heights all in the name of fashion.
The ‘Gangs of London’ shoot will be published in the February issue of Luxsure magazine
Gangs Of London – location fashion shoot by Alexander James @ Distil Ennui
Photographer: Alexander James @ Distil Ennui
Stylist: Fernando Torres @ Distil Ennui
Location:The London Marriott West India Quay Hotel & Executive Apartments
Models: Ben S from Oxygen and Ross from Premier Models
Make-Up: Pippa Dawson
Hair: Noriko Takayama
Wardrobe: Ozwald Boateng and Social Suicide suits
LUXSURE Magazine
Film: Charlie Inman
15 Jan 10
FASHION VIDEO – TOKYO APOCOLYPSE
TOKYO APOCOLYPSE – fashion story by Alexander James @ Distil Ennui from Alexander James on Vimeo.
The making of ‘Tokyo Apocolypse’ Fashion Story – a film by Charlie Inman
18 Nov 09
Flight of 5,000
This film further explores our fascination with birds in flight – more from the series can be seen in the ‘Flight’ portfolio of www.DistilEnnui.com
With wing tips literally touching the lens this is a very up close and personal study of flight. This is an ongoing series with different shoots in the early stages of production right now.
03 Nov 09
CONTINENTAL MASTER BRANDS, viral piece
This stop motion piece was shot as a trial for a TVC. Stop motion overlay piece, shot on a very small budget to test a TVC concept. Shot as a 35mm digital time lapse piece then put through some basic post and delivered to the client all within 36 hours of receiving the original brief to hit an urgent deadline.