10th Anniversary TVC Event: Let it be Droste

http://www.vimeo.com/14726421

To celebrate our 10th birthday, we bought an ad spot during classic daytime viewing show “Dr. Phil”. The spot aired to the 27000 viewers of Dr. Phil on Friday the 3rd of September on Channel 10. The 15 second commercial was basically a series of  nested pull outs from a television of various characters and real people sitting in a lounge room, watching each other on TV and saying “Yaaay”:

File:Droste.jpgWe held a small party so people would be able to  see the spot sitting in the same lounge room that all the characters were sitting in watching each other.

After waiting on tender hooks, eating party pies and drinking champagne we were rewarded with the oddest TV viewing experience ever. We filmed the event and continued the nested pull out in-camera, creating the ultimate Droste Effect.

We’d like to thank everyone who chipped in to create this commercial (Scott Collins from Plush/Noiselab, Evan Newby, Dean, everyone at Sixty40) and also to Channel 10 and Free TV who didn’t blink an eye when we insinuated what we wanted to do (though they mightn’t have really grasped the full wonder of it).

Here’s the spot on its own:

http://www.vimeo.com/14627047

6 September, 2010 (12:01) | Animation

Sixty40 is 10 : delivers art on TV

As some of you may know, Sixty40 has now been around for 10 amazing years of work. Amidst the many things we’re doing to celebrate is buying some ad time to put some art on TV during Dr. Phil. It’ll be screening between 12:15 and 12:20 this Friday the 3rd of September. Be sure to tune in to Channel 10 for a very brief bit of wonder.


30 August, 2010 (18:31) | Animation

Sixty40 Wins Iron Designer 2010

We are very proud to announce that amongst Sydney’s Design Heavyweights, Sixty40 has reigned supreme in the sold out Iron Designer contest held as part of Sydney Design Week. Against massive competition from Frost Design, Digital Eskimo our supreme ability to create magic out of nothing shone through.

From the beginning, we knew what would win in this performance focused situation would be any of the 8 steps of any creative development: evaluate the environment, listen to the brief, add humour, add heart, add sex, add robots, add puppies and let it be great,” said Sixty40′s Mark Simpson.

Image and quote from Campaign Brief.

For more coverage, check out IndesignLive


10 August, 2010 (11:46) | Animation

Job Opp: Junior at Sixty40


Position filled thanks to everyone who applied (there were heaps!)


6 August, 2010 (14:15) | Animation

Senior Designer / Director

New job opportunity at Sixty40. Spread the word!
Senior Designer and Art Director
Sixty40, Sydney, Australia

About Sixty40:
We are a small Sydney-based animation and design company with a penchant for funny,beautiful, charming and unique work. We are passionate about creating awesome work with awesome people.

Position Summary:

The Senior Designer / Director is responsible for leading the design and production of commercials, broadcast design and animation.

This position is a 1year contract (ideally starting Jan 2011, but this is moveable) with the possibility of a full time position after the contract expires.

Overall responsibilities:

  • Conceptualise and design pitch boards
  • Lead 2d and 3d departments
  • Animate and composite in After Effects
  • Work to deadlines and budgets
  • Some 3D (cinema 4d or max) a plus, but not mandatory

Requirements:

  • 5-7 years industry experience as designer with a strong interest in animation
  • Ability to generate and develop creative excellence either with a team or on own
  • Strong creative vision and passion for story and design
  • Ability to translate briefs into animation and design treatments and then execute them
  • Ability to direct narrative work as well as make it look great is a plus
  • Strong presentation skills and experience in working closely with clients.
Please send reels and CVs to: Nicky Marshall, Executive Producer
nicky.marshall@sixty40.com
+61 2 9357 1441
www.sixty40.com

6 August, 2010 (14:12) | Animation

Sixty40 shortlisted in AEAF Awards

We’ve got two projects competing against each other in the Australian Effects and Animation Festival awards for Title Idents and Stings… whoops. Good luck TV1 and Foxtel. Find out more here.


4 August, 2010 (16:22) | Animation

sixty40 x ricky rozzay x prince of ballard = fresh new montage

By now you’ve all scoped the new site and watched the new reel and you’re scratching your heads wondering who did that tight Rick Ross remix. It comes courtesy of Seattle’s own Prince of Ballard and you can find more of his fresh blends and edits here


3 August, 2010 (11:28) | Animation

Sixty40 Launches new look

We’re very happy to launch our new website and new reel. Hot new work, hot new look, hot philosophy: let it be great. http://www.sixty40.com


3 August, 2010 (09:14) | Animation

Sixty40 at Iron Designer

As part of Sydney Design Week, Matt and Mark will go head to head with other amazing Sydney Design companies in a high-intensity creative gladiatorial fun-fest called “iron designer”.
Here’s a gallery of the Melbourne version and some general info
Take note Digital Eskimo: YOU ARE DEAD!!

Tickets to the event can be booked online here. Tickets are $30 each or $26 each for bookings of 8+


27 July, 2010 (13:49) | Animation

We win 4 x International Promax’s

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Sixty40 brings in an Gold International Promax for our TV1 Summer campaign. Check out all the spots here.

If that wasn’t enough, we then bring in 3 Silver International Promax’s for our Foxtel Winter Games spots. Check out those spots here.

We’re very thankful to our clients for bringing us in on such awesome briefs. Both of those jobs were treated very much like a series of short films from script to concept to execution so we’re very glad to see them do so well out in the harsh light of broadcast.


1 July, 2010 (16:44) | Animation

Sixty40 at Creative Sydney & 10×10

Sixty40 were asked to be one of 10 curators who choose 10 creative movers and shakers to be saluted at the 10X10 project for Creative Sydney. We were amidst a big spread of creative superdudes including Margaret Pomeranz, Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil and the founders of Sass & Bide.

Here’s who we selected and why:

  • Ash Boland from UmericAsh is a 3d design super ninja, whose beautiful, abstract and organic animations are receiving attention both here and at home. Starting to bust out big moves on the world stage, Ash, as a director, has a strong unique vision and is one-to-watch.
  • Benja Harney. Self taught and dedicated to the art of high-end pop-up books and paper engineering, through his company, Paperform, Harney has been bringing his creations to the world of advertising, fashion, illustration, invitations and fine art.
  • Mini Graff. Mini Graff is continually refining her position as both a street and traditional artist, doing residencies at such old-timey places as Megalo while continually making the streets of Sydney more interesting.
  • Joseph Allen Shea. Joseph Allen Shea is the backbone of several creative communities. Shea is a curator at Monster Children Gallery in Darlinghurst, a fine illustrator himself and the producer of ongoing excellent book work and more under the izrock title.
  • Rob Barton and The Commons. Landscape designer and restaurateur, Bob, and the hard working crew at the Commons are bringing a much needed slice of Melbourne to the Sydney Bar Scene.
  • Renny Kodgers. Performance artist, Burlesque compere, radio game show host to name just a few of his talents, he is part man, part amazing.
  • Chris WuChris’ record label and promotions company is bringing all the latest indie sounds to a range of new venues, with a cult following ever growing in his wake.
  • Billy Goat and The Mongrels. Billy Goat and the Mongrels are a balls-out romp into a deranged musical forest where you’re not sure if anyone will ever get out. They’re as heartfelt as they are troubled and for this reason are unsung wunderkinds who Sydney should be proud of.
  • Pia Van Gelder. Pia is an artist and curator of Serial Space and manages the Sydney chapter of “Dorkbot” = Mover + Shaker
  • Doug Bayne. Doug is one of the unsung heros of the animation and special effects in Sydney. Consistently making hilarious and polished work. There’s a lot to love.

Find out more about who chose what and why here

We’ve been all over the festival this year, apart from being selected to be 10X10 curators, Mark and Matt appeared in the promotional material for the Vivid Sydney.

Oh, and here’s a photo of Mark at the festival in 3D.

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Photo by Alex Fry and Jamie Nimmo. Check out more here.


7 June, 2010 (14:14) | Animation

Sixty40 : The face of creative ideas

Matt and Mark appear as hot models in the promo shots for Creative Sydney this year where Sixty40 represents the face of “Ideas”. Apparently: Not only are we creative but we are beautiful as all get out.

If you’re a creative, you should get along to this excellent event based in and around the city.

Find out more about the festival here.


12 May, 2010 (10:29) | other

Sixty40 at Sydney Fashion Parade

No, that’s us in the back. For the Zimmermann parade at Sydney Fashion Week we helped extend the catwalk into an infinite illuminated hall. The LED screen at the back was aligned to create a trompe l’oeil for the (many) cameras at the end.


5 May, 2010 (09:09) | Animation

Breaking up is hard to do: Nuke Vs After Effects

AEtuts+ Tutorial “After Effects vs. Nuke” Sneak Peek from Phil Strahl on Vimeo.

This is a bit of incredibly authentic emotion on a topic that’s close to our hearts. We salute you Phil Strahl


22 April, 2010 (09:48) | Animation

How we get briefs now


It’s all over. This is the greatest brief we’ve ever received.  Thanks Stephen, that is funny stuff.


8 April, 2010 (10:06) | Animation

Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award Announced

We’re starting up an award to celebrate hot young animators working in all media and rewarding them with moola, mentorship and screening at the Sydney International Film Festival. Here’s the press release.

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With the second UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival set to launch in Sydney on 24 September 2010, emerging animators have a chance to get a leg up in the industry through the Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award.

The Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award will consist of $999.99 cash plus a two-month mentorship with Sixty40, a design and animation company that combines the love of creativity with the reality of commercial production.

Entrants must create a new work of between 40 and 60 seconds length, which follows the theme “Underdog”.

Deadline for entries is 6th August 2010.

“The focus of the entry should be on telling a story that strikes an emotional chord around the theme of the underdog,” said Sixty40’s Animation Director Matt Taylor. “So, we’re looking for films that are funny, sad, inspirational or evoke some other emotional response.”

Production techniques used are completely open and could include stop-frame, traditional 2D, motion graphics, 3D, photography, puppetry, film or video. The result must ensure a compelling experience for the viewer rather than just a display of technical prowess.

“We use the term ‘ninja’ to signify an animator or designer with superior skills, vision and passion who can be relied on to not only pull their own weight in a studio but also to bring fresh unique qualities to their work. A ‘proto-ninja’ is a ninja-in-the-making who has not yet had the chance to unleash their talents on the world. The mentorship will give the winner time, resources and guidance to help them develop their film, experience and secret powers on their path towards full Ninja-dom” continues Taylor.

Ten finalists will be screened and the winner announced at the opening night of the UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival, Friday 24 September, 2010. As well, the ten finalists will have their work streamed from the Proto-Ninja award website for a period of 12 months or until the 2011 winner is announced.

In 2010 the Festival will showcase sessions such as the Australian Panorama, SIGGRAPH Highlights and the wonderfully twisted Late Night Bizarre, along with a new batch of animation from France, the US, UK and China to mention a few. After the success of last year’s international guest speakers Clare Kitson, former commissioning editor for the UK’s Channel 4, and Oscar winning Canadian animator Chris Landreth, 2010 will continue to provide access to the movers and shakers of the global animation industry.

Full details about the competition are available at www.sixty40.com/protoninja


10 March, 2010 (10:09) | Animation

TV1 Production Breakdown

The nice folk at Digital Media World took the time to summarise the production process we went through to make the TV1 idents. The article will appear in their latest issue but of course, it’s also online.


25 February, 2010 (08:03) | Animation

Sixty40 Nominated for Hotshop of 2009!

Hotshop Awards.

Apologies for the exclamation mark, but that’s major news! The Creative Hotshop awards identifies Australia’s most interesting/charming/innovative/coolest/sexiest production house of the year.

We are very flattered to be included amongst the 3 finalists in the animation category.


22 February, 2010 (13:31) | Animation, promo

The internets love the TV1 spots

Big ups to MotionographerDrawn and Boing Boing for sending some viewers the way of the TV1 Summer spots. You can tell when one of these blogs take an interest in your work: your internets go crazy.


29 January, 2010 (14:24) | Animation, promo, television

When a dog turns up to a sausage party

We’ve just finished a series of stop motion idents for TV1 that featured objects coming to life to explore the quintessential Australian summer. The themes were Celebrations (which ticked off christmas and new years and general summer parties), The beach (which was about hot summer days, getting burnt, hot sand, cool water and summer fruit) and finally backyard barbecues (which was about impromptu summer sports, barbecues and cricket matches on the radio. It was affectionately titled “Sausage Party”).

At the wrap up of Sausage Party

http://www.vimeo.com/8711147

We called in Frankie, the office dog, to clean up the stars of the show.

http://www.vimeo.com/8807309

Here’s a photo of the dog relaxing in the set for the logo resolve for “Celebration”. Download the greatest desktop pattern ever by clicking the image.

Frankie

Here’s the Celebration Spot

http://www.vimeo.com/8187329

Check out all 3 spots here http://sixty40.com/tag/tv1/


18 January, 2010 (12:40) | Animation, film clip

Battlestar voted #30 in top videos of the year

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By very well informed mashkulture.net.

We are very proud, and sit amongst some clips we adore.

Check out the company here


22 December, 2009 (19:30) | Animation

Battlestar featuring in the DotMov Festival

Battlestar has already been selected by and appeared in a variety of sweet film fests: The Holland animation film festival (HAFF), The Portable Film Festival (here), The Fantastic Planet Film Festival (here) to name a few. But in massive news, it has also been selected to appear in the very exclusive DotMov Festival out of Japan. It’s one of only 18 movies to appear, and we are proud as hell.

Go visit them in Tokyo why don’t ya?


3 November, 2009 (09:30) | Animation

2 Years in the wilderness

…and Psycho Teddy is still out there, making an impact in the world. This is pretty amazing advance: someone is Vlogging their reaction to the video. It’d be good to play them both at once so you can see what she’s seeing, feel what she’s feeling. You certainly know what she’s thinking, because she’s saying it out loud.

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Try to synch the 2 videos

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Maybe turn the sound down on this one.


8 October, 2009 (12:08) | Animation

sixty40 in new IdN book

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Wooo! it’s been a while in the making but we just got our copy of the 15th anniversary IdN anthology. Our work is sandwiched between Shilo and Stardust, which is great company to keep, and on the enclosed dvd we have made a mind-blowing film which prophesises the not too far away future when pandas fly in hover cars and we work in the park in our email enabled space helmets. Available at all fancy book shops around the globe.

Check out the film Sixty40 was asked to make top mark the occasion here:

http://idnworld.com/onair/?id=Sixty40


11 September, 2009 (12:24) | Animation

Rewriting classic Art : Zombie Pioneers

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From Frederick McCubbin’s Classic: “The Pioneers”. Reordering and Script by Sixty40


8 September, 2009 (19:46) | other

The Pond: Installation has started

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If you happen to be strolling down Burton St. Dalringhurst one of these nights you’ll notice 2 massive projections in the front garden of an old timey restaurant. The animations going at timelapse speed and represent a neglected space being reclaimed by nature. The projections run for 6 weeks and each week we release a new phase of growth.  Eventually it will become a beautiful overgrown garden to to match the transformation going on behind the screens.


3 September, 2009 (17:04) | Animation

Sentinals.

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As part of our on going strategy of putting characters everywhere, we’ve started a project of putting characters on top of poles around the neighbourhood. Keep an eye out for them.


31 August, 2009 (16:36) | Animation

Sweet Tweet about Battlstar

Aug 20th from http://twitter.com/HillsJohnes

Just saw the preview for James Cameron’s #Avatar… It looks gnarly, but I’ve seen 2D 3D done better -http://www.sixty40.com/battlestar


27 August, 2009 (08:58) | Animation

9 today!

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well happy birthday to us. what a ride it’s been so far. good on everyboday.


25 August, 2009 (13:51) | other

Battlestar in “Most Viewed” Category…

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…on the Portable Film Festival website.

People, get in their and vote your asses off for us. We’re catching up to the other people in Median Vote score (currently we’re at 4.32 the next film is at 4.61 or something). Vote early. Vote often. We might just win something. If we do we’ll split it with you.

http://portablefilmfestival.com/video.php?video=905


25 August, 2009 (13:24) | Animation

Battlestar in Portable Film Festival

The Battlestar clip has been accepted into the Portable Film Festival which launches this Saturday. It will also be featured as one of the festival highlights on their site on Sunday which is excellent (and a great choice might we add). It is in the Music Video category and naturally we want to win as we have made the best film clip ever.

What is this festival?
www.portablefilmfestival.com
From August 1st – 31st, Portable Film Festival will present its biggest festival program yet of nearly 180 films, from over 800 submissions from 46 countries, across the festival categories of Short Film, Music Video, Look at Me, Get Animated, First Hand Capture, and Feature Film. From widescreen vistas to webcam confessionals, Portable will present the zeitgeist highlights and the under-the-radar prototypes of the big names and future talents of contemporary filmmaking, direct to your laptop, iPod, PSP or 3G mobile phone!
I love you guys, how do i vote?
To register to vote please go to:
http://portablefilmfestival.com/register.php
and see the movie here http://portablefilmfestival.com/video.php?video=905
The category winners will be decided by audience voting; you’ll see your film player page has a simple rating system of 1-5, with 1 being subjectively regrettable, and 5 being possibly the Best. Film. Ever. Viewers can also post comments, critiques or talk to you directly via the comments pane on your film’s player page. Voting is open for the next month. And I guess like any good election, you can only vote once.

Our film title: Battlestar
Director: Sixty40
Category: Music Video

Please forward this onto as many friends, family, pets with internet access as you can think of as it would be great to get the awesomeness of “Battlestar” out there wherever we can. The world needs to know.

To see the full program of events please go to:

http://blog.portablefilmfestival.com/

31 July, 2009 (16:51) | Animation

Dr Prawn: romantic adventures

http://www.vimeo.com/5367248

A very sweet animation about love with a terrible warning. To find out more about the very accomplished Doctor Prawn, check out his blog. Thanks Ran Ran.


8 July, 2009 (20:23) | Animation

frankie wins a pencil

throwmeabone-campaigndadThe “Throw us a Bone” campaign we worked on last year continnues its awards run winning a yellow pencil at last nights D & AD awards in London, taking out the mobile marketing category. Congrats to all involved.

Check the work out here, and read about the awards here

Update: Frankie also won a bronze cannes lion.


12 June, 2009 (10:21) | Animation

Sixty40 at Creative Sydney

Matt and Mark at Creative Sydney

(Photography by Philip Rogers)

Here’s photos of the Creative Sydney Event. Including a couple of  Matt and Mark chatting about Sixty40. Charming, I’m sure.


9 June, 2009 (09:20) | other, promo

Classic comments about Battlestar

Comments about “Battlestar” collected from around the web:

“That’s blowing my brain to shreds…. Awesome clip & the remix really flips it from the original..Tasty! - http://www.juslikemusic.com/

“Ooh very nice. It’s like lenticular vision in 3d. Is this 4d? :O” –  http://gadgets.boingboing.net

“From concept to execution, it’s impressive. And you know what? They just made me an insta fan of the company, the producer, and the emcees. Ahh, I love freshness! =$”
http://silver.sterlingsanders.com

“the video to Harmonic 313 ‘sBattlestar got me tripping, how did they do that? http://bit.ly/WQrjE (ace!)” – twitterer onpoint

“one of the dopest music video’s I’ve seen in a long time” - twitterer Azer

“Obacht! Flashing Lights!!!” – twitterer Florian Schneider


28 May, 2009 (10:30) | Animation

sixty40 talking at Creative Sydney this friday

creativeflierblogThis Friday, May 29 at 8pm  Sixty40 will be talking at “Behind the Screens” at the MCA as part of the week long Creative Sydney festival, which celebrates the wealth and diversity of the city’s creative talents. Also speaking will be Host – Jay Katz (Mu-Meson Archives), Ian Cope (Rising Sun Pictures), Ben Briand and Basil Hogios (Cherub Pictures), Deborah Szapiro (The Good Fight), Phil Lloyd and Trent O’Donnell (Review with Myles Barlow on ABC2). It’s free and runs from 8-9pm, there’s a bar, so hey… see you there.

To register for these free events  and for more info hit creativesydney.com.au
Creative Sydney runs May 27 – June 12 2009, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay, The Roxy, Parramatta


25 May, 2009 (17:00) | Animation

New Film Clip : Battlestar for Harmonic 313

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Holy Maceroni. Warp records have released our clip for the artist Harmonic 313 onto their main page to hype up the impending release of the amazing sounding single. The album, from which it comes is reviewed thus:

 ” A head splintering masterpiece” - Dazed & Confused
 
“a brilliant re-wiring of post-rave sonics” - Q 4 ****
 
“Joins the dots of Detroit’s recent musical history,drawing a line between hip-hop legend J Dilla, the electro futurism of Drexciya and the hi-tech soul of the likes of Kenny Larkin”
- Plan B

For the clip, we’ve pioneered a technique of stereoscopic editting that lives up to the sprit of “head-splintering”. Follow the link to check it out. Watch out if flashing imagery is a problem for you, there’s a lot of it.

Link to hi res version at sixty40.

Link to Warp.

 

or… just check it immediately :
 


13 May, 2009 (14:50) | Animation, film clip, other

Psycho Teddy reaches 1,000,000 Hits (!)

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The ringtone inspired a film clip and that film clip has inspired someone, possibly in a strange way,  one million times. That deserves an exclamation mark, maybe two. It’s great to read the comments that are left on the youtube page, so check them out here. We really are touching some people out there in internet land. Respect.

Update: Sony has removed the 1 million plus video and changed their embedding options for some reason. Visit their new one here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLeYEcHHs5E


8 April, 2009 (10:21) | Animation, character, film clip

Tiny Legs of Fire

Long time friend of SIxty40, Doug Bayne, has just released this montage of excellence,  a top-notch entry into the category of  ”Pseudo-movie”.


23 March, 2009 (15:44) | Animation

frankie wins a bronze lotus

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In its first appearance of the award season, in a really tough international competition – ‘Throw us a Bone’ picked up a Bronze Lotus!! Thanks to the SDCH, Gen, Hannes, Moxi Sound and the hard working guys at M & C Saatchi.

Read the story here…

And here’s a link about the campaign here…


20 March, 2009 (13:18) | Animation, character

German Psycho Teddy

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Sometimes when you release a child into the wild it goes and does something on its own that is exciting and scary. Good luck Psycho Teddy, good luck.


16 March, 2009 (13:54) | Animation

sixty40 on FBi – 94.5 fm

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Anna burns invited us on to be the weekly guests on FBi’s “Out of the Box” weekly show, where creative types get to present the music that floats their boat. We got an hour which we filled with Muppets, Budos Band, Mudhoney and more. Thanks, Anna, we had a ball. If you missed it, then check it out here…

Also, check out Anna’s blog here…

 

Here’s the tracklisting for you track-listing lovers:

  • my dick – mickey avalon
  • 911 is a joke – public enemy
  • i ran (so far away) – flock of seagulls
  • i ran (so far away) – gnemesis
  • mickey mouse march – mickey mouse album
  • chicago falcon – budos band
  • Mahna Mahna – the muppets
  • Unicorn – The Vavoons
  • the golden cage – whitest boy alive
  • time to pretend – mgmt
  • touch me i’m sick – mudhoney
  • jesus, loves lsd + me – adult rodeo
  • duck people – mega puss
  • house of mirrors – david axlerod
  • battlestar – harmonic 313

5 March, 2009 (13:45) | Animation

Panda Performance

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Here we perform live the haunting “Pandas who need people” in front of an adoring crowd. Or they were adoring to begin with anyway. Then they turned ugly.

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3 March, 2009 (14:26) | Animation

sixty40 interview on gráfica real

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just did an interview for graphica real. Hard-hitting facts from Matt and surrealistic musings from Mark.

It’s a great read…


19 February, 2009 (12:46) | Animation, motion graphics

Run Cossacks Run

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Sixty40 is shooting a new video clip for harmonic 313.  It’s a dance base clip using a steroscopic technique which will make your eyes pop out of your head. The dancer is the indubitable Andy Uprock. We’ve just finished shooting it and commencing the edit. Then we saw this. Which reminds you: it’s all in the performance baby. 

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17 February, 2009 (08:12) | Animation

Dr. Prawn: Losing my religion

http://www.vimeo.com/2891933

The indubitable Dr. Prawn has released a film clip to welcome in 2009. He combines haunting insights with a groove reminiscent of late night Neil Young sessions.


21 January, 2009 (08:13) | Animation, character, film clip, motion graphics

Goodbye cruel sign

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The last message in Sign form from Evan Newby, a fine animator who is moving his pencil on in the world. He was responsible for much of the hard drawing work in The Eduganda Panda show. We salute him.


19 January, 2009 (15:37) | character

Pandas (who need people)

http://www.vimeo.com/2877123Here’s a blast from the past.  A karaoke video with no words. This haunting reworking of the Streisand classic was created in 2003 for Sixty40′s 3rd birthday and performed by man in a panda suit. It was filmed in Kings Cross, Sydney. Now, we’re 8 and a bit, it’s like a blast from the past. 


19 January, 2009 (13:45) | other, promo

united nations of cupco

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Matt has a doll in Cupco’s upcoming group show, amongst a legion of your favourite artists. Opening’s on the 16th down at Damien Minton Gallery in Redfern. See you there, whooo!

THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO
100 international artists received a felt template
of a Cupco Doll from Luke Temby/CUPCO.
Come and see the 70 that came back.

DAMIEN MINTON GALLERY
61-63 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN
damienmintongallery.com.au

December 10 – 20, Opening Party December 16th

Artists include APAK + Bwana Spoons + Nakanari + Euan Macleod + J. Otto Siebold + Sixty40 + Diego Medina + Leo Robba + Abi Temby + Scrappers + Le Merde + Furi Furi + Kazmo + Little Frends of Printmaking + Arbito + Snaggs + Oliver Hibert + Wrecks + Dehara + Sam Gowing + John Yates + Shawn Wolfe + Yupyland + Kiyoshi Nakazawa + Shawnimals + Jeremyville + MCA + Peskimo + Steven Moore + Johnny Ryan + Abe Lincoln Jr. + Chris Magnusson + Nerissa Lea + Reg Lynch + Reach + Jude Fowler Smith + Chris Magnusson  + Tado + Jon Burgerman + more…

Links:
site:
flickr:
video:
gallery:


3 December, 2008 (10:45) | character, other

New Sign

DansignNext in the series of fresh signs to illuminate the multi-use park out the front of our office is the double-faced Dan. Paying homage to one of our super-ninjas, Dan. Take that drifters.

 


10 November, 2008 (14:06) | Animation

we’re all groucho – the sixty40 social

Gaylee, Tyler and Ed

two weeks ago we held the first ever Sixty40 Social, to celebrate turning 8 years old. It was upstairs at the world bar and had a Groucho Marx theme. Masks were worn, chocolate cigars were smoked, cake was eaten, booze was consumed and good times were had.

here’s to 8 more and thanks to everyone who came.


15 October, 2008 (12:59) | other

Throw us a bone

screenanddogThe “Throw us a bone” campaign for Sydney Dogs and Cat’s Home launched Yesterday. Sixty40 created the worlds most endearing dog to encourage people to contribute money to the dogs home charity via their mobile phone. Generous tourists and drunk office workers have been texting the 9m screen at Customs House in Circular Quay to see Frankie thanks them by name and then do a trick.

Meanwhile there’s a collection of very glowing reviews:

“Move over red rover, let sixty40 take over” – Marketing Mag

“They make it look so easy” – Throw us a Bone

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Frankie also appeared in large format print spots around the city to generate interest.

 

Frankie, you’ve come along way.

 

 

 

 

 


3 October, 2008 (09:07) | Animation, character, promo

Sign Party #203

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Thanks to David Hughes from Kind Permission who was visiting from London. Made us a sweet new sign that was hoisted in the pouring rain.


11 September, 2008 (14:56) | Animation

The Future Of Wallpaper

hardatwork10 x 3 meter wallpaper for an attic space. A bamboo forest in anaglyphic 3d. At the very least, it’s a massive, abstract, beautiful image… at the best, you’ll be able to put on the Red-Blue Glasses and listen to your mind go pop

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10 September, 2008 (10:51) | other

Roosters selected for Holland Film Festival

The hype film we made for the home games of the roosters has been selected to show in the Holland Film Festival. I wonder if they’ll like it as much as 15000 screaming football fans?


10 September, 2008 (09:55) | Animation

iRiver Competition

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Sixty40 is helping judge this competition for iRiver. Apparently one submits ones animation/motion graphics or song and if one wins, one gets to be the official video of their new player plus tour the country in one’s own balloon. Or something. Check out their site to find out what exactly is going on. Some time with Sixty40 is even part of the main prize. Respect.


9 September, 2008 (13:13) | Animation, motion graphics

SPAA Fringe Promo Film

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We’ve just finished the SPAA Fringe Festival 2008 promo film. It features a puppet, made by Sixty40, and in the likeness of Mark. 


5 September, 2008 (14:21) | character, other, promo

Alphabreaks Shoot

Alphabreaks We were at the shoot for a new show we’re doing the show packaging and identity for Disney’s “Alpha Breaks”. It’s great to walk into a place and see your logo made real, not just real but with flashing lights. This brings to 2 the amount of times that has happened to us. The other one was for the very neon “The Lair”:

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3 September, 2008 (08:46) | Animation, motion graphics, television, titles

mo’ muppets mo’ muppets

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here is a shot of Nash Edgerton and our muppet, chillin’ and discussin’ the film industry, whilst we were filming our haunting new promo film for SPAA Fringe.


26 August, 2008 (17:38) | Animation

“Spider Monkey”

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Sixty40 is in the middle of making a promo for the SPAA Fringe. In the film, the main character walks past a poster for a movie, the type of which he hates. That movie is “Spider Monkey”.


20 August, 2008 (16:33) | character, other, promo

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