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pixelblink
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Topic: Pixel Art in TV and Film
Posted: 10 March 2005 at 11:38am

There has been a few noticable ones in the couple of years..

- Bell Mobility (or Solo Mobility in the UK) - these ads rock my world

- Habbo Hotel has an ad on TV right now

- The Canadian movie "Nothing" has a great intro using some simple pixel animations

have you guys seen any others out there?

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Posted: 10 March 2005 at 4:12pm

The closest thing to pixel art I've seen is that White Stripes video "Fell in Love with a Girl". I think it's legos or something. I'd love to see pixel art hit more mainstream as an animation style.

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Posted: 10 March 2005 at 9:42pm

Yeah, that White Stripes video is awesome! Great song as well.

However, I am aware of two other music videos that employ real pixel art. Both bands have pretty sweet websites, and you can check the music clips out and everything:

'Juinor Senior: Move Your Feet' This song got pretty popular, and the pixel animations were pretty cool to see in mainstream, however, they arent REALLY that fancy: http://www.juniorsenior.com/media.htm

'Architecture in Helsinki: Do the Whirl Wind' An australian band, they us a lot of strange noises and instruments, but I really dig them. Click on the 'Video' section, and play the 'Do the Whirl Wind' song. Might take a couple of listens if you havent heard them before -or you could just watch the pretty pixel clip! (the song 'Like a Call' also has a pretty neat flash looking clip, aswell): http://www.architectureinhelsinki.com/

Both are definately worth any pixel art fan's look!

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Posted: 10 March 2005 at 11:35pm

Wow, that 'Move Your Feet' vid is the sh*t. I like the more simple pixel art style. They break it down to the essence of an object.

So that 'Do the Whirl Wind' is pixel art... I can't tell. It's an amazing piece of work regardless.

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iSTVAN
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Posted: 11 March 2005 at 5:26am

The 'Do the Whirl Wind' is definately pixel art. Its easy to tell from the start, but the resolution and quality make it a little harder to make out when it zooms out. It sort of reminds me of more japanese-ish GBA artwork, whilst the 'Move Your Feet' is a really breakdown as far as colours go. Both are awesome clips, and not bad songs!

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Posted: 11 March 2005 at 10:20am

Ah yes, I was also gonna mention Move Your Feet from Junior Senior, I love the song and video
Do the Whirl Wind looks pretty cool too, but since Flash is often really slow on my computer, I couldn't really watch the video... only at an uber-low framerate.
So I'm gonna watch/listen it on my dad's PC now.

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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 3:16am

diggy duggy dug.

Only pixel art I have seen in TV was a commercial of habbo-like chatroom (estonian), only thing was that it wasn't entirely pixel-art and it was plain ugly.

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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 3:49am

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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 1:07pm

hola todos,

Have you ever heard about a belgium group named TELEX ? It's not exactly TV nor film, it's a music video.

Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html

For french readers : I've found this link on pixelbot's blog : http://pixelbot.stefdem.com/blog.php

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cure
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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 5:59pm

I recall seeing a pixelart commercial in which a giant squid picked up and shook a large cruiseliner. Anyone know where that's from?

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leel
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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 7:10pm

only thing I could think of is the yahoo video ads.. not really tv or film, but still, it's pixelart!

edit: cure i didnt see your post, I think we're talking about the same thing. There was one ad w/ some rapper on a boat and some bikini chicks and then the squid swallows up the entire thing and then you cant hear the rapper so he spits him back out. Is that the one?

Edited by leel - 23 August 2006 at 6:57am

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Blueberry_pie
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Posted: 22 August 2006 at 11:01pm

Originally posted by maloART

Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html

Hah, that was awesome! Nice find.

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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:27am

@Tinc and leel :

Your talking about minipops, a Yahoo music promo usually played on MTV/VH1 i think.

http://music.yahoo.com/promos/thisishuge/
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=171126

And obviously Craig Robinson has something to do with it lol.

Edited by Rodder - 24 August 2006 at 12:31am

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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 10:48am

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leel
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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 10:51am

yeah, they play them online too, thats where i saw them :)

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Posted: 24 August 2006 at 11:14am

Thanks rodder, I knew I saw it on one of those "music" channels.

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Posted: 12 October 2006 at 7:58am

Originally posted by pixelblink

There has been a few noticable ones in the couple of years..

- Bell Mobility (or Solo Mobility in the UK) - these ads rock my world

...

Are those the ones you talked about ?

http://www.globalmechanic.com/index.php?action=ads&reel=studio_reel&file=bell_remaindeers.flv

http://www.globalmechanic.com/index.php?action=ads&reel=studio_reel&file=bell_tvatwork.flv

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Posted: 12 October 2006 at 8:02am

Aqua teen hunger force has old school pixel art from time to time.
It's pretty sweet. :B

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Posted: 13 October 2006 at 7:15am

What about this video from ShakeDown - Love Game ?

Pretty hot ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paPzn2rtU8

The thing is I'm not totally sure (due to youtube video quality) it's 100% pixelled, but only isometric like the Royksopp video of Remind Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o) which is closer to vectorArt than pixelArt ...

Everyone should know about Paul Robertson (which is a total genious ...). snader mentioned his famous video Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006, but did you know about Devil Eyes ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCg6ta1Fis

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Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:38pm

Originally posted by maloART

hola todos,

Have you ever heard about a belgium group named TELEX ? It's not exactly TV nor film, it's a music video.

Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html

pure pwn.

i remember the yahoo stuff too, that was awesome.

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Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:51pm

One of these days Mykola's video will be on MTV.

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Posted: 27 January 2007 at 6:48pm

i looked that up on youtube today. it's pretty pwn too.

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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Topic: Pixel Art in TV and Film Posted: 10 March 2005 at 11:38am
	There has been a few noticable ones in the couple of years.. - Bell Mobility (or Solo Mobility in the UK) - these ads rock my world - Habbo Hotel has an ad on TV right now - The Canadian movie "Nothing" has a great intro using some simple pixel animations have you guys seen any others out there?
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 10 March 2005 at 4:12pm
	The closest thing to pixel art I've seen is that White Stripes video "Fell in Love with a Girl". I think it's legos or something. I'd love to see pixel art hit more mainstream as an animation style.
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iSTVAN Commander Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 626	Posted: 10 March 2005 at 9:42pm
	Yeah, that White Stripes video is awesome! Great song as well. However, I am aware of two other music videos that employ real pixel art. Both bands have pretty sweet websites, and you can check the music clips out and everything: 'Juinor Senior: Move Your Feet' This song got pretty popular, and the pixel animations were pretty cool to see in mainstream, however, they arent REALLY that fancy: http://www.juniorsenior.com/media.htm 'Architecture in Helsinki: Do the Whirl Wind' An australian band, they us a lot of strange noises and instruments, but I really dig them. Click on the 'Video' section, and play the 'Do the Whirl Wind' song. Might take a couple of listens if you havent heard them before -or you could just watch the pretty pixel clip! (the song 'Like a Call' also has a pretty neat flash looking clip, aswell): http://www.architectureinhelsinki.com/ Both are definately worth any pixel art fan's look!
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 10 March 2005 at 11:35pm
	Wow, that 'Move Your Feet' vid is the sh*t. I like the more simple pixel art style. They break it down to the essence of an object. So that 'Do the Whirl Wind' is pixel art... I can't tell. It's an amazing piece of work regardless.
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iSTVAN Commander Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 626	Posted: 11 March 2005 at 5:26am
	The 'Do the Whirl Wind' is definately pixel art. Its easy to tell from the start, but the resolution and quality make it a little harder to make out when it zooms out. It sort of reminds me of more japanese-ish GBA artwork, whilst the 'Move Your Feet' is a really breakdown as far as colours go. Both are awesome clips, and not bad songs!
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 11 March 2005 at 10:20am
	Ah yes, I was also gonna mention Move Your Feet from Junior Senior, I love the song and video Do the Whirl Wind looks pretty cool too, but since Flash is often really slow on my computer, I couldn't really watch the video... only at an uber-low framerate. So I'm gonna watch/listen it on my dad's PC now.
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inkspot Commander Joined: 05 May 2005 Location: Estonia Online Status: Offline Posts: 452	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 3:16am
	diggy duggy dug. Only pixel art I have seen in TV was a commercial of habbo-like chatroom (estonian), only thing was that it wasn't entirely pixel-art and it was plain ugly.

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Skull Commander PJ Pioneer Joined: 03 August 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1521	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 3:49am
	Empire SQ

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maloART Midshipman Joined: 09 June 2006 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 1:07pm
	hola todos, Have you ever heard about a belgium group named TELEX ? It's not exactly TV nor film, it's a music video. Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html For french readers : I've found this link on pixelbot's blog : http://pixelbot.stefdem.com/blog.php
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 5:59pm
	I recall seeing a pixelart commercial in which a giant squid picked up and shook a large cruiseliner. Anyone know where that's from?
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 7:10pm
	only thing I could think of is the yahoo video ads.. not really tv or film, but still, it's pixelart! edit: cure i didnt see your post, I think we're talking about the same thing. There was one ad w/ some rapper on a boat and some bikini chicks and then the squid swallows up the entire thing and then you cant hear the rapper so he spits him back out. Is that the one? Edited by leel - 23 August 2006 at 6:57am
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 22 August 2006 at 11:01pm
	*Originally posted by maloART* Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html Hah, that was awesome! Nice find.
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Rodder Commander infinite cool points Joined: 15 December 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 162	Posted: 24 August 2006 at 12:27am
	@Tinc and leel : Your talking about minipops, a Yahoo music promo usually played on MTV/VH1 i think. http://music.yahoo.com/promos/thisishuge/ http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=171126 And obviously Craig Robinson has something to do with it lol. Edited by Rodder - 24 August 2006 at 12:31am
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 24 August 2006 at 10:48am
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leel Commander Joined: 29 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3001	Posted: 24 August 2006 at 10:51am
	yeah, they play them online too, thats where i saw them :)
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 24 August 2006 at 11:14am
	Thanks rodder, I knew I saw it on one of those "music" channels.
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maloART Midshipman Joined: 09 June 2006 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 12 October 2006 at 7:58am
	*Originally posted by pixelblink* There has been a few noticable ones in the couple of years.. - Bell Mobility (or Solo Mobility in the UK) - these ads rock my world ... Are those the ones you talked about ? http://www.globalmechanic.com/index.php?action=ads&reel=studio_reel&file=bell_remaindeers.flv http://www.globalmechanic.com/index.php?action=ads&reel=studio_reel&file=bell_tvatwork.flv
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 12 October 2006 at 8:02am
	Aqua teen hunger force has old school pixel art from time to time. It's pretty sweet. :B
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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maloART Midshipman Joined: 09 June 2006 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 13 October 2006 at 7:15am
	What about this video from ShakeDown - Love Game ? Pretty hot ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paPzn2rtU8 The thing is I'm not totally sure (due to youtube video quality) it's 100% pixelled, but only isometric like the Royksopp video of Remind Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o) which is closer to vectorArt than pixelArt ... Everyone should know about Paul Robertson (which is a total genious ...). *snader* mentioned his famous video Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006, but did you know about Devil Eyes ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCg6ta1Fis
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AdrianJensen Commander Joined: 18 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 238	Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:38pm
	*Originally posted by maloART* hola todos, Have you ever heard about a belgium group named TELEX ? It's not exactly TV nor film, it's a music video. Here it is : http://www.telex-music.com/video.html pure pwn. i remember the yahoo stuff too, that was awesome.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 27 January 2007 at 1:51pm
	One of these days Mykola's video will be on MTV.
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AdrianJensen Commander Joined: 18 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 238	Posted: 27 January 2007 at 6:48pm
	i looked that up on youtube today. it's pretty pwn too.
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