Commissioner

Craig Schuftan

Reuben Sutherland pays homage to vintage video games, in his retrofuturistic promo for Berlin band Partefacts.&nbsp;The animated video for Time Travel incorporates still images of the band taken during lockdown, and a series of increasingly genius ways to incorporate them into the 2D&nbsp;aesthetic.&nbsp;Reuben’s inspiration for the video was the title sequence from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,&nbsp;as well as other iconic retro movies and TV shows of the era.Sutherland notes, "I’ve always loved the look of TV shows from the late 70’s and early 80’s, so marrying this with games like Street Fighter and Mario Brothers, was really a great aesthetic that worked well for the lyrics."The end result is a visual extravaganza that elevates the undulating funky beats in the track.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Germany

Reuben Sutherland

Tiny Lights

Spencer Friend

Joyrider

Partefacts 'Time Travel' by Reuben Sutherland

Reuben Sutherland treats pixels as a rare commodity in his mesmerising video for Ducks!The New Zealand-born, London-based director/VJ/visual artist, whose work includes acclaimed videos for Doves, Royksopp and Phoenix Foundation has created the&nbsp;promo for the Aussie band's With Compliments from an idea of using a limited number of pixels.&nbsp;The concept involved combining a mixture of single pixel designs with actual cut- outs, which he then created as moving scenes with animated mosaics. Sutherland creates the look of a semi-quasi stop frame pixelation, using literal interpretations of the lyrics to create graphic rich scenes. Then by manipulating and animating the pixels, he created colour popping and hypnotising transitions between each scene.&nbsp;This counter-intuitive move in this&nbsp;age of ultra HD allows him to slip in some delightful visual ideas. Look out for a guitar solo performed by a black cat at the end.

Craig Schuftan

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