Wicked's attempt to beautify
Long Street with a few tins of spray paint (and yes, some shameless fun and self-promotion) landed them in hot water after the lawmakers decided that their graffiti was illegal and threatened to have them arrested. But the issue was resolved amicably, and to make sure the moment wasn't lost to a man with a tin of white paint and a big roller, they shot a short time lapse clip of the day's work just for you, check it out,
click here. Rattlecan art remains alive and well.
Latest WorkCraig Wessels directed two commercials for the launch of the new
Hyundai i20, via the guys at
Jupiter. The one spot features the SA Champs freestyle B-Boy team and a couple of supple Brazilian capoeira martial artists playing football on a city rooftop. To view the spot
click here.
Theo Ferreira, ECD of new agency
Hello World teamed up with Wicked to create some innovative title sequences for their client,
Internet Solutions. Although the end result is minimalist and beautiful in execution, the actual animation direction required some serious left brain activity. To view a few sequences
click here.
The Loeries are already a distant memory. Being creatively driven, Wicked seems to consistently do well at the
Loeries, and this year they walked away as
the most awarded Production Company (Creative Circle rankings). Hot on the heels of their title work for the
Design Indaba Conference, Wicked spent six months designing and creating the ‘alien/deep space' themed visuals for The Loerie Awards
live event. In case you missed the awards or just want to have a better look at the design and animation,
check it out here.
Good NewsThe epic vid that
Craig Wessels directed for glam rock band
Tokio Hotel is enjoying heavy airtime on MTV. But the real news is that Tokio Hotel has been nominated for
Best Group at the
MTV Europe Music Awards. The other four nominees in that category are
Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers, Green Day and Kings of Leon. TH will also be performing live at the EMA in Berlin on 5 November. To view the video,
click here.
