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André Chocron Directs Paul McCartney’s “Appreciate”

Helmer André Chocron recently released this clip for Paul McCartney’s “Appreciate.”

We particularly like the sci-fi angle… that is the robot called “Newman.”

Speaking about Newman the former Beatle said: “I woke up one morning with an image in my head of me standing with a large robot. I thought it might be something that could be used for the cover of my album NEW, but instead the idea turned out to be for my music video ‘Appreciate’. Together with the people who had done the puppetry for the worldwide hit War Horse, we developed the robot who became Newman.”

André did this through Friend.

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Woolf + Lapin and BRTHR Team UP

This is Iggy Azalea’s Bounce (Vision Film) that the directing duo BRTHR helmed about a year ago.

It very much captures the BRTHR savoir-faire not to mention Iggy Azalea’s strong Tupac inspired persona. The Bollywood theme is perfect for the song as well as for Iggy who earlier in May released her album The New Classic, becoming the highest-charting debut.

Needless to say that Woolf + Lapin is quite excited to be working with the young directing duo, who dropped out of film school just a couple of years ago to make videos such as this.

We love their style which, along with the eclectic editing, is always a good mix of honest grit and rich texture.

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Martin Girard & Bruce La Bruce To Co-Write New Film: Twincest

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Woolf + Lapin’s Martin Girard and Bruce La Bruce received SODEC funding to write Twincest.

The new project comes right after La Bruce’s Gerontophilia, which is inspired by the coming-of-age Harold and Maud love story. And much like Gerontophilia, Twincest is quite a departure from the director’s usual stylized exploitation outings, such as LA Zombie.

“Twincest tells the story of identical twins Dominic and Daniel who are separated from their adulterous, lesbian mother shortly after their birth in 1950.”

La Bruce reunites with Gerontophilia producer Nicolas Comeau of 1976 Productions.

The production is slated for a 2015 summer start.

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Michael Lawrence’s Brand Film: Getting the Band Back Together

This is the work of a new addition to Woolf + Lapin, emerging director Michael Lawrence, whose subtle direction adeptly humanizes the Google brand.

It’s about a group of old-time rockers getting back together after a decades-long hiatus. But there’s a catch. The members of the band in question, Patriarch, live whole states apart.

Enter Google Fiber, where technology is limitless and makes it possible to jam together, wherever you are. The film is touching not only because of its real, authentic characters, but how it bears down on the “what-ifs” that we’ve all had to live down at some point in our lives. Plus, the association to Google is absolutely seamless and frictionless. Michael did this under the Paradoxal banner.

Rock on Patriarch!

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Félix & Paul At Tribeca to Present Their Virtual Experience “Strangers, A Moment With Patrick Watson”

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Woolf+ Lapin’s Félix & Paul (from the emerging virtual reality company Once) are at Tribeca’s Bombay Sapphire House of Imagination from April 23rd to the 26th to show their cinematic vr experience “Strangers: A Moment With Patrick Watson.”

“Before I was really conscious of what my mind was telling me, I figured this guy was just sitting in front of me in the room… It was unbelievably cool.”

– Meghan Veal, Vice Motherboard

“It seemed so real that at one point I actually reached for my smartphone to take a picture.”

– Laura Hudson, Wired

“The most impressive Oculus Rift demo I have personally tried.”

– Jonathan Tustain, roadtovr.com

Unfortunately we can’t show any of this stuff here because it just wouldn’t do it justice. But the proprietary 3D 360º live-action recording technology they have developed is a sight to behold. After having sampled the experience for themselves, many industry insiders agreed that it’s the future. And it’s going on right now at Tribeca’s Bombay Sapphire House.

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Woolf + Lapin Loves Guillaume Blanchet’s A GIRL NAMED ELASTIKA

Stop-mo, thumbtacks and string. That’s what Guillaume Blanchet’s award-winning short needed to bring Elastika to life. And how! Elastika is not your typical grrrl.

She’s young, dreamy and fearless, she drives cars way too fast, she’s also a yamakasi. She likes adventure, fireworks and unrelenting seas.

“From the day I conceived her, I’ve been a worried father,” says Guillaume. “And a proud one too.”

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Jim Donovan & Zone 3 To Rep English Remake Rights of “Minuit le Soir”

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Minuit le soir was a serial drama that, in its short 3-season run, garnered 17 Gémeaux awards.

Now, Jim Donovan and producer Zone 3 want to bring the character-driven Quebec television show to the English-speaking world.

The successful, and at times quite dark, series was co-written by its star, Claude Legault, and revolves around the lives of three bouncers at an upscale downtown bar.

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Oculus Rift, Félix & Paul Link Up at SXSW

Screen shot 2014-03-10 at 10.41.20 PM Félix & Paul show off their VR experience of musician Patrick Watson workshopping a song on the piano as his dog rolls around absentmindedly. The 360 degree experience in question is a preserved moment that when replayed using the Oculus rift goggles gives you the impression of being there and well, present.

Vice’s Motherboard caught up with the directing duo at Oculus’s booth at SXSW.

We could show you a 2D version of the Patrick Watson experience, but it would be such a poor substitute that it’s probably best not to.

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