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Case Study: Cafeka by Studio Alopra

marcos333 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:18:24 +0000

Today we are going to show a irreverent project done by Studio Alopra, Cafeka is a oustanding experimental project realized with the will to mix stop motion with 2D animation. This is probably our first case study about a video/animation, so I hope you guys enjoy and also learn something from the steps took on this production.

As the directors told me, this production was developed during more than one year, with everyone of the studio involved. During the 4 nights at the location 600 frames were generated from this final photo shoot and at least 400 of cups of coffee were used. So let's see it and If you want to know more about Studio Alopra, please acess their Website or follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

Brainstorm and Storyboard

All this idea of mixing concepts relates to coffee and the writer Kafka ("Cafeka") began on a brainstorm between the directors of Alopra on a late night day. The main idea was to develop a visual concept that could express the metamorphosis of Kafka but also using the coffee as a analogy. As you can see, the movie go quite similar with the original storyboard.

Pencil tests

Having the ideas set, the first thing they had to do was to create and develop the 2D animations that would be engraved on the coffee cups. This was a really important step, since not only the number of frames were going to be defines, but also the number of cups. The drawings in this step are just sketches, later they will receive a ink and shadowing using the pointilism technique.

Pencil Test - Cafeka by Studio Alopra from Marcos Torres on Vimeo.

Pencil Test 2 - Cafeka by Studio Alopra from Marcos Torres on Vimeo.

Acetate sheets and Studio Photo shoot

In this part, the original drawings were engraved on the cups, by using acetates sheets involved on them. This was quite necessary, since this was the way that they could understand how the drawing would be on the round cup chape. To avoid waste they used both sides of the cups, later they would donate all the cups as gifts to cliente and friends.

Having all set, they tried a first photo shoot inside Alopra Studio, to undersand aspects like animation speed, number of frames and time limit.

Studio Photo shoot by Alopra Studio from Marcos Torres on Vimeo.

Final Photo shoot

After all theses tests and studies, they made a 4 nights photo shoot at Café da Oca. If the help of a professional photographer to take the photos, they had enough material to start editing.

Post-production

After the photo shoot, the photos needed some treatment. So, after many hours of work in Photoshop, trying to adjust color levels, light and retouch minor flaws, they had all the material to do the animation. Also, they hired a Sound Studio to create the soundtrack.

Cafeka - Making of from Alopra Estudio on Vimeo.

The Final Video

Cafeka from Alopra Estudio on Vimeo.

Thank you guys!

I really want to thank Elton, Armando, Nicholas and all the rest of the team at Studio Alopra for letting us show this awesome project and for all the material that they gave us to make this post. Also thanks for the little gift.

About the author

My name is Marcos Torres, I'm Graphic Artist from Porto Alegre, Brasil. You can get to know more about me by acessing my Personal Website or by following me on Twitter: @marcos333. You can also see some of my last projects at my Flickr.

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Inside the Studio of Jet Black Tribal Ink

paul0v2 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:43:31 +0000

Jet Black Tribal Ink is a four man design boutique and advertising agency located in South Africa. The works that come out of this studio are totally awesome and as they say: "is a collective consciousness of four uniquely talented creatives".

The Challenge

The challenge was the fact that there was only 28m2 of office space to fit four creatives, desks and storage - and a budget of only R100 000 (€8 800) for the entire project, from dry-walling and electrical, to furniture and floor treatments. The budget and space constraints created a unique opportunity for custom-fitting the shop. From concept to designing to drafting the plans to construction, all the elements would need to be handmade to save on costs and to use the available space to its full potential.

About the author

Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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Wonderful Ateliers at City of Arts

fabiano — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:43:30 +0000

Today our architecture inspiration comes from Cordoba, Argentina. It's a campus with ateliers to several art classes, such as painting, sculpture, photography and music. I can say that the mix of colors and the vibrant forms are amazing, and I can imagine how all this architecture can influence each one who study in there!

The project was made by Lucio Morini architects, they abused the double height making each studio a 2 store unit. And to bring even more light inside the ateliers, the building has glass on the both sides, north and south. We can realize a strip with vertical red walls separating each studio. The north facade is cover with perforated-metal, which vary in transparency depending on the light conditions and position.

The beautiful photos are by Lucio Morini and Sosa Pinilla.

Floor Plans

About the author

I'm from Brazil, co-founder of Zee with Fabio. Nowadays I like to play with Fireworks, Photoshop and improve my skills in CSS. If you wanna request some posts, please feel free to contact me or follow on Twitter.

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Introducing Morning Breath Creative Studio

aloa — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:32:46 +0000

Morning Breath is a creative studio founded by Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto back in 2002. Their illustrations are inspired by their collective history and experiences in graffiti art, music packaging and skateboard design. They even were nominated for a Grammy Award for "best special music packing". I believe some cover design will be familiar to you.

Where to find them on the web

MorningBreathInc.com - website and portfolio

Where to find them on the web

MorningBreathInc.com - website and portfolio

About the author

Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on aloa@abduzeedo.com or follow my Twitter and Facebook page

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Stylish Illustrations by Mopa Design Studio

aloa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:31:31 +0000

Estudio Mopa is a creative design studio with 5 young artists based in Brazil. They say that they "believe in the good side of things". Since August 2006 they've been designing a good deal of wonderful colored illustrations

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Case Study: Cafeka by Studio Alopra

Brainstorm and Storyboard

Pencil tests

Acetate sheets and Studio Photo shoot

Final Photo shoot

Post-production

The Final Video

Thank you guys!

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Inside the Studio of Jet Black Tribal Ink

Jet Black Tribal Ink is a four man design boutique and advertising agency located in South Africa. The works that come out of this studio are totally awesome and as they say: "is a collective consciousness of four uniquely talented creatives".

The Challenge

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Wonderful Ateliers at City of Arts

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Introducing Morning Breath Creative Studio

Where to find them on the web

Where to find them on the web

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Stylish Illustrations by Mopa Design Studio

Estudio Mopa is a creative design studio with 5 young artists based in Brazil. They say that they "believe in the good side of things". Since August 2006 they've been designing a good deal of wonderful colored illustrations

Where to find them on the web:

Where to find them on the web:

About the author

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