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The Cinematic Orchestra

Dr. Martens is celebrating their 50th anniversary, and Blind was invited to join the party. Dr. Martens asked 10 artists to record their version of a cult classic track that represents the spirit of the people who’ve worn DM’s over the past 50 years. One of the songs selected was Cinematic Orchestra’s rendition of the classic, “Lilac Wine,” made popular in the early 90s by Jeff Buckley.  Blind was asked to direct the video, which would not include talent, but was given no other creative parameters.

Inspired by Spencerian Calligraphy, Vanessa directed a piece of moving visual poetry comprised of delicate lines. The lines extend and intertwine to form a variety of unique landscapes,populated by various incarnations of the lost lover of the song, including a bird, a fish, a butterfly and a horse.

Come and taste the wine. Also, check out the AIGA article.

WATCH

"Lilac Wine" 03:50
"Lilac Wine" cutdown :60
"Look, The Bird Works"

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Storyboards
http://www.blind.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Lilac_Wine_story_board.jpg
Style Frames
Images
http://www.blind.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Lilac_Wine_design_frames2.jpg
Production
http://www.blind.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Lilac_Wine_illustrations.jpg
http://www.blind.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Lilac_Wine_Specerian_type.jpg

49 Comments

  1. [...] Beautifully animated music video from Blind. [...]
    The Cinematic Orchestra by BL:ND : MassiveMotion
    June 23, 2010 at 11:52 am
  2. this is awesome work!
    Kin
    June 23, 2010 at 6:33 pm
  3. What a great resource!
    free government grants
    June 25, 2010 at 6:16 am
  4. un-believe-able!!!!.....It is such an unbelievable!.... I am always a big fan of Blind's works especially Vanessa Marzaroli. I am so admind you. A mother of two children. You still pull all ever you got and surprising the world everytime by your works. Your works are so inspiring me to get go on to do design to be better. Amazing!!!
    Nimjob
    June 25, 2010 at 7:34 pm
  5. [...] // fonte: blind [...]
    dr martens 50 . lilac wine | kandeggina nel cielo
    June 28, 2010 at 7:20 am
  6. really beautiful video and im a big fan of your work but i just dont see how this has anything to do with dr. martens i know it was an open brief with full creative freedom i just dont see it celebrating the brand
    Pablo
    June 28, 2010 at 7:37 am
  7. I love it! It is amazing.
    Paninat Roper
    June 28, 2010 at 7:43 am
  8. Amazing - I wonder how you did it because I don´t realize
    Ignacio
    June 28, 2010 at 7:45 am
  9. I can say love it is there anyway for you please to make a tutorial pleaseeeeeeeeeeee.
    MAk
    June 28, 2010 at 9:35 am
  10. projects like this are more about celebrating the song and the artist and less about dr. martens. it's not meant to be a commercial or branding piece for the company. you have to give props to companies that are willing to be pay for something where there is no direct benefit to them. i think that idea is reflective of the brand.
    doughboy
    June 28, 2010 at 12:02 pm
  11. [...] [taken from blind.com] [...]
    BL:ND Cinematic Orchestra « jelly london: illustration & animation
    June 29, 2010 at 12:03 am
  12. [...] “Lilac Wine” is a music video directed by Vanessa Marzaroli of Bl:nd to celebrate Dr. Marten’s 50th anniversary. The song is Cinematic Orchestra’s rendition of the cult classic, “Lilac Wine,” made popular in the early 90s by Jeff Buckley. [...]
    Lilac Wine « Subconscious Storm
    June 29, 2010 at 1:24 am
  13. This is absolutely Fantastic. It seams impossible to make a piece like this one. I would watch it over and over!
    Liliana Colombo
    June 29, 2010 at 2:41 am
  14. My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!
    school grants
    June 29, 2010 at 4:33 am
  15. Breathtaking...
    MadeByDiana
    June 29, 2010 at 6:24 am
  16. this is really beautiful. I wonder how many of you worked on this? and will you guy out up some sort of tutorial. Very beautiful work.
    saintkid
    June 29, 2010 at 11:01 am
  17. [...] Check out the motion piece here. [...]
    Stripeyhorse » bl:nd
    June 30, 2010 at 2:05 am
  18. wow!! Great ! Amazing! That's really good work!
    sabbong
    June 30, 2010 at 7:02 am
  19. This is an outstanding work! I have no adjectives to express how beautiful it is! Thank you so much for sharing this. Congratulations!
    Javier
    June 30, 2010 at 11:29 am
  20. Great!!!!!!
    David
    June 30, 2010 at 3:25 pm
  21. Thanks for all your kind words. It was a lot of tedious work and detail with great team effort.
    vanessa
    June 30, 2010 at 5:32 pm
  22. This is incredible, this is why I am going to college to specialize in motion media! I got chills at the end!
    David Franzo
    July 1, 2010 at 8:36 am
  23. beautiful work
    popscure
    July 1, 2010 at 11:31 am
  24. Amazing work! Love it
    Jason Snell
    July 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm
  25. [...] Para poder verlo deben hacer clic aquí y esperar a que cargue. El storyboard se encuentra disponible en el siguiente link: http://www.blind.com/work/featured/a-little-taste-of-lilac-wine/ [...]
    La caligrafía danza con The Cinematic Orchestra | Camionetica
    July 1, 2010 at 7:28 pm
  26. [...] past 50 years. One of the songs selected was Cinematic Orchestra’s rendition of the classic, “Lilac Wine,” made popular in the early 90s by Jeff Buckley. Blind was asked to direct the video, which would [...]
    Blind – Lilac Wine – Zine
    July 1, 2010 at 8:11 pm
  27. [...] Com a leveza dos traços grossos e finos, o vídeo flui de acordo a música. A qualidade do traço Zapfiniano, se mostra presente no storyboard do projeto. [...]
    Tipoteria » Blog Archive » Caligrafia em Orquestra
    July 2, 2010 at 12:25 am
  28. Thanks everybody for your support. David, go to college, work hard and be passionate. Good luck!
    vanessa
    July 2, 2010 at 11:06 am
  29. [...] the other day, and I had never heard of them. Man, was I in for a treat. Just take a look at this Taste of Lilac Wine Clip. And yes, that is one of my favorite acid jazz, new age band playing covering Jeff Buckley’s [...]
    BLiND Studios is mighty fine!! – Animation and Musiq in the code of life
    July 3, 2010 at 6:35 am
  30. [...] Read about the project and view storyboards on BLIND. [...]
    7 inspiring motion graphics & animation projects | Outta This World
    July 3, 2010 at 3:39 pm
  31. Simply Awesome!
    Fruitreerevolution
    July 4, 2010 at 4:44 am
  32. I'm Speechless!
    Fruitreerevolution
    July 4, 2010 at 4:46 am
  33. Absolutely awesome work!!! Did you work with a calligrapher for the flourishing and the writing?
    Betina
    July 4, 2010 at 6:29 pm
  34. Incredible piece! I, too, am interested in the calligraphic work since that's what I do for a living. Did you work with someone from the calligraphic community? Would love to see them get credit.
    Harvest
    July 5, 2010 at 9:15 am
  35. Awesome work...jst luv it... Keep rockin :)
    Ranveer
    July 6, 2010 at 12:46 am
  37. To Harverst and Betina, yes I did work with a calligrapher. His name is Bill Kemp. He did a great job for us providing typography for the beginning and end of the piece. All the other illustrations were designed by our designers. You can see list of credit on right hand side of this page. Thanks for all the feedback.
    vanessa
    July 6, 2010 at 11:14 am
  38. [...] | 官方网站 | 高清下载 | 音乐下载 [...]
    Lilac Wine | AnimeTaste
    July 7, 2010 at 9:49 pm
  39. [...] Martens adlı markanın 50. yıldönümü için hazırlanmış. Oldukça etkilendiğimi itiraf etmeliyim. Markanın şarap gibi yıllandıkça güzelleştiğini [...]
    Lilac Wine | RSS Efsun
    July 8, 2010 at 3:10 am
  40. Again, beautiful work. One of the most sophisticated and inspiring animated works I have seen.
    L. Renee Bayard
    July 9, 2010 at 5:25 pm
  41. [...] music video for the Cinematic Orchestra’s cover of Jeff Buckley’s Lilac Wine. Beneath the links to [...]
    Cinematic Orchestra – Lilac Wine
    July 10, 2010 at 5:43 am
  42. [...] Found on the AIGA website | Video courtesy of http://www.blind.com [...]
    » Hauntingly Beautiful The Low Down
    July 16, 2010 at 8:53 am
  43. great work!!
    noahc
    July 17, 2010 at 2:04 am
  44. visual dream experience well done, or better, wonderfully done
    Plate
    July 17, 2010 at 5:12 am
  45. [...] Link [...]
    Lilac Wine » Verde en el Pampón
    July 19, 2010 at 10:14 am
  46. [...] Directors BL:ND created the music video. [...]
    Cinematic Orchestra for Dr. Martens | Arkitip Intel
    July 20, 2010 at 5:37 pm
  47. [...] orginal style frames to images, individual frames and the final work can be found at the Blind website. Blind have now gone on to make a further video for the Dr Martens project, for the Raveonettes. [...]
    BUG 20: The Cinematic Orchestra’s Lilac Wine by Vanessa Marzaroli | Promo News
    July 26, 2010 at 7:08 am
  48. Will any of the artwork be available in prints? It's really beautiful.
    janie
    August 22, 2010 at 9:28 pm
  49. Hi Janie, As of right now, no. If something changes I'll let you know. Thanks for your support.
    vanessa
    August 23, 2010 at 11:17 am

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CLIENT

Agency
Exposure USA
Creatives
Tom Phillips, Jason Swinscoe
Producer
Carrie Schupper

CREDITS

Director
Vanessa Marzaroli
Production Company
Blind
Creative Director
Vanessa Marzaroli
Executive Producer
Dave Kleinman
Post Producer
Dana Vaden
Designers
Lynn Cho, Matthew Encina, Daniel Chang, Chris Oneill, Michael Relth, Lawrence Wyatt, Vanessa Marzaroli
2D Animators
Chris Oneil, Daniel Chang, Michael Relth, Maithy Tran, Jiaren Hui, Lawrence Wyatt, Vanessa Marzaroli
3D Animators
Lawrence Wyatt, Michael Relth, Ehren Addis, Daniel Chang, Chris Oneill, Chris Marcet
Storyboard Artist
Vincent Lucido
Illustrator
Calligrapher: Bill Kemp; Illustrator: Lynn Cho, Daniel Chang, Chris Oneill, Michael Relth, Vanessa Marzaroli
Editor
Vanessa Marzaroli, Chris Oneill
Music
The Cinematic Orchestra: Jason Swinscoe

TOOLS

Software
Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, 3DS Max, C4d
Fonts/Type
hand written Spencerian Script, calligrapher: Bill Kemp