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Richard Cullen (artist)
Richard Cullen (born 26 July 1970) is a British animator, designer, director, and screenwriter. Career Cullen trained as a theatre director at the Rose Bruford College in London, studied film theory at the University of Westminster, and later studied screenwriting at UCLA in California. He directed and designed productions for a number of London theatres, including Battersea Arts Centre, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Orange Tree, Bridewell, Etcetera, and the Young Vic, and worked with literary departments to develop new writing at various venues including Greenwich Theatre, Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East. He has also worked alongside companies such as Improbable theatre, Complicite, Shared Experience, and the late Ken Campbell. As well as directing music videos, he has created bespoke video content for concert tours, including Darren Hayes' Time Machine and DarkLight Tours, George Michael's 25 Live Tour and Symphonica, Keane's Perfect Symmetry, Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Tobacco industry, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. Michael was known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He achieved seven number-one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number-one songs on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Michael won numerous music awards, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, twelve ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. In 2015, he was ranked 45th in '' Billboard''s list of the "Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time". The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Partnership
A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil unions grant some or all of the rights of marriage except child adoption and/or the title itself. Civil unions under one name or another have been established by law in several, mostly developed, countries in order to provide legal recognition of relationships formed by unmarried same-sex couples and to afford them rights, benefits, tax breaks, and responsibilities similar or identical to those of legally married couples. In 1989, Denmark was the first country to legalise civil unions, for same-sex couples; however most other developed democracies did not begin establishing civil unions until the 1990s or early 2000s, often developing them from less formal domestic partnerships. While civil unions are often established for both opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples, in a number of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the testimony of Witness, observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media. Common topics for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, the Climate change, environment, economy, business, fashion, entertainment, and sport, as well as Wikipedia:Unusual articles, quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning Monarchy, royal ceremonies, Law, laws, Tax, taxes, public health, and Crime, criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technology, Technological and Social change, social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Garden
Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on instruments. Formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993, the duo achieved international success from the mid-1990s to early 2000s with the No. 1 hit singles " I Want You", " To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply", "The Animal Song" and "I Knew I Loved You". The band's two studio albums, ''Savage Garden'' and '' Affirmation'', reached No. 1 in Australia and peaked in the top ten in both the United Kingdom and United States. These albums sold 23 million copies worldwide. The group won a record number of ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997 for their debut album and its related singles. They disbanded at the end of 2001, and Hayes continued as a solo artist. History 1993–1995: Formation In 1993, multi-instrumentalist and producer Daniel Jones placed an advertisement in Brisbane newspaper ''Time Off'' seeking a vocalist for his five-piece covers band Red Edge, which he had fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Would Have Thought
"Who Would Have Thought" is a song written by Darren Hayes and Guy Chambers, for Hayes' third solo album ''This Delicate Thing We've Made ''This Delicate Thing We've Made'' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It is a double album that was released on his own label Powdered Sugar on 20 August 2007. The first single from the album, "On the Verge o ...'', released as a limited-edition 7" vinyl and digital download alongside the "Me, Myself and (I)" single release. Hayes added an animated video for the song as a teaser on his official website, as well as his Myspace profile, on 9 April 2007. The single failed to chart due to its ineligibility as a promotional release. The b-side "The Only One" is included on the album ''This delicate thing we've made''. Track listings * Promotional CD single # "Who Would Have Thought" (radio mix) – 3:34 * Digital download # "Who Would Have Thought" – 4:15 # "Breathless" – 3:19 # "The Only On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone are an Australian folk and indie pop group, formed in 2006 by brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone. Angus & Julia Stone have released five studio albums: ''A Book Like This'' (2007), '' Down the Way'' (2010), '' Angus & Julia Stone'' (2014), ''Snow'' (2017) and ''Life Is Strange'' (2021). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, they won five awards from nine nominations: Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art and Producer of the Year for ''Down the Way'', and Single of the Year for "Big Jet Plane". The siblings have also issued solo albums. History Early years and musical style Angus (b. 1986) and Julia (b. 1984) Stone were born in Sydney to Kim and John Stone, both of whom influenced their children's interest in music. Along with their older sister, Catherine, Julia and Angus grew up in the suburb of Newport on Sydney's Northern Beaches. They attended Newport Primary School and then Barrenjoey High School. During their teen years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck Studios
Noble (also known as Noble600) is a production studio based in Los Angeles, California. The studio focuses primarily on producing television advertisements, mainly animated ones. It also produces music videos, short films and web content. Noble offers a wide range of services, including live action and integration, character design, film title design, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, digital/traditional ink & paint. The studio was co-founded by Mark Medernach and Paul Dektor. Filmography Commercials *7 Up *ABC (1987) * Best Buy *Boston Gas *Bubblicious *SeaWorld * Cap’n Crunch * Cartoon Network *Chili’s * Clothestime *Bob's Stores *CalArts *Chiquita *The Coca-Cola Company * Comcast * Cox Communications *El Pollo Loco *El Torito *Energizer *Foot Locker *Fox Family Channel * Game Show Network * General Motors * Giant Markets *Griffith Observatory * HBO *H&R Block * Healthtex *H-E-B *The Hershey Company *Hoosier Lottery *Idaho Potato Commission *Indiana State Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onedotzero
onedotzero is a contemporary digital arts organisation based in London that aims to promote new work in moving image and motion arts. The organisation conducts public events, artist and content development, publishing projects, education, production, creative direction, and related visual art consultancy services. It holds international events, including the onedotzero festival first held in 1997. onedotzero is supported by the Arts Council of England. It runs a free open submission scheme, and receives around 2,000 entries from all over the world each year. The group curates, commissions, produces, and presents new moving image works that also include music, architecture, design, film, interaction design, computer gaming and live audio visual explorations. History onedotzero was created in 1996 by writer and former film critic Matt Hanson as a film festival designed to promote new media collectives and new digital art works developing in London. The festival promoted the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Delicate Film We've Made
''This Delicate Film We've Made'' is the first video release by Australian recording artist Darren Hayes. It's a feature-length musical film created and directed by him. Release The DVD was released on 3 February 2009. The film is a visual realization of tracks from Hayes' third studio album, ''This Delicate Thing We've Made''. Each track was animated and placed together in a film narrative. The film was produced by Richard Cullen and Damien Hale from the company Pixelfing. The film has no dialogue and includes minimal sound effects. Track listing # "A Fear of Falling Under" # "Who Would Have Thought" # "Waking the Monster" # "How to Build a Time Machine" # "Neverland" # " Step Into the Light" # " Casey" # "Setting Sun" # "Words" # "A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do" # "Maybe" # "A Conversation With God" * Bonus Promo Videos # "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" # " Me Myself and (I)" Awards *In 2008, "Who Would Have Thought" music video was nominated for British Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Larmann
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clockenflap
Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, commonly abbreviated to "Clockenflap", is an annual music and arts festival held in Hong Kong. It incorporates international, regional and local live music, film, art installations, street, and kids' area. 60,000 people attended the 2015 event and was widely considered HK's marquee music event of the year. History Clockenflap was founded in 2008 and is organized by Jay Forster, Mike Hill and Justin Sweeting. Their stated goals for the festival are to nurture the Hong Kong arts, music and film scene and "put the city on Asia's contemporary media-arts circuit". The NME credits Clockenflap for the "pioneering role it has played in nurturing the Hongkong indie and alternative music scenes, as well as bringing International talent to Hongkong audiences". The first Clockenflap festival was held in a concrete public space in an empty housing development called "Cyberport", in front of 1500 attendees. It later expanded to the West Kowloon Cultural D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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