The Nutrafol x Sephora collaboration brilliantly turns complex scientific data into visually stunning content. This project showcases how creativity and science come together to craft engaging, easy-to-understand narratives through innovative visual design.
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The RED Hydrogen was a unique approach for RED and one that offered a lot of promise. That was until the company decided to change direction and canceled the RED Hydrogen One indefinitely with no further development – including the previously promised add-ons. For the early RED Hydrogen One adopters this was likely annoying and, after cancelling the RED Hydrogen One they offered a $1000 discount to RED Hydrogen One owners as a discount towards their new and very sought after micro cinematic camera the RED Komodo. As of right now, if you’re an existing Hydrogen owner you can still get the $1000 discount until some time in December 2020. Weirdly, however, the release of the Komodo also rejuvenated people’s interest in the RED Hydrogen One phone – a discontinued but highly sought after device. Currently, you can get a brand new, unboxed Hydrogen One on ebay for $250-300, a sixth of it’s original cost and trust us, it packs a punch for that price point – so much so we just bought a second one. The RED Hydrogen One comes into its own as a set control and monitoring device. It can be used as a control for a […]
Read MoreSo tonight, after delving through some old Mini DV tapes I ended up going down a rabbit hole of old AltSounds footage and realized that there isn’t a lot of it online. The one gem I did come across however, and that is worth 8+ minutes of everyone’s time is a pilot episode of AltSounds TV we created back in 2010 at Sonisphere, featuring Corey Taylor of Slipknot / Stone Sour. I had created this weird futuristic world through my art and I realized it could be a scene for the cutaway scenes for the pilot of the AltSounds TV show. Next, I met Canz Rickman and we started talking about the realities of making AltSounds a TV show that would be based out of Cardiff. He was gonna handle the filming of things. I was gonna handle the access to the festival, the venue, the band etc. After which we’d collaborate on the final cut. The one and only (thus far) AltSounds TV episode is above and I hope you all enjoy. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this back and remembering this moment in time and I’m inspired to chase the truth that I re-discovered through this film.
Read More“Unbound” by Ásgeir has been doing the rounds at Riot HQ for quite a few weeks now – giving it enough staying power for us to want to share with the rest of the world. A glitchy, mellow and futuristic sounding song with absolutely stunning falsetto vocals that simply melt in your mouth, “Unbound” is the perfect level of eclectic weirdness that we adore. The beautifully shot and unique video deals in an unknown virtual reality world, where the subjects are able to express their deepest and darkest desires, through a futuristic virtual reality lens. Throughout the film we watch multiple storylines intertwine, hooking us in right from the beginning until the last note rings out. We’ve been following Ásgeir and his work for many years – it just keeps getting better and better. We advise everyone that loves this go back and check out more of Ásgeir’s work as it is sure to cleanse your musical palette. Click play and enjoy the magic.
Read More“Dissolve” has been haunting me for a few weeks now. Every time that sombre piano hits after the initial glitch, I find my mood instantly resets. I give sole focus to the song every single time. I mean hell, “Dissolve” made me get on here and write this, that’s the power within it. It’s stunning, clever, thought provoking and pulls you into another dimension, where only you and the song exist for a moment. “Dissolve” makes me reflect on me and my day, rather than focusing on anyone else or even the song itself (and the intricacies contained within it) – it’s happy to just take me on a journey. So my day huh? Today, I got the Santa Cruz blue hand with the mouth inside it tattooed on me and it looks rad, I worked all day (still am) and I’m currently waiting on the second burrito from Essex Taco in the Lower East Side on busy Friday night, within one hour, because it was that divine – I also just got called to check I actually wanted the second burrito! It’s the first time Seamless and I have done express re-order and it’s dangerous. I was going to just put “Dissolve” up as […]
Read MoreWe love creating content, and are usually out multiple times every week working on something new and awesome, capturing a plethora of content as we go. As such, we thought it might be cool to share some of this content, for free on our website as part of our creative agency journal so that other film makers can benefit from our work. I mean, c’mon now, who doesn’t love free stuff? Essentially we will provide downloadable content to anyone that wants it, that can be used royalty-free within their projects in exchange for two things. One, is to provide what is requested via the link gating software below – this is going to change depending on each individual asset but doing whatever action it asks below is the first step. Secondly, we ask that you please credit RIOT and link to both http://riot.nyc and also list our social handle @riotwashere. By downloading the content you are hereby agreeing to the above. This first installment showcases two clips of the lovely Sirhowy River in Blackwood, Wales, UK, and was filmed on 26th December, 2016. There is a medium shot and then a close-up shot also. When you follow the links you […]
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We’re always on the look out for a good track to work too. If you get the right song, where you just can’t help but jive with it, then you’re golden. You’re inspired, your ass is moving back and forth in the seat – you’re just generally far more happy with your current situation because of that song. Well “Half Below” by TEPR is our latest “song to work to” gem that we discovered and just can’t get enough of. We were so inspired in fact that we also put together some of our own imagery inspired by listening to the song on loop. We recommend you listen to the song a bunch of times before actually moving on to the video at all. Fall in love with the song first and the video gives you this awesome addition to something you weren’t sure could get better. The song version is 5:55 in length, whereas the video version is just a minuscule 2:14 – although it packs a massive punch in that short time with some fantastic inspiring visuals that are unique, well done and funny (our favorite being the skull kitting himself with his bones as if he is […]
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Not sure how many of you guys watched the first Presidential debate, but we tuned in to watch what ended up being a very prepared, yet seemingly nervous Hillary Clinton battling with a very unprepared, loud and brash Donald Trump that used the verbal interruption, stating “wrong” over and over at Clinton in what seemed to be an attempt to distract people from the details Clinton was discussing. Since the debate we have seen numerous parodies and joke videos surrounding Donald Trump’s performance that night, a lot focusing on his constant sniffing throughout the entire debate. What we didn’t see however from the bunch was what stood out to us most after a few days of letting it digest, and that was Trump interrupting Clinton over and over and over again telling her she was “WRONG!”. As such we decided, as part of our #funfriday series to put together a Donald Trump parody video. The idea was to make a seamless loop, which is simply Trump stating “WRONG” and have it to the point that a viewer might get lost in it and find themselves watching it for a minute or two in the hope that something different might happen […]
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In case you haven’t noticed, at RIOT we absolutely adore music – in case our amazing sister site AltSounds didn’t make you already realize this! It’s our favorite medium for art, no other art form can place you back to a time in your life where you can fully picture and see a whole scene in your head, simply thanks to a certain song that brings it all flooding back. As such, we’re listening to music almost all of the time; in the background as we work, while we walk, skate, cycle, drive, party. Of the thousands of songs we listen to every single month, there are some that stand out from the crowd. The ones that make you skip back instantly and listen again and again and again like a drug habit you can’t kick. These best of the bunch songs are rare though, sometimes very rare with only one coming to us over a two week period, other weeks there might be a few. At the start of July we decided to start putting together a playlist every quarter aptly titled “The Greatest Playlist Of All Time” because, well, it is! We decided on doing one a quarter […]
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As much as we love to dive headfirst into the latest TV series, music videos, and albums to grab influence and inspiration, we also love the complicated simplicity of words. Hanging on our creative agency office walls’ in New York City is incredible artwork that we take daily inspiration from, and sitting comfortably on our shelves is a collection of books we use as bibles and motivational speakers. The more we read here at RIOT, the more we write. You’ll find us heavily typing away through the night and vigorously flipping through pages and pages of a diverse range of reading material. “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” — Stephen King What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School Our latest page-turner is by a man dubbed as “the most powerful man in sport”, and the founder of IMG (International Management Group) with a simple handshake. Mark McCormack’s book ‘What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School’ is his twist on an autobiography. His masterful approach to solving peoples’ problems in business, also relates to this informative and inspirational book that essentially tells you his 25 years […]
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