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Near Light Video Animation and Dance by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Movie, Video and Animation Design
Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li acknowledged for movie, video and animation design by the international grand jury of the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2019 /DesignNewswire/ Near Light Video Animation and Dance by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li, designed for Centre for Arts and Design, University of Macau, Macao, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Movie, Video and Animation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Near Light Video Animation and Dance
Through capturing imagery of floating lights on street after midnight when the busy city was calming down, this video animation aspires to evoke a nostalgic sensibility for Macao, a tranquil peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong. As a reflection and questioning to the prosperous economic development in a city well-known for tourism industry, this work provokes the audiences into the search of the deeper meaning of life and happiness.
About Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li
Lampo Leong, PhD from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and MFA from California College of the Arts, is a Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Advisor, and Director of the Centre for Digital Arts in the Dept of Arts and Design at the University of Macau, a Tenured Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the USA and a Visiting Professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Leong has served as judge or curator for over 80 art and design competitions and exhibitions and delivered over 300 lectures at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley and China Academy of Art.
Award Record
Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2018 - 2019 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Movie, Video and Animation Design Award
The A' Movie Design Award is an international movie design competition recognizing outstanding movie designs by best movie designers and directors worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to movie designers, animation artists, directors and film producers from all countries. Typical entries include feature films, short films, documentaries, animations, music videos and experimental films. The awarded movie designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/movie
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/83755
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/83755
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!83755
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/244273
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Near Light Video Animation and Dance
- Function
- Video Animation and Dance
- Category
- Movie, Video and Animation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Entertainment and Arts
- Colors
- Black, Brown, Maroon, Sienna and Indian Red
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Centre for Arts and Design, University of Macau, Macao
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li
- Country
- Macau (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2018 - 2019
- Design ID
- #83755
Credits
- Team
- Lampo Leong (Directer and Videographer), Yves Etienne Sonolet (Animation and video), Ólafur Arnalds (Music), Zhihou Li (Choreography) and Dance Troupe of the University of Macau (Dancers)
- Image Credits
- Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Hengchia Hsu, 2018; Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Tiantian Huan, 2018; Artistic Director / Photographer Lampo Leong, 2018
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Through capturing imagery of floating lights on streets after midnight when the busy city was calming down, this video animation aspires to evoke a nostalgic sensibility for Macao, a tranquil peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong. As a reflection and questioning to the prosperous economic development in a city well-known for gambling industry, this work provokes the audiences into the search of the meaning of life.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of the project came from experiencing the transformation of Macao from a peaceful peninsula to a metropolitan city. As Reinsley Husson wrote in a review of Near Light: "Every life is heading towards an unknown destination - a journey of tragedies and triumphs that ultimately allows us to discover the world, and more importantly, ourselves."
- Research
- This work is a multimedia video animation for screening and show, but it could also be part of a multimedia dance performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a gallery/museum installation. Through manipulation of the manual focus function during filming, a dreamy effect is captured to reveal a nostalgic sensation. The video footages will then be edited to match the musical texture. In the performance, dancers added another layer of meaning to the video animation and together created a touching performance on stage.
- Challenge
- Capturing the floating lights on street and matching images/animation with music to creative the desired mood. The incorporation of dancers in the production is also a big challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- Video footages filmed with a Canon 5DSR and edited in Adobe Premiere for the animation. This work could also include dancers in a multimedia performance.
- Operation and Interaction
- This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
- Project Duration and Location
- 04:35, Lightscape: A Synthesis of Video Animation and Dance, University of Macau, Macao, 2018
- Specifications
- This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
- Keywords
- art video, music video, video animation, multimedia show, synthesis of video animation and dance
