02.01.2011

DPPLR x NTI #2

Finally! It took us quite a lot of work, but the six commercials we produced for NTI are done, and set to air this week.

Commissioned by ad agency ‘& Co’, the concept is to show potential new students that a course with NTI allows them to study in their own way. This resulted in a number of unconventional scenarios where we shot characters in different settings, ranging from studying in a cafe, to studying on a roof terrace.

We did both the video production and the photography campaign. Watch for the commercials at virtually every dutch broadcaster,

or check one out over here.

27.12.2010

DPPLR x CJP

The end of an era is approaching as the last ever ‘Maak of Kraak’ is posted on CJP.nl this week.

We’ve produced about 400 episodes in the last 3.5 years, but all good things must come to an end eventually. We would like to thank the nice people at CJP and everybody involved for the fun times. Hope to see you all again soon!

15.12.2010

DPPLR vs A GIANT MAGNET

The Radboud University in Nijmegen has one of the most powerful magnets in the world. The magnetic field generated by this machine is strong enough to make ordinary objects such as fruit and frogs hover in mid air.

Today, as part of an online marketing campaign to attract new students, DPPLR had the opportunity to film the machine in action. Apparently the magnet uses an eighth of the total power supply of the city of Nijmegen, and the University is only allowed to operate it after 5pm in fear of a power outage when all the offices etcetera are open for business.

Click here if you’re wondering what a flying tomato looks like.

03.12.2010

DPPLR x NTI

We’re in the midst a huge production this week, shooting commercials for NTI which will air this winter & spring . We’ve hit the beach today.

The beach… on the first day of snow. Needless to say, we love a challenge. Stay with us folks, more info coming up.

30.11.2010

DPPLR x SANOMA #2

Publishing company Sanoma asked us to create an unconventional stop-motion concept that Sanoma could use online and in promotional videos. According to Sanoma, 94% of Dutch women read their magazines at some point. The video had to exude that Sanoma knows exactly what interests a woman in their daily life.

A gruelling ten days of cutting, pasting (yes, with scissors and glue) and hundreds of images resulted in a rather awesome stop-motion video.

Interesting fact: we only used cutouts from Sanoma magazines.

Intrigued? We’ve time-lapsed the second day of animating, definitely worth a look …

20.11.2010

DPPLR x SINT

Sinterklaas is back in town, and he’s got a message (and presents) for the nice people at Alliander.

Its funny how we still get that nervous feeling whenever the Goedheiligman is around. As it turns out though, Sint is a great guy, takes directions well and is a pleasure to work with.

Did this production again with the great people at Being There, they have the coolest office we ever set foot in (and coincidentally, where this picture was taken).

10.11.2010

DPPLR x RADBOUD #2

Things finally seemed to have settled down here at DPPLR, after being in the midst of a media hype surrounding Labrad; a weekly microformat we created for the Radboud university.

Controversy arrose when the university board chose to cancel the series, based on accusations of Labrad being sexist, racist and disgusting.

With increasing amazement we’ve watched our videos being posted on virtually every Dutch news outlet and shown on national TV.

And while all the exposure certainly did not hurt Labrad’s view count (350k in one day and counting), the feeling that remains is disappointment about Labrad being discontinued.

We’ve certainly never set out to offend anyone, and continue to be proud of Labrad. We still have six unaired episodes in our vault, set to be released when the world is ready, or during the zombie apocalypse. Whichever comes first.

07.11.2010

DPPLR x SANOMA

We’re working on a stop motion film for publishing giants Sanoma.

And, seven days in production, we’re kicking ourselves for ever suggesting: “Hey! Why shoot a live action promo if we can make something out of you’re own magazines! You know, using scissors and all… ”

The result is going to be pretty awesome though, and will be done in a week or so,

until then, do check out a typical day of us shooting this thing .

01.11.2010

DPPLR x CZ

Chroma key madness! Today we shot some material for the large health care insurer ‘CZ Zorgverzekeringen’, with the great people at Being There.
The video material was shot in front of a large green screen that we will use to project a number of animations on in a later stage.
20.10.2010

DPPLR x RADBOUD

In samenwerking met de RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT hebben wij een format gerealiseerd genaamd LABRAD. In LABRAD neemt superster ANCILLA TILIA op eigentijdse wijze onderzoeken van de RADBOUD onder de loep, met als doel jongere scholieren te enthousiasmeren over het studeren in nijmegen.

Er zijn in totaal negen afleveringen geproduceerd, binnenkort te vinden op studereninnijmegen.nl en 101.tv.

Bekijk hier aflvering 1.