While Ruairi Robinson, chosen director from upcoming movie, Akira, has already proven himself on this site with videos such as Fifty Percent Grey and Silent City, he also has a less creepy side to him. Maybe. He did a series of European ‘Drink Milk’ television ads and I have chosen to embed my favorite below.
Just as promised, I did some looking last night and found another artistic creation directed by Akira’s Ruairi Robinson. Last week I posted 50% Grey, his first video, and it got a lot of views so I’m assuming people liked it even though you guys never leave comments. Jerks.
While the fact that Akira may be Ruairi Robinson’s first job as the director of a feature presentation has many fans thoroughly worried, I feel extremeIy confident in his abilities. Why? I recently stumbled upon his first animated short film and came away thoroughly impressed. The title is called Fifty Percent Grey and won Best Short Animated Film at the London Effects and Animation Festival after it was released. It was also one of just a handful of films under consideration for an Oscar under the short animated films category. Here’s the embed: