TODAY / 07 SEP 2010
Friday / September 18 2009

T.M.N.T 2

Today we had a very special guest here at the office. The turtle Raphael. He will be the star in one of our upcoming films. Contrary to our expectations he did an excellent acting job doing more than just lying on his belly with his head tucked in. Stay tuned for more info on this one as we're just having one week till deadline and might be able to publish something quite soon. Let the crunch begin!

Tuesday / September 15 2009

Back on track!

We're now back in full force after a well deserved summer vacation. But we didn't get the soft start you could imagine. Instead we found ourselves directly thrown into interesting projects with short deadlines, working late nights and eating lots of junk food.

Luckily we just got an extra pair of eyes and hands in the form of intern Jonas Persson. He'll be helping us out with his motion graphics skills. Unlike other interns he won't have to make coffee, as we already have too many baristas working here.

Wednesday / July 22 2009

Colorama featured on Motionographer.com

The work we did for Colorama was recently featured on Motionographer.com! They had this to say about our work:

"Another fine example of collaboration: Upper First taps Keith Loutit to create more tilt-shift beauty for Colorama and agency McCann Malmö"

We're doing some pretty cool stuff right now, so lets hope we can have more of our work featured in the near future!

Upper First and Keith Loutit: Colorama

Tuesday / July 14 2009

We like freelancers!

Our friend Martin Nyberg is right now working long shifts in our offices doing hand animation for a new piece we're working on. We honestly don't know if that weird glove is a tribute to MJ or a protection against wacom rashes. 

Having freelancers around is something we really want to keep doing. It helps us keep fresh and also makes it possible for us to do stuff that we normally can't do. Send us an e-mail if you would like to come by and show us your best stuff (or just play Guitar Hero)!

Tuesday / June 23 2009

Öresundståg summer ad

Taking the train this summer? Check out the stylized expression of the latest spot in Øresundståg - the series. We basically expanded on McCann's idea for the print campaign and made it come alive. Anyway, we like it.

Thursday / June 18 2009

Tilt shift commercial with DOP Keith Loutit

The first time we saw his work we fell in love. Now we've produced a TV commercial for Colorama together. Watch more of his visual style and Keith´s latest work at vimeo.

Wednesday / June 10 2009

Colorama TV commercial

Is it stop motion? Is it real people?

Watch our brand new "Tilt shift" commercial for Colorama. Read the treatment to find the answers.

Monday / June 01 2009

"I just kick it from my head..."

One day Andy got the flu and was listening to "Seventeen years" by Ratatat. The next day weird graphics started kicking from his head. Watch this short video clip to see his experimental work.

Monday / April 20 2009

Upper First at F5, NY

We took an inspirational trip to New York, attending the F5 event arranged by Motionographer.com. We spent a few days listening to speakers from Psyop, Digital Domain, Dvein, 1st Ave Machine among others. Another couple of days were spent walking around Manhattan collecting impressions, filming and taking photos before flying back to Sweden.

Friday / March 27 2009

Visual FX for Voelvens Forbandelse

We made some VFX shots for the feature film "Voelvens Forbandelse" commissioned by Ghost VFX in Copenhagen.