fakob – perceptual activist

I am a Motion Graphics Artist and Perceptual Activist
Here is my Showreel: www.fakob.com/showreel/

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This is the Thesis Project of Theresa Lobkowicz (Industrial Designer).
My Part was to animate and composite the “Guardian Angel”, a small helicopter which fits into a handbag. The Project had a low budget and a very short time frame. So thanks to the very ambitious team the outcome is really nice.
Director: Fernando R.F.
Director of Photography: Stefan Pfeiffer

Title and Infographic Design for the Documentary Fatal Promises by Katharina Rohrer www.greenkatproductions.com:

Title and Inserts Design for the Documentary Here to Stay by Markus Wailand www.pooldoks.com:

HERE TO STAY! ist eine Dokumentation ohne erhobenen Zeigefinger. Hier freuen sich alle über die schwarze Faust, die das neue Logo für Julius Meinl bestimmt. Es ist ein Film, der mit gängigen Klischees über schwarze Menschen in Wien bricht. Ohne hilflose Opfer, ohne Drogenmafia, ohne Showbiz-Superstars. Der Film zeigt bemerkenswerte Menschen mit afrikanischen Wurzeln, die Österreich als ihre neue Heimat sehen. Sie sind HERE TO STAY. Anfeindungen, Alltagsrassismem und „N**** raus“-Beschmierungen beantworten sie mit eigenen Initiativen, selbstbewusst und zuweilen mit überraschenden Mitteln. Sie wollen kein Mitleid, keine Almosen, sondern Fairness und Respekt – und ein Ende des Wiener Hauswandrassismus.

ZONE Media, the company I work for, was asked to  develop the relaunch of Bruno the mascot of Infoscreen (Austrian Media Channel).  Responsible for the realization I created BrunosWelt. Bruno lives in Vienna and, being at least two stories high, he makes use of the city as his living room.

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Motion Graphics for the Movie “RIMINI” by Peter Jaitz.

Alex, age 30, quits his job, without knowing why. Hans, a police detective, knows what he wants, but is not allowed to do so anymore. And the film student Siggi can imagine almost everything. Two and a half stories about watching and being watched.

RIMINI

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Motion Graphics for the Movie “SNEAKER STORIES” by Katharina Weingartner.

SNEAKER STORIES follows street basketball players in Brooklyn, Vienna and Ghana through one hot summer, and reveals how their love of style, shoes and the game itself resonates within an international cycle of control
and commodification.

SNEAKER STORIES, pooldoks