http://www.davidterranova.com Creative Flash Developer EN http://www.rebelrave.tv/seth-troxler-in-paris/ Thu, 06 Nov 08 13:00:00
The most emotionally intense project I've ever worked on, wrapped in drama that would make Eastenders believable. The important thing however is that it's finished, and I am very proud of it! Visit my blog if you want to read more about this.

RebelRave has been an extremely influential project for me, starting just under a year ago and taking up most of my social and sleeping time and, as you can probably tell by looking at my latest entries in my portfolio below, it has taken priority over my usual Flash projects. Even though it may seem that Flash has taken a back seat in my geek-life, I am actually taking on a lot of Flash projects: just smaller ones that I don't need to showcase here.

Together with the release of this episode, I have built a portal for all the films: REBELRAVE.TV, which I launched today.

Nov 08 | http://www.rebelrave.tv/seth-troxler-in-paris/]]> http://www.rebelrave.tv/warehouses-toilets/ Tue, 10 Jun 08 13:00:00
The fourth installment of my monthly film for the Crosstown Rebels.
This is a merge of two parties that I filmed, one in London and the other in Manchester, again following three world-class DJs: Pier Bucci, Jamie Jones and Hector.
I really enjoyed this one particularly. However once again I had to work on this outside most people's office hours. During the day I had been working doing my usual Flash stuff for new media agencies: then I'd go home and work on the film until the early hours of the morning, then wake up at 8:00 again!

I managed to get some really nice shots of Hector at his shop to introduce the episode, and he handled the task perfectly! I merged various shots of him into single scenes, giving the twin and triplet effect, which turned out just as I had imagined - to my surprise.. Having these new introduction scenes gives the film an extra boost of content that makes it feel a lot more like a proper show, rather than a solely music-based party video.

I spent more time on the sound: the music has a better flow and I've introduced some voice effects that I think will now be included in the template for future RebelRaves.

With the help of the amazing Martin Wollerstam we went back to producing some hot animations mixed with shots of my girlfriend being silly.

On the whole I'd say it's been a definite step up from the previous films! Really proud of it!!

Jun 08 | http://www.rebelrave.tv/warehouses-toilets/]]> http://www.rebelrave.tv/the-crosstown-rebels-residency-watergate-berlin/ Thu, 15 May 08 13:00:00
The third installation of RebelRave took place in Berlin, following the Crosstown Rebels' party at the Watergate.

This is one of the most respected clubs in Berlin that has accumulated an impressive list of world-class djs and producers. It's located right on the banks of the river Spree in Kreuzberg, split into two floors, with huge windows that look out onto the river. The second floor has an amazing light screen which stretches from the back wall onto the whole width of the ceiling, bringing the room to life with really nice LED animations.

So filming a place like this made it really easy to get good shots: I didn't have to rely on finding crazy people to make the film interesting! However, the club owners weren't too happy about me being there, and after a few discussions they agreed to let me film, but only from the dj booth and with no light, which is why there are so many infrared shots!

May 08 | http://www.rebelrave.tv/the-crosstown-rebels-residency-watergate-berlin/]]> http://www.davidterranova.com/files/rebelrave/?p=2_goa Thu, 20 Mar 08 13:00:00
This film project has kept me very busy indeed. The main reason is that I've been working on it around my real Flash projects, meaning a lot of ridiculously long nights and no weekends. To give you an idea, I would be staying up so late that I was able to have msn conversations with Damian Lazarus who was just waking up in a hotel in Mexico.

As we speak I'm actually about to complete the REBELRAVE 3, but more about that in the next few days.
REBELRAVE 2 features Damian Lazarus playing at the Goa party, happening in the enormous Fabrik in Madrid. We were greeted by a crowd of 6000 crazy Spanish people, which frankly was the largest crowd of people I've seen inside a single room. Going from one end of the club to another would take me a good ten minutes, fighting against the flow of people, which always seems to be going against you - whatever direction you're going in!

Damian played on a stage which was backed by a mixture of performers and dancers, very dramatic! I attempted to interview some of the spanish people there, which failed miserably: I tried to ask some girls what they thought of Damian, yet apparently they understood "what are you doing later on?".

Back in London, editing the video (once again from my mobile office) even though extremely tough, was good fun. I had more pieces to camera than the first video, which drastically helps to give the film a structure. It even features an interview of Damian by a local radio station who were broadcasting a live show of the night.

Again, my good friend Martin Wollerstam drew a beautiful introduction in his usual special style.

Mar 08 | http://www.davidterranova.com/files/rebelrave/?p=2_goa]]> http://www.moveyourlips.com Sat, 15 Mar 08 13:00:00
Yet another MTV project came my way a couple of months ago, working together with Sam Gilbey.

The website is called Move Your Lips, and it focuses around the collaboration between MTV and Bodyshop to raise money for Staying Alive's project to raise awareness of AIDS worldwide.

The website runs in 10 different languages and it is driven by XML, giving the client total control over the content.

Since there was already a style guide in place set by the print campaign, we had to work hard to not steer too far away from it. Experimenting as we went along we managed to produce something that respected that style guide, yet having a slight touch of our own individual style.

Two months ago i moved to a new flat, which like you all know completely messes up your daily habits: having no internet connection meant that I had to relocate my home setup to a local café, which has its benefits: staff know you by name, you automatically receive a coffee in the morning without asking; but it also has some flaws, mostly financial.
Nonetheless the entirety of Move Your Lips was conceived from a variety of armchairs in a café, which is information that I think is worth sharing.

@awardImage@W3 Gold Award

Mar 08 | http://www.moveyourlips.com]]> http://www.rebelrave.tv/nye-2008/ Fri, 15 Feb 08 13:00:00
The beginning of my 2008 started with a twist. Underground DJ Damian Lazarus got in touch with me as he was looking for someone to produce a monthly video to showcase the events of his label: The Crosstown Rebels.

Being a small fan of Damian and having always kept an eye open for Crosstown Rebel parties and events meant that I couldn't really believe my luck when this landed right on my lap. Within a couple of weeks' planning I was to follow 3 of the Rebel DJs around London on New Year's Eve: Matthew Styles, Jamie Jones and Dinky.
At that same time Damian was playing in Playa del Carmen (Mexico) and being followed by a second camera.

I've always had some sort of connection with film and production thanks to my brothers' production company Red Earth Studio. With the basic experience I had, mixed with some help from my brothers, I managed to produce this 7 minute video...

It's divided into four parts, one for each event. Each part is introduced by a short illustrated animation which was made by a good friend of mine, Martin Wollerstam. I've always wanted to work with him in one way or another, and this was my chance!

Anyway, go check it out!!!

Feb 08 | http://www.rebelrave.tv/nye-2008/]]> http://www.adamdecruz.com Mon, 20 Aug 07 13:00:00 Adam is a well established makeup artist with an extensive portfolio of work that ranges from ID to Vogue, from Alicia Keys to Mary J Blige.

He asked me to build a website for him which needed to show his work in the cleanest and simplest way without having to compromise the detail of each photo.

He can easily update the content of the site by editing an xml file.

Aug 07 | http://www.adamdecruz.com]]> http://www.mtvswitch.org Fri, 15 Jun 07 13:00:00
Sam Gilbey asked me to help him out in building a microsite for MTV's European Switch campaign.

The site aims to deliver basic tips to young people to help them realise that small actions can make a big change to the world's carbon emissions.

It features videos by Ogilvy, Lowe and Cake, amongst others, who produced 40 ads which will broadcast in 162 countries. Each ad encourages the viewer to visit the website.


Check out Sam's blog (www.sam-gilbey.com), where he explains how he came up with the concept, design and illustration.

Jun 07 | http://www.mtvswitch.org]]> http://www.davidterranova.com/ Fri, 23 Mar 07 13:00:00
It's probably the longest and definitely the most intense project I've worked on so far: I have dedicated yet another 3 months of my life to another experiential website for PlayStation - this time promoting the launch of the PS3 with a campaign called This Is Living.

It runs closely alongside the TV ad campaign - so closely that unless you watch the adverts the website won't mean much to you at all. It brings you into Paradis3, a hotel where a bunch of eccentric characters are staying. You can visit each of their rooms to find out more about them. Each character has a short film that you can watch, so if you don't own a TV (like me) you should have a look at these to understand what the site is about.

Being part of the four-man team who built this has been another learning curve. Liam O'Donnell (Spikything.com), Jim Hall (Happylander.com) and Joe Rúfian (Head of development at LBi) have been inspiring to work with and I hope to come across them again in the near future.

@awardImage@Winner of Creative Showcase's "Website of the Month", March 07
@awardImage@Winner of Campaign's Digital Awards for Leisure and Entertainment
@awardImage@Winner of BIMA Interactive Craft Award
@awardImage@EPICA award

Mar 07 | http://www.davidterranova.com/]]> http://www.jamesmountford.com/ Thu, 15 Mar 07 13:00:00
Minimal portfolio for fashion photographer James Mountford.

The backend is also extremely simple and easy for James to update.

Mar 07 | http://www.jamesmountford.com/]]> http://www.channel4.com/4od/ Fri, 01 Dec 06 13:00:00
Back in the summer of 2006, while I was finishing off some work for Preloaded, they asked me to build a flashy interactive menu for one of their projects, 4oD: Channel4's TV on demand.

4oD is a downloadable piece of software that lets you browse, view and download videos. The home page of 4oD features four videos which the user can preview by rolling over their icon.

This is the part that I built. A set of icons representing each film which expand fluidly to reveal a video depending on what the user rolls over.

Dec 06 | http://www.channel4.com/4od/]]> http://www.mtvundertheradar.com Thu, 20 Jul 06 13:00:00
Preloaded hired me to work alongside Pixelsurgeon's Sam Gilbey to build a website for a new tv show for MTV.

@awardImage@Best Contribution to an International Campaign

Jul 06 | http://www.mtvundertheradar.com]]> http://www.miniclip.com/games/superman-returns-save-metropolis/en/ Thu, 01 Jun 06 13:00:00
Stayed for a couple of weeks at Digital Outlook building a simple game for Disney.

Oh ye... finally made it to Miniclip.com, reaching number 3 in it's Top Ten list!
3 million plays in 4 days.

Jun 06 | http://www.miniclip.com/games/superman-returns-save-metropolis/en/]]> http://injurytime.skive.co.uk/ Mon, 01 May 06 13:00:00
Football game with a twist: you're a thug and you need to cripple as many players as possible.

It's a game that I built for Megastar... Had lots of fun developing the AI for this!

May 06 | http://injurytime.skive.co.uk/]]> http://pokerdrop.mansionpoker.com Tue, 18 Apr 06 13:00:00
Skive were commisioned by Mansion Poker to create a viral game to promote their new Poker website.

The idea is a mixture of Poker and Tetris: an addictive game that you just can't stop playing..

check it out!!

Apr 06 | http://pokerdrop.mansionpoker.com]]> http://www.redearthstudio.com Sat, 08 Apr 06 13:00:00
Isn't there a saying to never mix family and business together? ..Well I just did, and this is what came out.

My two brothers Adam and Ces own this really cool production company and cutting edge Final Cut HD suites.

So anyway, they needed to update their site to reflect their slick work. From initial concepts to completion it took a good 6 months.

Apr 06 | http://www.redearthstudio.com]]> http://www.gucafilm.com/ Sun, 01 Jan 06 13:00:00
Red Earth Studio have made a feature-length documentary about some crazy festival in Serbia. I built this site for them to support the documentary as it will venture into various film festivals worldwide

Jan 06 | http://www.gucafilm.com/]]> http://www.lemmings.tv/bootcamp Thu, 22 Dec 05 13:00:00
I went back to Greenroom for three weeks to build a 3-level multilingual Lemmings flash game.

PlayStation are relaunching Lemmings for the PSP and Greenroom won the pitch to promote the game across Europe.

UPDATE 18.03.06: 2.7 million users have played this game so far!

Dec 05 | http://www.lemmings.tv/bootcamp]]> http://bugchuckertrial.itv.com Fri, 21 Oct 05 13:00:00 Game to promote the new "I'm a celebrity..." show.
I worked alongside the designers at Tangozebra on this. The programmer there built the game engine, and I designed and built the game's interface.

Freelance project for .

Oct 05 | http://bugchuckertrial.itv.com]]> http://www.confessionsonadancefloor.net/dancinggame/ Sat, 15 Oct 05 13:00:00 Built a small viral dancing game. The budget and time limited us to keeping the idea as simple as possible without compromising the playability. I think we managed ok.

Freelance project for Definition.

Oct 05 | http://www.confessionsonadancefloor.net/dancinggame/]]> http://www.jablon.tv Thu, 01 Sep 05 13:00:00
Freelance project: portfolio website for Promo Director / Motion Graphics artist Toma Jablon.

check it out.

Sep 05 | http://www.jablon.tv]]> http://www.revolverthemovie.co.uk/ Mon, 01 Aug 05 13:00:00
This is the last film website I built whilst at Greenroom Digital.

Worked closely with Lee on this. I think we managed to complete it within a week.

Aug 05 | http://www.revolverthemovie.co.uk/]]> http://www.foxtvdvd.co.uk Wed, 01 Jun 05 13:00:00
I'm no expert at CSS, but this site was the most complex CSS I've ever fiddled with. We hired a CSS dude who kind of set up a template. I built the rest of the pages. Worked closely with Tim Whitlock.

I love the design of it. Lee (works at Greenroom Digital) designed the logo and site. He doesn't have his own site yet.

Jun 05 | http://www.foxtvdvd.co.uk]]> http://www.davidterranova.com/skycaptain Fri, 01 Apr 05 13:00:00
Flying game that could only be played by rolling over an 'expandible banner'.
Built in one day (to develop a game engine from scratch).

Apr 05 | http://www.davidterranova.com/skycaptain]]> http://www.openwatermovie.co.uk/game Wed, 02 Mar 05 13:00:00
Game produced for the film Open Water (Redbus Films)

Mar 05 | http://www.openwatermovie.co.uk/game]]> http://www.openwatermovie.co.uk/ Sat, 01 Jan 05 13:00:00 Website for the film Open Water (Redbus Films).

Worked with Chris Minett on this.

Jan 05 | http://www.openwatermovie.co.uk/]]> http://www.davidterranova.com/slingshot Sat, 01 Jan 05 13:00:00
This game is still on the Magic Roundabout website which I also built (but i'm not too proud of)..

I'd always wanted to make one of those really simple yet addictive games that you can get a whole office hooked on. All of a sudden you realise how many bad losers there are out there.

Sophie Choupas did the graphics...

Jan 05 | http://www.davidterranova.com/slingshot]]> http://www.greenroom-digital.com/clients/sony/425/website/ Sat, 25 Dec 04 13:00:00
award winning microsite for PlayStation: an online broadcast of a 10 minute mix of animations and TV ads.

This was a learning curve for me on combining streaming flash video with time-based events.

This is the link to the live url: fourtwentyfive.tv. But click on the link above to see the actual video edit...

@awardImage@Creative Showcase: Best site of the month

Dec 04 | http://www.greenroom-digital.com/clients/sony/425/website/]]> http://www.houseofflyingdaggers.co.uk Wed, 01 Dec 04 13:00:00
Awesome film. Shame we didn't have much time to build the site. We concentrated most of the time on making the three animations. I was assigned to creating the one in the 'Love' section.

Migy and Christiano worked on this too.

Dec 04 | http://www.houseofflyingdaggers.co.uk]]> http://www.davidterranova.com/spun_game Tue, 01 Jun 04 13:00:00
Game for the film SPUN.
If you've ever seen the film (I haven't!), there's a sequence where the character is playing a monkey-fighting game on his console. All this consisted of was an animation made by a very talented young chap whose name I can't recall.

So we called the very talented young chap and asked him if he minded if we played around with his monkeys. He didn't. Great fun.

Jun 04 | http://www.davidterranova.com/spun_game]]>