We have made a film as part of the Rebuild the Skylon campaign.
Built for the Festival of Britain in 1951, the Skylon was a 300 foot high metal sculpture that sat in the heart of London on the Southbank. It was demolished in 1952 but people have wanted to rebuild it again on a regular basis. It became an icon for a new era in British history, and is the first example of high-tech architecture in the UK.
Watch the film on Vimeo.
Our film for the Singapore Gardens project will be showing on the big screen at the NFT on Saturday 10th July as part of the Terrain OneDotZero festival.
Our film ‘Olympic Stadium‘ has been shortlisted in the Broadcast category of the Soho Shorts festival.
Squint Opera depicts living in ‘Flooded London’ in 2090
A series of fantastical 3d images exploring life in a future flooded london are on display as part of the London Architecture Festival at the Medcalf Bar in Exmouth Market from 20th June until the 20th July. The images have already appeared in various publications including Dezeen magazine and Moleskins’ blog. Hear Jonathan Glancey, the Guardian’s architecture critic talk about the exhibition here.
The general scenario is set 80 or so years into the future, long after the sea levels have risen. The catastrophic side of the sea coming in has long since past and the five images are snapshots of people going about their lives, having adapted to the city’s new circumstance.
Limited edition prints are available for sale.
Please contact andrew@squintopera.com
St Pauls- A late afternoon plunge
Gallery- Resurrection experiments
Canary Wharf- Day in town for a spot of fishing
Honor Oak- Suburban Bucolia
St Mary Woolnath- Rich Pickings
For a very quick “making of” video showing how something like St Pauls was put together click below to read more…
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Squintees Fed and Sam B have escaped London’s dull bank holiday weather for sunny Milan this weekend, courtesy of the Milano Design Festival, Audiovisiva. Sam works with Will at Squint/Opera Music and Fed works on our interactive installations.
They were both invited to hold audio-visual workshops at the international festival and to share techniques on video production and post-production, photography, animations and musical digital codes. Participants at the Squint pair’s workshops will be coached on video-making techniques and how to add music to their videos. The festival runs from Thursday 22 May to Sunday 25 May.
Ryan Lintott, head of 3d at Squint, gave a talk at the Vismasters DMVC 08 conference in Boston. The international event took place over three days from Sunday May 11 and covered topics from architectural visualisation, design and information modeling. Ryan spoke about the techniques and secret methods used by top studios in their post-production work.
Last month Jules was interviewed by Directors Notes about the award-winning Squint/Opera film, Gardens By the Bay. Although the piece dates back to 2006, it seems it’s still causing quite a stir in architectural and film circles.
Click on the link below to listen to the full interview.DN EP 080
We have recently been visiting Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emriates capital, for a new project about the city’s twenty-year vision with the Urban Planning Council. Called Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, the vision sets out how the government would like to position Abu Dhabi at home and abroad.The film was shown at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008 and has featured in the international press; AEC magazine and Building Magazine amongst others.
Watch the film on our website; Plan Abu Dhabi 2030
Squint/opera collaborated with product designer Christopher Pearson on his 3d glass wallpaper design for the new Terminal 5 building.
