beGIANT Advertainment gathers renowned musicians for “Children Against Zika” project. Important names of Brazilian music, such as André Abujamra, Zeca Baleiro and Arnaldo Antunes, have created children’s songs to alert about zika; for each tune, an animated music video. The agency beGIANT Advertainment (together with Propeg) has created the project “Children Against Zika”. The educational content was developed for the Brazilian Ministry of Health. It gathers seven renowned musicians and the filmmaker Baboo Matsusaki, who signs the opening and the ending of the movie “Boy and the World”, a 2016 Oscar nominee (in the Animated Feature Film category). With curatorship of André Abujamra, beGIANT – agency owned by Felipe Barahona (CEO) and Guga Lemes (CCO) – has invited Zeca Baleiro, Arnaldo Antunes, Xis, Marisa Orth, Hélio Ziskind and Palavra Cantada to write children’s songs in order to inform Brazilians about the zika virus. Each song has a different animated music video, with one of these techniques: cordel (a regional type of Brazilian art), 2D, 3D, cubism, collage and stop motion. The six music videos are weekly launched by the TV channel SBT, as part of its children’s shows (SBT is the most watched TV channel among children in Brazil). Besides the music videos, short documentaries were developed; in these films, the musicians explain their creation processes. The TV show will also keep a fan page on Facebook, called “Crianças Contra Zika” (“Children Against Zika”). The project will have an electronic album, with all six songs. It will be displayed by more than a hundred streaming services and online music stores, such as iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music. “Children Against Zika” is a coproduction of beGIANT, Daemon Filmes and Santa Rita Filmes. The producer Mondo is in charge of the music direction. The animated music videos are directed by Baboo Matsusaki, and the short documentaries, by Luciano Oreggia. Song: “The Hateful Aedes Aegypti” (Zeca Baleiro) My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti I’m tender and dangerous My bite is pure evil I transmit three viruses There’s nothing like me Zika, dengue fever and chikungunya With them I can let you down You can’t catch me with your hand Don’t even try to complain I live in breeding grounds Rainwater, puddle and glass If you don’t want me to bite you It’s better not to let me live My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti Don’t keep standing water around Clean all your backyard Don’t let the mosquito stay alive If it lets you so down Don’t keep standing water around Clean all your backyard Don’t let the mosquito stay alive If it lets you so down My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti My name is Mosquito The Hateful Aedes Aegypti I’m tender and dangerous My bite is pure evil I transmit three viruses There’s nothing like me About beGIANT beGIANT is the first advertainment agency in Brazil. Founded in 2013, the company has cases with brands such as Alpargatas, Coca-Cola and Volkswagen. It has also won important international awards, including El Ojo (Argentine) and Cristal (France). Credits Title: Children Against Zika Original idea: beGIANT Advertainment Client: Brazilian Ministry of Health Creation: Guga Lemes, Marianne Bechara and Joca Prado Creative direction: Guga Lemes Planning: Felipe Barahona and Edson Campos Strategy: Propeg Executive director (Propeg): Renata Sánchez Account director (Propeg): Duda Guedes Account executive (Propeg): Jack Júnior Curatorship: André Abujamra Music direction: Mondo Song writers: André Abujamra, Zeca Baleiro, Hélio Ziskind, Arnaldo Antunes, Xis, Marisa Orth, Palavra Cantada, Marcio Nigro and Carlos Careqa Music production: André Abujamra and Marcio Nigro Executive production (songs): Andréa dos Santos Coproduction of animation: beGIANT Advertainment and Daemon Filmes Coproduction of documentary: beGIANT Advertainment and Santa Rita Filmes Executive production (documentaries): Marcelo Braga Documentary direction: Luciano Oreggia Documentary production: Viviane Rezende Animated direction: Baboo Matsusaki Animated co-direction: Baboo Matsusaki, Toten Dias, Priscila Limonta, Henrique “EDMX” Montanari and Isabella Papa Animated production: Andréa Barretto Approval (client): Walter Vasconcellos and Cibele Hoisel

With the help of Nexus Motion (Brograph!), I created these PSAs for the Virginia Department of Health, to provide info on the Zika Virus.

The biomedical visualization studio Visual Science has created the first scientifically accurate 3D model of the Zika virus at atomic resolution. The model is based on the latest scientific research into the structure of Zika and related viruses such as Dengue, West Nile, and yellow fever. It's the most accurate model of the Zika viral particle currently available. To produce it, Visual Science employed the same techniques of structural bioinformatics used in basic research and drug development. The model reflects scientists' current understanding of the virus's architecture. It includes 360 distinct surface protein structures, the lipid envelope, and the likely structure of genetic material in complex with capsid proteins. Previews of the model are attached to this e-mail. Short video fragments, an interactive web application are available upon request. The Zika virus model was created by scientists and CGI specialists at Visual Science, a world leader in scientific visualization that specializes in micro- and nanoscopic objects and processes.

The mosquito kills nearly 750,000 people each year. Malaria is the cause for the majority of these deaths, but a Zika outbreak has the Americas scared of this insect. This is how the insect spreads disease to its victims. mcclatchydc.com/news/article60637386.html

Ever had a toxic player on your team? Let me show you how I deal with them!

Today I show you step by step how to quickly change a car tire. Changing a car tire is actually incredibly easy! You don't have to be a trained mechanic to successfully change a car tire. Has your car tire gone flat? Someone put a nail in it? Ran over something that's punctured your tires? No worries! Simply whack out the spare tire and follow the step by step instructions & you'll be good to go in a couple of minutes.

Being disliked by others is one of the most unavoidable but unpleasant realities: learning to cope without panic belongs at the core of wisdom. A short film for the School of Life Directed, Animated and Designed by Luiz Stockler Written and Narrated by Alain de Botton Assistant Animation by Dana Giurescu Commissioned by The School of Life Facebook - facebook.com/luizstockleranimation Instagram - instagram.com/luizstocklerstudio Twitter - twitter.com/LuizStockler

Popularity is a game governed by the wrong rules - don’t play! Instead, spend your time feeding your three selves until your body is strong, your spirit is huge, and your mind is brilliant. Get stronger, louder, and wiser until you appear! A huge SALT Project thank you to Glennon Doyle Melton - New York Times bestselling author and mastermind behind Momastery.com - for giving us the opportunity to create a series of short films inspired by her new memoir, "‪Love Warrior‬." saltproject.org lovewarriorbook.com

October 27th marks the 21st anniversary of the release of the classic film "Powder" directed by Tim Burton. I thought I'd take a look back and remember some of the cool stuff they put in the movie. It's important because it's filled with character dialogue, a great message, hope for humanity, and more. I hope you enjoy my take on it. If you're not familiar with the video essay format, don't worry, you'll catch on quick, it's just me talking over awesome footage from the movie. Maybe you'll even be inspired to make your own video essay -- it's important that we have millions of video essays or film culture is in deep shit. For every movie or movie topic, there should be at least 5 video essays. Thanks! If you enjoyed this essay and would like to support movies, please consider purchasing a hat that says 'movies' on it: moviesbrand.com/the-movies-collection/movies-hat

THE DIRECTORS SERIES is an educational/editorial non-profit collection of video and text essays by filmmaker Cameron Beyl, dedicated to appreciating and deconstructing the work of contemporary and classic film directors. This ongoing project is made possible in part by our generous supporters on Patreon. Please visit our profile page to learn how you can become a patron: patreon.com/directorsseries 4.5: SCREWBALL SCOUNDRELS is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their brief foray into the slapstick caper genre with mass commercial appeal: -GAP "TWO WHITE SHIRTS" COMMERCIAL (2002) -INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (2003) -THE LADYKILLERS (2004) -PARIS JE T'AIME: "TUILERIES" (2006) THE DIRECTORS SERIES channel on Vimeo: The Directors Series Official Website: directorsseries.net Facebook: facebook.com/directorsseriesessays Twitter: @directorsseries About the author: cameronbeyl.com