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  • cutpacks image of a man and surfboard

    Video

    CUTPACKS: Free Monthly Stock Footage Giveaway

    11/08/2020

    Have some free 4k (4096 x 2160) shots of the Pacific Northwest Beach on us. That’s 9 free individual stock footage shots that include a […]


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  • Graffiti

    In Conversation : Brandon Sines on New York

    11/08/2020

    • What’s your inspiration for creating Frank Ape? In the beginning I think I was searching for a vessel for messages I thought were clever, […]


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  • Illustration

    In Conversation with TomatoZero

    09/08/2020

    How did you get started and what’s your inspiration with Tomato Zero? We started like everyone else I suppose, Alex was drawing since he was […]


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  • A double decker tram by Hong Kong graffiti artist Xeme

    Graffiti

    In Conversation: XEME on HONG KONG

    06/08/2020

    After a long time we caught up with a good friend and one of Asia’s most widely respected graffiti artists, XEME. From alleyways and overpasses, […]


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  • Graffiti

    In Conversation: DARBOTZ on JAKARTA

    04/08/2020

    “There are too many shapes and colors in the streets, I want to make it bold and yet catches your eyes.“ It has been 10 […]


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  • Uncategorized

    GHOST AMBER: Trailer

    02/08/2020

    We are absolutely delighted to share the first trailer for feature project GHOST AMBER. GHOST AMBER is best described as a film about celluloid, memory […]


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  • A character by Ian Mutch

    Illustration

    Storytelling Styles With Ian Mutch

    31/07/2020

    “I live near forests and a beautiful coastline so there’s plenty to see and discover close by…I like to study the micro worlds…bugs, shells and […]


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  • andy and his kid

    Insights

    Working From Home With Kids

    26/07/2020

    For many in the creative industries working from home is no great shock. Even with an office to go to, sometimes you need a change […]


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  • studio rarekind sticker on the street at night in lisbon, portugal

    Insights

    Rebuilding Through Disaster

    23/07/2020

    After ten years of living in South-East Asia, approx 4 months of lockdown and a long plane journey back to London where it all started, […]


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  • black and white shot of dj don grizz

    Music

    Fresh Weekly Music: DON GRIZZ

    19/07/2020

    We go wayback with DON GRIZZ. From early OPEN SAUCE nights in East London, to seeing him play shows at the WHITECHAPEL GALLERY with IXA. […]


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  • ten years of graffiti asia image for blog post studio rarekind

    Design, Books

    10 Years Of Graffiti Asia (Part One)

    16/07/2020

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  • cool looking man from Kalaw, myanmar on the phone wearing sunglasses

    Photography

    Burmese Daze: PORTRAITURE FROM MYANMAR

    16/07/2020

    I’ve enjoyed travelling around Myanmar over the last few years. I first visited in 2013 for the Yangon Photo Festival where I met an array […]


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  • picture of aerotropical plane

    Design

    #WORKINPROGRESS – AEROTROPICAL and How To Brand A Defunct Semi-Fictional Airline.

    13/07/2020

    AEROTROPICAL is a small #WIP project we are running at the moment. It’s just an idea we like and myself and Ryo came up with […]


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  • Ezra Dickinson's animated eyes from the indie film SODO EXPRESS

    Film

    Notes From The Edit: SODO EXPRESS pt.2

    10/07/2020

    With the trailer released we inch closer to picture lock on the edit. With SODO EXPRESS and the miniscule budget we’ve been playing with, we […]


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  • Communique logo live streaming and dj mixes

    Music

    Fresh Weekly Music: COMMUNIQUE

    09/07/2020

    COMMUNIQUE is a new DJ platform from one of our own, Matt’ IXA’ Rudge and old time friend Paul Carter. On a weekly basis they’ll […]


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  • SODO EXPRESS trailer button

    Film

    SODO EXPRESS: Trailer

    08/07/2020

    Our latest film SODO EXPRESS gets closer to the finishing line… …which still means a lot of work which includes conceptualising and executing graphics. Finalising […]


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  • Cutpacks Curated Stock Video

    Stock Video

    CUTPACKS: Free Monthly Footage Giveaway

    06/07/2020

    WE’RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW MONTHLY CUTPACKS GIVEAWAY. That means every month we’ll be giving away, for free, a themed bundle […]


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  • Andy Funnell Filmmaker

    General

    Hello My Name Is…

    03/07/2020

    Hi, I’m Andy Funnell, a director here at SRK and all-round camera nerd. I cut my teeth at the BBC editing, shooting, and directing across […]


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  • security guard sits underneath an underpass on jalan sudirman jakarta indonesia

    Insights, Photography

    Jakarta Street Portraiture

    29/06/2020

    As my time winds down in Jakarta, Indonesia and we slowly enter the ‘new normal’ and exit what feels like round one of Covid, i’m […]


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  • Tim Grabham Cinema Iloobia

    General

    Hello My Name Is..

    25/06/2020

    I’m Tim Grabham, but I’m also sometimes known as iloobia and I’m a filmmaker and animator. Currently I’m living by the sea in Brighton UK, […]


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  • The Toyoca-S

    Photography

    5 FRAMES WITH A TOYOCA-S

    23/06/2020

    There I was in Seattle, the Shot On Film Store trying my hardest to get my Nikon FE2 fixed. It wasn’t happening. The drop it […]


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  • digital collage of images from around china

    Video, Insights

    Executing Briefs Under Covid

    22/06/2020

    At the start of the year I was in the early stages of planning a multi-country shoot. Our client, a pan-Asian corporation, needed us to […]


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  • Ghost Amber thumbnail for blog post

    Film, Documentary

    Notes From the Edit: GHOST AMBER

    18/06/2020

    GHOST AMBER is the latest film from our long term collaborator and crew member Tim ‘Cinema Iloobia’ Grabham. Currently the production is in lockdown thanks […]


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  • cinema iloobia 30 day animation challenge

    Animation

    #30DayAnimationChallenge

    15/06/2020

    Tim ‘cinema iloobia’ Grabham is keeping busy with a #30dayanimationchallenge. “Grabbing scraps from around the studio can be surprisingly fruitful when you add a little […]


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  • ryo george sanada

    General

    Hello My Name Is..

    12/06/2020

    I’m Ryo George Sanada. Born in rainy Manchester UK (making me a Citeh fan) but I was actually raised in a small town called Toyohashi […]


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  • Stick and Skate

    Design, Books

    STICKERBOMB STICK AND SKATE BOOK RELEASE POSTPONED

    11/06/2020

    STICK AND SKATE Stick and Skate is an irresistible collection of artwork and stickers from iconic brands including Flip, Chocolate, Almost and HUF. Featuring interviews, photographs […]


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  • Edit Sodo Express

    Film

    Notes From the Edit: SODO EXPRESS

    03/06/2020

    DEEP IN THE EDIT We’re deep in post production on our latest indie film SODO EXPRESS and working on this has been one of the […]


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  • Film Sites Worth Visiting

    Film

    5 Films Sites Worth Checking Out

    29/05/2020

    There’s thousands of blogs, film sites, filmmaker resources out there, but here’s 5 sites we actually look at for inspiration and resources and actually care […]


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  • Jamie Winder as the tattooed man

    Film

    SHORT FILM: SHUTTERBUG

    26/05/2020

    Time To Make A Short It’s never that easy to make a short film. Whether it be an abstract piece or have a very traditional […]


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  • katsudon world recipes

    Stock Video

    Cooking With Stock Footage : Japanese Cuisine Katsudon

    19/05/2020

    Edit Videos faster than ever with our Cutpacks themed stock footage. Youtubers, marketers, food bloggers rejoice. We’ve announced that we’re slowly rolling out Cutpacks. Themed […]


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  • download free footage from studio rarekind

    Video, Film

    Six Free Shots Ready To Use

    13/05/2020

    So at Studio Rarekind we take editing, video and imagery quite seriously and as much as I would love to say we’ve gone through all […]


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  • Cutpacks Curated Stock Video

    Stock Video

    Getting Creative With Stock

    10/05/2020

    ‘How do you make compelling content if you are a small business or individual?’ – the answer is stock video. Shooting can be expensive and […]


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  • Hello My Name Is

    General

    Hello My Name is..

    08/05/2020

    I’m Shazdirector (real name Suridh Simon Hassan) and I’m the co-founder, co-creator and co-conspirator at Studio Rarekind, Stickerbomb and stock video site Cutpacks.com. I’ve been making films and […]


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  • Nike diversity and inclusion thumbnail for Studio Rarekind

    Case Studies

    Case Study: NIKE | Diversity & Inclusion

    04/03/2020

    “At Nike, Diversity and inclusion is what drives creativity and innovation… ..it takes every one of our over 30000 employees working at the top of […]


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  • image of Seatac airport

    Documentary, Insights, Photography

    SHOOTING CITIES: Moving from Seattle to Jakarta

    22/02/2020

    MOVING CITIES I recently moved from Seattle, USA back to Jakarta, Indonesia and have been thinking a lot about the similarities and differences between these […]


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  • family from jakarta happy, piece signs

    Video, Insights, Case Studies

    Case Study: IPSOS

    03/02/2020

    It’s sometimes hard to understand what research companies like IPSOS do but we’ve completed a lot of shoots in the field on behalf of them […]


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  • Plane crashing animation thumbnail for To Live Channel News Asia title sequence by Studio Rarekind

    Case Studies

    Case Study: CHANNEL NEWS ASIA

    24/01/2020

    Channel News Asia is an English language news channel based in Singapore that broadcasts to 29 territories across Asia and Australia. Channel News Asia created […]


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  • lots of patch images for levis

    Case Studies

    Case Study: LEVI’S

    24/11/2019

    Levi’s is a business we all wanted to collaborate with and through our artist network and book series STICKERBOMB, we had a wonderful opportunity to […]


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  • Design

    Paper Stock | Giclée & C Type photographic printing

    28/07/2019

    For most of my prints I tend to use Hahnemühle Bamboo paper. It’s the first fine art inkjet paper made from bamboo fibres and not […]


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  • General

    In Transition – Moving from Documentary to Fiction Filmmaking.

    20/06/2019

    Documentary has always been the most natural way for me to make films. Documenting and filming friends and family in the music and art scenes […]


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  • General

    LayRoots – Estate Planning For Creatives

    28/05/2019

    Estate planning. It’s the new thing in my life. Having a kid switched up a lot. Now there’s not just me and my missus plus […]


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