LÆN Studio

14/10/2024

We are excited to share our latest project, created as part of the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2024! This global event brings together thousands of participants to solve real-world challenges inspired by NASA's data and missions.

This year, there were 20 challenges, and our team took on the "Symphony of the Stars: Harmonizing the James Webb Space Telescope in Music and Images" challenge. https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/challenges/symphony-of-the-stars-harmonizing-the-james-webb-space-telescope-in-music-and-images/

In this video, we harmonized stunning visuals from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) with a modern, cinematic soundtrack, highlighting the telescope's incredible discoveries in a way that appeals to all ages.
More about our project: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/find-a-team/laen-studio/?tab=project

A special thanks to Moldovan representatives and organizers Inteligența Artificială în Acțiune and UTM - Universitatea Tehnica a Moldovei for hosting the local event. https://www.facebook.com/events/402318922344699/
Their support made this experience possible!

Learn more about NASA Space Apps Challenges: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/challenges/

27/07/2024

US Movie Index: Infographics and Insights
https://www.patreon.com/posts/108907557

2020-2021:

The drop around 2020 was due to the COVID lockdown, which stopped almost all on-set movie productions.

The pandemic disrupted nearly every aspect of film production and distribution, leading to a decrease in new releases.

However, movies that were already filmed before the lockdown continued through post-production, including final editing and creating marketing content.

This was because post-production work could often be done remotely or with smaller teams.

I personally experienced a slowdown during that period but gradually resumed creating marketing content for Hollywood movies by autumn 2020 - winter 2021.

With marketing efforts such as creating entertaining content from already shot material, Hollywood production companies could keep their fans engaged on social media. Even if new movies weren't being produced, they could still generate fresh content for social media using the old movies in their production libraries.

2015-2016:

There's a noticeable but small drop in the average production budget in 2015, followed by a drop in the total number of movies produced in the US in 2016.

The accessibility of computer software and education, especially for creating VFX, motion graphics, and digital cameras, became very popular. In 2015, I finished my first music video in Moldova, which was mostly made with visual effects and 3D animation using green screen footage and a DSLR camera, along with custom-made LED lighting. The small production crew was 80% Moldovan and 20% Italian, and we worked for a year on my home computer. I believe US productions had similar experiences. Accessibility and digitalization led to lower average production costs.

Additionally, I suppose that the following drop in 2016 in the total movies produced in the US can be also attributed to the fact that some film directors, who used to work with US production companies, decided to look into other countries for production due to the new accessibility in production.

15/12/2023

'La Steaua' by Mihai Eminescu.
Animated Short Film by LAEN Studio.
Creative Director and Multimedia Artist: Anna Constantinova.
With the support of Artcor Artist Program 2023.
For more information about the project please visit:
www.laenstudio.com/la-steaua

15/12/2023

'First Astronomical Observatory of Chisinau' Infographic.
Created for the 'Artcor Artist Program 2023: Untold Stories of the Chisinau'.
Infographic by LAEN Studio: Art Direction and Design by Ana Constantinova.
For more information about the project please visit:
www.laenstudio.com/la-steaua

07/12/2023

"As an example, consider the creative teams behind iconic films like Terminator, Matrix, Titanic, Inception, Marvel series, etc. You can watch these movies through decades, and they never fade. So, teams that worked on these movies had to solve lots of creative problems and invent new techniques in filmmaking — filming styles, cameras, lenses, animatronics, software for post-production. And even software that can simulate natural movements of the crowd, used in the movie World War Z, now applicable in virtual architecture projects for testing evacuation exits."

Read full article here:

So… I'm thinking of writing a short post/article about procrastination — where I show that procrastination is very valuable for well-being and the creative process. Procrastination appears when a human needs to tackle boring, daunting tasks that have no meaning in our current environment.

07/11/2023

Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Pandora, Amazon, Instagram, YouTube, Tidal, iHeartRadio, Deezer, etc.

05/10/2023

L
- Lively, Lucid, Limitless, Leading, Light, Living, Legends
A
- Animated, Art, Artists, Amazing, Aesthetics, Authentic, Astonishing, Adventure
E
- Experiences, Entertainment, Energy, Enthusiastic, Effervescent, Exploration, Excitement, Enchantment
N
- Network, Nexus, Now, Narratives, New, Notable, Next-generation

17/09/2023

What’s your story?

I believe that each one of us has a story waiting to be told. In fact, we have plenty of them. Each of us has a unique story that no one else can tell. Our personal experiences, encounters, observations, and life events are all part of our stories. We have funny stories, love stories, boring stories, work stories, struggle stories, stories of not knowing and stories of invention, exploration stories, stories of liberation, stories of waiting in line, and even stories of doing “nothing”. But all of them are emotional, and all of them are stories. We are filled with stories. Each one of us is a treasure trove of unique stories waiting to be shared.

How do you share your story?

It may be easy for those who are good at talking or writing, but even we keep our most emotional stories inside.

What makes a story good?

It’s the true emotion that you experienced while living it. As filmmakers and musicians, we understand that genuine emotion is the key. And it’s our craft to capture that essence — the perfect story filled with authentic emotion — and transform it into a movie or a song. That’s what we do – we master the tools to tell stories, both our own and yours. We master the tools to share emotions, your emotions and our own.

So, tell me, what’s your story?

21/07/2023

⛰Avem femei care pot răsturna un munte. Un munte de muncă, cel puțin! Ieri, am ascultat 17 pitch-uri cu și despre afaceri frumoase și inovatoare made in Moldova. Ne-a crescut ❤️ de bucurie.

🎉Felicitări tuturor finalistelor programului Ellevator. Women Startup Accelerator by Yep!Moldova. Ați fost fantastice, ca și vinul bun pe care l-am degustat ieri. Am văzut cu ochii noștri și testat cu mâinile și papilele gustative tot ce produceți și la ce munciți cu atâta drag. Suntem mândri de voi și tot ce ați reușit să faceți în cele 4,5 luni de lucru în program: HAPPINESS IN GROWING, CORN LINE PET FOOD, RECYCLINE, ASPECT ENGINEERING, LAEN STUDIO, CONDAY MEDIA, MORO PASTRY ATELIER, BACK HOME, ARTPLAN, GUGA GAGA, ALTEREGO, MĂMICA ALĂPTEAZĂ, LEVANTICA, ANXIMIND, SpeakUP, AUFPET, TANDEM, you rock!

🏆Avem și 3 antreprenoare câștigătoare, premiate cu vouchere de sprijin financiar pentru extinderea și dezvoltarea afacerii. Aplauzele noastre merg către:
1⃣Gugagaga Toys - atelier de creare a jucăriilor din lemn - voucher de sprijin financiar în valoare de 60 000 lei
2⃣Recycline Moldova - comunitate care transformă plasticul reciclat în bijuterii și obiecte de artă - voucher de sprijin financiar în valoare de 30 000 lei
3⃣Mămica Alăptează - platformă de susținere a viitorilor și proaspeților părinți în alăptare - voucher de sprijin financiar în valoare de 30 000 lei

Mulțumim membrilor juriului nostru, minunații experți și experte care ne-au fost alături pentru a evalua proiectele și determina câștigătoarele. Grea misiune când ai atâtea opțiuni faine. Viorica Cerbusca, Igor Strechi, Margarita Ursu, Dorina Ciobanu, Marina Ceban - Gospodarenco, fără voi, cosmosul nostru ar fi prea departe. 🧡

✅Mulțumim partenerilor pentru voucherele de sprijin financiar care au fost acordate în programul implementat de către Yep!Moldova și Generația Nika, în colaborare cu UN Women Moldova cu sprijinul financiar al Embassy of Sweden in Chisinau în cadrul proiectului: Suport pentru femeile antreprenoare în creșterea rezilenței pe timp de criză și realizarea obiectivelor de dezvoltare a afacerii.