Walter Robot

Walter Robot is the fictional director created by artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie. They direct films, commercials and music videos. The duo is currently represented by William Morris Endeavor talent agency.

The duo originally created Walter Robot as an independent art project but decided to enter him into Modest Mouse's "Missed the Boat" green screen competition . Walter Robot won the competition and went on to direct music videos for several notable artists including Gnarls Barkley , Vitalic, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 and Death Cab for Cutie . In addition to their music videos they have worked with commercial clients ranging from Nokia, Play-Doh, MTV, Wendy's, Lexus and American Express.

Their video "Grapevine Fires" for Death Cab for Cutie was accepted into the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival where it won Audience Award for Best Music Video . Shortly after the success of the "Grapevine Fires" video they teamed again with Death Cab for Cutie for their song "Meet Me on the Equinox" which was the premiere single for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (soundtrack).

As well as their music videos they have completed several successful viral videos and short films. A short film they did in collaboration with Los Angeles Times journalist Joel Stein was accepted to screen at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival . They also worked with Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winner, director Jeffrey Blitz, on the documentary Lucky, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

They are currently developing several feature film, television and artistic properties. One of which includes Mojowski 77 ; a surreal neo-noir set in an alternate Los Angeles filled with robots and cardboard guns. The cardboard guns have been displayed as artwork in several art gallery shows that opened in 2011 . And a video they directed/animated for Death Cab for Cutie's "Underneath the Sycamore" previews the animated TV show version of Mojowski 77, and also features a clip from their earlier video for "Grapevine Fires".

Videography

• "Missed the Boat" - Modest Mouse (2007)
• "U and I" - Vitalic (2007)
• "The City" - Milosh (2007)
• "Pretty Buildings" - People in Planes (2008)
• "Practice Makes Perfect" - Cute is What We Aim For (2008)
• "Sexy Robot" - The Pinker Tones (2008)
• "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" - Underoath (2008)
• "Last Man Standing" - People in Planes (2008)
• "Mystery Man" - Gnarls Barkley (2008)
• "Grapevine Fires" - Death Cab for Cutie (2009)
• "Give Me the Meltdown" - Rob Thomas (2009)
• "Meet Me on the Equinox" - Death Cab for Cutie (2009)
• "Nervous Breakdown" - Hawthorne Heights (2010)
• "Slippin" - Quadron (2010)
• "Balloons" - Them Jeans (2011)
• "Underneath the Sycamore" - Death Cab for Cutie (2012)

External links

• Walter Robot Homepage
• Walter Robot on YouTube