haekelkreuz (2005, 10.5MB, 1:52 min.)
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Bruno Moyni
Sporkworld Lumières
Lawnmowing (2008, 3.9MB, 35 secs)
Mowing in February
Our Special Mowing in February Lawnmowers
are not the of the ordinary electric rotor,
gas-powered self-propelling,
or even hand pushed whirligig
human powered variety.
Our Mowing in February models
come with specially-equipped
permanently mounted plows
suitable for use by the most dedicated
lawnmowing enthusiasts
from September through May
in those clim’es so specially endowed
to understand the meaning
of a ‘Three Season Plow’
Martha Deed
Scraping (2008, 1.9MB, 58 secs)
Millie Niss & Martha Deed’s Sporkworld project is sui generis – entirely unbeholden to
fashion or cool & standing in a long & broad American tradition of such stubborn
(& sometimes even eccentric) beauty.
Their latest wheeze & a vastly effective one it is too, is the Sporkworld Microblog
which integrates many formerly slightly disparate areas of their activity – poetry, still
& moving imagery, filthy humour, a sense of life’s transience & tragedy & utter strangeness,
into one coherent, constantly unrolling whole.
Formally too, they are smarter than smart, as anyone with eyes will surely see –
they’ve taken the splendid Lumière form & integrated it beautifully.
It fits them like a glove.
Lawnmower in particular seems to have been crafted by a 21st century
suburban Breughel.
Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite – Paul D. Miller
Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite (excerpt) (2008, 31 MB, 5:36 min.)
‘A look into the creative process of the making of DJ Spooky
Invisible Threads: Sweatshop Jean Factory in Second Life
Invisible Threads (2008, 18.3 MB, 2:53 min.)
Stephanie Rothenburg & Jeff Crouse will be producing designer blue jeans.
Styles include boot cut, skinny leg, flare and the new “Boyfriend” trousers.
Profits from these purchases will be used to maintain the factory and pay for
workers
Izzy Video – Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules (2007, 8.7MB, 2 min.)
‘..I thought it might be interesting to have one episode devoted to breaking the rules.
This was a fun one for us’.
Some more DV tutorials – here.
From Izzy Video.
Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary)
Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) – (2006, 65.8MB, 6:05)
From the excellent Media That Matters, powered by Arts Engine,
a short film from the Media Matters Film Festival 6.
Submissions are soon due for the 8th annual online festival.
Since I saw much of 6 on the big screen last year,
I’m reposting some of the most striking pieces.
All pieces are made by youth or other independent producers,
all under eight minutes.
This stalkumentary is also a 72-minute documentary,
cut down here to reach a wider audience.
Stories like these make so much sense to me,
being from a similar area, similar background.
Poignantly done, this is a lovely piece.
I also happen to really like asparagus.
A Record on Celluloid on 7 Reels
Mes Amis (2007, 37.8MB, 7:35 min)
Giles Perkins, from the excellent onsuper8.org
(whose own great work we’ve shown, last week & previously)
pointed this one out to us.
Gorgeous he said, and he was right.
Comes from here & there’s a discussion here.
‘Rorschach Revelations’ by Aaron Bourget
Rorschach Revelations (2005, 3.5MB, 1:56 min.)
‘A Rorschach test blot comes slowly into view. A voice responds to the image
in free flow of associations. The abstract image humorously morphs into a
recognizable one, in which the viewer identifies a demonic vision of the political left.’.
Eat your heart out Woody Allen!
From ‘Too Much Freedom’ by freewaves.org
Addi Somekh – Balloon Bass Player
Juicy Brunette (2006, 2.9MB, 3:24 min)
Addi Somekh is obviously a talented musician but his
chosen instrument is the common household balloon.
You can hear more balloon music on his site Balloonbass.com.
By Mica Scalin.