Dog Toothed Jewels (2004, 44.1MB, 7:20 min.)
Strange art fairy tale from artist Jerelyn Hanrahan,
seen at the VIII Digital Colloquium
in Havana last June.
I like the narrative drive of this piece which,
coupled with the intensely personal, almost arcane,
iconography, gives it a quite unsettling character.
They Got Bills to Pay (2007, 15.7MB, 2:29 min.)
The Streets of Philadelphia. Prostitution.
“It does sometimes confuse me as much how someone can be happy with such a life.
Sometimes I like to think that a happy person is able to be happy in any situation.
Other times I find it sad, thinking that they can’t possibly be really happy, that maybe
they don’t know real happiness. But I don’t like that answer. We can’t impose our own
sense of what makes us happy on someone else.
as far as being one of the worst areas, yes it is often hard and there is crime but I see
great beauty there and I hope to show that too.”
by David Kessler.
Grow Design Work – I Found Love (2006, 8.8MB, 1:35)
So precious. A “music video” made for Nick Jr. show
Yo Gabba Gabba, from Bran Dougherty-Johnson,
who is Grow Design Work. Originally a Free Design
song, covered here by the Trembling Blue Stars.
This makes me so happy.
Baby Got Back (2007, 9.26 MB,4:07 min)
For those of you who didn’t think Pirates of Penzance
could be improved upon, Michael Hightower’s brilliant
new score, confirms that Gilbert and Sullivan should
have teamed up with Sir Mix-a-Lot long ago.
By Mica Scalin.
David O’Reilly – Ident (2007, 2.1MB, 0:47)
A quirky short from David O’Reilly, via music video
production company Colonel Blimp.
Heart Made of Sound (2007, 24MB, 3:06 min.)
‘A wonderful little stop-motion melange of visual joy that’s the music video
to The Soft Lightes’ “Heart Made of Sound” by director Kris Moyes.’
from del.icio.us
Evolution of Communication (2006, 15MB, 6:50 min.)
“Adobe Systems commissioned eMotion studios to create a film depicting the ‘Evolution of Communication’.
Various luminaries such as Doug Englebart (inventor of the mouse) and Martin Cooper
(inventor of the cell phone) helped tell the story of how communication has changed
and transformed over the past two decades. The film supported Adobe’s CEO Bruce Chizen
in a recent keynote address.
The production follows the arc of human communication from the moment when we are able
to discern shapes and sounds to the point of complex interactions as adults. The story
leads to a hint of where we are heading in the future, and to Adobe’s commitment to
facilitate personal and human communication and connection.”
From eMotion studios
Michel Gondry for MotoRazr2 (2007, 7.4MB, 1:01)
I have to admit I’d find this more interesting if
Michel Gondry had actually used a Razr to record footage.
In this case, cell phone company Motorola commissioned
the music video director-cum-hipster filmmaker to make
a “film based on the experience of their new Razr2 phone.”
I wish using my phone was half as interesting.
I’ve also heard these are hideous devices, image appeal aside.
I’m fairly certain it didn’t deserve its own short film, but I digress.
Classic Gondry: pretty and predictably whimsical.
Rainer Maria – Catastrophe Keeps Us Together (2007, 23.5MB, 3:35)
A fun music video for the fantastic band Rainer Maria, directed by Claire Carr�.
Wuthering Heights (2007, 9.19 MB, 3:04 min)
Kate Bush’s debut hit Wuthering Heights gets a makeover
by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britian
and crooner, Tony Penultimate.
By Mica Scalin.
Baobab (2007, 56.1MB, 1:56 min)
Lovely piece from UK based animator Ceiren Bell.
Although one can see the influence of Kentridge
(& how can anyone serious avoid him?)
she is clearly her own person.
I look forward to more.
Shoveling (2007, 14.1MB, 1:00 min)
Snow Light, Snow Bright (2007, 15.2 MB, 52 secs)
Delicate; restrained, almost austere.
Which qualities the key, or better the bridge, to the richness,
the depth, of two perfectly judged Lumières
Domestic Safari (2007, 63.4MB, 10:32 min)
We’ve shown work by Anders Weberg and Robert Willim here before.
It’s always both perfectly executed & intriguing.
This piece is no exception.
Here’s the creators’ commentary:
‘What if we started to see the material worlds of
domestic settings as wild places?
Is there a potential for the exotic and uncanny in the
inconspicuously mundane?
Domestic Safari is a journey through three different
homes in three different European countries.
The film and its soundtrack is based entirely on manipulated
recordings from the three places in Finland, Italy and Sweden.
This audiovisual excursion aims to call forth imaginaries
and a profane illumination that disorient and estrange
the materialities of everyday reality.’
Trailer for ,
a documentary about Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping,
produced by Morgan Spurlock.
I’m not convinced that Spurlock is the man to spread a good message,
but I sure would go to any church where Rev. Billy showed up.
DRIVE THE DEMONS OUT OF THOSE CASH REGISTERS!!
One Language, Indivisible (2003, 20.9MB, 2:52 min)
Corporate Ritual (2003, 5.4MB, 1:43 min)
America’s Most Famous Mexican (2003, 9MB, 1:41 min)
‘Two!’ I hear you cry ‘Two! – WHEN WAS ONE!?’
Well it was er..um..in April & I meant to post more
sooner only I was just plain dilatory.
Partly because the body of work Patrick has handed over
to us is simply somewhat overwhelming in volume & scope
& I’m actually a bit overawed.
So now I’ve grabbed the bull by the horns & am going to
post these three, which showcase Lichty the radical.
They’re funny, pointed and (always a good sign with political art
IMHO) really, really weird…
[Actually, coming back to revise this post, it occurred to me
I don’t think Swiftian is entirely hyperbolic]
There’ll be more before too long…
Designer Slash Model (2007, 9.19 MB, 3:04 min)
“There aren’t many Saul Bass/Hiedi Klums out there”
but you may already be a Designer Slash Model.
The award winning creative shop Digital Kitchen pokes
fun at self-congratulatory, uber cool designers
while showcasing their own work.
By Mica Scalin.
DualDual (2007, 90MB, 10:08 min.)
“Last week Doron and I walked around SoHo with identical cameras
looking for potential subjects. We began with a subway vent fuming
with smoke and found our way down West Broadway. The idea was
to pick a location and focus on the same subject from different perspectives.”
A slow burn of a piece from Doron & Brian.
I love the way it moves from an almost journalistic detachment to
the most ravishing & ravished joy in pure form & colour.
What’s also interesting is how seamlessly, actually, their
styles are melded here, especially given that both
have very distinct filmic identities.
Interesting. Interesting & luminous!
Pete Prodoehl (2007, 17.3MB, 0:50)
From the unpredictable, sporadically-published,
and very charming tinkernet.org.
Sentimental Construction (2007, 25.4MB, 6:31 min)
Nathaniel Stern took a bit of a hammering in various quarters for this piece,
made on a residency in Croatia.
I think there’s an probably an element of you-had-to-be-there about this
although, that said, I think the video is rather magical &
does as good a job of summoning the kind of ephemeral spell this stuff can weave
as any I’ve seen.
Lastly it has to be said the reason Nathaniel is great is because
(1) he has a frightening amount of energy, more indeed, really, than his fair share –
he starts 5 ‘isms’ before breakfast
(2) he is bold, unafraid to risk looking ridiculous & therefore quite often as an artist
he goes to much more interesting places than most…
In general I’ll take a Nathaniel “failure” over quite a lot of folks’ “success”.
Psych-Out, trailer (1968, 8.8MB, 2:56 min.)
A look at the psychedelic world of the 1960’s flower children.
With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Dean Stockwell, Susan Strasberg.
Directed by Richard Rush. – from Bedazzled.tv.
Röhrender Hirsch (2007, 7.3MB, 9 sec)
Bracing & clever stuff from KH Jeron a.k.a Sim.
By the magic of programming he transmutes the result
of a Google image search ( presumably on Reindeer or some such)
into this video.
I originally wanted to post another vid crafted by similar means,
image searching on the contents of a text by dvblog favourite Alan Sondheim,
but the vid ,even with small picture size, is way too big for us.
Check that out here, though.