A good while back, I wrote about the brilliance of Mute Math’s video for Typical. Well, they’ve long since proved they weren’t a flash in the pan, and keep churning out pretty solid music with equally (if not more) impressive videos. At my new job, I’ve found myself subjected to the relentlessly cyclical onslaught of pop music videos, but every now and then, one catches my eye. I’ve always extolled the virtues of one-take videos, and this newest one from Mute Math, is no different:
Something about filming the entire music video inside of a van is bizarre and boring yet the end result is pretty astounding. Plus, they managed to get the track into the insanely popular Twilight, which gets them even a bit more exposure. I’m eagerly awating the next one.
So lots has happened in this past month, causing this blog to unfortunately fall to the wayside. In a whirlwind turn of events, I somehow found myself in retail management (ironically - and dangerously – in footwear), and simultaneously short-staffed and without an assistant, resulting in roughly 80-hour weeks (I wish I was exaggerating). Today is my first day I haven’t had to work 11 hours in nearly a month. Assuming all goes well, I hope to resume the stream-of-conscious aggregation of thoughts that this blog had become.
And to kick things back off on a solid graphic-design foot, here’s a classic that never gets old, and pretty much describes my life for the past month or so: Lokesh Dhakar’s “Coffee Drinks Illustrated:”
Hopefully this won’t be the last post for another month…
I’m not even sure what to say about this video featuring the Scratch Perverts. Because I can’t wrap my brain around it.
Done by commercial director Chris Cairns, who also directed the impressive LCD Soundsystem’s “Daft Punk is Playing at My House,” this video transcends any sense of normalcy and is purely bizarre in an amazing and brilliant way.
Thanks to some faulty internet hardware and 70+ hour work weeks, I still haven’t gotten back into the swing of this blog thing yet. I’m working on it though… i assure you. Soon, hopefully, all will return to normal. But until then, here’s one more video clip for you to enjoy:
The music is Chad Kuchula, and the amazing video, combining tilt-shift, time lapse, and animation in a beautiful yet not overly nauseating way is done by Nat Dart. On top of being awesome, the video makes me realize just a bit how much I miss the trees and the water. The southwest desert ain’t bad, but I definitely miss me some evergreens.
In case you haven’t seen this music video for Sour’s “Hibi No Niero” (tone of everyday) yet, which seems to be popping up everywhere, here it is. Mindblowing orchestration that gives new meaning, new direction, and new possibilities to webcams and social connectivity.
directed by Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura, Masayoshi Nakamura. Amazing. And also pretty stunning to include your existing fanbase in your video.
I’ve been meaning to post this up for a while now… I keep looking at and keep laughing, but somehow forget to post it. I myself am on the fence with most social media outlets (as most who try to keep in touch with me probably know). I understand them, but at the same time, I don’t. They make sense, and the advertising/social networking possibilities are huge. But this beautiful diagram kind of sums up the other side of my feelings.
Available as a t-shirt from Despair. And I have to say, there’s some beautiful irony in a social networking diagram on a t-shirt.
Every now and again, a video blows my mind. This short film does just that, on many levels. As some of you may know, I’ve always been perssonally fascinated with Synesthesia: a neurological-based phenomenon that is essentially the blending of sensory experiences (i.e. hearing green or tasting a drum beat). The spectrum synesthesia is vast, yet somehow this video by acclaimed music video directors Terri Timely manages to encapsulate a neurological experience into a tangible and beautifully filmed short.
To see the video in higher resolution, go to the short film’s homepage, and for a bit more info on Directing duo Terri Timely, check out this Q & A at Director File. For a bit more on Synesthesia, check out Mixed Signals.
Short promo videos can run the gamut from enticing and captivating to downright boring, regardless of what it’s promoting. The level of care and effort directly impact the quality… this one, fortunately, had a good bit of effort and talent behind it:
Check out more of Invader’s stuff here.The solo show opens at the end of this month at the Jonathan Levine Gallery.
I’m totally digging this candle from Pad Outdoor (and I’m not really that much into candles, as surprising as that may be). Called the “8-Knob candle” to alleviate any copyright infringement, this looks surprisingly Lego-like. Sitting at 7 1/2″ x 3″ x 3″ and offering a plethora of burning patterns, the candles (available in yellow, red, and blue) seem pretty ingenious to me. Now I have to wonder whyI haven’t seen these before, and why I don’t have one yet (although the price tag of nearly $100 might have something to do with it). Ahh, the price of cool retro kid stuff. Available from Colette, via Hypebeast.
I’ve always been a fan of the bizarre. and youtube seems like kind of an inevitable evil. so with that, I bring you the first ever, inaugural bizarre video clip of the weekend. I can’t guarantee that it’ll be a routine thing, although I hope to make it so. anyway, here it be: Enjoy!
I’m not sure what’s more bizarre. the dog and the exercising, or the fact that The Beatles’ Red Album is playing.
