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Geographer “I’m Ready” [♬]
•March 31, 2015 • Leave a CommentI have been singing along/shouting to this song’s hook on my way to uni for the past week now. Not sure why, but for such reasons, there are times I wish I had a megaphone. I can’t help myself, OK; “I’m ready” has a simple and really catchy hook:
DANCING PAPER: Synchronized Dancing Origami Cranes on an Electromagnetic Stage
•March 31, 2015 • Leave a Comment踊る折り鶴です。仕組みはカンタン、電流を流すと磁力が発生する「電磁石」を使って、鶴の足を動かしています。誰もが見たことのある折り鶴が、誰も見たことのない動きで動き出す・・・！
Interpol “Everything Is Wrong” [music video]
•March 28, 2015 • Leave a CommentInterpol is a great band. Can’t believe this is my first mention of them on here. 2002’s ‘Turn On the Bright Lights’ was a good debut album, but it wasn’t until 2004’s ‘Antics’ that I became a fan. ‘Everything Is Wrong’ is from their new, fifth studio album ‘El Pintor’, you may wish to purchase here: http://smarturl.it/interpolelpintor
Hmmm…Time, man…
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Make My Movie Challenge!
•March 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally and universally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, and abbreviated as JCVD for some, has starred in well over 57 action packed movies, and as of last month, countless, uncredited, more, from the cool to the down right illogically absurd. You see, funnyordie.com held a competition with the only rule being, the movie had to include their set of royalty free green-screen footage featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme doing some generic actiony stuff:
As you can imagine, many jumped at the opportunity. Some were funny, some not so much, but with the presence of JCVD, they were all mini epics on a scale of their own:
Something else I just discovered while searching for funnyordie footage of this guy popping up on random YouTube videos; is that Jean Claude Van Damme was the original stuntman for Predator! His contribution has been noted:
And for those who need a little reminding of Jean-Claude‘s badassery:
…Amazing.
‘First & Final Frames’ of Films Supercut
•March 22, 2015 • Leave a CommentSeeing a film’s first and last shots side by side can be an illuminating experience, highlighting hidden themes or revealing whether or not a character grows over the course of 90+ minutes. Video editor Jacob T. Swinney juxtaposed 55 opening and closing movie shots — from classics like The Searchers and Dr. Strangelove to recent hits like Birdman and Whiplash — that are intentionally similar or contrasting:
MUSIC: “Any Other Name” by Thomas Newman.
“What can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while others are vastly different–both serving a purpose in communicating various themes. Some show progress, some show decline, and some are simply impactful images used to begin and end a film.” ~ Jacob T. Swinney
Her (00:27)
Children of Men (01:27)
Inception (04:26)
Gone Girl (00:47)
Kill Bill Vol 2 (00:53)
Whiplash (04:37)
Punch-Drunk Love (00:59)
Silo Park Cinema presents: The Intouchables
•March 21, 2015 • Leave a CommentLast night’s outdoor movie screening at Silo Park was of French film, The Intouchables. A truly lovely story about friendship. It was a good turnout with a very responsive audience.
The starlit sky was clear, the Auckland harbour bridge was fluctuating with colours in the background, and the superyacht anchored in the harbour had left its purple hued lights on, adding to the visually pleasing atmosphere.
During the 15 minute intermission, not content in my spot, I decided to climb a nearby staircase and watch the remainder of the movie from above. I was surprised more people weren’t up there with me. It was a good view.
This was my first time at a Silo movie screening. I had always been meaning to attend one, and not only did a friend send me an invite for this particular screening, but the movie trailer alone was enough to convince me to go:
The Intouchables is a 2011 French comedy-drama film directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano. An unlikely friendship develops between a wealthy quadriplegic (François Cluzet) and his caretaker (Omar Sy), just released from prison.
Looking at You [movie montage]
•March 14, 2015 • Leave a CommentIt is common practice when making movies, not to look into the camera. It’s like crossing a dimension, or rather, acknowledging the audience and awakening them to reality and their own subconscious suspension of disbelief. It’s a plain and simple no-no. But like many rules, when tested and executed sparingly, they can be put to dramatic effect.
Many of these shots are subtle and easy to miss, but highly effective — see for yourself:
Song: “Can’t take my eyes off you” performed by Manic Street Preachers and also by Muse.
This is a tribute to the wink of complicity from the filmmakers to the audience when they make actors look straight into the camera. It is not a tribute to scenes where the fourth wall is broken (when a character addresses the audience directly), some clips in the video belong to that category but most of them don’t cause it is not what we wanted to show.
There are 150 different clips (from 148 films) in this video, but at first I had selected more than 200 films. I left out dozens of scenes on purpose, cause I didn’t want a 15 minutes montage. Apologies in advance for every film I deliberately discarded, forgot or missed. For example, I really regret forgetting about Kurt Russell in “Death Proof”, Dick Van Dyke in “Mary Poppins” and Tilda Swinton in “Orlando”. ~ Brutzelpretzel
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