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The Smashing Pumpkins — “Thirty-Three”
•November 26, 2019 • Leave a Comment
The music video for “Thirty-Three”, directed by Billy Corgan and then-girlfriend Yelena Yemchuk, is a series of images shot in stop-motion, ending with a re-enactment of the Mellon Collie album cover.
Because the group’s videos so often avoid the literal interpretation of lyrics, the video for “Thirty-Three” was created with images closely related to the words of the song, as an intentional stylistic departure.
Leaf Origami by Japanese Nature Artist @Kusabanaasobi
•November 5, 2019 • Leave a CommentJapanese nature artist Kusabanaasobi, which means “plant play” in Japanese, creates adorable origami creatures out of leaves, grass, flowers, acorns and peanut shells.
“Keep an eye on the plants on the roads and parks where you are walking. Discover the smell, texture, and interesting shapes of plants that you did not usually notice. Let’s get along with nature through “Kusana Play.” ~ いのり
The artist also has a book about “Flower Play” that provides helpful tutorials showing how she folds the leaves in order to get such remarkable results. Visit https://ameblo.jp/taiyouinori for more.
Photos of Japan’s Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons by Keiichiro Yasugi
•November 1, 2019 • Leave a CommentJapan and cosplay go hand-in-hand, so it’s no surprise that every year the gigantic Halloween celebration in Shibuya yields a mass of creative costumers. An often overlooked celebration in Kyoto, however, offers a just as impressive—and possibly more terrifying—assembly of costumes.
On the third Saturday of every October, Kyoto plays host to a recreation of the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), where a massive swarm of Japanese ghouls and monsters are unleashed in pandemonium.
To recreate the legendary event of yokai invading the human world, Kyoto’s Taishogun Shopping Street (which already has dozens of yokai-themed shops and spooky sculptures) welcomes an event called the “Yokai Parade”, where hundreds of people dress up in amazing costumes based off of ghastly creatures from Japanese folklore.
Photographer Keiichiro Yasugi took some excellent pictures of the frightful night and showcased them on Twitter:
Photographer Keiichiro Yasugi: twitter.com/KeiichiroYASUGI / instagram.com/keyasugi/
DARK EMPIRE: The Destiny of a Jedi [fan film]
•October 27, 2019 • Leave a CommentThe first episode of animator Ian Wilkins‘ Star Wars fan series is here. Many years after the fall of Vader and the battle of Endor, members of the Rebel Alliance must once again defend against the Empire as they strengthen against the New Republic:
Dark Empire is a Star Wars comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy.
No More Blog…Space!! [F]
•August 11, 2019 • Leave a CommentI have run out of storage space to upload images! 3GB worth of uploads from 2008~2019 (RIP) I think is a pretty good damn fine run.
So, is now a good time for me to move on from this blog?
For an extra annual fee of $8.00, I can bump the maximum upload space to 13GB, and continue the longevity of this digital footprint of randomness, my sanctuary of procrastination, this politics and pornography free collection zone of whatever.
However, could my time be better served not in front of a screen? I am hesitant to make a decision. Not sure why that is. Something inside just needs to be communicated. Generosity, I feel, and a desire to be in touch with words and ideas as often as possible.
Was/is Dark in the Boy my bubble of creative gestation, or a crutch, stifling my creative thoughts and inner truth? …Does it sound/read crazy if I think I’m called upon to create something great? Will a random blog get in the way of that belief in myself? And is all of this simply TMI??? 🤔
*sigh* little hiccups in life. I’m a big picture kinda guy but these little bumps and scratches along the way shut my brain down, for real. Like, what if I have the makings for a bombass sandwich but have run out of butter?! That’s a transitional moment of panic for me OK!
…I’m thinking I should just pay the measly $8 and shut the front door huh.
Mike Tyson as Every Character in FAMILY MATTERS
•August 2, 2019 • Leave a CommentWhat if celebrity X were absurdly cast in role Y? Deepfakes have it covered (is that a pun?) — Mike Tyson deepfaked in Family Matters:
The animated wonkiness and unease of uncanny valley, alleviates deepfakery into humourous territory, but make no mistake, deception is a powerful tool, both for entertainment purposes and lesser known agendas.
This footage of presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard appears to show a small blemish on her chin (a pimple or bug bite, perhaps) that suddenly disappears as she’s talking:
And, sharp vampire fangs!
Conspiracy theorists suggest MSNBC (producers of the footage) added the pimple to make her look bad, as the Congresswoman from Hawaii was talking foreign policy during the debate — specifically the possibility of America going to war with Iran. Important stuff, no doubt. The times are not amenable to even the most innocuous digital manipulation.
Bonobo — “No Reason” [music video]
•July 30, 2019 • Leave a CommentReminiscent of the best in-camera visual trickery of Michel Gondry, director Oscar Hudson’s music video for Bonobo and Nick Murphy’s chillwave track was created using forced perspectives with a small camera in a big set:
Director Oscar Hudson oscarhudsonfilm.com / Production Company Pulse Films pulsefilms.com / Executive Producer Sarah Boardman / Art Director Luke Moran-Morris lukemoran-morris.co.uk / D.P. Ruben Woodin-Dechamps rwdfilm.com / Producers Matt Posner, Rik Green / Set Decorators Sakara Dawson-Marsh, Lottie McDowell / Video Commissioner John Moule / Model Maker Robin Crowley / Special Thanks Angus Hudson […]
Oscar Hudson also directed Radiohead music video “Lift” in 2017, and it’s a pleasant trip:
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