Las Vegas 1962
Colourist Jeff Altman has telecined and graded a 16mm reel of 1960′s Las Vegas that he found. A very understated and calming video from a very grandiose and OTT era, where all that glittered was far from gold.
Dimitri Tsykalov | Fruit Skulls
While brainstorming ideas for a new marketing campaign we will be running, I came across these fruit and veg skulls by Dimitri Tsykalov. One of those ‘why didn’t I think of that!’ moments.
Ok Go & Pilobolus | All Is Not Lost
At first I though this was a very bad music video with a shoddy aspect ratio. However, beyond the first five seconds lies a song about hope, dedicated to everybody effected by the tsunami in Japan earlier this year.
Made as a collaboration between Google and Pilobolus, a Connecticut-based company of choreographers and dancer-athletes. The video even has the worlds first dance messenger, as well as a bunch of behind the scenes videos.
Ok Go manage to continuously pull off one baffling move after another. When the feet slowly transform into the lyrics, I dare you not to do your best Senator Clay Davis.
Jon Rafman | 9-Eyes
Jon Rafman has created an archive of his own intriguing screen grabs from Google Street View. The Alex Jones fearing readers among you may scream 1984 or Brave New World, but there’s something about being able to walk down a road in Russia from your London flat that is pretty amazing.
Jehst is my postman
This was the first video uploaded on the YouTube account, wwwdotnet, apparently showing all round don Jehst in his day job as a postman. Forums like UKHH and Rap Worlds went nuts with terrified members questioning the future of UK Hip Hop if one of it’s chief exports had fallen to being a normal dude with an early start.
Two months later wwwdotnet uploaded this;
Concept / Direction: Ian Pons Jewell
DOP / Steadicam: Doug Walshe
Stylist: Miranda Florence Boucher
Editor: Gaia Borretti
Focus Puller: Max Mallen
Assistant Producers: Tamas Jakics / Bruno Travers
Rebecca Black | Friday
This is Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, and it’s been gaining a million plus daily YouTube views this week. The song tells the story of an average Friday for Rebecca, full of fun fun fun and thirteen year olds driving convertible cars.
Justin Bieber has obviously inspired a lot of young people to try to become successful recording artists, however he’s also filled parents and record label owners eyes with pound / dollar signs who are now pushing enthusiastic children down that path regardless of their talent.
Middlesbrough Council | Empty shop fronts
Empty spaces are becoming hot property at the moment. With our own Open Shop using disused spaces to hold community focused workshops and
This is what we found Middlesbrough council were doing on a recent trip there for our Green Stories workshops.
Alexander Brown | The Wilhelm Scream video for James Blake
Dammmmmmn. On the same day I realized James Blake had sampled Aaliyah, my flat mate showed me the video for The Wilhelm Scream, directed by Alexander Brown.
This video effortlessly mirrors the artwork for the album (created by Alex as well) and continues the tone of voice throughout Blake’s work perfectly. If you break it down into its most basic language, what Alex has achieved is a four minute and thirty seven second film of a man in an empty room singing a very slow song and made it look absolutely slick.
Blake has stripped back his sound to its rawest form, with the odd essential kick and snare. Alex has responded with a similarly simple yet powerful visual that reinforces what the music was communicating.