Shifting Scapes

Shifting Scapes is a stop motion animation film that is describes the pulsating, interconnected, and continuous nature of the natural environment.  The Canadian landscape serves as inspiration for these vibrations and changes.

The music is from the band Summer Heart and the song is I Wanna Go;  I have a post about them here on this blog.

I made this work, and I value your feedback on it!

Please enjoy in full screen for full effect.



Shifting Scapes from Christine McKeating on Vimeo.
A stop motion animation about how landscapes move, shift, and change over time.
Music by Summer Heart - I Wanna Go

"A Love Story" Michael Bastian

What is there to love about this love story?

The Fashion.

The Food.

The Couple.

The Architecture.

The Music.

The list goes on!

Make sure to view in full screen for full effect:


GANT by Michael Bastian - A Love Story from NEWNEW by Fashion Tale on Vimeo.
GANT by Michael Bastian “A Love Story” Spring 2011. Produced by NEWNEW.
Director: Carl-Axel Wahlström
DOP: Niklas Johansson FSF

Need

The artist Wax Has a great song about our limitations regarding consumerism.

View in fullscreen for full effect.

INSiDE

A short film highlighting the frustrations of multiple personality disorder.



INSiDE from INSiDE Short on Vimeo.

Benjamin Kyle

Imagine being stranded by your own amnesia, unable to remember your own name or personal identity, searching for any opportunity that could be lent to you...

What would you do in Benjamins' situation?

Make sure to view in full screen for full effect.



Finding Benjaman from John Wikstrom on Vimeo.

Chris Gentile

Artist Chris Gentile intersects surfing and art in his work.  In this video, he speaks about his process and inspirations in his artmaking.



Chris Gentile from The Scout on Vimeo.

In The Pines

A short film

Make sure to view in full screen for full effect.



In The Pines (Short Film) from Shep Films on Vimeo.

Daughter

The song "Youth" by the band Daughter has very powerful lyrics, and something for everyone.

"We are the reckless,
We are the wild youth
Chasing visions of our futures
One day we'll reveal the truth..."

The music video is done live in a church, which makes for some very interesting acoustics.

How To Be Alone

An older video, but still refreshing to see nonetheless.

Sleepover

Maybe I Should Buy More Stuff...

A short film.

WhoMadeWho "Running Man + The Sun"

Yamantaka/ Sonic Titan

I realize it had been ages since I last posted, but no time for excuses, let's get back into it!

I was at an artist talk done by the lead singer of Yamantaka/ Sonic Titan today about her film work for their music videos.  Yamantaka/ Sonic Titan is a band that is also a collaborative art project based out of Montreal.  They create new instruments for their music, and their own story lines and installations for their band sets.  The lead singer, Ruby Kato Attwood, creates the bands music videos.  She utilizes many different film techniques to create the videos, from stop animation, live action film, and slow motion film, to drawing, painting, and installation-making.  In her presentation, she described that many of the costumes and sets used in their shows are made from found objects or very cheaply sourced materials.  However I think that their work has an almost high brow or rendered look to it, and this information from her presentation makes their work even more interesting to me.

Bandcamp:

Music Video for Hoshi Neko:


I found their work to be refreshing, fun and psychedelic.  Let me know what you think!

Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf's new photography series about people using the Tokyo transit system evokes the  claustrophobia in me.  I wonder how he managed to get all these close up shots without people noticing in such a crowded place.

All Photos are from Michael Wolf's website.

Just One Second

What if you only had one second to show something beautiful?  This is the question Montblanc and Leo Burnett ask in their short film challenge.  Artists make a one second film encapsulating something that is beautiful to them.

Check out this compilation, Make sure you view it in full screen for full effect.:



If you only had one second to show something beautiful, what would you show?

Submissions can be sent to Montblanc One Second.

99 Feelings...

Artist Mitsy Sleurs set out to create a unique self portrait; illustrating 99 different feelings.  Sensitively modeled out of ceramics, Mitsy probes into what might be some of the hardest human feelings to describe,  and depicts them very successfully.

Make sure to view in full screen for full effect.

Life in a Day

This documentary gives a glimpse into the lives of everyday people all over the world.

If you were to document a day in your life, what would it look like?

A Memoir

There are so many things about this that make me so incredibly uncomfortable...  Maybe that's why I like it so much?

Let me know what you think of this touching film.

Jokes.

Splitscreen: A Love Story

I have been enjoying the split screen style of film lately.  This one is very sweet, so please enjoy!


Splitscreen: A Love Story from James W Griffiths on Vimeo.

Forever

It is an important sentiment to remember that growing doesn't stop; it goes on forever.
Happy Valentines Day.


Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.
View in full screen for full effect.

Surf

I have never surfed before, but videos make me want to try and never go in the water again simultaneously.  It looks intriguing and  terrifying to be in the presence of something so powerful when you are so helpless.


BIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER from UnFuzzy on Vimeo.