Over the New Year I got a presale copy of On Air: The Visual Messages and Global Language of MTV, a book I was invited to contribute a couple of essays for. I’ve finally had a chance to check it out properly.
Lovely looking book, and very tactile. DGV have done a great design job. [...]
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On Air is in print
Five from Brand New School
Yes, I am obsessed with lists right now.
So recently talking via Skype to Brand New School founder, Jonathan Notaro, and Creative Director, Jens Gehlhaar, I kind of found out their favorite 5 videos from 5 directors of the last 5 years.
The 5×5×5 goes something like this:
Gehlhaar: “You have to mention Michel Gondry, White Stripes, [...]
Five from Adam Levite: Associates in Science
Adam Levite, AKA Associates in Science, was one of the first directors that came to mind when choosing the directors list for the upcoming music video book (and not because he once bought me lunch somewhere in Tribeca).
I asked Adam to answer the horribly obvious (horrible and obvious) question relating to best five videos in [...]
Music Video squidoo lens
Squidoo has opened into public beta, and I have created a lens (an expert mini-guide page) for the new music video book I’ve been working on even though the publication date is Summer 2006. I’ll be publishing supplementary material from the book on Eternal Gaze, so it might be a good time to subscribe to [...]
Robota science fantasy
Robota, the side project of Star Wars prequels design director, Doug Chiang, recreates those warm childhood memories looking at lavishly illustrated science fantasy books. The atmospheric animated teaser for the sequel publication to his original illustrated book set in a feudal robot milieu makes me wish for a longer-form realization.
ITVS Digital futures guide
The US ITVS (Independent Television Service) have a useful downloadable PDF guide on Digital Futures usefully covering the basics of a next generation moving image landscape.
“Digital Futures: A Need-to-Know Policy Guide for Independent Filmmakers
From the quagmire of copyright to the broadband revolution, digital technology has changed the game for independent filmmakers everywhere. What do [...]
Cinema is dead, Long live cinema?
The Cinema Militans lecture by Peter Greenaway, is a timely treatise and call for the reinvention of cinema. Critical themes of evolving cinematic conventions and grammar are becoming more relevant as the digital film field and the accompanying technologies mature. (More detailed commentary on this area can be found in the forthcoming book, The [...]
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