THE HOLOGRAMS - Destruckt

From director Vincent Viriot and FX Pourre with music from Polychrom, this cg short from the collective, The Holograms, has some interesting effects and is a nice change from more static computer animations. See more of their work on their website.

The Holograms - DESTRUCKT
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The Holograms

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Interview: BOBBY CONN

As far as contrasts between posts go, this has to be one of the more dramatic which means things are ticking over nicely. If Ziggy Stardust and Iggy Pop had a love child, it would be Bobby Conn. His music has had a consistent and unique voice since his self titled LP arrived in 1997. His anti-aesthetic aesthetic, frantic stage performance, and good humour rank him among my favourites.

What is the first album you ever bought? And what music was playing around the Conn household when you were a child?
The first album I purchased was "Panorama" by The Cars; that would have been in 1980 or so. Not the best Cars record, for sure. My parents listened to lots of classical music, opera, and show tunes. My older brother was deeply, tragically into Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Rush, Yes and similar druid based music. I rebelled against these influences when I was a teenager, but now I'm absolutely charmed by combining everything into one nasty mess.

Has becoming a parent affected your music?
Not really, but it has improved my focus. I have less time to wallow in bullshit.

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RINPA ESHIDAN Japan

Rinpa Eshidan is a collective of Japanese artists including Daisuke Yamamoto and Noiz-Davi. Unfortunately, outside their website and postings on YouTube, I don't have much information on them. Their website features some nice work in the gallery, some interesting time lapse videos, and what has to be the most relaxing of homepages.

Even if the resulting artwork isn't your cup of tea, the techniques are certainly interesting and it can't be denied that they enjoy it. This clip is a good example. It's entitled Puzzle and they work on a quartet of canvases which form a single frame. As they progress through the painting, different canvases are rotated for some interesting effects.

Links:
rinpaeshidan.jp
Rinpa Eshidan YouTube

THE PARIS REVIEW: the interviews

While doing my homework in an effort to improving my interviewing, I stumbled across this incredible resource. Since 1953, the Paris Review has been interviewing leading writers in their quarterly magazine which have received acclaim over the years for their insight into the writing process.

The collection now number in excess of 300 interviews which are now available online. Containing interviews with novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, biographers, journalists, and critics, it has been described by Salman Rushdie as “the finest available inquiry into the ‘how’ of literature.”

In November 2006, the first of a four volume collection, The Paris Review Interviews I was released by Picador.

The interviews are available to download individually in PDF format from the Paris Review site.

TAKESHI KITANO's - Kantoku Banzai!

Takeshi Kitano is the type of renaissance artist that we don't see often. He's a film director, an author, a poet, painter, video game designer, television presenter, actor and comedian. His films are equally varied and have brought him acclaim internationally. Furthermore, he is very good at what he does creating idiosyncratic, individual pieces of work.

His latest film, tells the story of Takeshi(played by Takeshi), a director trying to make a hit movie, cycling through various genres. It seems to be a continuation of his last film, Takeshis, which was similar in many ways to Fellini's 8 1/2. The trailer itself looks like a patchwork of his various films and their styles.

See it at Office Kitano HERE in its intended format or watch below.

Takeshi Kitano Links:
Senses of Cinema profile
Office Kitano (Japanese)
Takeshikitano.com
Takeshi Kitano Wiki

SOURCE: Twitch