[ explorations in audio and moving imagery ]
kin: iamamiwhoami | Clash Music Exclusive Interview http://t.co/LQu9Y73l via @clash_music # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @TheMakerFilm: The countdown continues, only 6 days until The Maker is online! http://t.co/zLYiFIbk # @Sven 28 truths about animation (i like number 28 in particular). http://t.co/salAbaxb # Powered by Twitter Tools
@nobledesign get well soon! # Powered by Twitter Tools
iamamiwhoami's album KIN – full audio-visual experience http://t.co/BDxzj38w # I simply fascinated by #iamamiwhoami on all sorts of levels! http://t.co/Oe1LBBxb # Powered by Twitter Tools
Pixar story rules (one version) http://t.co/GSXHLBsm # RT @XanderBennett: Chills. http://t.co/9cuCEmWj Please, please, please be good. # Powered by Twitter Tools
Rise, best song off the new Ultravox album IMO. http://t.co/H1Pgen6c #Ultravox # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @ebertchicago: "Video Games Should Aim Higher than Michael Bay Movies." Steven Boone…"Last of Us" discussion. http://t.co/Oc2fOK8y # Why You Shouldn't Focus Too Much http://t.co/H38Sldzf # RT @mrbenwhitehouse: This is ace! 'What happened to the Star Wars that I used to know' A parody of Goyte's… http://t.co/QnkcHpxP # Powered by Twitter Tools
Heart String Marionette, animated movie by M dot Strange – Boing Boing http://t.co/138BqHW6 via @BoingBoing @mdotstrange # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @mrbenwhitehouse: The brand new version of http://t.co/3jccv3F6 is now online completely revamped! Check it out http://t.co/vJvPAWrM # RT @mrbenwhitehouse: Oh deary me. The main puppet in this trailer looks amazing. 'The Metamorphosis' http://t.co/MdGmX7ma #stopmotion # Four animations by the Brothers Quay to Pere Ubu songs at the Museum of Modern Art August 2012. http://t.co/HSrtZ105…
"And that's why I've travelled far, Cause I come so together where you are" http://t.co/oqnnr4pX #bobwelch # Powered by Twitter Tools
When did I become a fan of Peep Show? Right here! "let god decide." http://t.co/sEj7kGDr #peepshow # Powered by Twitter Tools
Stop-Motion Article in the NYT http://t.co/XDqUPY1b # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @XanderBennett: How did I only just see this? http://t.co/7nhh248l Hits all the right notes. # Day 30. I finished my script, just kept writing even if it was bad! Bonus–some cool ideas sprouted from those meanderings. #scriptfrenzy # @Sven cool! internal or external drive? make/model? # @Sven i was looking at BD burners before…
FADE IN INT. ANIMATION STUDIO – NIGHT An experimental animator posts a final blog update about writing a script in one month for something called Script Frenzy. A printed copy of his final script sits nearby waiting to be read. Empty stage sets from some unfinished stopmotion projects hug the nearby walls. Puppet parts huddle…
Killing Creativity: Why Kids Draw Pictures of Monsters & Adults Don't — http://t.co/uZacmsPD # Day 22. I'm on page 76 of my script! #scriptfrenzy # Day 22 Sample "CHAR1: Really? Sounds kind of dangerous. CHAR2: Yeah, isn't it exciting!" #scriptfrenzy # Day 23. I'm on page 79 of my script! #scriptfrenzy # Day 23 Sample…
Seventy-six pages done! I continue to write my script non-linearly. As one scene is written, the dialogue or descriptions will spark ideas that are incorporated into other scenes. Celtx has an index card view that lets you drag-and-drop scenes anywhere in the script. It is a great feature and is similar to moving video clips…
RT @gabrielshalom: @zefrank – probably my all-time favorite web video bloggers – is back! http://t.co/P1e0yO9C #hooray # Day 15. I'm on page 52 of my script! #scriptfrenzy # Day 15 Sample "CLOAKED FIGURE: The axe will speed you on your quest!" #scriptfrenzy # Day 16. I'm on page 54 of my script! #scriptfrenzy # Day…
I made it past page 50 this week for Script Frenzy! I spent some time this weekend using MindMeister which helps since I dove right in on April 1st with no real character or plot outlines. So far, the combination of mind-mapping in MindMeister and writing the script in Celtx seems promising. The mind map…
Day 6. Day off from writing. #scriptfrenzy # Day 7. I'm on page 28 of my script! #scriptfrenzy # Day 7 Sample "takes out the notebook and, with his finger, traces the geometric diagram he drew earlier" #scriptfrenzy # RT @XanderBennett: Good post! http://t.co/YaPL4Vw5 This is relevant: http://t.co/5HRmlXZq # Day 8. I'm on page 32…
Sometime on April 1st I learned about Script Frenzy via news feeds and tweets and looked into it further. For several years, I have had one idea for a feature length, live-action film so I decided to sign up for the frenzy to see what I could come up with. I usually storyboard my animation…
The Series Development Bible (v2) – Journal – mikejones.tv http://t.co/iEFpW8w6 via @mikejonesnet # RT @celtx: 30 days. 100 pages. Script Frenzy. Are you in? http://t.co/w2KtpxY6 # RT @neiltyson: Tyson vs Cameron vs Titanic. One of the few times in life when it's just fine to be a "son of a bitch": http://t.co/7K3Hdc4F # I'm on page…
RT @gabrielshalom: Been wondering when a digital bolex camera would come along for a long time… http://t.co/93HsXHFU # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @ebertchicago: The Movie Poster Database. Nifty. http://t.co/HEZEQx7r # Deconstructing Cinema: Midnight in Paris – A Tale of Magic Realism http://t.co/Q1Ce3eyK # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @austinkleon: “Stop the madness for group work. Just stop it.” -@susancain http://t.co/VrhVA82b # RT @AureOloriel: 500 lost fairytales rediscovered! http://t.co/pnBJJdOD # RT @gigaom: Godin to authors: You have no right to make money any more http://t.co/Tt6tvLV8 # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @zefrank: if you liked the show please retweet this :: http://t.co/P6SVouBU :: kisses # Powered by Twitter Tools
Give yourself permission to be imperfect: http://t.co/YXsX83My # My favorite Film / TV opening sequences: Bram Stoker's Dracula http://t.co/BGZ5F3el # My favorite Film / TV opening sequences: Star Wars (1977) http://t.co/ZLh2yahn # My favorite Film / TV opening sequences: Superman (1978) http://t.co/8EWtyWFc # Brilliant stop motion short: "The Story of the Book" by Delphine Burros…
Quick animation exercise — Objects in a Landscape: Part I — http://t.co/przyK4aR # My favorite Film / TV opening sequences: Contact http://t.co/53HSZ8Sl # My favorite Film / TV opening sequences: Excalibur http://t.co/7oCTSmiX # Powered by Twitter Tools
Kickstarter for new stop motion film – Curse Of The Wolfs Heart – http://t.co/XYqW7iFZ #kickstarter @Jeff_Lafferty #stopmotion # Powered by Twitter Tools
I'm exploring Fontstruct! An online application for making fonts! http://t.co/QuTEjBhe @FontStruct # Powered by Twitter Tools
David Bowie's 65 birthday: 65 crazy facts and bizarre myths http://t.co/ltQpB2qx via @DailyMirror #bowie # RT @EscapeIntoLife: Short Films by the Coen Brothers http://t.co/YcjLYS5Z # Powered by Twitter Tools
Happy New Year to all! # SOPA: Who's in and who's out? http://t.co/TyIdTDEo via @engadget # Powered by Twitter Tools
Why 2012 will be year of the artist-entrepreneur http://t.co/ixvwSNkI # RT @nobledesign: Nice sentiment and stop mo live action texture mix — Autumn Leaves http://t.co/v7s85O2H via @youtube # Powered by Twitter Tools
Some highlights of from the past year. If you finished or started an animated film in 2011, or have news that I overlooked, let me know so I can add it to the list. Happy new year! Justin and Shel continued to work on their next animated film titled “Line”. Their other film, “Gerald’s Last…
NW Animation Fest now accepting submissions. Good approach too — dropbox, paypal, 16×9 savvy etc… http://t.co/NRgNZ8Ky @Sven #NWAF2012 # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @KateBush_Music: …u can listen to #KateBush #039;s new album, in its entirety, online: http://t.co/419wHKlN # My favorite Fixx song http://t.co/dlBabn28 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Will be listening to the XTC catalog while working in the studio this weekend. Starting on 11/11/11 to celebrate Andy's birthday! @xtcfans # Powered by Twitter Tools
Everything is a Remix Part 3 http://t.co/Jrcv7Ift via @remixeverything # Powered by Twitter Tools
Watch the 2011 Montreal Stop Motion Festival Reel! http://t.co/OLKiPR6r (clips from Mirror are included – thx Erik!) # Powered by Twitter Tools
listening to Radio Free Europe by R.E.M. on @Grooveshark: http://t.co/yOA4ZKjO #nowplaying # Powered by Twitter Tools
Nevermind http://t.co/Q67T3XR8 # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @Sven: …help to get the word out. Please tell someone you know about "Best of the NW Animation Fest" on Sept 10. http://t.co/KajryhY # Powered by Twitter Tools
@nobledesign those are great halfland posters and the lettering design is terrific! http://nobledesign.tumblr.com/post/8405969823 # http://grooveshark.com/#/album/English+Settlement/1110293 # One of the albums that changed my taste in music…forever…for the better! http://t.co/6yeZXdr @xtcfans # Powered by Twitter Tools
"What artists need" http://t.co/HeaRZSE @kimlajoiestudio # Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography – Language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY # best song on the album! – Today Is Our Life by Memory Tapes on @Grooveshark: #nowplaying http://t.co/vgSEF10 # "I want to make a song that sounds like that moment you heard the song on the radio" – Dayve Hawk – Track-by-Track…
Lemon Ocean – One of my favorite HNIA songs! #hisnameisalive http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Lemon+Ocean/7nuME?src=5 # Catching up on Memory Tapes! Seek Magic has been on repeat all day here in the studio! http://grooveshark.com/#/album/Seek+Magic/3469346 # My new automata mechanism video is now online! http://vimeo.com/26623370 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Eno: "music is an outdated term…his suggested replacement…is 'sonema'…a sense of sonic immersion & environment." http://trunc.it/gpxs5 # RT @MissIllustrator:"disappointing news about Google+'s terms of service. Illustrators take note: http://wapo.st/ofoiPl (via @jonwoodward )" # The Lady of Names! http://www.theladyofnames.com # Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival 2011 – submit your animation – no entry fee! http://www.stopmotionmontreal.com/Entries.html #…
Automaton "Sisyphus Testing Shoes". The random ball mechanism is very creative. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh-4zSbmhFU # Brilliant! Not only the work, but also the video editing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ZsNViIylI # "captured entirely live in single takes…no overdubs or looping, using over 20 mics…throughout the live room." http://trunc.it/hb8z0 # RT @Sven: Just posted a ginormous monstertastic review of the 2011 NW…
"Bjork’s next album, Biophilia, is due to arrive this fall with a smartphone app built around every song" http://trunc.it/h8es4 # Developing Your Creative Practice: Tips from Brian Eno http://trunc.it/ggjvp # Must see! "The Tale of the Crippled Boy" John Frame http://johnframesculpture.com/ # Powered by Twitter Tools
@David_Lynch On Not Understanding His Films: http://t.co/0G3lJOl # @BBC6Music Album of the day is Kaputt by Destroyer! http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r4x2 # Wow! Del's Beautiful New Wooden Machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ziwuIpnVY # Peter Falk in one of my favorite movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShAD94z7MQw # Powered by Twitter Tools
Fascinated by Destroyer's latest album "Kaputt". http://www.myspace.com/destroyer # For some reason, I always think of @Sven when I listen to They Might Be Giants… # Best song off Kaputt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udsJP_QANGY # Experimenting with wooden automata mechanisms using this book. http://trunc.it/h25it # Powered by Twitter Tools
RT @hawkt: "for the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time." -eno on @ajenglish http://t.co/WnSexB5 # The Fates Present: Pyramus & Thisbe http://vimeo.com/24547846 # RIP Andrew Gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCOS2vOxuXE # Creators don't have to like it, but free culture is here and it's getting more pervasive. http://tinyurl.com/3vkloha RT @kimlajoiestudio #…