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this post in creepy / awesome writer, dennis cooper’s blog, the weaklings, is a contest to name 100 movies based on their end titles.
i like it just for the awesome, now moot title plates.
cool.
on another note, to all those wonderful people out there in the dark :
more treasures from vimeo’s hd channel. cool after effects title sequence too.
just watched this amazing movie called I.O.U.S.A.. i actually watched the 30-minute version on youtube as soon as it came out because i had heard that i was in it! a few years ago, the film makers, indeed, interviewed me on the street showcasing my ineptitude about american economics. in the 30-minute version, there’s only a short clip of me looking stupefied by as simple question, but if you rent the DVD, you not only get more witty commetary from me, but a bonus reel of street interviews where i actually perform a dance from big dance theater’s 2005 production the other here.
what i found most successful about this film was the use of motion graphics to depict otherwise mind-numbingly boring statistics. the film is about the financial crisis facing the american economy today - how we got here, what we have to do to get out - and amazing graphic sequences by graphic designer brian oakes make it all understandable.
i highly suggest watching this movie (and the bonus material!) to get a grasp on how we got to where we got in this economic mess. and for anyone interested in motion graphics, this film is a must to see how simple, efficient design can make even the most mundane subject matter exquisite and interpretable.
Josh Fox is working on this amazing documentary that’s exposing the extremely criminal acts of “clean” natural gas drilling companies. tonight i’m going to TOXIC SPLASH BASH, a benefit for the film which will featuring phenomenal performances by Reverend Billy, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, and a whole bunch of other awesome activist art folk. and there’s apparently a ton of free food. and it’s only $15.
hope to see you there. but if not, please check out waterunderattack.com to learn more about this important film, and to be completely freaked out and motivated to do something about it.