A Hot Cup of Jack Squat » stop motion

If You’re Feeling Blu…

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:56:19 +0000

…then this should do the trick. Big thanks to Stephen Chow who introduced me to the artist Blu a while back. And thanks to Jeff for sending me Blu’s latest stop-motion video.

Besides the art and the use of the environmental space, I love the sound design. It’s been such a long-time (relatively) convention to use music as a backdrop that I’ve kind of forgotten that well crafted sounds can fill that space just as compelling-ly. (I have two certificates from two different higher institutions of learning that qualify me to wordsmith my own words. So back off.) I especially dig the texturized tone that is used behind the more foreground sounds.

Pes Never Disappoints

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:29:45 +0000

This one’s for Monumental Blumenthal.

I seriously heart YouTube

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:05:43 +0000

Because of you, at least once a day I have an “o joy!” moment. Like today’s from Takeuchi Taijin.

He’s crossed a National Geographic tale of Wolf Wants To Eat Pig with a be-Michel-Gondry-at-home idea and has come up with something so charming and ingenious. Sigh. The music is a bit off in its cheap repetitiveness – but I appreciate what it’s trying to do. As for the the rest – perfect. The way the photos and their placement mirror the action inside them – I loves it madly, deeply, and truly.

I kiss you YouTube. I heard the other day you are not turning a profit yet. I’m so glad you’re still around.