Promo video of the track from the album ‘Puddle City Racing Lights’ directed and animated by Mark Nute for Melodic. www.marknute.com marknute@googlemail.com
A branded short film for The Generic Man by Industry Films and Citizen Jones. Written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon and produced by Jonas Bell Pasht, Tokyo/Glow follows the nighttime journey of an illuminated man from a crosswalk sign as he embarks on an adventure through the streets of Tokyo. Shot on location throughout Tokyo using thousands of individual digital stills, the short film features original music by indie rock band Kidstreet, who recently signed with Nettwerk Records and will be releasing their debut album worldwide in 2010. To achieve the striking effect of the illuminated man, an original light suit was constructed using hundreds of feet of high-voltage LED rope lights and a translucent nylon outer shell. Michael Lambermont, executive producer at Alter Ego in Toronto, oversaw the effects-heavy post-production process, which included weeks of extensive rotoscoping and compositing in the facility’s two Flame suites, plus a final colour grade, once the effects were complete. Geoff Ashenhurst, editor at Stealing Time, was charged with bringing the thousands of digital stills to life with director Bensimon.
Remanence a. the state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. b. the magnetic flux remaining in a substance after the magnetizing force has been withdrawn. Variance a. a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs. b. the number of thermodynamic variables, such as temperature and pressure, required to specify a state of equilibrium of a system, given by the phase rule. Shot in Tokyo with a Canon 350D DSLR, processed with Lightroom (raw files color adjustment and resizing)/virtualdub (deshaker/deflicker filters)/Sony Vegas (editing). Original rendered in full 1080 HD@30p. Music: “The Beauty of Clay (Remix)” (c) Morgan Fisher 2009. www.myspace.com All rights reserved to their respective owners. Please go on the Getty Images website if you wish to license the time lapse sequences: www.gettyimages.com www.samuelcockedey.com www.morgan-fisher.com
A long requested, though sadly not terribly exciting topic: Cost of Living in Tokyo. I go through my monthly bills and hopefully give an idea of what one can expect to pay. Some interesting links… Roppongi Hills Apartment information & Pricing www.moriliving.com 2008 World City Cost of Living Ranking www.citymayors.com Rolling Stone Cafe Homepage rs-cafe.jp Info on Japan Taxes www.japan-guide.com Japanese National Pension System www.tokyo-icc.jp Japanese National Health Insurance System www.kokuho.or.jp Music: I need some money – John Lee Hooker Mastercharge – Albert Collins
shoddy cam by kirainet.com dodgy dancing by dannychoo.com meaning of life at starwars.com music to groove you by earth wind and fire danny choo ダニー・チュー
More at dannychoo.com Previous version made it to the top of starwars.com (a snapshot of it). http Was rather happy when Lucasfilm sent mail saying that it gave them a giggle Video was shot right after the party that youtube invited us to – the “youtube Mix” in Omotesando where we got to meet the co-founder of youtube Steve Chen. T’was a great party. This time round, the codpiece came off half way through so we didn’t shoot that much this time. Going to glue that codpiece down and attempt to do some more dancing in another location around Tokyo. Music by the fab www.unitingnations.co.uk Camera work by Hector at www.kirainet.com The most awesome saga at starwars.com danny choo ダニー・チュー
Video was shot right after the party that youtube invited us to – the “youtube Mix” in Omotesando where we got to meet the co-founder of youtube Steve Chen. T’was a great party. This time round, the codpiece came off half way through so we didn’t shoot that much this time. Going to glue that codpiece down and attempt to do some more dancing in another location around Tokyo. Music by the fab www.unitingnations.co.uk Camera work by Hector at www.kirainet.com The most awesome saga at starwars.com danny choo ダニー・チュー