Jan
1
2010
Clement Morin‘s films are creative, smart and a perfect example of good story telling in the genre of short film… What’s particularly interesting in his style is the fact that his style is always dedicated to narration… doesn’t matter how abstract the story goez…

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no comments | tags: 3D, animation, clement morin, composing, experimental film, film, motion, pocket cinema, short film, storytelling | posted in animated film, art, film, kids, media art, new media, pocket cinema
Dec
18
2009
This is the second part of the interview with multimedia artist Helena Bulaja entitled Tesla had internet in his head! Read here the first part…

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Dec
18
2009
If I will ever get a postcard directly from the Moon, I will immediately know that I got it from Helena Bulaja. She’s the only artist I know capable for such thing. I promised you, dear readers, while I blogged about Mechanical Figures – twentythousandcycles.NET – Helena’s latest multimedia artwork, that I will bring her here for a talk on film, new media and, of course, Nikola Tesla…

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4 comments | tags: andy serkis, animation, artist, bill weimann, christopher priest, douglas rushkoff, experimental film, film, helena bulaja, hiroshima matsumoto, interactive, interviews, laurie anderson, marina abramovic, mechanical figures, multimedia, new media art, nikola tesla, terry gilliam | posted in animated film, art, art & science & technology, computer games, culture, film, interactive design, interviews, kids, media art, net.art, new media, new media art, ubiquitous computing, visual art, web
Dec
8
2009
Short experimental dance film Tingel Tangel by Kathryn Ferguson combines two dancers and a wooden dance machine built to parody the Busby Berkeley style chorus lines of the 1920′s. Dancers and choreographers are performers Paloma Faith and Beatrice Brown.

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no comments | tags: beatrice brown, body cinema, dance film, experimental film, film, kathryn ferguson, paloma faith, tingel tangel, video dance | posted in body, body cinema, dance, film, video dance
Nov
27
2009
Experimental dance film ‘Lodela’ (1996) by Canadian documentary and experimental film maker Philippe Baylaucq is certainly one of the most successful dance films Canadian cinematography has brought to light after Norman McLaren’s ‘Pas de deux‘ (1968), afterward followed by ‘Amelie’ (2002) which was directed by La La La Human Steps founder and choreographer Edouard Locke.

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Oct
8
2009
Do we need a special introduction to this classic of experimental films?! I believe not… Pas de Deux by Norman McLaren…

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