In a feat of self-explanatory titling, David Lynch has just launched Interview Project. It is, as the filmmaker states in his video intro, ‘a road trip where people have been found and interviewed.’ Taking in 20,000 miles across the US, a new film will be up online every three days…
Despite Lynch’s hilarious misgivings concerning watching films on the small screen, Interview Project’s natural home is clearly the internet.
Viewiers can watch each short film online and also follow the route of the filmmakers as they trek the 20,000 miles from the US west coast to east (and back) in 70 days.
Lynch says that ‘the people who were interviewed – each… was different’ and hopes that the films will offer viewers the chance to ‘meet these people.’ So far so vague, but this is partly the attraction of Lynch’s project.
From the pseudo-quaint welcoming of the viewer who has ‘tuned in’ to Interview Project, Lynch introduces the first of the films: Jess interviewed in Needles, California.
Jess talks briefly about his life, his regrets and, in the most poignant line of the film, reveals that his ex-wife ‘liked drugs and other men better than me’.
With 121 interviews filmed so far (all billed as Coming Soon on the site) no doubt there will be some more surprises along the way.
Here’s a selection of brilliant new music videos that we’ve spied at CR of late, beginning with this geometric film for La Roux’s new single Bulletproof, directed by The Holograms.
Kid606, Mr Wobble’s Nightmare, directed by Joel Trussell
Next up is this brilliantly witty animated film by Joel Trussell, for Kid606′s Mr Wobble’s Nightmare.
Grizzly Bear, Two Weeks, directed by Patrick Daughters
Patrick Daughters brings his creepy touch to bear in this great vid for Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear.
Bob Dylan, Beyond Here Lies Nothin’, directed by Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton has created this compelling drama (if you ignore the rather dodgy ending) to accompany Bob Dylan’s latest, Beyond Here Lies Nothin’.
Magic & Fur, Christine, directed by Duckeye
Directing team Duckeye combined time-lapse photography, stop-motion and compositing in this video for Christine by Magic & Fur.
Harmonic 313, Battlestar, directed by Sixty40
Finally, we end with Sixty40‘s video for Battlestar by Harmonic 313, which plays with stereoscopic filming techniques. For the full description of how it was shot, click here.
Back Woods "It” hacked them to pieces. Three weekend campers lie in bleeding ribbons of shredded flesh. Only one of their massacred company escapes the savage scene to tell the ghastly tail. Lotho McMurdoch, the veteran sheriff of Rock County, is skeptical but not surprised; he knows too well what depths of sanguinary slaughter boil beneath the gossamer gleam of civilized man—but is this foe human? Back Woods wins 2008 48 hour film festival – Milwaukee. Best Film – Best Director – Best Cinematography – Best Editing – Best Sound Design Winner 2008 48 hour film festival – Milwaukee.
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Le Sens Propre is a short film written and directed by Blacklist’s Cisma or Adobe’s Shortcut to Brilliant campaign for CS4. Goodby, Silverstein & Partners came to Cisma with a 98% open brief – do whatever you want as long as you use CS4 to do it. The result is this beautiful film. Full credits, campaign info, a Q&A with Cisma and a selection of stills are posted here. Also posted on Vimeo
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh‘s new movie breaks some major Hollywood rules, and not just because it stars porn actress Sasha Grey. It’s also available now on Amazon a full 3 weeks before it hits theaters.
It’s not the first time Soderbergh has experimented with different ways of releasing his films. His 2006 film Bubble was released simultaneously on HDNet Movies and to theaters, with a DVD release coming a mere 4 days later.
Traditionally, studios have been reluctant to dabble in simultaneous releases because they worry that people will skip the theaters to watch from the comfort of their own home. But as piracy and digital downloads become the norm, that choice isn’t really in the studio’s hands anymore. Yet people still go see movies in theaters for the experience, so why not make some cash via digital sales and rentals at the same time for people who wouldn’t go to the theater in the first place?
It’s an interesting experiment, one that may become more and more common in the future. I makes sense especially with independent films that are traditionally given limited releases to theaters. And movies staring porn stars, as it’s awkward to jerk off in a movie theater.
We Got Time by Moray McLaren, director: David Wilson
Here is a rather overdue round-up of some of the best videos that have passed under CR’s nose of late. First up is David Wilson’s rather fine promo for We Got Time by Moray McLaren. And if you’re wondering how it’s made, you can find out all about it here.
No One Does It Like You by Department of Angels, directors: Patrick Daughters & Marcel Dzama
Warrior’s Dance by The Prodigy, director: Corin Hardy
Corin Hardy has created this animated video for The Prodigy, which features puppets created from cigarette packets. ‘I’ve always loved the Grimm fairy tales and there is a little of Elves and Shoemakers in this idea for me,’ says Hardy.
Luftbahn by Deichkind, director: AlexandLiane
AlexandLiane has created this hilarious vid for Luftbahn by Deichkind. At least we’re assuming it’s all a joke, anyway…
Black Hearted Love by PJ Harvey & John Parish, directors: Jake & Dinos Chapman
Artists Jake & Dinos Chapman directed this video for PJ Harvey & John Parish. According to a predictably provocative article by Jake Chapman about the video that ran in the Guardian last month, the duo would like people ‘to watch our videos, go out into the street and burn their Porsches’. CR doesn’t own any Porsches but we’re still not sure that this film would initiate such action. We’ll let you make up your own mind though – let us know if any cars get torched.
Teddy Bear by Midfield General (feat. Ralph Brown), director: Kidda
This video is the latest collaboration between Midfield General and animator Kidda.
The Reeling by Passion Pit, directed by Hydra
Directing collective Hydra (Sam Stephens, Ariel Danzinger and John Hobbs) has made this video for Passion Pit. Inspired by the worn away layers of advertising and flyers on New York’s streets, the film was quite an undertaking. According to the production company, Humble, ‘the video, shot on the new handheld Canon EOS 5D II DSLR, was edited, tracked and composited in normal post workflow. Then, every other frame, some 4305 of them, was printed out, crumpled up, spray mounted in stacks, and then reshot on homemade animation stands. A month of long nights, razor cuts, toxic fumes, and a terrabyte of stills later, we came out with this.’
Titles sequence for Off Camera film festival, by Richard Morrison
Something different now – a new titles sequence by Richard Morrison, created for the Off Camera independent film festival, currently taking place in Krakow, Poland.
Outside Lands festival preview, directed by Elliot Jokelson
Finally, we end on another festival-related film, this time for the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco. Elliot Jokelson has directed this super-cute video which introduces viewers to this year’s festival line-up.
Oscar-winning director