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These
films, special projects, and animations all
exemplify new types of story telling; some
are interactive; a some are in 3D or 360
degrees. Some are Flash, some are animation.
Some just can't be described. Check
them out and experience something just a
little bit different and new.
 One of the coolest and most thought provoking concepts for Internet videos is mashups - combining two or more different videos, soundtracks, music videos, slide shows, or whatever - to create a totally unique and new creative piece. This is truly bizarre but it really works. One of the last decade's strangest films meets the classic kid story - , Requiem for a Dream meets Toy Story 2. Here's a not as strange Requiem parody - hosted at YouTube -
A parody of "Requiem for a Dream" involving a massive addiction to Krispy Kreme Donuts....
This is
incredible. This is the Grand Prize Winner for
the DivX Film Festival. Created by from Daniel
Zdunczyk in the animation category using Virtual
Magic Studio
If you like animation,
you got to see this. By the way, you can
download the file and get playback of advanced
DivX features like interactive menu, subtitles
and chapter points.
DivX Film Festival Winners Press Release
 Check
out
It's Hot - a sort of strange yet poetic ode to
street violence, artistic indulgence and poetry. Very
cool yet heated. Its not at all what you think.
 Another
TriggerStreet finalist - but quite different is
Android 207 by Paul
Whittington- - brilliant and touching -
A stop-motion animation
film about an android trapped inside of a large maze.
The maze is vast and filled with many surprises. about
10 minutes
You got to see
Doll Face (4:12)
INCREDIBLE!!!
A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a
satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires
misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the
future.
Time to get mellow. Nicely done and just
the thing to end your day with... or to escape with during lunch.
Planoquarium
- A nicely choreographed compilation of sea creatures from Chicago's Shedd
Aquarium synchronized to an original 2-minute medley performed by pianist Nancy
Keppel, who plays most weekends at the Renaissance Hotel at State & Wacker in
Chicago. Produced by John LeGear at timcomm.com
You may have heard of speed racing and speed dating - now there is Bruce Lee Speed Painting. This guy creates a wall sized mural of Bruce Lee using only his hands and karate chop motions. Instant art with a martial arts flourish. But is it art?
Are you ready to
ponder what Earth's message to our outer space
neighbors may be? Check out this extremely well made
and thought provoking short animated video from Fox
SearchLab -
Terra
An innocent Martian girl is excited
about the new “God” in the sky
This is
quite interesting. What happens when you do a music
mash-up between some of the world's most classic
rock and roll tunes and a classic film like The Wizard
of Oz? Check it out here
Video
Mashup: Dark Side of Oz
This is a very
interesting and provocative film submitted
by the guys at
DeadKidzFilms.
Field Theory is very well shot, edited
and created but I am not sure what it is all
about but it will make you think. It
combines urban angst, young man philosophy
with a bit of violence and New York
attitude. It's a bit long but it deserves to
be checked out.
Let's Get Medical
is an
extremely weird and moody short 3 minute
film by Jon Tojek. Shot on 35 film, it is
hosted on one of our favorite sites,
UndergroundFilm.com.
This film is extremely dreamy, strange and
odd. We can't figure it out but it sure made
our day. Let's go do some surgery.
"White
Bits" is a very cute, well produced
short that demonstrates that almost anybody
has their price. What would you do for
money?
"Virus" by Simon Hynd is really scary
and spooky - especially if you are into
computers, Internet videos and murder. Great
concept - wonderful production - this is the
kind of virus even Norton and McAfee can't
deal with.
What's it like to travel
with a rock and roll band on tour? Check out
2003
- a multimedia designer's real world
documentary of his travels while hanging out in
the rock world. If you got the bandwidth, watch
the high resolution versions. It's really
pretty.
How long is your attention
span? Do you believe in the
shorter the better? If so,
you'll love this short
short. Just ten seconds in
length, this
Moonwalk video was shot
on one of the most expensive
sets in history. Also,
check out
Wait
- 15 seconds in
length. And if you can bear
it, you got to see
NightWalk. Great
concept, wonderful black &
white cinematography. All at
the
Last Independent
web
site.
A
few years ago Steve Hawman lost his leg in
an industrial combustion accident, leaving
him broke & unemployed. Having no
insurance, he fabricated his own
artificial leg using PVC pipe and a
lemonade pitcher. ( We don't make
this stuff up) A local prosthetics clinic
got him back on his feet so to speak and
Steve started working building gates and
metal sculptures for wealthy beach
residents. Now the artist is
building a car from scratch inspired by a
1920's Locomobile cabriolet gunboat
roadster which will be awarded as a gift
to the owner of the prosthetics
clinic who helped him. Built on a 1988
Lincoln Town car frame that has been
extended and widened this is one serious
hotrod. Most would never undertake a
project of this scale much less commit to
accomplishing it in 100 days. See http://www.MotorMoods.com
for more details. IVM will be bringing you
exclusive video of the completed rolling
sculpture, but in the meantime check this
out.
Windows
Media - Quicktime
Let's Get Medical
is an
extremely weird and moody short 3 minute
film by Jon Tojek. Shot on 35 film, it is
hosted on one of our favorite sites,
UndergroundFilm.com.
This film is extremely dreamy, strange and
odd. We can't figure it out but it sure made
our day. Let's go do some surgery.
 You
want to be weirded out? Cat
With Hands, hosted at the
Bokser
Films site, is extremely well made and
.... how to describe it .. very unnerving.
Spooky and unforgetable. Simple in concept,
it combines great cinematography with an
excellent story and acting. Also, if you are
a filmmaker, you got to check out PA:
The Walkie Nazi Story" A satirical
documentary, "PA", is a look into
the life of a PA (Production Assistant),
whose main role on the set is to be
responsible for all the walkie talkies...
Art meets abstraction meets sex meets
violence. Cool graphics, strange music and
bizarre visuals all combine to create a
unique 10 minute experience in
Sex Objects X, L and V. New at Atom
Films
Have you
had a chance to check out Rob
Dougan - his music and his videos? Two
of the music videos on this site are
incredible - "Furious Angels" and
"Clubbed to Death." You might want
to also try this
custom player version.
The Skin was designed by New York-based web
"un-designer" Jason
Kottke, whose work is clearly more
creative and technically challenging than
most stuff floating around these days. The
Quicktime skin is much smaller than a
standard digital video file, yet it
contains much more content. Viewers are able
to use it to play five different videos that
showcase Rob Dougan tracks. Visitors can
also link to Dougan's web site and buy
the music. To appreciate the level of
expertise required. Here
is how this is done.
 Sometimes
a cigar
is just a cigar- Maybe Freud said this -
check out this interesting online art
installation and performance piece all about
cigars, their significance and their
history. Make sure you read the online book
as well.
You got to
see this - the "Send
Me an Angel" music video from
Deadstar Assembly. Created at South Florida
Studios and directed by Rip Odebralski, the
animation is incredible - the live action
video blended with the animation is
mind-boggling. When you are done with the
video, check out the site
and the other videos. This is an amazing and
very professionally designed and developed
web site and demonstrates wonderful
creativity. Buy their DVD - these guys ought
to be signed big.
Would you buy
a house from this dog? Follow Abby as she
gives you a tour of her house and the pool
and the backyard. It's all for sale -
everything except for her bone and her
doghouse. Check it out - a 4Video
homes special.
Abstraction
is a path to our inner selves....anyhow,
check out and take a trip with "CREATION`
Hosted by WAM TV, you can download it from
the WAMTV archive section. By Paul Gillard
with music by Kenzo. This is an excellent
piece combining spacey electronic music with
fractal digital art which weaves its way
through an imaginary landscape. WAMTV
is a streaming video broadcaster, offering a
diverse and eclectic selection of music
videos, animations and other creative
streaming projects.
Okay - this
site does not have any video but it is
hilarious! Welcome to www.VillainSupply.com,
Your Online Source For Everything EVIL. . If
you are a evil doer, mad scientist, warlord,
dictator, or despot, then this is the place
for you. We love the Henchperson section.
 Do
you like science fiction, battles and weird
alien beings? Check out "New
World" According to producer Peter John
Ross.
it's all about a time on Earth after aliens
have invaded, a group of young upstarts
begin to fight back against the insect-like
Invaders. Click here to see the trailer
or watch the entire
10 online chapters. It's sort of
like the old science fiction serials of the
1930's, but with home made
special video FX of the 2000's. The last two
chapters are online at Brownfish.com,
MovieFlix
and at Underground
Film.
"New World" was shot with a Canon
GL1 Mini DV, edited with Adobe Premiere
5.1c, and composited with Adobe After
Effects 4.1. 3D Animation by the Triple
By-pass Cafe, 3D models by Dual P. Davidson,
wireframe models and animation done in
Caligari True
Space 4.3, texture maps were done in
Photoshop and added to models in 3D Studio
Max. 3D Matte Paintings done by Don Drennan
in Lightwave 7.0
Special
- The Making of "New World"
 These may
be the best looking videos
you'll see on the
net. The site features very large 30
fps videos in 16 X 9 and 4 X 3 formats. The
videos are incredible, nearly full screen in
size, and are now available to view for the
first time. To view these movies a fast Internet
connection is absolutely required as well as
a fairly new computer with lots of video
RAM. Endorphin.com produces high
quality QuickTime broadband movies. Their
short films are featured regularly at www.apple.com.
Endorphin Productions Inc. has been
producing videos since 1988 for a variety of
clients and their work has been seen on CBS,
NBC, PBS, The History Channel, The Learning
Channel, and more.
Is
this film art or just weird stuff or
voyeurism? Check out the films
of Guy Bourdin, hosted at ShowStudio.
These films appear on SHOWstudio to mark the
major Guy Bourdin retrospective at the
Victoria & Albert Museum, London (17
April-17 August 2003) and its international
tour.
Do
you need to relax? Check out Dream
Streams - Leave
your cares behind and relax by a mountain
stream! Treat yourself to the pleasure of an
auditory and visual massage! Natural sounds
of streams, shimmering colors, and soothing
sights. A new approach in video. Twenty-two
outstanding scenes of mountain streams.
Close-ups of colorful and entrancing water
patterns. Create your own daily relaxation
routine. A video you can watch again and
again!
Playing
With Time
is cool and fun science
oriented web site with a Gallery section
that features amazing
short movies that demonstrate the changing
world around us. You can a walk on the
sliding scales of time, or go on an in-depth
exploration of a place in time and find out
what's happening behind the scenes.
Not
all videos have to have a point or a plot.
Check out The
Moment Factory which offers up a
wonderful collection of
"environments" - consisting of
video and music - it is sort of like a rave
your eyes and ears. There are about 70
different video clips to explore - some are
small and low resolution - some are quite
big and will blow you away.
Check out
the best short films from "The
World's Smallest Film Festival" produced
by BigDigit, Inc. You can choose from
comedies, animations, dramas, experimental,
music videos etc. They are all pretty
entertaining...According to the promoters,
this is the first competitive showcase of
digital video content for the new generation
of mobile phones, PDAs, and other mobile
devices. They bring together top film
innovators with leaders in wireless, mobile
technology, multimedia software developers,
content providers, and end users to develop
the full potential of creative multimedia
content for the mobile world. more
Ready
to travel the world? Check out this personal
Mac site which features both live videos
as well as a very nice assortment extremely
cool and well made QTVR images of wonderful
spots to visit - most are of Norway and
Europe, with a few shots of the Caribbean
thrown in as well. The QuickTime Virtual
Reality images enable you to pan sideways,
up and down, and explore the scene - almost
as if you were there.
This is
really cool and very different. Is it video,
is it a movie?
Is Jaqueline L Lying is a French  interactive
web site in which you have to figure out if
the sexy and alluring Jaqueline L is fibbing
or telling the truth. It is quite a neat
adventure. Don't worry - you can play in
English. You got to take this short
adventure...
Do like weird
and strange? If so, you will really like
this five minute long film, Eggman
the movie -
After being banished from his home planet
for coveting his neighbor's rabbit, Eggman
is sent to Earth. If you can figure it out,
please tell us...
This
is really weird - More
Inc by
Wesley
Thomas Meyer |
15:00. It is not really a movie,
it is not really a cartoon - it is an
inter-active Kafka-esque simulation of life
within a capitalist culture.
The project is dedicated to employee
number 12995 and to his frustrations and
angst. Meyer analyzes, with irony, the human
being's role in a world dominated by
corporations and the New Economy. The user
is invited to participate in the daily
routine of a faceless employee and to
interact with the endless meetings, paper
pushing, form filing, homogeneity,
subversion, and anxiety that are typical in
the corporate work world. Have fun but don't
get strange.
 Check
out "The
New Arrival". It
was the first narrative shot entirely
with Be Here's immersive iVideo
technology. The 360 view allows you to take
control of your viewing experience. To
get the full effect of "The New
Arrival" Click and drag your mouse in
the window for viewer control. Your shift
key zooms in and your Ctrl key zooms out.
It is quite cool and different. Not only is
the technology impressive but the script is
excellent as well.
 Squarepusher's
Come On My Selector may be the
weirdest music video ever. If you like
the strange and bizarre, you got to see
Chris Cunningham's award-winning Come
On My Selector for Tom Jenkinson,
aka Squarepusher. The video is a
7-minute epic, and was filmed in a closed
ward and the basement corridors at Northwick
Park Hospital in London. This music video is
exceptionally well produced, shot and
edited.
This
is a bit different. Video Cameras that are
stuck inside a pill and take a trip through
your body. Check out this streaming video
news story at RCOM.TV.
Pretty interesting. I can't wait until we
get one of these videos to show at Internet
Video Magazine. Hint, hint, hint....
Check the "Behind the Scenes"
section at RCOM.TV. FYI - there's a bunch of
other cool shows at watch. Click on View
More Shows.
Internet
Film Community is a great site with
great experimental movies,  short
videos, great commercials, wonderful
parodies and extremely cool music videos.
Some of our favorites include "Sexy
Boy" by Air, a very innovative
animated music video, and "Java
Noir", a extremely well made and
dark look at the world of mystery and coffee
and atmosphere.
Don't you just hate it when someone messes
with your car? Don't you wish there was some
kind of prevention that really worked? Check
out Anti
Auto Theft Devices from MP4.com.
By the way, there are tons of cool
animations on this site, created with
a wide range of tools and techniques.
 This
is a blast as well. Carny
Tales by
Scott
Smith |
8:00
In this 360 Degree interactive short, a
group of gangsters kidnap a clairvoyant from
a carnival to summon a dead mobster and find
a double-crosser in their ranks. You get to
control controls the point of view
throughout the movie by clicking and
dragging their mouse in the window, or using
'Shift' and 'Ctrl' keys to zoom in and out.
Clues have been hidden throughout the
environment so viewers can try to solve the
immersive who dunnit. This requires a short
download of the Be Here 360 degree viewer.
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