visual madness

If you’ve got 11 minutes to spare, sit your ass down and watch this amazing short film by Austrian director Virgil Widrich. It’s weird, contains no dialogue, and will definitely remind you of a certain movie sequel, but I assure you its entertainment factor and philosophical implications will be well worth your time:

“i am often asked why i don’t do commercials or ad campaigns or music videos and why i’ve turned down small fortunes from the corporate universe in favor of just carrying on with my own things.

i like to take walks. i like hiking in the woods around here and climbing the foothills and exploring the coast. it clears my head. i find new things. it’s something i’ll probably always enjoy doing.

so somebody comes along and says hey, i hear you like to take walks. how about i pay you to walk? you just have to walk around my house in circles for eight hours a day wearing a sandwich board that has a picture of my product on it.

no, i’d rather just walk through the woods and explore my own places out there, thanks. but what difference does it make? as long as you’re walking, why not make a lot of money from it at the same time? because money’s not the reason i take walks. it doesn’t really factor into it.

i take walks because i enjoy it. it’s something i’d do if i was rich and it’s something i’d do if i were poor. i guess maybe someone might pay me to walk around in the woods. but i’m gonna keep doing it anyway.“

- Don Hertzfeldt

Canon HV30:
$570.

Røde VideoMic:
$150.

Raynox DCR-6600 Wide Angle Lens:
$140.

Canon XH-A1 Lens Hood:
$24.

Shooting amazing HD footage with a badass camcorder for only a fraction of what it normally costs:

Priceless.

-Kev

So it’s been over a week since I last updated the site – been meaning to get around to it for a while, but I’ve just been busy with, well…

Still, somewhere in the midst of all the Easy Mac, Peter Serafinowicz and just plain ol’ lying-around-and-doing-nothing, there have been a few notable events that have taken place since you last heard read from me. With that having been said, here we go: » Read the rest of this entry «

When the tables finally turn on the recession and I become Oprah-rich, all my card videos will be shot with this baby:

This is the kind of madness you get when you mash a Canon HV20, a Letus35 Mini with rod support, a Rode Videomic with a windscreen, a Cavision grips & lens support system, and some badass lenses and a hood together: something so awesome that merely touching it will give your future grandchildren night vision. With a thing of this stature, you might as well become a sniper already. Ka-BAM!

Image courtesy of Charles Lowthian.