02Jun

Kimbo Slice’s Rise To The Top

Kimbo Slice’s Rise To The Top
Last year about this time I made this blog post about the national on-line fascination with Kimbo Slice. At that time he was just beginning to be known a bit for his videotaped bare-fisted back alley fights, and the fact that fellow internet sensation Bas Rutten was supposedly beginning to [...]
02Jun

Stereo Total – Baby Revolution

Stereo Total – Baby Revolution
I came across this song by Stereo Total while listening to Pandora the other day. It struck me immediately so I went to youtube and looked for videos and found this little 3rd party video which I think is pretty great. I like how the author wrote out the words [...]
01Jun

Birdwatchers Eat Your Heart Out!

Birdwatchers Eat Your Heart Out!
What better subject to test out the clarity of the new XH A1 then some cute yellow birds?!  This camera has so many settings and adjustments that it frightens me.  One never knows if they are getting the best result they can. But this turned out pretty stellar.   [flv:/Silkblog/videos/yellow_birds_edited.flv [...]
01Jun

Orba Squara “Gravel”

Orba Squara “Gravel”
This is an inspiring and beautiful video directed by Lorcan Finnegan and produced group of talented cohorts. So well conceived and executed. It’s simple but complex, pretty but a little scary, and has a great build to the finish. I want to know what 3d tracking software was used to [...]
31May

Red Truck in HD

Red Truck in HD
Did some more camera play today. Here is a bit of luscious new red truck footage shot in HDV on a Canon XH A1 and compressed into a 6.8 MB 640 x 360 flv file. Not bad. [flv:/Silkblog/videos/red_trck_xh_a1.flv 640 360]
29May

Gold Sequin Under Gray Sky

Gold Sequin Under Gray Sky
I bought this dress at a neighbor’s estate sale earlier this year for $10. It’s a gorgeous hand made garment from long ago that was apparently only worn once or twice. Looks gorgeous (dare I say Excaliburian?!?) here on Caroline in the waning day at earthquake lake.
14Sep

New Animalism

New Animalism
I recently saw both of these videos and they’re just marvelous. If humans really are “animals” who refuse to believe they’re “animals,” then it’s actually comforting to see animals behaving with such civility and tenderness. Always we reduce the animal to danger and savagery, to walking around on all fours [...]
27Aug

Jeff Koons Calls It Like It Is

Jeff Koons Calls It Like It Is
I’ve always admired Jeff Koons. He strikes me as one of the bravest, realest artists working today–a genius at “seeing” how people and culture function. In this short clip from an interview done nearly 20 years ago, he makes a statement that should be a mantra for anyone who likes [...]
13Aug

SEMI-QUILT

SEMI-QUILT
Here’s a bit of sketchwork–or rather, stitchwork–for an upcoming suite of videos involving semi-trucks. We love them. We love the way they look. We love the highways they move down. We love the cargo they carry. Look out for more big rig material from GOATSILK in the very near future. [...]
12Aug

Liberation Of The Paranoid World

Liberation Of The Paranoid World
It’s dawn here. 5:54 am and I’m bleary as can be. Outside is so beautiful right now, soft baby blue with a light mist rising, all the more pleasing because I’m dizzy and exhausted . We were up most of the night finishing this new piece, LIBERATION OF THE PARANOID [...]
09Aug

Robyn “WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT”

Robyn “WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT”
This is such a fantastic video. I love the casual quality of the photography, the camera motion, the variety of shots and light. Again, there are some wonderful street light shots. Good pacing. So much going on here. Then it’s a tremendous song on top of that! It’s by a [...]
06Aug

SNICKERS: Red Light Green Light Ad

SNICKERS: Red Light Green Light Ad
This is hands down the best commercial I’ve seen in the last six months. It’s so clever, so simple in concept, and makes a strong impact with the basic tensions it plays off: red/green, stop/go….a fight between them (a fight between their symbols literally!). It’s actually a bit jarring to [...]