The Bay by Metronomy is a proper music video. Shot entirely in Torqauy (I think- yeah something like that). Great great great.

I’m not one to slap up advertisements normally but I really like these new H&M adverts. I was trying to figure out why I like them- I think it’s to do with economy. I feel like they were cheap to do and the effect of a simple set up of 3 cameras is great- all the value is added in the edit and makes for a series of (I imagine) cheap and effective videos. They succeed in what they are trying to do which is look vibrant and exciting and catch your eye- the nifty visual trick of the 3 cameras is engaging and quirky.

Part of an ongoing project looking at nature and the city. These are photographs of Queenhithe, AKA Bone Island. A beach opposite Tate Modern and The Globe on the Thames.

I came across this website the other day. It’s a sort of internet movie data base created by (I hope) one guy. It isn’t IMDB. In a world where IMDB exists how and why does this keep going. I love it as a testament to one guys commitment to film, I love the aesthetics, it harks back to an age when people made websites and they were personalised totally, (I’m not going to rant about the blandification which myspace imposed on the web). The site is just impressive- perhaps that’s it actually- that I’m fairly sure it’s one person behind this sprawling, slightly clunky but very rich website makes it a labour of love, a feeling which the more factually accurate and reliable IMDB lacks.

Long Live The People’s Internet.

Thursday from Matthias Hoegg on Vimeo.

Great bits of tech scavenged from around the internet via BERG, Russell Davies, Its Nice That, and I can’t remember where I found the projection mapping sand sculpture. (Fucking WordPress is being weird I’m being stupid but I can’t get videos to embed- you’ll have to trust me and click the pics to check them out- sorry)

First up a lovely music video which my new studio chum Clara showed me, for The Mariners Children. The animation style is simple and genuine and kind of innocent, I really like it and can’t put my finger on why- I think maybe it’s the music video equivalent of a zine or something.

Next up is a video showing the Tom Sachs studio rules. Beautifully done, funny and also some pretty solid rules. A nice insight into the workings of a great studio.

Posted this before but I just love this film. So sexy, and cool. I love the scene where they run through the museum.

Make sure you watch this in HD full screen. Make a cup of tea or something, it’s stunning.

Bad Ass Tune:

Saw this over at Pop-Up City. The guy basically pushes an ice block around Mexico City. I love the derivey, situationisty, psychogeographicy thing going on. Original article here: link

Came across a brilliant set of videos from Offset which is a 3 day creative conference. These videos are from 2009- expect the 2010 one shortly. But the line up is brilliant and it’s a great resource- all are good but I am a massive fan of the Oliver Jeffers, David Shrigley, Chip Kidd, Harry Pearce and Anthony Burrill talks. All excellent. Offset link: here.