Trailer critic on my Madagascar 3 Teaser Trailer

At the end of the day, this is who I have to answer to.  

Ice Cube on Eames

Part of Pacific Standard Time, Ice Cube talks about LA - the good, the bad, the ugly.  I love it.  He's kind of making fun of himself, and he's kind of making great insights.

Our Madagascar 3 teaser trailer is up!

The new Madagascar 3 teaser trailer, by yours truly, is live.  yippeeeee

Rainer Spehl macbook cases

so nice

Ken Robinson on creativity in education

An oldie but a goodie.  It's worth 20 minutes of your time.

El Guincho

Girl Talk / Girl Walk

Chapter 1 of an epic Girl Talk video that follows three main characters dancing through all of New York.  

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Girl Walk // All Day: Chapter 1 from Girl Walk // All Day on Vimeo.

NY subway string instrument

So cool.  Video below, but going to www.mta.me is better.


At www.mta.me, Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.

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go see Happy Feet 2!

who wants to see that little indie film Twilight anyways?  


and who wants a big opening weekend for Happy Feet 2?  
this guy:

happy friday

Happy Feet 2 trailer, by yours truly

Here's the trailer we did for Happy Feet 2, which comes out tomorrow.  After Warner Bros. rolled out three dancing/joke trailers, they had us put together the story trailer.  It bring out my happy!

cultural artifacts from this weekend

Here are a couple things that came out 11.11.11. 

German set designer and video artist Michael Konig put together this breathtaking time lapse with stills sent down from the International Space Station from August to October. 

Also, Adam Sandler dressed up like a girl and talked in silly voices.

Steady as she goes.

Being Flynn

Bob De Niro shadowed me for two years to research this role. 

Notorious BIG - the pacifier

Watch Biggy's "Hypnotize" bring out this baby's happy.


Happy Friday!

my first baby moon

We threw a baby moon for Art this weekend at my sister's Big Bear cabin. Big bromance.

I put the video below together on my iPhone. Fifteen years ago, telephones were screwed to the kitchen wall, the user was tethered to that wall by a curly cord, and the phone's function was one fold. Now, you can shoot and edit with titles, transitions and music, your own HD video montage, upload it to the internets, and send it to your friends - on your telephone!! That shit cray.

Cheers to Art, Karla, and future lil Ms. St. Germain.

The Power of Making

Even though I use a computer to put trailers together, I feel camaraderie with these folks.  

St. Vincent / Annie Clark

swoon

Did they motion capture me dancing for this video?

Coldplay covers Rihanna

Sammy Davis Jr. does MJ

so good!

St. Vincent "Cruel"

St. Vincent performing "Cruel" in a Dallas record store.  She's just loverly.



And here's the studio version and video.

Steve McQueen's "Shame"

looks good.

Paul Simon is 70 today

via The Awl

Explosions in the Sky Poster Process

A general rule about the guy at Helms-a-Lee: he loves the process.

Here's a timelapse video of an artist creating a poster for Explosions in the Sky.   Sooo cool.  And so as not to spoil the ending, you can click here to see the final poster high res after you watch the video.

The Zombies "Tell Her No"

he's so dreamy

My Puss in Boots Trailer is live!

My Puss in Boots trailer is online and playing in front of Real Steel.  I know you all have your tickets to that gem already, so get there in time to see this on the big screen too!  Antonio's ready.

Happy Friday with hand painted signs

This is just loverly. 

Norval Sinclair Marley

"I don't have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white."  -Bob Marley


Norval Sinclair Marley, Bob's dad:

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christina ricci

She's always been good looking, obv, but when did this happen?  She's doing something right.

Puss in Boots Trailer

My Puss in Boots trailer goes live online tomorrow and in theaters Friday.  woot woot!

Mina Tindle

Mon dieu.  You could stuff a basket full of fluffy kittens and Gizmo with the Jerry McGuire kid's glasses on, and it wouldn't be as adorable and charming as Parisian Mina Tindle.  Oh, and, good song, too.

One more. Gang Starr's DJ Premier, Mos Def, Black Thought, Eminem in a BET Awards bumper.

This is just silly.

Shabazz Palaces

One more track.  Shabazz Palaces is Digable Planet's Butterfly's new project out of Seattle. 

M83 "Midnight City"

ey spotify, lemme embed tracks in my blog.

q-tip and norah jones

Q-Tip and Norah Jones' Life is Better.  How had I gone three years having not heard this?

Fall in Venice

My first Fall weekend in Venice, and it doesn't suck.

Queen's "Feel Like"

Here's an unreleased recording of Queen's Feel Like, which ultimately evolved, with Bowie, into Under Pressure.

chills below:

mesmerizing

Pioneertown Madness

I finally put this montage together from Kit's 30th birthday hoedown in Pioneertown last January. Good times.

shhhhhhhhh white lightning!

happy friday

I <3 NY

Beck + St. Vincent + INXS

oldie (in internet years) but goodie

Bill Cunningham New York

Up next on my Netflix queue: 


Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo.

The Muppets

This whole campaign has been fun.  Neither mind blowing nor perfect, it's at least been bold and unconventional. Here's their latest.

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Federer: Mozart and Metallica

Le Swisse!  Good luck this weekend, Federer.  In honor of a push for a 17th Grand Slam title, here's David Foster Wallace's 2006 article on the religious experience of watching Roger Federer play for NYT's Play magazine.

"The thing with Federer is that he's Mozart and Metallica at the same time, and the harmony's somehow exquisite."

twin tower cameos

blogspot tweet: watch the throne

Kanye and Jay-Z collaborating on Watch the Throne is like if Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal decided to play doubles in 2008.  #goodversionoftheheat

Philippe's

Fun little history of Philippe's, our historic downtown French Dip restaurant.  An excerpt:

Opened in 1908 by one Philippe Mathieu, the "French Dipped Sandwich" stumbled into history one day in 1918. While making one of his signature hearty sandwiches, Mathieu clumsily dropped a sliced French roll into a still-hot pan, soaking in its natural roast juices. The customer offered to eat the food anyway, loved it, and returned the following day, this time with friends, requesting more dipped sandwiches. Whether it was Mathieu's French heritage, the French roll itself, or the fact that the customer’s name was Officer French, the exact details matter little. On this day, the “French Dipped Sandwich” became official.

Guac before it's guac.  I'm making this before this summer's done.  You mark my words!  

:: My version ::

- avocado

- tomato

- lime

- cilantro

- almonds

- jalapeno 

- salt

Contempt Trailer

I want to cut a trailer like this for a $250mil summer action blockbuster. s'il te plaît.

Hurricane Irene

This one goes out to my NY homies.

Irene NYC from Buffalo Picture House on Vimeo.

Animated Sheet Music: Coltrane's "Giant Steps"

This one looks pretty easy.

Animated Sheet Music: Miles Davis' "So What"

Quoddy

Just one more digital short. This one's a vignette on craftsman Dan Mailette, who sews shoes at Quoddy. I have a pair of Quoddy's, and this video shows you why they're just a great pair of shoes, and why one would be willing to spend a few extra bucks on them.

Wefi Surfboards

Digital SLR-shot, vimeo.com-delivered short on a guy who shapes wood surfboards with centuries old techniques and tools.

Here's a nicely shot, nicely put together day in the life of a bicycle. It gets all Wall-E / Iron Giant at the end, which isn't a bad thing. I also like how our protagonist is nearsighted, making everything further than his spokes blurry.

Kites, WWF, nephews

The fam visited on Saturday. Farmer's Market goodies, pro wrestling, body surfing, flying kites, and swimming at sunset were all parts of the equation. Hit play below for a soundtrack for the pics. Just ignore the "oui, plus fort [and sexy time sounds]" part at the end. naughty, naughty Brigitte.

Happy Friday!

Ok, one more diptych.

I have a hot date this weekend. With my nephews. Their mom, my brother, my folks and I are flying kites with them. It'll be the inaugural launch of Bryn's new kite, which he needed to get after flying my childhood kite this summer. *le sigh

what the font?

And my fourth and last weekend diptych.

It's not just that the Drive font and color is a rip off, it's also that the 80s neon Budweiser /Miami Vice / T&C Surf signage look just doesn't suit the tone of this gritty, edgy film.