This is just a selection of work from San Francisco based filmmakers Encyclopedia Pictura. These guys have been some of my favourite music video creators since I first saw the video they made for 'Knife' by Grizzly Bear. They have an astonishingly original and creative approach to making short films and music video.
Check more of their stuff on their representative agency site Ghost Robot. 'Grow' is fantastic!
This was made in July of this year to give a taste of how the video would play out. Looks ridiculous with all of the figures, but the motion seems to be the main focus of the test.
This video is really hit and miss. I know there's a face motif throughout the video but that performance piece with him singing is pretty bent. Landscape scenes look great though. Some really nice touches throughout! Argh! I hate when things play with my emotions! There are slight rip offs of 'Melody Day' and 'Gobbledigook' in there too.
This surely is a very creative lo-fi video with a 'we don't give a shit it looks cheap' attitude. It worked out brilliantly! So much better than a lot of high budget videos.
Tim was in Tokyo the last few weeks working on a number of different projects. One being his first ever exhibition. He unveiled Garden of Unearthly Delights at the Diesel Denim Gallery in the Aoyama district of Tokyo this Friday, August 14. The installment "consists of new moving images and prints based around a story that he has been writing about a lone creature that slowly comes to understand its own existence and, through a series of mind-altering events, its purpose for living." Here's a preview.
Also, here's his latest video work. Can't stand the song. Video is nice and simple. The exploding ice sculptures look great! I'm looking forward to something amazing from him soon enough. I still don't think he's topped the Atlas video for Battles.
Thanks to Aneka for this one. Some knackers have tranced up this Sigur Ros track. To be honest, it's not too bad. I'll never listen to it again, but it could have been a lot worse. It could have turned out something like this.
I've started listening to The Strokes again recently and thought I would put some of the better videos up, just for nostalgia's sake.
Hard To Explain
Dir. Roman Coppola
Idyllic. Everything that sums up The Strokes' retro original debut style is portrayed in this video. It's my favourite video and track of theirs.
Last Nite
Dir. Roman Coppola
Cool, live performance they used as the official video. Again, Coppola going for his 80s TV look.
12:51 Dir. Roman Coppola
This was the first video of theirs that looked like a good bit of money was put into it. It's a shame the other high budget videos were absolute bollocks. eg. Juicebox, The End Has No End, You Only Live Once.
Reptilia
Dir. Jake Scott
Although I wasn't blown away by this video, it's still a very effective, simple idea.
You Only Live Once (Alternate Video)
Dir. Warren Fu
This should have been the official video for this track. It has the whole retro 80s vibe to it again. The original video was terrible. Terrible concept, and the first problem I noticed the first time I watched it was the shoddy editing. That shit gives me hope.
Someday
Dir. Roman Coppola
12:51 (Alternate Video)
Dir. Roman Coppola
More hanging out and looking cool for the alternate video for 12:51
Although I hated the following video, the performance piece is so cool. The whole video should have just been one shot. If Roman Coppola directed it, it probably would have been like that.
Directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) in association with Warp Records and Warp Films. Music by Flying Lotus. Co Directed/ Animation by Devin Flynn. Co Directed/ Edited by Eric Fensler. More info at dancefloordale.com
