Speaking of found footage films -

One of the greatest found footage films of all time is currently on youtube. I don't want to post it up here because I'd imagine it violates countless copyrights. But I write about it now because it is... the greatest. In fact, it fills spaces for me that I never knew were empty.

The title: "Star Trek: The Sexed Generation." If you're as big a trek fan as I am, you will be absolutely thrilled with the work that "Ed" put it into this. It's incredibly well made.

Look for it on youtube. Immediately. You will never be the same.

-Jon

Picard: "It was a nice place to visit, number one... but I wouldn't want to die there."

Storyboards: "What Remains"

Attached find the storyboards for my digital video / installation -- "What Remains" ...

[Storyboards conceived by Jon Comeau, shot by Ben Baker-Smith, actor Jeff Vaudrin-McLean]

The storyboards themselves apply only to the single-channel digital video -- the installation will be slightly different, as it will incorporate multiple channels.








-jon

The sound of his voice

Have you ever been repelled by someone by the sound of their voice?

Art and Cinema

Is all art a form of passive-aggression?

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Cinema is an overwhelming testimony to the narcissistic power of the
human ego -- an apprehension of projection.

Passive acknowledgment

When one says, "Only the present moment matters," is there not also a passive acknowledgment of [and possibly a wish for] other moments than the present moment itself?

When one attempts to rebel against an antagonist, is there not an acknowledgment of the antagonist's dominance?

One-Take Super 8 Event, Oberlin, OH

On April 4th, I will be one of the artists screening an unedited [I will never have seen the product before the night of the screening] reel of super 8 film in Fairchild Chapel on the Oberlin College campus.

For further information, see: One-Take Super 8 Event.

My film is entitled, "I love chips." I will also be providing a live soundtrack.

[Not a] Recommendation: "Pete Travis makes history."

Vantage Point, dir. Pete Travis, 2008. I mention this film not because this is a recommendation. I mention this film because it is the worst movie that I have ever seen. I am unable to fathom how this script got funding, which gutter they grabbed Pete Travis out of, or why they proposed to execute a film in such a haphazard fashion. This was the sloppiest, most disgusting excuse for a movie I have ever had the displeasure of sitting through. The film tells the story of a supposed U.S.-presidential assassination in Cordoba, Spain. This flimsy premise is told from around 7 or 8 perspectives over the course of the film - each time the president is shot [or around that time], the movie "rewinds" [and this is quote possibly the most annoying, agonizing gimmick in the history of cinema - I felt like I was sitting through a piss-poor version of No Exit] and we are brought back to approx. 20 minutes before the president is shot. Oh, don't worry, I'm not giving anything away. It gets worse. So much worse. Wooden acting - the actors look like they're just as aware as the audience that this script sucks. Poorly executed CGI. AND this is a movie about terrorism - yet the film refuses to take ethics into consideration - it's just like Pete Travis said, "oh, here's a movie, I made it yesterday in iMovie. I thought if I hired enough great actors and had them perform terribly for 80 minutes, it might make a splash - you know, art or something." Oh, Pete Travis... it made a splash for me. I threw up afterwards. [The worst part about all of this: he will get funding for another movie - asshole]