October 12, 2004
I slightly updated the Short Films, mainly with new Quicktime versions of Ghostboy and Sonatine, neither of which I could make myself watch all the way through while I was encoding (especially the latter). But because they were my first publically exhibited films, I figure I might as well keep them online, and now they're the best they've ever looked (online, at least). I recropped the letterboxing on Ghostboy to make the aspect ratio more pristine (it used to turn gray at every cross-fade, and there were some rolling video artifacts in it too), and I removed some jittery black space from the middle of Sonatine (the result of VCR dubbing). I also added some CGI insects to Sonatine -- I'd filmed some bugs craling on the notebook for the original cut back in '98, but they didn't look good so I left that part out (that's the kinda thing that's tough to change when you're editing in camera). But now they're back in there and looking great, as I originally intended.
To the same page I've also added, rather anticlimactically, a certain music video for a certain contest held by a certain band who've yet to decide on a winner. I was originally really excited about posting it online for all to see, but it's been so long that the moment's kinda faded.
Posted by David Lowery at October 12, 2004 12:36 AM
Comments
Your "Illegal Music Video" is absolutely brilliant. I watched it and *really* wished I was back in Texas brainstorming in your room like so long ago.
Posted by: Adam Donaghey at October 12, 2004 03:14 AM