Archive for Film
We Love Your Creativity #3
Need a quick fix of inspiration?! This is a series that recognizes some of the best work floating out there on the internet. These works have inspired us and will hopefully inspire you too! Remember, all rights to works posted on The Nonsense Society are reserved by the controlling rightholder(s). Click on each image to see the source.
We Love Your Creativity #2
Need a quick fix of inspiration?! This is a series that recognizes some of the best artists and work floating out there on the internet. These works have inspired us and will hopefully inspire you too! Remember, all rights to works posted on The Nonsense Society are reserved by the controlling rightholder(s). Click on each image to see the source.
Super Creative Animation by Mister Kama
Two really awesome animations. One featuring an escalator, one featuring a photocopy machine, and both featuring outstanding creativity. Love it.
This Is Iraq
“Chris Collins’ film, This Is Iraq, is a haunting and challenging look at one person’s experience in Iraq. This Is Iraq chronicles the war in Iraq just as A Red Badge of Courage chronicled a soldier’s experience in the Civil War. It’s direct, hard-hitting, and real.”
-Walter Harrison
President
University of Hartford
COMING TUESDAY: This Is Iraq (7pm EST)
What’s this? A film?
Robot Beethoven
Robot Beethoven is a creative experiment in combining the minds of many great composers into one big “mashup.” Can your brain handle it? I think not.
g20: Vladek Zankovsky’s Take On The Economic Crisis.
A hilarious yet thought-provoking film by Vladek Zankovsky.
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Copyright Vladek Zankovsky, All Rights Reserved.
Garry and Harry by Steven Madeja
Fathers Garry and Harry Giroux are twin brothers, both Roman Catholic priests in a small town in upstate New York. But in 2004, Father Harry was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and his brother Father Garry has been his caregiver ever since. “Garry and Harry” explores this fascinating story and the relationship of these brothers as they deal with their faith, family, and hope in the face of tragedy.
Copyright 2007 Steven Madeja, All Rights Reserved.
mood improv 5 – content
The purpose of a mood improv is to let go and let your music reflect what you are feeling inside. Simply turn on the camera and start playing. It helps when you don’t look at the camera or think about what you are doing. It’s not about playing well or composing something beautiful. It’s an honest expression. Do not try and impress.
mood improv 4 – hope
The purpose of a mood improv is to let go and let your music reflect what you are feeling inside. Simply turn on the camera and start playing. It helps when you don’t look at the camera or think about what you are doing. It’s not about playing well or composing something beautiful. It’s an honest expression. Do not try and impress.
Mandala Francisco: Artist, Musician, Filmmaker, and Poet
Meet Mandala. She’s the kind of person we like to find here at the Nonsense Society. She told me that she can never be limited to one art form. I feel the same way! Art, music, film, and word are all connected. I wanted to recognize Mandala for her creativity that seems to have no bounds. Thanks Mandala!
All work is Copyright Mandala Francisco, All rights Reserved.
In Between Closed and Open
Branches blowing in the wind.
Shadows in my bedroom corner.
The door left slightly open,
undecided,
in between closed and open.
Temporary.
I never close it all the way,
it is always left ajar,
open for suggestion,
for change.
Just because it’s a door,
does that mean it needs to be one or the other?
Should I just close it?
Now I feel alone.
It’s too quiet.
It’s just these four walls and me-
Lying here in the silence.
The only sound of my sighs,
and racing thoughts.
But can one really be alone?
Is that an illusion?
A fear, a word, a feeling.
I begin to sing,
my voice vibrates inside my chest,
flies past my lips,
and whooshes around the room.
It rings,
and echo back to me,
as if to prove,
I am not really alone.
mood improv 3 – wonder
The purpose of a mood improv is to let go and let your music reflect what you are feeling inside. Simply turn on the camera and start playing. It helps when you don’t look at the camera or think about what you are doing. It’s not about playing well or composing something beautiful. It’s an honest expression. Do not try and impress.
mood improv 2 – joy
The purpose of a mood improv is to let go and let your music reflect what you are feeling inside. Simply turn on the camera and start playing. It helps when you don’t look at the camera or think about what you are doing. It’s not about playing well or composing something beautiful. It’s an honest expression. Do not try and impress.
Stop Motion Animation by Marissa
The Nonsense Society sees new submissions all the time, but what is it exactly that makes the cut? What stands out? When it comes down to it, we are all about creativity. We crave new ideas and raw talent. This post features stop motion animation by long-time Society Member and close friend, Marissa Grossi. Marissa consistently demonstrates incredible talent and creativity in her art. We have chosen to recognize her here.
2009 Hall of Fame
2009 has been an amazing year for the Nonsense Society. Thanks to all who have supported it and watched it grow. With a redesign within touching distance, the Society is poised and ready to bring new artists, authors, musicians, and filmmakers into it’s ranks. We love your creativity. We want to help you grow. 2010 is set to be a spectacular year, but first let’s look back at the best of 2009. Enjoy.
Gordon McBryde
United Kingdom
Rosaria Battiloro
Italy
Amber Rubarth
United States
You Will Love This Song
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An Interview With Yoann Lemoine
I recently interviewed filmmaker/director/photographer Yoann Lemoine. Prior to 2004 Yoann studied animation, illustration, and screen-printing. After illustrating children’s books he went on to direct television commercials and music videos. Below you can watch the music video to Moby’s new single “Mistake” from the album Wait For Me, directed by Yoann Lemoine. He lives in Paris and New York, directing films, animating, illustrating, printing, sculpting, knitting, and making collages. Yoann describes his work as follows: “I could say my creations are related to subjects such as childhood, absence, nostalgia, sexuality, fashion, symbolism, and of course that patchwork, that collision between different worlds and techniques, which is what I’m made from, I guess.”
The Nonsense Connection: Death
A chilling collaboration of music by ChanLing Beswick, art by Jarek Kubicki, word by Cara Persico, and film by Danielle Mulcahy .
6 Month Anniversary
A short film celebrating the first 6 months of the Nonsense Society’s existence!
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3 Filmmakers to Keep Your Eyes On.
The work of the Nonsense Society’s own Steven Madeja, Danielle Mulcahy, and Vladek Zankovsky.
Make A Wish by Brian McCormick
A short film by Brian McCormick with the same premise as Josh Hummel’s What It Means.
Kitchen Beat by Chris Collins
The following video is an old project from the archives of Chris Collins. All the sounds were recorded in a kitchen and edited together for this video. Chris was bored one night and this is what he created! Check it out!
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7 of the Best Upcoming Independent Artists for 2009
Although the Nonsense Society is filled with spectacular independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, and authors there are several that deserve special recognition as the featured artists for the new year! The Nonsense Society is proud to announce the award-winners for January 2009!
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