Nodal is a generative midi sequencer, or if you prefer, time vampire. It may be the funnest piece of software I’ve ever used.
little gems
I found out about Michel Ocelot, the French animator, by pure chance. While looking at the Studio Ghibli Wikipeadia entry, I happened to see a section titled “Distrobution,” and there I saw a list of more than a few French films and decided to take a look–see. To my surprise, and delight, Michel Ocelot is an amazing director of animation. If you enjoy animation (especially Russian animation like that of Yuriy Norshteyn) then you won’t want to pass this up! → Want more?
02/21/2009
This will be the first in a series of written observations and analysis, covering past and present film. I will begin with Time of the Wolf (Le Temps du loup), a French film created by Austrian director Michael Haneke in 2003. Haneke has been involved in filmmaking since the early 1970s. In the 90s he began to produce his films in France. I’m not sure the reasons for this, but my guess is that he enjoys creating within the open-minded French cinema. He started first in television. His first film was The Seventh Continent made in 1989. The film was about escaping urban decay. I should say, ‘human decay’ in an urban setting. Here is a quote by Haneke taken from Wikipedia. → Want more?
02/06/2009
I found this little gem while rummaging through a used book store in Pasadena, circa 2006. Used book stores are solid gold, especially, if like me, you love bizarre 1970s—1980s designs and illustrations. This book was a great find and the price was super cheap.
Ariel, the book of fantasy was a periodical, published in the 1970s. As the name implies, each volume contains a compilation of short stories in the fantasy genre— as well as author and artist interviews. Ariel was put together by Thomas Durwood and Armand Eisen and distributed through Ballantine Books. The design is somewhat boring and more than a little kitschy (I dig kitsch). → Want more?
12/16/2008