Tuning Out Roadkill
My subject is Scott Wallace. And I proud to say the music is by me.
– Quicktime File [4:22]
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Too busy having fun!
There won’t be a podcast this week. But you can continue to enjoy your weekly dose of Squiggle humor on this page. A little collection of sorts. We will get back to regular posting next week.
Indian Giver
click pic to play, Flash version available here.
A music video for The Tourist (a.k.a Hunter MacDermut).
Credits:
Music by The Tourist
Directed by Ajit Anthony Prem
Him: Hunter MacDermut
Her: Lindsey Glass
Produced by Kelly Cook
Special Thanks to:
Carla Cherry
Jim McQuaid
Once Upon 13
A film that I shot in College but finished much, much later. By the time I had completed it, I had forgotten many of the full names of the cast and crew. My sincere apologies to them wherever they are.
This film is wonderfully and insanely abstract, I have a love/hate relationship with it. Many of the initial ideas I began with disappeared once production started. And what was already a pretty abstract plot became even more.
Mr. & Mrs. Blue Skies
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September 7th marks three exciting years since meeting my Wife. In that time, my life has changed dramatically for the best. It seems like I finally have a life!
This video should certainly remind you of being forced to sit through the family vacation videos by your parents. If it doesn’t then you should watch it a couple of times.
Music: Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
Blurring Fat
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Part one of a series of Blurring video podcasts. Everyday stuff, everyday conversations and all that drama it carries.
Credits:
- Her - Kelly Cook
- Him/Writer/Director - Ajit Anthony Prem
Maroon
click pic to play, Flash version available here.
Be warned! This piece is weird and annoying. Do not attempt to mess with your volume. The settings are fine. You are not meant to hear it clearly.
I am trying new things, to break out of my safe zones, including putting myself in front of the camera. So this piece will feel raw, a work in progress.
Camera & Direction by Kelly Cook. Written & Edited by Ajit Anthony Prem.
Remix: Buffalo ‘66 with Wanda
click pic to play video (note: there is nudity and violence. Duration: 29:42), Flash version available here.
Buffalo ‘66 and Wanda are two films that contain some of the most resonant scenes in cinema. Buffalo ‘66 was directed by Vincent Gallo and released in 1998. It wasn’t a box office hit but was recieved as a great work. Gallo followed this with an absolute disaster of a film, the Brown Bunny, this did not diminish the greatness of Buffalo ‘66, if anything, Gallo now just appeared as an arrogant prick. But if you have not seen Buffalo ‘66, you got no excuse, it is quite an incredible achievement.
However, if you have not seen Wanda, you have a very good excuse — it is not available on DVD or even VHS (not sure). This is quite tragic. This is a great film, directed by Barbara Loden who would never direct again. Loden was married to director Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden). She had success as an actress but seems to have been stifled as a director by her husband. She died tragically in 1980 at the age of 48. When watching Wanda, it felt like Loden was desperate to say something but had no resources but herself and the camera. This film is being forgotten and doesn’t deserve to be.