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Economics is a mystery cult, not a science

The sudden (and inexplicable to a lot of people) collapse of the global economy has revealed that no-one really knows what’s going on, and as a result, people are turning to religion, directly pleading with supernatural entities to fix things.

I suppose, given that we’ve figured out the motion of heavenly bodies, and that weather […]

Moving without travelling

No matter how you get there, the destination is always pretty much the same…

Footage from the Yurikamome monorail line in Tokyo, ambient sound. The driverless trains are very tightly synchronized, even the announcements take place at the same time.

Cast: Gian Pablo Villamil

Tags: video, art and tokyo

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New York Colors

Abstract video based on footage of New York’s midtown, taken from a car with a sunroof!

I took special care with masking out the beginning and end of sequences, though my editing program seems to have left some hairline artifacts.

Best cinematic moments are when the car turns – also the mirroring effect is visually satisfying.

Music is automatically generated by Cinescore.

Cast: Gian Pablo Villamil

Tags: video, art and newyork

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Welcome to Istanbul

The second in my One Minute Per Day series.

It’s based on footage I shot for another project, all in Istanbul.

I was trying to get a sense of rhythm going, and put together part of score using traffic noises from Istanbul.

There is room for improvement – it’s not quite sync’ed with the beat of the music, and some of the clips are a bit jarring, they don’t have the same motion as the others.

Cast: Gian Pablo Villamil

Tags: art, istanbul and oneminuteperday

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One Minute per Day

As a way of keeping my video skills sharp, I’ve decided to edit and put online a one minute long video every day. (Much like what Bre Pettis is doing, but with a different kind of video.) I figure that after two months, I’ll have one hour of material! I’m putting them on my One […]

A walk through a Tokyo alley

First installment in my one minute video per day project. I’ll be uploading one minute videos every day for the foreseeable future.

This first video is a walk through an alley in Tokyo (Shibuya-ku). The video is heavily cut to keep it interesting, but I’ve maintained continuity by keeping the sound un-cut.

The color treatment is meant to complement the film-noirish setting, and focus attention on some of the striking graphic elements in the scene.

Cast: Gian Pablo Villamil

Tags: oneminuteperday, art and tokyo

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