Music of Sound

They’re called BeatSneaks & theres a ‘How-To’ here!

Listverse has a list of their 10 best uses of classical music in a cartoon, but it doesnt include my favorite, the 1928 Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie:

Whats your favorite?

Apologies for my reduced resolution but I am in deep thought mode, which is a bit like deep listening mode except without any music… hence less stuff gets written, researched & posted…. but other things happen in their absence. And maybe thats the point… I vaguely promised the virtual intern applicants I would be in touch with them within a “few weeks’ and those few weeks are almost at an end, so where am I at? Funny you should ask. Heres my thinking; of 19 applicants there isn’t one who isn’t worthy. So that leaves me in a quandry, who to eliminate? And how to eliminate them? And why to eliminate them? Of the 19 there are 5 who stand out, but this also presents a quandry- maybe the best one doesn’t need mentoring at all? Am I looking for the best of the 19 or the most in need of mentoring?
Anyway the Film Festival finishes this weekend so next week I have free time to resolve all this, but the main thing I wanted to say to the 19 people who applied is that I think I will find a way to mentor you all – maybe via a private forum or maybe just via this blog… I need to narrow it down as I am well aware of the problem of being spread so thin that individual worth becomes negligible, but I also appreciate that of all the stuff I do with the intern, 50% will be specific to them & their situation while the other 50% is more generalised & of value to all the interns…. So its this latter 50% I am thinking through the best means of involving everyone. Does that make sense?

Anyway I’ve got two movies to race off & see today (a Siggraph presentation and then Lars Von Triers AntiChrist!?!) but if you need something to think about in the meantime how about this: When does sound become music? Such an important question, asked on the Fwonk forum, but as with all questions asked, it begs the answer; as though there is only one answer. There is of course many, many answers, all equally valid… But whats your instinct? Go have a read…

What is it with Tuesdays & the Film Festival? I got back from holiday & its Tuesday again & I again had 3 movies booked – I only ended up leaving the theatre to caffeinate, eat & get back to me seat! First up was NZ film Strength of Water, a beautiful, moving film set in a Maori community in Hokianga.. highly recomended!
Next was Jim Jarmusch’s new film The Limits of Control which was brilliant & almost zen-like in its ritualistic minimalism…..

Next up was the highlight of the day & maybe the highlight of the festival! The film was called Mother by Korean director Joon-ho Bong (I never saw his earlier film The Host, presuming it was a generic monster movie, but I will definitely check it out after seeing such brilliant writing & directing)