31.10.06

Another birthday


The birthday's of my girlfriends seen to be coming thick and fast at the moment.

28.10.06

Another night, another party.


Another birthday party. Some dodgey joints were visited, but a great night was had. Of course, it was 5am by the time I got home.

19.10.06

The things you find when cleaning behind your computer...


I kid you not. This little sucker was happily ensconced away under the G4 edit system (no doubt a nice warm spot when I'm finishing a clip). After my initial surprise, I grabbed a glove and took him out to a new home in the garden. Okay, I'll admit, I did get a little Steve Irwin with him. I swear, I couldn't help it. Heck, you're gonna try and tell me you wouldn't?

18.10.06

Mnemonic Ascent-Believe In

Yet another of my music videos is up on youtube. This one was shot during the Crookneck "Backyard" tour back in 2005. It features performances at Melbourne's Corner Hotel, Sydney's Marquee Club and The Rev in Brisbane.
I handed out video cameras to various people I knew at each gig with the instruction to just keep the tape running (So yeah, Beastie Boys - I did this first!).
I then edited the results together using this "pop-up window" technique.
I actually had to buy a new computer to do the edit on because the old one just couldn't handle all the streams of video (3 nested sequences containing five streams each as well as the "extra" windows I added in). The new computer actually choked on the final part of the clip where I have something like 120 video streams all playing. At least I now know my new edit suite's limits.

This clip can also be seen in a slightly larger format on googlevideo at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3215720964879892316

15.10.06

Mnemonic Ascent - Hold Back

Here's the first video I did for crookneck. You may have already seen this clip, as it played on "rage" quite a bit.
We shot this about a year ago. Judd Overton was DOP and Manuel Martinez helped me with the edit.
It took us two days of shooting in the Festival Centre car park and twice that long to get the smell of exhaust fumes out of my skin.
I now can never drive in a car park without humming the tune.

8.10.06

F&D Feat Jimblah - Cool Love

Seems the latest music video I directed has been posted over at youtube. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.
We shot it down around Victor Harbor and Port Elliott at the end of last summer, getting everything filmed in a single day (if you look closely, the stuff on the causeway was filmed at dawn and the stuff on the hill was shot very late in the afternoon).
The clip is currently getting some play on "rage" - so if you want to see it in all it's glory, you'll have to tune in.

Some Swish Joint


At the 21st celebrations of the lovely (if possibly evil) Amy (pictured on the left). Miss Kristin (also quite lovely, if less likely to have a few bodies ensconced away in shallow graves) couldn't help but join our frame. I do dig these girls.

2.10.06

Funky Fixture


I keep walking past this light fixture in a shop window. I'm starting to really like it. The last thing I need it a new light fixture, but it sure is kinda cool.

1.10.06

Electric Lights


Went to see F&d play at The Electric Light Hotel last night. I really dig the new decor. Very funky light fixtures. I also discovered that that the new video clip I made for the group is playing on "rage" next week.