Why Props Matter /  by JoFF Rae

A look at the hidden power of film props. And how filmmakers use the everyday (and not so everyday) objects in their scenes to enhance cinematic storytelling. Written, edited, & narrated by Rishi Kaneria (@rishikaneria). Music from: “Baba O Riley” by the Who “Kid-A” by Punch Brothers “Rabbit In Your Headlights” by Unkle “Where is my mind” by Vitamin String Orchestra “Magic” by Mick Smiley “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone “Intermezzo” by Pietro Mascagni “Monkey Fight Snake” by the Bombay Royale “I Hung My Head” by Johnny Cash “The Thing That Made You” by Dan Romer Iconography from "Famous Objects From Classic Movies." http://www.famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com/ Footage from: 00:04 Boogie Nights 00:10 Sunset Boulevard 00:11 2001: A Space Odyssey 00:11 Black Swan 00:12 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 00:13 Inception 00:20 Ghostbusters 00:26 Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi 00:29 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 00:30 Ed Wood 00:43 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 00:46 Big 00:47 Rushmore 00:48 Gattaca 00:50 Pulp Fiction 00:50 The Hundred Foot Journey 00:51 The Hundred Foot Journey 00:52 Pulp Fiction 00:53 The Breakfast Club 00:54 Terminator 2 00:55 Boogie Nights 00:55 Money Ball 00:57 Whiplash 00:58 Saving Private Ryan 01:01 2001: A Space Odyssey 01:11 2001: A Space Odyssey 01:17 American Beauty 01:23 The Usual Suspects 01:25 Jurassic Park 01:28 Forrest Gump 01:31 Lawrence Of Arabia 01:35 The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring 01:38 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 01:40 The Bicycle Thief 01:42 The Maltese Falcon 01:47 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 01:50 The Dark Knight 01:53 The Dark Knight 01:59 Fight Club 02:03 Pulp Fiction 02:08 Rain Man 02:13 Mommie Dearest 02:18 Cast Away 02:24 Citizen Kane 02:31 The Red Balloon 02:36 Aliens 02:44 Blade Runner 02:58 Citizen Kane 03:03 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 03:06 Christmas Story 03:08 The Prestige 03:10 The Gods Must Be Crazy 03:17 Inception 03:20 The Prestige 03:23 Juno 03:25 Back To The Future Part II 03:27 Magnolia 03:30 The Red Balloon 03:34 The Sixth Sense 03:39 2001: A Space Odyssey 03:45 The Godfather 03:48 The Godfather Part II 03:49 The Godfather 03:51 The Godfather Part II 03:53 The Godfather 03:55 The Godfather 04:01 The Shining 04:11 Memento 04:19 Interstellar 04:29 Memento 04:41 Police Story 04:48 Pulp Fiction 04:56 Say Anything 04:59 The Godfather 05:05 The Shining 05:07 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 05:08 The Goonies 05:13 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 05:20 Batman 05:32 Pulp Fiction 05:40 Seven 05:47 Rear Window 05:53 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Man From The South 06:01 The Untouchables 06:07 Fight Club 06:12 The Dark Knight 06:14 Back To The Future 06:17 Signs 06:20 Jurassic Park 06:24 Aliens 06:27 Jaws 06:33 It's A Wonderful Life 06:39 The Gold Rush 06:42 Office Space 06:45 Annie Hall 06:47 The Breakfast Club 06:48 The Breakfast Club 06:57 Mary Poppins 07:00 The Wizard Of Oz 07:03 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 07:07 The Shawshank Redemption 07:14 The Karate Kid 07:17 The Avengers 07:20 Superman: The Movie 07:22 The Manchurian Candidate 07:26 The Matrix 07:30 Jurassic Park 07:34 Saving Private Ryan 07:40 Dog Day Afternoon 07:42 The Apartment 07:44 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 07:48 The Shining 07:52 The Breakfast Club 07:54 Singin In The Rain 07:57 Mary Poppins 07:59 Taxi Driver 08:09 Scarface 08:11 Terminator 2 08:14 Dirty Harry 08:25 No Country For Old Men 08:31 Kingsman: The Secret Service 08:34 There Will Be Blood 08:37 Rear Window 08:41 Raiders Of The Lost Ark 08:43 Ghostbusters 08:44 The Shining 08:46 Titanic 08:48 Back To The Future Part II 08:50 Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom 08:54 Poltergeist 08:56 The Grand Budapest Hotel 08:58 The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring 09:01 Titanic 09:03 Citizen Kane 09:07 The Usual Suspects 10:01 Risky Business “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.” -Anton Chekhov Full transcript can be found here: http://raging-cinema.tumblr.com/post/131987929538/a-look-at-the-hidden-power-of-film-props-and-how

JR - Ellis trailer /  by JoFF Rae

This is the trailer for ELLIS, a short film starring Robert De Niro, written by Eric Roth, directed by JR. The short narrative film, ELLIS, awakens our collective memory. Leaving their past behind them, immigrants fleeing poverty, discrimination, dictatorship arrived there. Ellis Island was the gateway to the United States for millions of immigrants. Upon arrival, they were processed, approved or denied access. Due to sickness or simply tiredness, many were placed in the hospital. A purgatory of sorts, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, where thousands of men, women and children awaited their fate. ELLIS tells the forgotten story of these immigrants who built America while questioning about those who currently seek the same opportunities and safety in this country and other parts of the world. The short film stars Academy Award Winner Robert De Niro, was written by Academy Award winner Eric Roth and directed by the artist JR whose Unframed art installations in the abandoned Hospital complex serve as the set for this powerful and timely film.

the curious frontier of red /  by JoFF Rae

AIRBORNE \\ A7 - Joe Blossom "The Breaking" /  by JoFF Rae

THE RENEGADE PEACH PROJECT presents AIRBORNE \\
A series of music video postcards set to music from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project. In 2015 The Renegade Peach Project ventured on a 3 month journey that began in Cambodia and wrapped in San Francisco. As we roamed, we captured hints of the streets, people, wildlife, food, and spirit of each locale before uniting our visuals with the submitted tracks. Alchemy.

Each artist was asked to provide a time of day for us to film and a keyword or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. For "The Breaking" we were given the keywords "nostalgia" and "abstract" and we were asked to capture the city under the evening sun, in the twilight.

You can hear more from JOE BLOSSOM here:
www.thebloss.com

For more information and for the full series please go to www.renegadepeach.com/airborne

Full artist line-up: Estère (Jordan Rakei re-mix), Alphabethead, Adam Page, Big Flip The Massive, Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker (remix by Devin Abrams ) and Joe Blossom.

Intro music (full permission) by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/

Many thanks to Russel and The Sky Fortress crew for making us feel like we found our second home. Thank you to Jordan as well for our night out in Midtown Manhattan! 

AIRBORNE\\ was filmed, edited and produced by the Renegade Peach Project.

AIRBORNE \\ A6 - Louis Baker "The Way Remix" (produced by Devin Abrams) /  by JoFF Rae

THE RENEGADE PEACH PROJECT presents AIRBORNE \\
A series of music video postcards set to music from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project. In 2015 The Renegade Peach Project ventured on a 3 month journey that began in Cambodia and wrapped in San Francisco. As we roamed, we captured hints of the streets, people, wildlife, food, and spirit of each locale before uniting our visuals with the submitted tracks. Alchemy.

Each artist was asked to provide a time of day for us to film and a keyword or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. For this track we were given free reign which was a huge help as we were only in San Francisco for 24 hours!

You can hear more from LOUIS BAKER here:
www.louisbaker.co.nz

For more information and for the full series please go to www.renegadepeach.com/airborne

Full artist line-up: Estère (Jordan Rakei re-mix), Alphabethead, Adam Page, Big Flip The Massive, Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker (track produced by Devin Abrams ) and Joe Blossom.

Intro music (full permission) by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/

Many thanks to Crawford for being our fantastic guide and for letting us stay with him! 

AIRBORNE\\ was filmed, edited and produced by the Renegade Peach Project.

AIRBORNE \\ A5 - Thomas Oliver "Budapest is Beautiful" /  by JoFF Rae

THE RENEGADE PEACH PROJECT presents AIRBORNE \\
A series of music video postcards set to music from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project. In 2015 The Renegade Peach Project ventured on a 3 month journey that began in Cambodia and wrapped in San Francisco. As we roamed, we captured hints of the streets, people, wildlife, food, and spirit of each locale before uniting our visuals with the submitted tracks. Alchemy.

Each artist was asked to provide a time of day for us to film and a keyword or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. Thomas Oliver had initially asked us to film Budapest at dawn, which we did, but after two unremarkable mornings we stopped getting up at 4am. We found that this city saves its beauty for the sunset.

You can hear more from THOMAS OLIVER here:
www.thomasoliver.co.nz

For more information and for the full series please go to www.renegadepeach.com/airborne

Full artist line-up: Estère (Jordan Rakei re-mix), Alphabethead, Adam Page, Big Flip The Massive, Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker (Pacific Heights re-mix) and Joe Blossom.

Intro music (full permission) by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/

AIRBORNE\\ was filmed, edited and produced by the Renegade Peach Project.

AIRBORNE \\ A4 - Big Flip The Massive "Hoodie Bobby" /  by JoFF Rae

THE RENEGADE PEACH PROJECT presents AIRBORNE \\
A series of music video postcards set to music from home, with New Zealand based artists contributing unreleased tracks to the project. In 2015 The Renegade Peach Project ventured on a 3 month journey that began in Cambodia and wrapped in San Francisco. As we roamed, we captured hints of the streets, people, wildlife, food, and spirit of each locale before uniting our visuals with the submitted tracks. Alchemy.

Each artist was asked to provide a time of day for us to film and a keyword or colour to help us capture the essence of their track. Big Flip The Massive's key words included "erratic/glitchy/grimey/dirty/chaot­ic/frantic" and we mainly filmed on location in abandoned buildings, an abandoned US spy base and an deserted swimming pool to try to capture those elements. We filmed both during the day and the evening, and played with the speed of the clips to conjure an unsettling feeling in the viewer.

You can hear more from BIG FLIP THE MASSIVE here:
http://www.bigflipthemassive.com/

For more information and for the full series please go to www.renegadepeach.com/airborne

Full artist line-up: Estère (Jordan Rakei re-mix), Alphabethead, Adam Page, Big Flip The Massive, Louis Baker (Pacific Heights re-mix) and Joe Blossom.

Intro music (full permission) by The All Seeing Hand
www.the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/

AIRBORNE\\ was filmed, edited and produced by the Renegade Peach Project.

 

Can You Solve The Bridge Riddle? /  by JoFF Rae

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-bridge-riddle-alex-gendler Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn't so smart either. But now is not the time for regrets because you need to get away from these mutant zombies...fast.