Strange Beasts /  by JoFF Rae

A sci-fi short about augmented reality. "Strange Beasts" is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?
ritten, directed and produced by Magali Barbé. Co-produced by: Red Knuckles, Peanut. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5638002/ If you're curious about the process... http://magalibarbe.com/ CAST & CREW staring: Timothy RENOUF and Poppy POLIVNICK music and sound design: Pierre VEDOVATO director of photography: Anthony GUIRY first assistant: Amélie GUYOT second assistant: Vincent AUPETIT sound recordist: Michael CHUBB makeup and hair: Bridget CROTTY and Rachael THOMAS runner: Tyrone PAUL VFX supervisor: Peregrine McCAFFERTY creatures artist: Dean FRATER creatures designer: Jonathan Djob NKONDO rigger: Maickel PASTA animators: Joffrey ZEITOUNI and Philippe MOINE rendering and compositing: Mario UCCI and Rick THIELE at Red Knuckles tracking: PEANUT color artist: Lewis CROSSFIELD at Electric Theatre Collective extra creatures: Andriy HRMALYUK and Ramtin AHMAD special thanks: Fabrice LE NEZET, Ardith BIRCHALL, Cressida POLIVNINCK, Marc POLIVNICK, Mary HESKEL, Elvis BAPTISTE.

++ when AR gets too real?!?

Humanz - Gorrilaz including 360° spirit house /  by JoFF Rae

Tracks are taken from the new album Humanz, out April 28.
EXPERIENCE SATURNZ BARZ (SPIRIT HOUSE) IN 360 HERE: http://gorill.az/saturnzbarzSH360 Tracks are taken from the new album Humanz, out April 28.
Tracks are taken from the new album Humanz, out April 28.

Following the announcement earlier today of the title (Humanz) and release date (April 28) of the new album from Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have revealed the cover art and massive tracklist for the LP. There are 14 tracks on the regular edition, with five more on the deluxe. A Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set will also contain each of the 14 regular edition tracks on its own piece of vinyl, backed by an alternate version. (Yes, that means it’s a 14-disc box set.) They’ve also put out a six-minute film called “Saturnz Barz (Spirit House),” directed by Hewlett, containing the track “Saturnz Barz” [ft. Popcaan], as well as clips from “Ascension” [ft. Vince Staples], “We Got the Power” [ft. Jehnny Beth of Savages] and “Andromeda” [ft. D.R.A.M.]. 

Wanderers - a vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System /  by JoFF Rae

For more information and stills gallery, please turn to: www.erikwernquist.com/wanderers For youtube version, please turn here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4 ----- UPDATE: For anyone interested I have made a clip with a few discarded scenes from this film, which can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/132183031 ----- Wanderers is a vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available. Without any apparent story, other than what you may fill in by yourself, the idea of the film is primarily to show a glimpse of the fantastic and beautiful nature that surrounds us on our neighboring worlds - and above all, how it might appear to us if we were there. As some may notice I have borrowed ideas and concepts from science fiction authors such as Kim Stanley Robinson and Arthur C. Clarke, just to name a few. And visually, I of course owe many tips of my hat to painter Chesley Bonestell - the legendary master of space art. More directly, with kind permission from Ann Druyan I have also borrowed the voice of astronomer and author Carl Sagan to narrate the film. The audio I used are excerpts from his own reading of his book 'Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space' (1994, Random House, http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/159735/pale-blue-dot-by-carl-sagan/) - needless to say, a huge inspiration for this film. ----- CREDITS: VISUALS BY - Erik Wernquist - erik@erikwernquist.com MUSIC BY - Cristian Sandquist - cristiansandquist@mac.com WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY - Carl Sagan - from his book 'Pale Blue Dot' http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/159735/pale-blue-dot-by-carl-sagan/, courtesy of Ann Druyan, copyright by Democritus Properties, LLC, with all rights reserved COLOR GRADE BY - Caj Müller/Beckholmen Film - caj@beckholmenfilm.se LIVE ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY BY - Mikael Hall/Vidiotism - mikael@vidiotism.com LIVE ACTION PERFORMANCE BY - Anna Nerman, Camilla Hammarström, Hanna Mellin VOCALIST - Nina Fylkegård - nina@ladystardust.se THANK YOU - Johan Persson, Calle Herdenberg, Micke Lindgren, Satrio J. Studt, Tomas Axelsson, Christian Lundqvist, Micke Lindell, Sigfrid Söderberg, Fredrik Strage, Johan Antoni, Henrik Johansson, Michael Uvnäs, Hanna Mellin THIS FILM WAS MADE WITH USE OF PHOTOS AND TEXTURES FROM: NASA/JPL, NASA/CICLOPS, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, ESA, John Van Vliet, Björn Jonsson (and many others, of which I unfortunately do not know the names) SUBTITLES & TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED BY - Victor Terrón (English, Spanish), Titus Ou (Traditional Chinese), John Walter (French), Shinwoo Jeon (Korean), Yoav Landsman & Ehud Maimon (Hebrew), Miguel Andrade (Brazilian Portuguese).

Chicano - premier / the effect of Mexican underground culture on Japan... /  by JoFF Rae

A documentary shot and directed by Louis Ellison and Jacob Hodgkinson in Tokyo and Osaka in 2016. Chicano is an exploration between the similarities and differences between Chicano culture in America and Japan, and how the scene is not all about gang culture, but has a deep-seated root in family values. The film is currently being featured on Dazed. Directors: Louis Ellison & Jacob Hodgkinson Produced by: Louis Ellison & Jacob Hodgkinson Editor: Buster grey-jung Sound Design: Buster Grey-Jung Colourist: Jonny Tully @Smoke&Mirrors

Gorillaz - new music in response to Drumph /  by JoFF Rae

Gorillaz returns after six years with the apocalyptic "Hallelujah Money" video, the first taste of their new record which is coming later this year. The band has issued this song on the eve of the Inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as commentary on a politically-charged, historical moment.

"In these dark times, we all need someone to look up to,” Gorillaz bassist Murdoc Niccals told Noisey. “Me. That's why I'm giving you this new Gorillaz song, a lightning bolt of truth in a black night. You're welcome. Now piss on! The new album's not gonna write itself."

“Hallelujah Money” is the first single from the virtual band since the release of their last album, The Fall. Of course, it’s not at all clear when their next album will see release, but the group insists it’ll be out later this year.

How to Succeed with Brunettes US Navy 1967 /  by JoFF Rae

Dating, Courtship, Marriage, Romance, Social Skills... US Navy Training Film

Demonstrates proper dating etiquette for US Navy officers, at first by showing what NOT to do. US Navy Training Film MN-10283C

Awesome Navy film I remember watching as a brand new Midshipman at Auburn NROTC. I wonder what year they finally retired this classic?

How to Succeed with Brunettes’ is one of nearly 3000 training films produced by the U.S. Navy during the 1960s that range from topics such as “good hygiene” to how women enlisted in the military should “conduct” themselves around their male counterparts. It’s also said that the film was lampooned by the television news program 60 Minutes in its early days and that the show even presented the Navy with a “faux Oscar” for How to Succeed With Brunettes for being the most “unnecessary” and “fiscally wasteful” film on record for the time. For you see, back in 1966 it was tax dollars that covered the $64,000 tab for creating this cringe-worthy film.