Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Worst Music Videos Ever Created

I was surfing YouTube and one thing led to another. Please...um...enjoy these mind-numbing, headache-inducing music videos from the 80's and 90's (oh, the 20th century). In my opinion, these are a few of the worst music videos ever made in the history of mankind.

First, a strange Finnish song and dance. I don't know the name or the group, and frankly, I don't ever want to. (Why are they all eating snacks at the end?)



Second, the song "Breakin' the Chains" by Dokken. I cannot even begin to comprehend why this video exists, or why they were filming in a haunted mansion. Some things will never be known...



Thirdly, the song "Losing You" by Jan Terri. Just look at her in her fancy limo (it may be noted that she herself was a limo driver... hm...). And the first shot of her boyfriend is priceless (parked in a no-parking zone! You sexy rebel!)



Last and least, the song "Baby Blues" by (yet again) Jan Terri. His eyes are blue enough to fill a swimming pool... with ducks. Plus, look at all those hot chicks! I want to go to that bar...



I apologize for any hurt feelings of fans ofJan Terri, Dokken, or the strange Finnish band. This is purely my opinion.

Monday, November 3, 2008

The Birth of a Superhero

Hey everyone,

I was bored today, so I decided to make a stop motion movie on the chalk board. I never really have the patience to make a full length one, so by the time I was done with the opening sequence I threw in the towel and called it a day. This was an impromptu decision, hence the shaky tripod and white towel jumping around on the bottom of the frame. That said, enjoy!


Sunday, November 2, 2008

Nada Surf: Lucky Review

Play this album loud. Really loud. And sing along. The album, released this year, is undoubtedly one of the most catchy, uplifting albums I have heard in a while. The album, Nada Surf's fifth full-length installment, features irresistibly catchy verses and choruses, beautiful yet subtle harmonies, and often whimsical and funny lyrics. Matthew Caws, lead singer and guitarist, brings the house down with a great voice. Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot are great with pounding bass lines and drums. Each song is unique, bringing its own harmonies and/or counter melodies to the table (.e. "Beautiful Beat" and "See These Bones").
This is one of those few albums that can be listened to over and over and over. My only problem with the album is the song "The Fox", which seems slightly out of place with the rest of the album. It actually kind of scared me the first time I heard it--it's just that weird. But I'm starting to warm up to it.
"Lucky" by Nada Surf will go down as one of my favorite albums ever. I look forward to their next album!

9.8/10

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Jeans Boond: From Europe With Hate

Yet another HILARIOUS video I made with a different friend and my brother a looong time ago. This one is spoofing James Bond: From Russia With Love (HAWHAWHAW). We were exploring the concept of cutting to a different camera angle mid-action. Again, we thought we were so cool.

The Ultimate Montage!!!

I was surfing YouTube and recalled a video I had made with a friend and my brother two years ago. I looked it up, and to my surprise, it was still there. While watching, I was overcome with mixed feelings of nostalgia and disgust. Nostalgia because it was a long time ago. Disgust because when we made it, we thought it was incredibly deep and witty. How sad is that.
I then found a few other videos that we had made. They shall follow.
Meanwhile, enjoy this video.