What if I take my problem to the United Nations?

Oh dear. I think I'm in love. Nothing like a protest song.

Harvey asked war photographer Seamus Murphy to make music videos for her new album.
Take a look at his photos seamusmurphy.com



Thank you Jesse McCormack
for drawing my attention to this album

PTA via Rhett Wade-Ferrell

I recently sat down and had a chat with the guys behind Melbourne music video outfit Moop Jaw. It was great to hear about their experiences in film and really got us excited to keep doing what we're doing. Sometimes you lose heart, especially when you're really putting yourself out there and things don't come up rainbows.

Rhett recommended this interview with Paul Thomas Anderson to me, "a master with no ego". We're all big PTA fans here, hearing him speak made me remember why making films is so good all over again. Highly recommended.







And also, have a look at one of Rhett's music videos. I really like this one he did for Flight Facilities:

La Mirada Film Festival

La Mirada Film Festival opens in Melbourne this week and, in a stroke of good luck, I will be able to attend! The festival is co-curated by Pedro Almodovar. He has a good little blog going here, which offers interesting perspectives on film history and the industry.

I'm looking forward to seeing Even the Rain, with my favourite revolucionario, Gael Garcia Bernal:

rulin

one of the best music video clips ive ever seen from one of my fav albums. the rip. portishead. third -->

Portishead -The Rip from Whalum on Vimeo.

here's some more clips from animator Nick Uff:

ruff toot from howies on Vimeo.

and portishead again. 'we carry on'. apocalyptic.



adric x

New Logo and Vimeo

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And a website to follow. Keep checking up on us ∆∆

Jamie Harley

Jamie Harley is getting lots of attention out there in the interweb. He recently compiled a list of his favourite music videos for Modular. He modestly chose one of his own, a clip he made for Memory Tapes - Today is Our Life. His work includes a lot of found footage, a time-consuming but cost-effective way to create some beautiful video collages. Have a look at his Memory Tapes clip below - the parts with the Busby Berkeley dancers are lovely - or visit his Vimeo for more examples of his work.

Memory Tapes : "Today Is Our Life" from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

Everything Must Go (Why Don't You Dance?)

I would've loved to turn Why Don't You Dance? into a film but it appears I'm a little late. Will Ferrell is starring in the feature length version of Carver's short story, the film called Everything Must Go. After really enjoying Ferrell's performance in Stranger than Fiction I'm interested in seeing him in a similar role. I found this trailer to share with you and from the looks of it, the only real element remaining from the short is the yard sale. It's all very glossy.

Barney's Version (what Margaret and David forgot to mention)

Yes Paul Giamatti is good. And I have as big a crush on Dustin Hoffman as any of us. But 4 stars apiece? What's going on? Barney's Version is a bloated life story, loaded with too many relationships, a strange whodunnit B-story and the inclusion of a terminal illness to tug audience heartstrings. I really enjoyed the first half. They should've left it there.

Snow (1963)

Some beautiful shots from Adric's trip
onezandzeroz.blogspot.com

the:viral:factory

I read about these guys in Wired today. They specialise in viral videos and online marketing. In the interview they said that they care more about their internet audiences than the companies they produce content for. They'd rather lose business than lose their viewers. I"m very interested in the obscure ventures advertisers throw money at as social networking and the global online marketplace grow and affect the film industry. Check out The Viral Factory here.

You should really know about... Sam Dixon

Sam is going to hate being written about. But I have a feeling he's going to have to get used to it. Sam Dixon is our resident scriptwriter and no one I know captures the dark parts of people quite like him. His latest work, Joy of Sex which was directed and co-written by Dan Whelan, screened at Byron Bay Film Festival on the weekend. The audience loved it, and American filmmaker Jack McCoy offered his personal congratulations to Sam at the after party. Sam has another three scripts set to go into production in the first half of 2011. Yes sir, Sam Dixon and the red carpet gonna be friends.

The King's Speech

I only just saw The King's Speech. You should have a read of this article in The Australian about the writer. A great bit of perspective for budding screenwriters: David Seidler - A Writer Who Found His Voice

jasonbkohl.com

I'm not gonna pretend I know who Jason B Kohl is. But his blog is definitely an interesting insight into the American short film industry. Here's a link to his site and some great shorts he recommends. Check out The Discipline of D.E., one of Gus Van Sant's first films. I'd seen this before and I find myself talking about it all the time. I also trip much less now.

You might also want to pay special attention to Crossbow, the 2007 short by the director of Animal Kingdom.

La Alegria Del Sexo

We've been a little quiet this month, with our cards close to our chest. This is all about to change however. March is shaping up to be a busy month for the Mountjoy collective. Sam Dixon is back and his fingers are furiously churning out more scripts than we can handle. Milena has joined the film school crowd and is just about ready to shoot and make her acting debut. Watson is on his way home and Emily is on her way out - down to Melbourne to swim with the big fish.

Mountjoy works closely with another collective - Third Horror. A film they made recently called Joy of Sex has made it into the Byron Bay Film Festival (12 March) and the West End Film Festival (27 March). If you're nearby on either of those dates, come by and check it out. It's a really great little film which is unlike anything else being made in this town. Here's the trailer:

Untitled from wheelo3 on Vimeo.