Wednesday 27 July 2011

Björk and Gondry reunited for new song Crystalline

Part of the joy in Björk (for me, anyway) has always been the way in which she she brings sound and image together in a fascinating way. Not only do her songs seem to have a landscape that stirs the imagination and lets you drift away, but her music videos have always had an other-worldy element to them. Björk and legendary filmmaker Michel Gondry's relationship dates all the way back to 1993, when they first made 'Human Behaviour' together. Two decades on, they're still standing and to my delight have teamed up once more to make their eight music video together, for her new song 'Crystalline.' They've also, as they did in Human Behaviour, returned to space. Now watch it. This space that is, because judging from the sound of this song, Björk is back to her (good) old tricks. The esoteric singer still has that same childlike voice even at the age of 45.



Gondry has spoken about the video extensively for Billboard, and what he says is quite interesting, proving he is not your run-of-the-mill filmmaker.

"We shot it frame by frame, and we shot it by recranking the camera and re-exposing the film many times," Gondry says. "I decided for this that the shower of meteorite would hit the ground and produce a sound . . . The idea that a beam of light can have the impact to make these things move is something that intrigued me. Later on, they create some ripples-like rain. At the third verse, they create bubbles in which the metallic objects appear. All of those are the result of multiple conversations with [Björk] that were going in many directions."

Liam

Sunday 3 July 2011

BLINKY. 'Soon every home will have a robot helper'



Possibly, just possibly one of the weirdest short films I have ever come across. Are robots dangerous, are they?

Watch the whole film here, I can guarantee you won't regret it!

Liam