FILM ARCHIVES, FEBRUARY 22,2006, PROGRAM SELECTIONS
Curator:
Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com
(1) "It's a Beautiful World" by Random
Films.
http://randomshow.com/media/video/20050804a.mov
A musical tour of the globe which drops in on
different vloggers around the world.
2 minutes 28 seconds.(Inspirational)
(2) "PJK Productions First
Vlog" by Paul Knight.
http://www.blip.tv/file/5053
A bored Englishman introduces himself, lightning shoots from both ears
and
a magical instrument plays itself.
3 min 17 seconds. (Very amusing.)
(3) "Birth of a Butterfly" by
Most Extraordinary.
http://exampassing.com/extraordinary/051103phil.mov
An amazing video capturing a butterfly emerging
from a cocoon without wings
and then having them expand. 1 min 9 seconds
(Fascinating.)
(4) "Rock N Roll TV, Episode 8, The Banned
Video"
http://bubblebabble.typepad.com/rocknrolltv/2005/12/episode_8_the_b.html
A singer discusses his music video which was
banned because it featured several women kicking a male masochist. 4 min 17
seconds. (Something you'll never see on MTV!)
(5) "Kitty Condo 101"
by Tanja
http://www.blip.tv/file/6572
A young woman shows how to create housing for
homeless cats in the
neighborhood. 2 minutes 33 seconds. (Instructive and
interesting.)
(6)"Freelance Blues, Episode 8" or "Twinkie Movie" by Jonny
Goldstein
http://jonnygoldstein.com/flb8a.mov
Comedian Jonny Goldstein celebrates the
arrival of a long overdue check by
wallowing in the caloric ecstasy of an
old-fashioned Twinkie bath. (Very
funny.)
(7) "Starbucks Union" by Devin
http://www.blip.tv/file/6043
Employees are picketing Starbucks complaining
about wages that never rise
and inadequate weekly working hours. 1 minute 20
seconds. ( A vlog
to share with job hunting friends.)
(8) "The House
of Vlog with the Vlogfather" by ZipZapZop.com
http://www.blip.tv/file/4289
With furrowed brow and evangelical passion, the
Vlogfather encourages all to
keep faith in the House of Vlog. 3 minutes 17
seconds (Satirical and very
amusing.)
(9) "I'm Home Sick Today" by
Pouringdown.blogspot.com
http://pouringdownpictures.com/homesick.mov
Imprisoned in his bedroom, a vlogger watches
mysterious things unfold just
outside his window. 1 minute 17 seconds
(A classic study in creating
cinematic tension.)
(10) "Head" by Rob
Parrish
http://www.blip.tv/file/6415
The way we see ourselves and the way the world
sees us is strictly up to the
camera's lens. 1 minute 27 seconds.
(Half funny, half frightening, totally
fascinating.)
(11) "Japanese toilet" by Cheap Opinions
http://www.blip.tv/file/8041
A short video showing the "female", "unisex" and
"pressure" buttons on
toilets in Japan which this vlogger feels should be
adopted in the United
States. 1 minute (A vlog about what you'll find in
Japan but will never
see in a tourist brochure.)
(12) "Marry Me
Hillary" by Benster1970
http://www.blip.tv/file/10578
This vlog shows the timid a new way to propose
marriage. 1 min 20 seconds
(This may be a real first or simply a vlog hoping
to inspire others.)
(13)"Bio Mom Part 1" by Clark Saturn
http://zipzapzop.com/2006/02/08/zipzapzopcom-bio-mom/
In Part 1, Clark Saturn introduces his
biological Mother and they discuss
why she decided to put him up for
adoption in 1969, how she found him
fifteen years later and bonded with him
and his adoptive family. (Part
2-not shown- is equally fascinating.) 4
minutes and 36 seconds. (A moving
testimonial that shows how well adoption
can work.)
(14) "Secret Exercise Techniques" (The Ominous Moo Podcast,
Episode 4, Jan
25,2006)
http://www.ominousmoo.com/category/podcast/
This vlog shows creative new ways to exercise that
are both inventive and
amusing. They include pulling oneself along toy
train tracks and even
making repeated jumps in photo shoots. 4 minutes
38 seconds. (Amusing,
creative and brilliantly executed.)
(15)
"I'm Bruce Borton and You Want Me to Work for You!"
http://www.blip.tv/file/12186
A stunning video resume in which Bruce Borton
displays video skills and
shares testimonials of those he has worked with. 4
minutes 23 seconds. (A
great model for anyone to copy in creating their own
video resume.)
(16) "A Trip to the Hospital" The day of my biopsy
by Anne
Walk.
http://www.blip.tv/file/569
We travel along with a young woman who gets
samples extracted from swollen
glands in her neck. She (probably
correctly) suspects this is the first
time an actual biopsy have been
vlogged. 6 minutes and 10 seconds. (An
informative film that shows the
discomfort a patient undergoes while having
a supposedly 'painless'
procedure. In a subsequent vlog, she gets the good
news that her biopsy
showed no cancer.)
