Comments on: Crush: R.E.M. “Hollow Man” http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/ Motionographer shares the best in design and moving media, from student work to feature films. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:29:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: david http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32915 david Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:44:27 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32915 I don't mean to flame but uh... is avant garde a system font yet? I don’t mean to flame but uh… is avant garde a system font yet?

]]> By: defasten http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32908 defasten Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:30:09 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32908 i agree with you on this one. i was actually glad to see this kind of combination, predominantly because i thought the music was pretty generic and just very incredibly, mundanely radio friendly (in a bad way. there is only one REM song i recall enjoying, so i'm already biased, lol), to the point that i can see bits of this music video used for a quirky cellphone ad or something. i'm in a headspace where i'm watching and listening to a lot of non-commercial driven works and more conceptually-driven works, so this is where i'm coming from. otherwise, i think the piece is cute. :P i agree with you on this one. i was actually glad to see this kind of combination, predominantly because i thought the music was pretty generic and just very incredibly, mundanely radio friendly (in a bad way. there is only one REM song i recall enjoying, so i’m already biased, lol), to the point that i can see bits of this music video used for a quirky cellphone ad or something.

i’m in a headspace where i’m watching and listening to a lot of non-commercial driven works and more conceptually-driven works, so this is where i’m coming from.

otherwise, i think the piece is cute.

:P

]]> By: Simon Robson http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32902 Simon Robson Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:17:33 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32902 In fact, defasten's comment makes me believe more than ever that, despite all toys and the gizmos, we live in creatively conservative times In fact, defasten’s comment makes me believe more than ever that, despite all toys and the gizmos, we live in creatively conservative times

]]> By: Simon Robson http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32901 Simon Robson Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:44 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32901 @ defasten I couldn't disagree with you more. I think this is great. It's fresh, un-inhibited, adventurous and synchs really well with the audio. And i love the juxta-position with REM's song and sound. If we followed defasten's rule of conservatively 'aligning' visual to audio, we'd never have had the seminal Peter Gabriel 'Sledgehammer' video, the utterly ground-breaking Dire Straits 'Money for Nothing' video, or pretty much anything done by Godley & Creme in the 80s to 'make hip' all those rock dinosaurs they directed videos for. @ defasten
I couldn’t disagree with you more.
I think this is great. It’s fresh, un-inhibited, adventurous and synchs really well with the audio. And i love the juxta-position with REM’s song and sound. If we followed defasten’s rule of conservatively ‘aligning’ visual to audio, we’d never have had the seminal Peter Gabriel ‘Sledgehammer’ video, the utterly ground-breaking Dire Straits ‘Money for Nothing’ video, or pretty much anything done by Godley & Creme in the 80s to ‘make hip’ all those rock dinosaurs they directed videos for.

]]> By: defasten http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32888 defasten Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:59:27 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32888 what were they thinking? i think the combination is jarring. musically speaking, definitely one of REMs weaker moments, the video doesn't save the song. the video would be more fitting for an indie electro punk band - teenagers, neon colours and gritty lo fi images. perfect. i think the people who worked on this are fans of that kind of aesthetic and culture, and listened to it on their headphones while working YET forgot (or pushed aside) in the process the - lest i say this about REM - "adult contemporary pop" tone they were to align themselves for to begin with. :( what were they thinking? i think the combination is jarring. musically speaking, definitely one of REMs weaker moments, the video doesn’t save the song.

the video would be more fitting for an indie electro punk band – teenagers, neon colours and gritty lo fi images. perfect. i think the people who worked on this are fans of that kind of aesthetic and culture, and listened to it on their headphones while working YET forgot (or pushed aside) in the process the – lest i say this about REM – “adult contemporary pop” tone they were to align themselves for to begin with.

:(

]]> By: Marc B. http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32884 Marc B. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:12:25 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32884 There are some cool parts. There are some cool parts.

]]> By: Erik K Veland http://motionographer.com/2008/04/23/crush-rem-hollow-man/comment-page-1/#comment-32874 Erik K Veland Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:15:15 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=3318#comment-32874 While they are definitely channeling the mid-nineties Video Toaster / Demo Scene aesthetics, there is plenty of 3D and 2.5 usage here. While they are definitely channeling the mid-nineties Video Toaster / Demo Scene aesthetics, there is plenty of 3D and 2.5 usage here.

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