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Off The Air: Conflict (S05E02)

23 Nov

Aired in 2015.

List of videos in this episode:

Anatomy of a Street Fight: How to Win When You’re Outnumbered by Don Wasser from PFS Video, Inc.
Bloops by Johnny Woods; title sequence animations by Sean Buckelew, Kyle Mowat, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, and Caleb Wood
“Green” music video by bif and Mill+
Plug Party 2K13 by Albert Omoss
Unabomber Speckles drawing provided by R. Land
Angry Ram Destroys Punching Bag by Marty Todd
Pivot by Albert Omoss
The Angry Prokaryote by Caleb Phoenix Plesant
Cody’s Positive Affirmations by Joseph Bennett
SSI’s Shred of the Month: “The Monster” footage provided by SSI Shredding Systems, Inc.
31 Ways to Say Fuck Off by Emanuele Kabu

Sense8 opening

21 Nov

The Wachowski sisters (formerly known as the Wachowski brothers) recently stunned viewers with their dazzling sci-fi series Sense8. The series is indeed very recommended if you are into sci-fi and superpowers and the manichean drama, but one of the parts I liked best about is actually the opening. I always find that there is something extremely psychedelic about looking at the earth from a global perspective looking at people across the entire universe and getting a perspective on life in its manifold forms as it gushes around the planet, and this is exactly what the Sense8 opening does.

Off The Air: Liquid (S05E01)

16 Nov

Aired in 2015.

List of videos in this episode:

Run Walter Run video provided by Newsflare
Phantom Water Reel by Chris Bryan
Helium Shark by Thomas Marque
Ice Crystal Timelapse by Shawn Knol
Ice cream video by Alan Steadman
Machine Networks 2013 by Ryan Tyler Martinez
Most Incredible Volcano by Geoff Mackley
BBBB by Natalia Stuyk
A Family Affair by Ed Schrader, Kevin Sherry, and John Voigt
Bubble Device #2 by Nicholas Hanna
“Bryn Marina” music video by David Jude Harris, for the song by Sound of Ceres
Splashy Duck by William Anderson; atomic bomb footage provided by VCE Digital, Inc.
The Huber Experiments – Vol. 2 by Erik and Matthew Huber
Vagabond Mutant Liquid by Tobias Stretch
Dry Lights by Xavier Chassaing, score by Thomas Vaquie
Kayakers in Drainage Ditch by Rush Sturges and Ben Marr

Off The Air: Transportation (S04E04)

9 Nov

Aired in 2015.

List of videos in this episode:

Gravity by Hadas Fisher-Oren; title sequence by Tori Cook
JP Auclair excerpt from All.I.Can by Sherpas Cinema
Departures by Cy Kuckenbaker
The Motorcade by International Geographic
Rollerman by Danny Strasser, score by Michael Beckmann and Melina Fessmann
METRO Re/De-construction by Christopher Douglas Coleman
Psycho City by Vince Collins
Bubblegum Fannypack by Richard Dicko Mather
Let’s Paint, Bicycle & Blend TV by John Kilduff
Sketch Three: Avant-Garde (R.P.M. 2) by Ryan Fox
“Cadillac Dreams” music video by the Great Nordic Sword Fights
Scene 2 by Kim Laughton
3K Project TrackMania 2: Canyon (Slow Mo Version) by RickardRick

“Boohbah:Skipping Rope (Episode 1)”-Ragdoll Productions, 2003

4 Nov

I remember the first time I saw an episode of Boohbah. It was after an intense 4-week teaching stint left me so physically and emotionally exhausted that I could do nothing but  lie on the couch and watch TV for a week straight. This was pre-streaming days, and weekday mid-morning television had little to offer. After watching about an hour of the local schoolboard district meeting (yes I was that desperate), I switched stations to find this beautiful, psychedelic wonder aimed for lucky little pre-school children. It was comfort food for my eyes and for my soul.

Boohbah is and was a polarizing show. Folks seem to love or hate it. I am fully and firmly entrenched on the love side of the fence. Created by Anne Wood and Ragdoll Productions (the same team who brought us Teletubbies), Boohbah features costumed creatures flying through rainbow space clouds, dancing, cooing and making fart sounds. Each episode includes a live action vignette driven by a gift and the storypeople. It is pure genius. I may post more episodes in the coming weeks to help us all relax during this stressful time of year. PS-If you are an American citizen reading this- VOTE!!!

Off The Air: Death (S04E03)

2 Nov

Aired in 2014.

List of videos in this episode:

One Got Fat film supplied by the Prelinger Archives
Yield by Caleb Wood
Stillicide by Eric Ko, music by Alex Cook
“Beat the Drum Slowly” music video by Chad VanGaalen
Crowd Dynamics/UFO animated shorts by David Fothergill
“Arterial” music video by Christophe Thockler
Checkpoint by Robby Rackleff
Death Fest by Kutay Cengil
The Jump by Charles Huettner
Life Is Flashing Before Your Eyes by Vince Collins, performance by Lewis Motisher

Off The Air: Sports (S04E02)

26 Oct

Aired in 2014.

List of videos in this episode:

Your Highness by Max Hattler
Oolympacs by Johnny Woods
“Bim Bam Boom” excerpt from Forbidden Zone dir. Richard Elfman
Magic Ball Man by Maximilien Czech
Cody Jumps Skip by PixelWorkers
Music video for “I Didn’t Know That” by the Books
Frisbee God by Malcolm Sutherland
Ghillie Ball by Dave Hughes, Adam Stockett, and Alan Steadman
Data by Mark “Wolfshirt” Fingerhut
Citius, Altius, Fortius by Felix Deimann
Red Bull Winch Sessions footage courtesy of Red Bull Media House North America

Off The Air: Hair (S04E01)

19 Oct

Aired in 2014.

List of videos in this episode:

Words of Wisdom by Matthew Silver and Rony Portillo
Flora by Aaron Michael; Hairsperiments and other animations by Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann
Beach Bums by the Great Nordic Sword Fights, score by Groundislava
Virtual reality haircut simulator footage by DigInfo
The Chronicles of Peen-Eye by Geoffrey Lillemon feat. Marian Mudder, robotics by Neil Mendoza
Hair Growth Experiment by David Birdsell
The Fly by Liam Lynch
“Ascension” music video by Charles Bergquist
robothair.mov by Bernardo Britto
Hairy Monsters by Gerald Zahn
“MeMime” in Haircut Store by Alan Resnick
Shake by Carli Davidson and Variable

Off The Air: Worship (S03E03)

12 Oct

Aired in 2014.

List of videos in this episode:

Sadhus: India’s Holy Men by Bedi Films and Denis Whyte
“Bye Bye Macadam” music video by Dimitri Stankowicz
Hypnogogs by Paul Hartner
Jesus Pwn3d U by Barats and Bereta
Doom II: The Circular Ruins by Noah Spidermen
Enter the Mystic by Dax Norman; Unabomber Speckles drawing provided by R. Land
God Smash by Taras Hrabowsky
Totem by Caleb Wood
Magma by Dvein
Astroblast by Alexandre Lehmann

Off The Air: Robots (S03E02)

5 Oct

Aired in 2014.

List of videos in this episode:

Jelly Wobbler by Nik Ramage
Robot footage supplied by DigInfo
Ants in My Scanner by Francois Vautier
Robogran by Cyriak Harris
“Kill Your Co-Workers” music video by Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann
Michael by Space Shower Networks
God Knox by Kokofreakbean
“Boss Wave” music video by Kristofer Ström
OstrichCopter by Pricordia, footage supplied by Viral Spiral
Raw Data by Jake Fried
BigDog Beta by Pantless Knights
Drawing Apparatus by Robert Howsare
AI vs. AI by Igor Labutov and Jason Yosinski
Aerial Technology demo reel footage provided by Uncage the Soul