Time Traveler Through Title Graphics: Dan Black's "Symphonies"

I am too busy at the moment to post another videoblog so I thought I would share this beautiful new music video which features Dan Black as a kind of time traveler through various genres and graphic styles from title sequences of very well known films. Amongst many well-known others, we get glimpses of the essence of Lost Highway, Tron, and James Bond.

If film title sequences are your thing, you should also check out Submarine Channel's excellently curated site Forget the Film, Watch the Titles.

Time Travel is Possible, Even in China

Christoph Rehage continues the infoviz practice of stopmotion time travel with his walk across China captured in poetic HD resolution photos. It would be cool if the text subtitles were optional like a DVD, the music were less goofy and the ending less schmalzy. But there is still something alluring about this guy's examination of self.

"Every Day"

Last week I was in Berlin visiting Transmediale and Club Transmediale, the twin events which ostensibly represent Germany's most cutting edge media art festivals. Unfortunately I admit I was quite disappointed with the work that I saw. Thank goodness this is the Transmediale chief curator's final year. Club Transmediale was better quality in general, with more exciting and relevant work, in my humble opinion.

During my visit I started reading The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. I have been thinking alot lately about time travellers and so I thought this video would be an appropriate starting point. Perhaps I will continue collecting other time travellers in the future.

Among other things I saw (and disliked) at Transmediale was a lame video called The Chronic Argonauts, apparently titled after an unused title for H. G. Wells' book. It unfortunately was not worthy of the distinction.