IW: Keret House

I don't know about you guys (my spies do...), but I'm fascinated with small homes. Maybe it stems from being a kid and having forts made out of boxes or setting up a cool base under my bed? Or maybe because, as an adult geek, I accumulate a ton of stuff and often feel the need to boil it all down to the bare essentials. Except for my movies. And my comics. And my Star Wars stuff... sigh...

Anyway, check out The Keret House in Warsaw. Designed by Jakub Szczesny, its widest point it measures 152cm and 72cm at its narrowest. That's small. But it remains functional and fresh.

To see more shots and get more info on this place head over to DEZEEN

Halloween Week!

It's Halloween already of at the studio! Head over to Sing Along Pictures for a look at the card Maki painted and some Sing Along news for Twitter (for Japan users too!) and Google+ users.

Soooo how was your weekend, my dearest, readers? Apart form working on Omo, we've been wrapping up Lost, at last. I'm a little torn. I mean, they keep killing my favorite characters. Can I just forgive that? I mean, I can - forgiveness is important, folks. Just everyone I like on that show meets their maker. Like I'm this awesome death curse. Which I'm not in reality - YOU HEAR THAT UNIVERSE?!

Anyway, just wanted to keep you up to date on my extremely late viewing of a series that ended years ago.

Ryoji Ikeda

Ryoji Ikeda' work is mesmerizing. From his site:

Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda focuses on the essential characteristics of sound itself and that of visuals as light by means of both mathematical precision and mathematical aesthetics. Ikeda has gained a reputation as one of the few international artists working convincingly across both visual and sonic media. He elaborately orchestrates sound, visuals, materials, physical phenomena and mathematical notions into immersive live performances and installations.

I love this guy's work. It's like looking into a world you can't really see - giving you that peek into a vast, infinite world that exists all around us. I'm also impressed with his use of scale and lighting allowing for a communal or very personal experience. Beautiful.

You can check out more of his work on his site HERE.

 photo: Marc Domage

 photo: Liz Hingley

 photo: Kazuo Fukunaga

© Ryoji Ikeda

OMO: Visiting Soon...

A good Monday to you, dear readers! The video you see here is 'OMO: Visiting Soon...', a short clip I directed taking a peek into the making of Sing Along Pictures' first project. AAANNND this clip is also the first clip on our brand new YouTube Channel! As always, to learn more about what we're up to you can head over to the Sing Along Pictures site and our Facebook page.

IW: Drew Struzan, Universal Monsters, Mondo Gallery...

Holy geez, my geek-heart just about gave out when I saw semi-retired Drew Struzan was contributing to a Universal Monsters show at the Mondo Gallery! It's literally a risk to Earth's geek population to have The Struzan contribute to this genre. AND Rumor has it Drew is putting up 7 pieces, 3 of which, ladies and gents, are shown here.

And Drew Struzan isn't the only talented one, the show is full of great artists - check the (above) billing! If you can make it, the The Universal Monsters is on October 19th (this Friday) at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas.

Art of Omo

Happy week start, everyone! We got some more news to share over at the Sing Along Pictures site - click HERE to check it out and to catch up on some other things we have going on!

Pretty excited about this news! I'm a huge, what's the right word? ... addict of the 'art of' books from the many films, comics, and other story projects I love out there. I may be biased as the work that goes into these books is where my career stems from, but it goes deeper than that. I think it's because it's a glimpse into this crazy world of potentials and an opportunity to see the work/inside the minds of some of my favorite artists. I love a ton of these but my right now favs are The Art of Porco Rosso, The Art of Kung-Fu Panda, and The Making of the Empire Strikes Back. Oh man, The Art of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Art of Up... The Art of Ponyo... Alright you get it, lots of amazing stuff out there. Anyway, just love this stuff so it's really, really, great to be able to offer our own very soon. 

Alright that's it - Let's have a good Monday, folks. 

Unbelievable...

Psst. Yeah you. You like reading, man? You wanna reeeeeed? Oh you do? My man, I can take care of you, tonight. 2.99 a read, man. 2.99... top notch words. Top notch words. You a cop? I said, "Are you a friggin' COP?! Sorry man, it was a test - I had to test you, there. Wha? I don't know man, a book about a baby or something - look, you want to read tonight or what because I got a line of folk who DO, okay? Of course I don't have it on me, you think I'm nuts? I know a guy who knows some guys. I can give you their names...

Ivan Ibookstore
Barney Barnes&Noble
Karl Kobo
Sir Richmond Worthington of the Smashwords Residence

Yeah you can trust them. Good gift - great gift. Tell them Dave sent you and everything will be coo - what? No I "don't sell drugs, too"! What kind of operation do you think I'm running here?!

Unbelievable...

Operators are standing by!

Do you find yourself checking your watch, even when you already know the time?

Was the last few watches you bought "The last one, I swear to all the Gods."

Is it "easy" to mind-validate paying more for a watch than say a car or a house or a car and a house?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then don't waste another minute! Pick up your internet and dial www.adventurwrist.tumblr.com/

ADVENTURWRIST: "Because your watch obsession is problematic!"

IW: Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto

Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto from John Reynolds & Lee Donaldson on Vimeo.

Man, I love this guy's work and I bet you will too. It's not just the what (although the what is equally wonderful), but the why. Sorry to be cryptic but it's better coming from him, than me.

You can check out more of his work that isn't featured in the film at his website HERE

Omo

Big news today for all of us over at Sing Along Pictures - we revealed the big part of of our debut project: Omo. If you're unfamiliar you can go and check out what I'm talking about HERE

It's kind of a special day, at least for me. Although it's not a complete reveal of exactly what we're doing, it's the first time we've shown anybody a big part of what we've been working on for over a year: the main character of our debut project. Which is a bit scary. This seemingly simple design wonderfully created by Maki Fujimoto, has been through many, many iterations, meetings, and 3am epiphanies as we tried to create Omo and his story. To put all that effort into something, and then to keep it secret, is super hard for somebody like me who has a debilitating compulsion to share. But it's been a labor of love so despite my fears, it's a complete joy to share it all with you guys today, and we hope you like it.

Stay tuned to find out just who this little guy is and what he's doing here by checking Sing Along Pictures or by following us on Facebook.

Guillermo del Toro talks "The Bride of Frankenstein"

A quick and insightful clip from one of my favorite filmmakers: Guillermo del Toro speaks at the "A Monstrous Centennial: Universal's Legacy of Horror" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. 

IW: Matthew Lyons

If eating someone's brain meant you gained their skill set (and was an acceptable part of human society - which it is not, ladies and gentlemen), Matthew Lyon would be on my "Brains to Eat" list. Wonderful, thoughtful work that oozes style but not at the cost of the warmth of the work. Super inspiring stuff.

To see more of Matt's work, head over to his site HERE

More More Peeks...

Another weekly update over at Sing Along Pictures - you can now count on 7 fingers how many days until Omo's full reveal! Click HERE for a look!

Omo's launch will be happening soon (more on that later) so in preparation we've been putting in time on the weekend. No tears though, it's super enjoyable. But that said, it IS having an impact on my movie watching career so this weekend all I could do was polish off season 4 of Lost. Never have I loved, then hated, then loved, then loved, then hated, then came to an understanding, then hated, a group of characters so quickly. It's an emotional roller coaster, folks.

Thus concludes my thoughts on a show everyone else has seen years prior, for today. Happy Monday.