Love for Michel Gondry

Natalie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:09:02 +0000

I am pretty terrible about paying attention to things; I don’t go out of my way to watch films or read books… rather I just sort of observe, watch, read and absorb things as they come along. It might sound like a rather passive way to enjoy life, but too often I feel under pressure to do this or watch that or go here and see there. There is so much in this world to consume for our visual, aural and intellectual joy, and to partake of everything that everyone recommends would be a full time job! I find it very much adds to my delight as I incidentally happen across wonderful interactions with art and media.

Tonight The Science of Sleep was showing on SBS and I decided to watch it despite being super exhausted from being out on a boat all day (which was awesome!) I was so utterly enthralled throughout the movie and was reminded again that Michel Gondry has quite a touching and fearlessly inventive way of illustrating stories through moving pictures. Upon finishing the film I raced to YouTube and was reminded of all the video clips he’s directed that I’ve loved but completely forgotten about, so I wanted to share a few with you.

I have to include this Radiohead video even though it’s hosted by myspace… When I first saw this video I was obsessed with watching it closely just to see all the detail in it.

There are a heap of other clips that have had embedding disabled on YouTube, like Everlong by the Foo Fighters and Around The World by Daft Punk. Here’s a list of the videos Michel Gondry’s directed, go and seek them all out!

I like going to bed tired but filled with inspiration, thank you Monsieur Gondry.

Do you have a happiness buddy?

Natalie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:51:06 +0000

This ad from headspace.org.au is one of the best commercials I’ve seen on television for depression. Usually the ad people rely on stock video of anguished looking people with a hand to the forehead shot in a blue cast, which could just as easily be used for headache tablet commercials. This animation totally nails what it’s like not to have someone to talk to about the stupid things in life, and even pokes a little fun at itself. As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, it really appeals to me because I use humour all the time to get by!

The other thing I adore about the advertisement is that it’s all hand drawn and animated in “off the cuff” style, with a fabulously dry voiceover which could be the voice in my very own head! I have been googling to find the artist behind the animation but can’t turn up anything… so I appeal to you tiny readership, who is the artist or even the ad company responsible for this awesome ad that doesn’t make me roll my eyes so bad I get an eye sprain?

EDIT: I have gDirt under my nails… I found that sense take care of headspace’s advertising but nothing on their site indicates they are responsible for the above tvc. If it was you JOLLY GOOD WORK! if not, daww too bad :(

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Love for Michel Gondry

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