cute french octopus video...

i liked this video a lot... i need to learn to do animation like these folks!! 

i'm in love with this song....

this is by far the song of the week/month... I'm in love with it for some reason.

The band name is The Veronicas and they are twins from Australia.  check out my favorite of their songs... "Untouched"

old navy and target ads..

I'm always amazed by how TV spots have the opportunity to embed their brand into your psyche.  I'll have to do a post on random ads that have changed advertising...but as of today I'm focusing on Target and Old Navy.  Two brands that have seen pretty radical changes of their focus audience over the past five years.  I'm a huge fan of Target's ads....and they always seem to make me smile.  Here are some of my favorite of theirs:

I think what I'm most struck by is the editing and the engaging reaction it gets from the audience watching it.  The first ad is very creative in the split screen and the regular people vs. everyday household items.  Cute for sure.  The second is good for branding and being creative with showing how "Target" is everywhere.  It's in everything you have.  The third clip is an example to how beautiful women can be done up and edited in a way that's quite fascinating.  They play with time a lot in the editing... going from slow to fast, matching the music.  I'm a big fan.  

Now the Old Navy ones.... 

What we have here is two completely different spots done extremely well with both music, character, attitude, placement and form of text and fonts, etc.  They were both done by the same agency: Mac Guff  which is quite a cool visual effects company.  I had the nice opportunity to talk with one of the creators over email regarding Film and the possibility of having an online Film Community and Class setting that I would help run.  I like the two ads because of what they make you feel.  The editing of the shots combined with the music is actually quite powerful.  The first one is just plain exploitation in a way of... "because we have Old Navy swimsuits, we're cooler than you, hotter than you, and have more fun than you."  I liked it.  Ha! It made Old Navy look.... (dare I say?!): Cool.  The second one is fascinating in that they have a minute length one that goes into each character's story a bit more.  It's available to watch on their website and I'd recommend it.  

JUST my two cents for tonight! :) 

go check out my homie's new song..... "perfectly accidently"

my homie Katrina Stone (who I tried out for American Idol with...has released my new fav song!!!)

"PERFECTLY ACCIDENTLY"

Go check it out!!! If you are friend with me... go to --- 

www.myspace.com/latinoflava

....if not.... listen to her site here...

OR be a doll and go visit her website (which is incredible...) -- katrinastone.com

LOVE you all!!! 

----Tim

random phone photos

thought I'd put a little bit of my fav phone photos together... :) 

kenna - out of control

so I was sitting in my FAVORITE movie theater of all time (the Alamo Drafthouse) watching my favorite movie of the summer (Batman).....when the Alamo did their special trailer of their upcoming events.  All I knew was the song was AMAZING.... 

I had NO idea who sang it...so Shazam to the rescue!! 

Kenna- Out of Control

my favorite part is the chorus... ENJOY! 

I <3 Sigur Ros

So Sigur Ros just released a new CD last Tuesday and it ROCKS.  I love it. Go get it! :)  Some of my old friends may know that I've loved Sigur Ros since 2001 when I discovered their incredible music.  I can't believe it's been 7 years since I first heard them....but their music has always played a special part in my life and I hope it will continue to do so.  

here are my three favorite songs in order of how much I love the videos.... :)

"Untitled One (Vaka)"

"Viórar vel til loftárása"

"Ágætis byrjun"