Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Random Chatterings [Ep. 16.5] - The Films of Don Hertzfeldt

In time for the release of independent animator/filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt’s latest short film, World of Tomorrow, Arlill talks about Hertzfeldt’s most famous short films and what effect they had on Arlill's life. Here’s a hint about next week’s episode!

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World of Tomorrow (2015)https://vimeo.com/ondemand/worldoftomorrow

The films discussed in the episode:
Rejected (w/ text commentary) (2000) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjFxc75zuUE

The Meaning of Life (2005) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMsyOowMaEY

It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2011) - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/itssuchabeautifulday/60784253

Sources:
Don Hertzfeldt’s website: bitterfilms.com
Watching Grass Grow - a 12 minute time lapse of Hertzfeldt animating The Meaning of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EBdEoZUH7o
Everything Will Be Ok, the first part of It’s Such a Beautiful Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUX0Qy-IDM
Hertzfeldt's Tumblr: http://donhertzfeldt.tumblr.com/

Technical info:
Recorded with a Yeti Microphone and Adobe Audition CC by Arlill Rodriguez

Edited with Adobe Audition CC by Arlill Rodriguez

“Summers, Eternal Tourist Trap [Earthbound OST]” composed by Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu and Toshiyuki Ueno

“Symphony No. 9” composed by Beethoven, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

"Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor composed by Tchaikovsky, performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

"Vitava (The Moldau) composed by Bedrich Smetana, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra

2015

EPISODE 16                                EPISODE 17

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