hi everyone! :)

i'm so honoured & excited to be a part of the team of resident curators for the site, as a video & text curator. i'm champing at the bit to support & encourage the incredibly talented writers, video-makers & remixers on hitRECord. 

here's a little video i put together to introduce myself & tell you a bit about what i'm planning to do.

thanks! <3

Stop Motion & Icon: IrmaVep

Editing: Tori

Music by: TheTenant & TheBoxSets

Key Illustrations: xobreexo23

Audio & Story: MadisenMusic (& Gabrielle)

Images: Kimshuttle & tori

Animation: tori

A long time ago, I had this idea for how to animate "Skip & the Turtle" by MadisenMusic, but I didn't have the time to complete it. Well, finally, a year later - here it is. :)

Made & screened at Sundance Film Festival 2010.

This bumper was made after Banksy made his presence known in Park City. I animated two photographs of his local work together. Then during our Remarks session on the 24th, Joe brought two people up from the audience to RECord voiceovers for the two characters. Finally, we wanted to show how close one of the Banksy pieces was to the REC Room, so Joe decided to RECord the journey.

Shakespeare's Sonnet 29, read by David Hyde Pierce.

the full double BREATHER page for the manifesto

It's a bit late, I know, but I began making 'Strawberry Bootlaces' into an animation last week. It was originally for Sundance but half way through making it, MarieIv uploaded her top notch version which was selected sharpishly for the show. I hmmed and hawwwd about whether to continue on with my version, but then I realised I'd been enjoying myself, so I decided to finish it up this weekend. I learned a lot & it was a good challenge for me to push my animation skills further. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it. :)

EXT. THE PROMENADE - DAY

HARRY is sitting on a bench outside the hotel. LILLIAN walks over, hesitates, then sits down next to him. He noticeably doesn’t turn to look at her.

                 HARRY

     Where’s your chaperone?

                 LILLIAN

     Don’t call her that. She’s just trying to be a good friend. (beat) I said

     I felt faint so she’s gone back to the hotel for water.

Harry nods slowly still looking straight ahead. There’s a long pause where neither of them speak.

                 LILLIAN

     Are we going to talk or just stare at the ocean?

                 HARRY

     Oh, I don’t know. There doesn’t seem much to say and the ocean’s

     looking pretty inviting this morning.

                 LILLIAN

     Please don’t be mad at me. It’s not my fault you showed up

     too late!

Harry finally turns to look at Lillian.

                 HARRY

     I showed up too late? Did you ever think maybe it was you who

     settled too early?

when I found katasul's "we were sailing the seas", I knew I wanted to make a makebelieve world where the little boys could sail off into dreamland in their little tin boat. (all the resources just fell into place so easily for this remix. hitRECord is a treasure trove.)

i accidentally stumbled across this combination of RECords while making something else.

a tiny film about a grieving arthropod.

two photographs eight months apart.

i had a spare afternoon today, so i've been working on the hitRECord quilt! this picture doesn't quite show the heart in all its glory - it's a deep burgundy velvet, but the photo makes it look black... i'm also going to cut out the letters of HEART, with each letter in a different pattered red fabric & add them on top of the heart.