INCEPTION is coming out soon, and in conjunction with its release, they're making a documentary on dreams. I suggested that hitRECord contribute to the project. See the collaboration page here http://www.hitrecord.org/records/78958 -- This is gonna be fucking awesome.

The documentarian directing it is a guy named Roko Belic. He and I recently sat down to discuss how we can best throw our flavor into the mix.

Largely, it seems he's looking for dreamy visuals for cutaways. He mentioned five archetypal dreams and asked us to create visual/graphic/animated/cinematic interpretations.

1. Inappropriate Dress
2. Teeth Falling Out
3. Flying
4. Being Chased
5. Falling

If you want to shoot a whole short film out of any of these dreams, that's great. But it's also great to contribute your brick in the larger wall. Draw a picture, take a photo, animate a moment.

Also, Roko hasn't chosen any music yet, so the more dreamy sounding stuff we can throw his way, the more likely our tunes can make up this doc's score.

Also also, even if you don't make any videos, images or music, you can still really help by browsing through the RECords we've already got on our site and finding stuff you think might work for this project. Find dreamy, surreal, beautiful visuals -- still images are good, but video is even better. Find dreamy music or soundscapes. Compile an Album of the RECords you find, and contribute that album to the Collaboration.

I'm so grateful and happy to be a part of Inception -- I think you guys are really gonna love the movie. And I can't wait to see what we all make together.

Sleep to dream...
J

so i put this together to be all spring-y.. see thats the austin skyline..and those r the happy hitrecorders heh.. and the sun is obviously a REC button

various trinkets, cameras, journal & the little blue box that contained them.

all the trinkets, contributed along the way, were finally reunited and then photographed. who left what? mostly still a mystery to me.

what i really want to know is who left the digital chia pet clock?

The original video shot by Tarin (uploaded by Dr. Gory) really affected me the moment I saw it. I happened to check the newest RECords and there it was. I was floored.

What really hit me was how small the world really is. I mean, all of us - this community - was a part of that exchange between Mr. Redford and Joe. What they discussed was what we all do together, and what is being shown to people at Sundance.

We may be all over the world, but we're also all together. Part of a new frontier. Together.

This was a very special project to REmix and I hope everyone enjoys it.

Just a little different...

This was too much fun! Hope you like it and contribute. I'll post just the audio of the tapping if you want to re-use it.

Sean just wrote a song. hitRECord is going to collaboratively orchestrate it and turn it into a short film. But for now, let's just listen to this beautiful music.

lyrics by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Muhl

Every night the auburn Sun
Tucks in her children one by one
Beaming with pride slips from the sky
With moons and stars left for night lights

Under her skirt her closest child
Bright mercurial and wild
He's hot headed with iron heart
Here her twilight orbit starts

Venus reclines upon her shell
Her gown of clouds does suit her well
A true actress this narcissist
Out shines all the other starlets

Mars is clad in spartan red
He glares at his kindred planets
Don't double cross him or his path
Lest you stir his chilling wrath

Near by the insomniac lies
Their big brother Jupiter sighs
Sleeping with one open eye
Blood shot from all the years gone by

His sister is so saturnine
Her moods rings changing all the time
"Why the long face?" her mother pries
"Because my core is made of ice"

The old windbag Uranus coughs (cough)
"He's so dim-witted!" they all scoff
Once mistaken for a star
This lazy bones is no quasar

In shadows stalking everyone
Pluto's the illegitimate son
Of the litter he's the runt
This black sheep is on the run

Hear the music of the spheres
The ticking of the cosmic gears
I'll sing a nebulullaby
As we twirl across the sky

Startled by a mortal cry
The Sun suddenly realized
Earth disowned for her hubbub
At least gave birth to human love

Hey guys! Thanks for everyone posting in the other thread where I've hosted version 1! However I felt it was appropriate that people should be able to download the film uploaded here on hit record so its more easily downloadable as a resource, and is searchable in the database!

I am currently writing an epic essay about the work flow, which ill be adding to this thread once the films uploaded! Im posting parts of it on the old thread for the film, but i'll be shifting them over here!

Im so grateful to the artists whose work i was able to use, and to whom I could contribute! Metaphorest, Jenyffer, Lula and Joe and everyone just blew me away.

When I see what people are making here, and are aspiring too (me too!) I think wow, this is the kind of work i enjoy - to me this art, is what entertains me. To see us work together and develop ever more ambitious projects that Hit Record can eventually share with the world, to eventually become self sustaining - is one of the most exciting things ive seen occur in the creative industries.

So im waffling there - but exciting times!

Version 2 - will be including a number of graphic improvements, extra shots here and there, particularly to credits! Ive asked for ideas and suggestions in the last thread but deffo port them over here and ill give them a good consider!