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Timothy Saccenti (Part 2)
By Brandon Kim on 06/16/2009
Filed under: Introductions, The Intersection
Yesterday I put up some video work by director/photographer Timothy Saccenti, if you haven't seen it take a look. He's an artist of great depth and though he'll lament how poor our internet bandwidth is and is fully on the digital cutting edge, his roots lay in darkrooms, covered in emulsion, with silver halide sprinkles. He's working on a ton of stuff, and has his sights on a feature film, which I hope to have more on in the future. Here's most of what we chatted about the day his new video for Chairlift came out. BK: Tell me about... MORE »
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Timothy Saccenti (part 1)
By Brandon Kim on 06/15/2009
Filed under: Introductions, The Intersection
Timothy Saccenti is a photographer and director who's been doing some impressive, meticulous work in the music word. His beginnings in photography have lead him down a path crowded with artists like TV on the Radio, Erykah Badu, The Rapture, Grandmaster flash, and Black Mountain. Directing music videos was a natural turn for Saccenti and though he may still be a photographer at heart, he's been extra alluring lately with his motion work. His videos for Jamie Lidell's "Another Day" and Battles' "Atlas" are the fantastical works of an artist who has both clear vision and technical mastery at his... MORE »
Do not attempt to adjust your monitor.
By Brandon Kim on 05/14/2009
Filed under: Revolutions Per MinuteEvery now and then a music video breaks loose from the pack and proves to be a work of art. I may be a couple weeks behind on this new one for the band Chairlift, but that won't stop me from making it the first music viddy I go nuts about. Chairlift - New Music - More Music Videos Director Ray Tintori blew minds last year with his video for MGMT's "Time to Pretend." It was an intense visual trip through a kind of happy nightmare, a neon Lord of the Flies loaded with giant kittens, intentionally bad cut/paste jobs,... MORE »
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