Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Blog, page 259

Rian poured me out a wee dram of this whiskey the other night....

Rian poured me out a wee dram of this whiskey the other night.  I'm no expert, but I know what I like, and I liked it.  

PS - nice song!  are we RECording?

PPS - I'm bitter that you get tagged #ArtistsOnTumblr and I get tagged #Celebs.  How degrading!

themadeshop:

A short time-lapse screen recording of Nathan and I working in L.A. and Denver via screenshare on the early development ideas for the Stranahan's logo and label redesign project last summer.

Watch it full-screen and pretend like you're working!

I win!!I'm in the new SONGIFY THE NEWS by The Gregory...

I win!!

I'm in the new SONGIFY THE NEWS by The Gregory Brothers & Schmoyoho!

:oD

-Barthus B. Bartholomew

hellogiggles:15 mins of laughter or giggles equals the benefit...

hellogiggles:

15 mins of laughter or giggles equals the benefit of 2 hours sleep @ lovesocial (Taken with instagram)

Good thing shit's hilarious around here, because I'm certainly not sleeping.

seanlennon:Charlotte has a job in Bangkok, so I tagged along....

seanlennon:

Charlotte has a job in Bangkok, so I tagged along. More photos to come but here's a quick preview. At some temples they keep swallows in cages that you can set free for a few dollars. Basically kidnapping and blackmail. Now if this was an endangered species, I would not support the 'trade,' but in this case we just couldn't stand by and watch the little birds in lock-up. This is my first time in Thailand. It's really a magical place. I'll try and post a full pictorial diary soon. p.s. Happy Chinese New Year!

I can't believe you caught that photo with the bird in such a perfect place.

seanlennon:Charlotte has a job in Bangkok, so I tagged along....

seanlennon:

Charlotte has a job in Bangkok, so I tagged along. More photos to come but here's a quick preview. At some temples they keep swallows in cages that you can set free for a few dollars. Basically kidnapping and blackmail. Now if this was an endangered species, I would not support the 'trade,' but in this case we just couldn't stand by and watch the little birds in lock-up. This is my first time in Thailand. It's really a magical place. I'll try and post a full pictorial diary soon. p.s. Happy Chinese New Year!

Sean!  This would be great for our 'Independence' collaboration. :oD

Contribute here to the 'Independence' collaboration for our screening at Sundance!

ATTENTION ANIMATORS! I just uploaded the script I used to...

ATTENTION ANIMATORS!

 I just uploaded the script I used to shoot 'Strawberry Bootlaces' with.  

Animators, please refer to the script for some direction.  There are so many wonderful contributions to this collaboration — but, let's keep the animation SIMPLE!  

We've got 4 days left until our screening at SUNDANCE!  I'm confident we're gonna come up with something great!

EXCITING! :oD

J

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ATTN: ALL ANIMATORS & FX ARTISTS!!We need your help on our...

ATTN: ALL ANIMATORS & FX ARTISTS!!

We need your help on our short film 'STRAWBERRY BOOTLACES!'

There are nearly 200 contributions to the 'Strawberry Bootlaces' collaboration — now we need to talented Animators and FX Artists to put it all together.

This is one of my favorite pieces of writing — who's gonna step up to the plate to take this great piece to the finish line!?

J

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ATTN ILLUSTRATORS!We need more Illustrations ASAP of our...

ATTN ILLUSTRATORS!

We need more Illustrations ASAP of our Founding Fathers / Mothers for our 'THEY CAN'T TURN THE LIGHTS OFF' collaboration.

Try your hand at:

George Washington

Betsy Ross

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Abraham Lincoln

We also need illustrations of:  

mobs of protestors 
'Wall Street' scene (backdrop)
images of police officers behaving poorly:   cop littering,  selling drugs,  beating a homeless person,  assaulting a peaceable protester with pepper.

Come to hitRECord and be a part of the collaboration for SUNDANCE! 

More Typography Needed For 'and a new earth REPRISE"

Calling all Graphic Designers! All Typographers!

Really great work so far everyone! Less than a week to our screening so keep it up!

WE NEED TYPOGRAPHY FOR THE LINES BELOW THAT ARE NOT CROSSED OUT: 

Contribute your Typography to the Collaboration here!

Thanks Again!

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Ladies and gentlemen,

the world is much larger and stranger than you have been led to believe

there are extraordinary things in your everyday lives

there are hidden treasures in familiar shadows 

you have been kept shielded

shielded from the dangerous and untamable world of the actual

we hand it all to you on a plate packaged and pristine

the blandly mass-produced trinkets

the omnipresent corporate cafes

the unchallenging brainless autotuned overprocessed media that fills your screens and airwaves

we've anaesthetised you like a Huxleyan Soma

with all the aroma of neatness and control

whilst the disorder of your anarchic nature has been pounding at your soul

we can never be like you

so we reduce you to simplicity

but you have sparks of divinity

you are married to infinity

we make you fear your imperfections

but in fact they are the diamond of your being

and they will always offer unimaginable variations

you have forgotten how to dream

because we have removed it from your language

but there are things inside you that are mysterious and magical and impossible to explain

and if anything cannot be rationally explained then our machines will not compute

you are being watched, my friends

you are taxed livestock

you are numbers on our screens

and you are seeking little other than the peaceful parade of pictures on screens

the tranquil melody of corporate lullaby

this is an invitation

put down your newspapers

turn off your tvs

because there is a war being waged for your minds

and you're starting to feel scared

you're starting to forget just how free and powerful you really are

deep inside you there is a roaring fire

that is not cooled by comfort or tamed by fear

a fire that burns in all things

a fire that can drag your fellow beings out of stagnant waters

and re-imagine your world with no leader or station

no grants from rich foundations

a world that is not made of atoms but stories

a world that shifts its shape with every passing daydream that intervenes your daily routines

and the narcotic moments of creative bliss

the bizarre stomach flutterings with the lovers you kiss

the complex structures you devise

and the endless nights shooting stars into your eyes

there are trails of light in your collective dreams

there is sentience in your discarded machines

everything in this world is intoxicating

everything is on fire all the time

and you are bound only by the limits of your imagination everything else will follow

the world will follow

as above so below

a new heaven and a new earth

ATTENTION ILLUSTRATORS AND ANIMATORS!There have been some...

ATTENTION ILLUSTRATORS AND ANIMATORS!

There have been some awesome illustrations and animations contributed to the 'Lights Off - episode2' collaboration so far.  

Now we some more! :oD

Here's what we need:

CHARACTERS:

 Founding Fathers / Mothers — Thomas Jefferson, Betsy Ross, George Washington, James Madison
Mobs of Protestor

***Make sure to provide animators with move-able body parts and mouth options.  Like this!

SETS

Wall Street scene / Background — maybe include some recognizable Wall Street landmarks like the Bull, or the NYSE building.

OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrations of Police behaving badly — cop littering, selling drugs, beating a homeless person, assaulting a peaceable protester with pepper spray at close range, exposing himself to an old lady..
 Illustrations of technology:  iPhones, computers, cameras, etc.

ANIMATION

 The lyrics of the chorus with a bouncing ball — sing-a-long style. :)

OK, I think this is all for now — this is gonna be awesome! :oD

J

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