Kinetic Factory


Why is Helen ecstatic? She’s been having a blast at the Penrith Zine Fair, in addition to ‘Zine Factory’, an exhibition of work by her and Leigh Rigozzi.
Full of motion and creativity, it seems a ‘kinetic factory’, as Ninety Nine would put it.


And this was a few weeks ago. So next up: news from the National Young Writers Festival / This Is Not Art Festival.

(Thx to tilda mindy n co for photo above.)

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Stumptown Snaps

David Chelsea wields his palm pilot to capture some brief moments at the Stumptown Comics Festival [Portland, Oregon, USA]. About 600 more at the Festival’s Flickr Pool.

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[Hype] The Happiest Boy

Hi there!
You may or may not know, depending on who you are, that Nakedfella Productions (aka — David) has been working on a rather nice new MUSIC VIDEO for comedy star/musical act/Tripod support THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER.
His upcoming album, BROWN & ORANGE, should be something of a musical triumph given the amount of synthesizer action to be found upon it.
A particular highlight will be the first single from the album, released today on iTunes: THE HAPPIEST BOY. A genteel song involving alien kidnapping, a flying Valiant and Ailsa from Home & Away, I’m suggesting it’s going to be pretty successful given Bedroom’s (I call him by his first name) adorably rabid fanbase, and the fact that his 2005 single I’M SO POSTMODERN made the Triple J Hottest 100.

The music video for THE HAPPIEST BOY was directed by myself, and animated in Flash by myself, Kelly Lynagh and Michael Vandenhoven, who will be receiving pizza for their efforts.

The video was also released today, which means I’m hanging out to see it on RAGE pretty soon. Maybe elsewhere, too, depending on how broad the Philosopher’s appeal is among the target demo (MARKETING TALK, APPARENTLY). If he makes a Missy Higgins-style explosion into the mainstream we’re all set.
What I’m suggesting is that you watch the video on YouTube as soon as possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS72OAsYxI8
Comments are appreciated too, but it’s mostly just important you watch: if we get 1000 YouTube views by next Monday, Justin’s manager has promised to buy me a lot of Phoenix cola.
Also, you’ll be pleased (scared? revolted?) to know that the brand new issue of NAKEDFELLA COMICS was launched in Newcastle over the weekend to a few hundred whooping festivalgoers, some of whom reacted negatively to my assertion that POLICE ACADEMY 4 is superior to the original POLICE ACADEMY.

NAKEDFELLA COMICS #9 will be available shortly at shops which stock good independent comix. In the meantime, the FIRST THREE PEOPLE who send me a reply e-mail correctly identifying a ROOKIE FLASH ANIMATION MISTAKE I made in the HAPPIEST BOY video clip (we’re not counting my cheaty animation itself) will receive a copy free!

Regards,
David

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Mandy Ord has a blog…

…and she knows how to use it.
http://mandyord.blogspot.com



(blog + ord = ‘blorg’?)
profile:
http://hayase.net.au/wiki/index.php?title=Mandy_Ord
animation: Perfectly All Right, Suit Yourself
more: http://tinyurl.com/32ucb7

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I Am Ten



Lark Pien has her very own exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.

Beginning September 22nd and running through January 27th, 2008.

Reception November 15th, 2007 from 6 to 9pm
all at the Cartoon Art Museum in downtown San Francisco
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-CAR-TOON
www.cartoonart.org

More on the blog:

http://larkpien.blogspot.com/2007/09/show-i-am-ten.html
Press:
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/09/06/lark-pien-at-cartoon-museum/
Oakland cartoon artist rates a Ten’ with S.F. exhibit

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