A 5X5 edit of relfections in Osaka’s Dotombori Canal.
One of the places reflected is the sign for a hotel. Somehow, the scene here makes me think of the sign in Wong Kar-Wai’s latest film, 2046.
scene from 2046
Anyway, I just arrived in Osaka on a flight from Korea. I’m here to change my visa status at the Korean consulate. This canal is fairly close to the consulate.
I’ve bought a Japan Rail pass, so I’ll be spending the next week going here and there in Japan.
Excerpts from March 2005 party at Club Hole in Seoul, party hosted by Liquorice Pizza. I filmed these scenes while VJing. I was in kind of a pit on the right side of the stage. The line-up for the party was pretty deluxe, including Australian hiphop artists Hilltop Hoodz and the famous Korean group Epik High. Also there were MC Hara and a Korean b-boy crew Expression. I’m not sure about the name of the opening group (they weren’t on the flyer), but the traditional Korean flavor they brought to the hiphop was wicked.
I had a camera on the DJ booth, as well one in my hand, but I think the DJ booth one was knocked at some point and I wasn’t able to reposition it till later in the night, when I did manage to get some good shots of the Epik High DJ.
The second clip above is some brief excerpts, showing a few of the VJ scenes, which I recorded onto VCR, showing some of the noodling I did with the live camera feed using the Korg Kaoss entrancer, a live video effector, through which I was feeding the camera signal. Filming with one hand and then live effecting that flow with the other hand. It was a lot of fun.
Here’s the flier for the party. My name’s not actually on the flier as I was a bit of a late addition to the party.
