THE MADNESS internet issue v.2.0

Kicking Movie-making Ass

Okay, so the samples here are just video, so far, but I'm working up to the whole "film" thing. If I could just find some backing...

"Dance, Voldo, Dance" (music video - 4 min. - 10.7 mb) is a subversion of form. This is a recording of a video game being played, but not in the way it was meant to be played. The choreographed moves in this recording are all actual game play; no programming was done. "Soul Calibur" is a game in which two combatants battle to the death using their weapons of choice. It's common in this style of fighting game for each character to have multiple costumes, and this is why there are two equally freaky Voldos dancing with each other. If you can't see the video, your computer is probably running Windows, and may not have software that recognizes the compression. Try downloading Quicktime for Windows.

This version (35 mb) is more heavily edited, and has different music, to give the whole thing a more "music video" feel. Over a week's worth of full-time training and performance went into this production, which sparked more than one comment of "you need a job" (a phrase I'm not all that unused to hearing).

"Do You Pay Your Taxes?" (commercial - 1 min. - 1.7 mb) was inspired by the anti-drug commercials (a Public Service Announcement, or PSA) that aired soon after September 11th, 2001.

This PSA has evoked giddy laughter, shocked revulsion, and staunch denial. It's meant to be humorous, but I think that much of that is lost without being placed in stark juxtaposition to one of the original anti-drug PSAs.