Rare and Unseen Short Films

Wholphin is quickly becoming one of my favorite sources for random inspiration. Put out by the good folks at McSweeney's, Wholphin is a DVD magazine of rare and unseen short films. Issue 4 was delivered to my door just last week. It's jam-packed with nearly three hours of video.
    The screen captures above are from an excerpt of site specific, a film directed by Olivo Barbieri. I was drawn to this film right away because of my previous post about the photographic work of Ben Thomas. Both Thomas and Barbieri use a photographic technique that makes their subject matter look like little toy villages. So cool. Here's how it's explained in the accompanying booklet:

"Like in his still photography series "Virtual Truths," Barbieri uses a tilt-shift camera lens, which allows him to finely control the area and range of focus within the image. From moment to moment one feels that one is viewing, on one hand, panoramic aerial views of a real city, and on the other hand, macroscopic photography of hyperdetailed miniatures of said city."

You can read a full interview with Barbieri at wholphindvd.com. If you're looking for some great creative inspiration, take a moment to subscribe to Wholphin, as well. You'll get four issues delivered for $50. Well worth it, if you ask me.