World Trade Center: One Month Before 9/11
George Mauro’s video reminder of how peaceful the World Trade Center was only one month before September 11th. This clip has views from the top, inside, and base of the huge buildings.
He created this video and commentary the same day the towers collapsed..
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VISIT: George Mauro’s Site
TDV Feature: KOMADORI Bros. - Gundam You!
NHK had a program called Digital Stadium where amature artists submit and show their work. I was really impressed with the KOMADORI Bros.; they were both internationally understandable and culturally insightful. Bizzare little stories with a touch of humor..
Gundam is influential in a lot of KOMADORI’s work; Ohashi-san is a huge Gundam fan. In this video, the Brothers climb into big, Gundam versions of themselves and battle it out with katanas and finger ray-guns.. It’s hard to explain..
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Watch more KOMA vids: Brother Funkers | Brother Hunter | Brother Battle - Visit Okamoto-san’s Website - Buy a KOMADORI Bros. T-Shirt! - limited supply
TDV Feature: KOMADORI Bros. - Brother Battle
NHK had a program called Digital Stadium where amature artists submit and show their work. I was really impressed with the KOMADORI Bros.; they were both internationally understandable and culturally insightful. Bizzare little stories with a touch of humor..
In this clip, the Bros. play a friendly game of ‘Jan, Ken, Pon’, or ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ as it’s known to many.. The losing brother is forced to do some activity, sort of like a challenge.. It’s hard to explain, and I don’t want to alter anyone else’s interpretation.. just watch the clip.
‘Komadori’ has two meanings; a type of bird and ’stop-action’. The Bros. use stop-action animation in most of their videos, especially this one..
Related: Watch more KOMA vids: Brother Funkers | Brother Hunter - Visit Okamoto-san’s Website - Buy a KOMADORI Bros. T-Shirt! - limited supply
TDV Feature: KOMADORI Bros. - Brother Funkers
After I saw some of the KOMADORI Bros. work on NHK’s Digital Stadium, I did a little surfing and found they were students at the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences. I emailed them, met to talk over beers, and asked if I could present their work to an ‘international’ audience. They thankfully obliged.. We still meet for beers now and then.. From NHK’s website, although I believe it’s a bit out of date: “Ohashi and Okamoto graduated from the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences. Both appear in their work. Hirofumi Ohashi is currently working as a freelancer. Akio Okamoto is searching for his niche while working part-time making videos. (In this video) the gym outfit of Mr. Okamoto who desperately trys harder will make you excited. This is an absurd home video of this passionate guy. Sit back and enjoy the show.” Related: See more KOMA vids: Brother Hunter | Visit Okamoto-san’s Website | Buy a KOMADORI Bros. T-Shirt! - limited supply.
