kevathens, June 7, 2006 4:36:51 AM CEST
The Future Sound of London "My Kingdom" dir. Bill Eagles, Paul Simpson, FSOL (1996)


I've been waiting a long time to post this, but I've never found a good copy online. This was one of my fave vids for a while, at least until Chris Cunningham came along.

YouTube , sorry

I'm using this vid to inaugurate a new series on my Cunningham blog of sci-fi/futurist-type vids.
         
The computer animation still holds up okay, though this concept could very easily get a modern update, beyond Chem. Bros "Believe", which kind of touches on the same theme. This video also isn't as tight as it could be, but it still has a lot to offer.

(Note: The vid's more effective when the audio and vid are absolutely synced, damn youtube!)
         
A video like this makes me think that Cunningham could successfully make a feature (not that he'd be inclined to). It's so well paced. Where so many would be overjoyed at simply having come up with an idea, he manages a handful early on and then spends the rest of the video developing them.

I've never really liked his ideas - I find them sinister - but I'm always engrossed.
         
Who will be the first to enlighten framescourer?
         
Someone, please! The aforementioned Cunningham Blog quotes Cunningham saying "All I ever do is talk about films and then not make them." As far as I'm aware there is no extant Cunningham-directed feature; so do point up any.

(Sorry to wander from the video in question.)
         
? How are those two facts incongruent? He never makes films, therefore he's never made a film.

Also, this vid wasn't directed by Chris, as vidbot is mentioning.
         
D'oh!
         
If London were taken over by evil 3D designers.... ;)

Couldn't help but feel the whole thing was a special effects vehicle and that the multitude of little narratives that were set up ultimately went nowhere. That's where it differs from CC, I'd say.