BLOG 22/04/08

Zoo in not much fun shocker

Contrary to what I might have suggested in last week’s blog about the video for Luke Abbott’s ‘Melody120’, working in a zoo by day apparently “really isnt that much fun!”, if video-director-by-night Michael Page is to be believed…

Well frankly, I am not sure if I do believe him, but that won’t stop me from using this space to big up some of his other film work over on his Processed Films Myspace Channel. Mike’s homie Luke Abbott first drew my attention to this collaboration with illustrator Richard Dinnis entitled Sentimental Cat Poetry, and rather fine it is too (in a sick and twisted way):

“The greatest power lies with those who can make the world dance to a tune that nobody hears them whistling,” the film tells us, before going on to provide a dark illustration of the mind control mechanisms used by cats to drive their “owners” positively potty with running round after them. I speak of course as a confirmed dog person: but for balance I should probably add that I believe that horses are also in possession of very similar powers…