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This is my cute friend Ash who starred in Webster Say (2005)

He is encouraging :)

Arms and The Boy -Prague cont'd

Boy oh boy I love shooting Prague. Especially this day here at the Metronom, best views, best company. This is where a lovely local at the time took me site seeing the first day we ever hung out. Very fun to be back there one year later. :)


Mucking about at the Praha carnival we frequented last year. It was closed, it is all run down and there are carivans scattered around where the dudes who operate the rides live. There were camels who we interrupted also... A hem... Words cant quite describe this place, it is eerie but wonderful. The Feist Mushaboom clip is shot here.


During our visit to Prague early November we shot a music video for Prague based US band Arms and The Boy. This surprising narrative based clip features actors from Russia, Slovakia, USA, Sweden, France, Australia, Ireland, UK and Norway! I love casting! :)

Here are some shots from the crazy day... and some of dear Pikey aka Aindrias who flew from Ireland via Paris to arrive with a cool 24 hours to spend with Hen and Gen! Well worth it!



This is Grace who I met last year when I interviewed her as part of my doco about 11 year olds around the world. She is 12 now, and looked fantastic in the music video! Her parents John and Jane and lil bro Stan also make appearances... I was thrilled to see them again! Such a cute family!Moody.



The happy ones!

Prague was also a treat coz I got to see Susie and Kate my high school buddies who live in London. We took full advantage of having them in Prague and threw them in a scene in the music video. Wait til you see em!



We ate and drank a lot (and often) at Radost which is heaven for the tummy. Katie and Susie got hooked too! Prague is still very cheap.
These kids reminded me of John. They were having a ball. Well, a serious ball.


Aindrias! The star of Malarkey the Shootout film we made this year. Best Actor for him and Best Director awarded to Joe Loh. Best leaf thrower was Henrik Nordstrom. I shot it. I also drank a milkshake that day and went loco. see www.genbailey.com for more info

We visited little Liam who is now 3. I stayed with him last year. He is still stuffing grapes down Phillip's mouth and holding his jaw closed... He is a good ol' dog.

I was a guest speaker in a couple of Czech English classes. I talked about filmmaking and Australia... I drew Australia on the whiteboard then pondered.. umm where do I go from here!

"What do you think about Aboroginal" one guy asked...

I am always intrigued to get an idea of what they think and know about Australia ... Bugs and insects, Irwin, Kangaroos to school?

They were pretty quiet and careful about answering that. I think I talked too fast! But they seemed to like my films so that was good.


I highly recommend Prague! If you are going write us first for tips... you really have to scratch the surface... dont scratch the Old Town Square tourists though they won't like it.
A full on eventful and productive week!

3 cheers for Cadillac...

3 Cheers for Cadillac for being so wise and choosing one of Henrik's songs for their new 2007 AD CAMPAIGN! Man they are smart! Yep they have bought worldwide rights for one of Hanky boys tracks so if you are in the US keep your eyes on the telly. It is the Tiki Barber Escalade ad with him driving around in a Cadillac (funny that)... And for everyone else you can view it here

Cadillac AD click here

http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/model/gallery.jsp?model=escalade&primary=5&secondary=1&media=video&year=2007

" Opportunities are seldom perfect, but I have learnt that if you are not ready for them they may not come again" -Tiki Barber (from the ad)

This song is his solo project called Melikka. Anyhow, I really mean 3 cheers for HENRIK....and 3 cheers to all the others who make music in their homes, their bedrooms and sheds. We like! Keep doing it. You never know when some lucrative advertising company will ring and ask "how much?"

I know for a fact that many of YOU reading this make gorgeous music so keep getting it out there!

We actually found a site full of people writing on a post - What is the name of the new Cadillac commerical song - we love it- etc etc which is pretty fun!
See below. I am proud, can you tell?

:)

Wondering if anyone knows the song from the new Cadillac commercial with Tiki Barber, talking about seizing the moment. Here's a link to it if you haven't seen it.

It was just on again during the Cowboys/Eagles game. All instrumental.
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I've been looking for this song, too!! I posted something on Yahoo! questions, and I haven't received any responses yet. Hopefully someone will pull through.
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It sounds like something by Aphex Twin. Off the ambient works CD. But I'm not sure.
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I check the Ambient Works cd and surprisingly it does sound similar and I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of his tracks. I like Aphex Twin and obviously Richard D. James was heavily influential with electronic music. He's a genius.
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None the less, I called up Cadillac customer relations and couldn't get an answer, but the lady was helpful but didn't really know what was going on I think. Here's the number if anyone else wants to give it a try: 1-800-458-8006. My mistake was I went to Customer Service instead of marketting. But I'll try it again later. It sounds like they have this information but she couldn't pull it up. She said people call all the time about the commercials and that they used to have the information so maybe she just didn't know what I was looking for.

Let's figure this thing out,
dookieman
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registered just so i could stay on top of this thread.

sounds aphex twin inspired but most likely not our boy Richard James. doesn't really sound like his drum sounds to me.

PLEASE someone figure this out.

that's all - j
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Hi all.

Sorry.. No Aphex Twin... or Arovane.. I have all their stuff.

It's a tough one..

It's Melikka. He's distributed my Simballrec.. but I think you might find him on iTunes.

Anyway.. the songs called "Ocio".. by Melikka.
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Enjoy.. It is a good song and a pretty recent one.

Seriously, thanks alot! I've been waiting for a while to find someone that finally knew the answer. You are elite.

One last request RE NOISE. Please cast a vote my way if you like my films.
http://www.noise.net/vote_for_art.asp
I know most of my friends have voted and thanks heaps to each of you I really appreciate your support. There are 4 days left... I am in place No 9 which is lovely really.

Sweden pt 3 - Home Haircuts and "myspace" syndrome

This photo in our bathroom is cute. Nobody ever thinks of toothbrushes as being in love, but I guess some are. Many 13 year olds (and 30 year olds) have inspired the shooting of these "myspace bathroom poses". LOOK SERIOUS.


I have been tossing up whether or not to go to one of the Turkish barbers near our apartment. I am hell bent on shooting them before I leave. Each little shop has its own charms. For example 1kg tubs of gel that look like they have been sitting there on display since 1989 when John and I used to use gel), interesting colour schemes, cool chairs, ugly couches, big price boards.. I just love them.


Anyhow, I haven't had my hair coloured in nearly 2 years, and I haven't cut it in like 9 months. Julia warned me DO NOT go to a barber as they only know how to do buzz cuts for men... Point taken I took to the bathroom with a pair of paper scissors ... People spend a lot of money on hair really, when it is quite fun doing it at home... but I guess my hair is easy coz the cut has looked the same since Grade 1... pretty much.


Sahin and his Mum post watching Kompis in their loungeroom which is filled with plants and hot pastries and happy tummies (me and Henrik). The verdict.. "IT IS GOOD" Sahin turned and nodded after the introduction... Watching him watch himself in my film is the best bit, nodding in agreeance with what he says, what he raps, and miming the words to Osamas rap too. Too cute, too cool. Love it.
Bunny Joy loves Smörgasbord the party cake. Henrik's auntie knits cute mittens for couples who walk in the cold together! They are attached in the middle! (Alf's birthday party)


My boys Sahin and Osama. Tonight Sahin asked if I have kids... Henrik told him I have dogs... and now I guess after a year working on it, this film is my kid. I love it.

I miss the kids. Looking forward to doggie beach time with them.

KOMPIS!

I have just finished a short doco KOMPIS (which means Buddy in Swedish) featuring Osama and Sahin who are part of my Eleven documentary. It is 7 mins long and in 2 hours I will be showing it to the boys, ahead of the weekend premier at 2 film festivals! Pretty excited it is screening at 2 festivals in one weekend and that we can go to both. Kompis is in Swedish but we have made an English subtitled version thanks to Henrik so that you guys can understand it too. It was really fun editing in another language, like what I did when I made Dansu Kurabu in Japanese back in 2002. It is especially fun editing rappers!


We just did some more shooting with them, this time at their school which is by our apartment. It was really nice and new and I got them to do some fun stuff. Osama and Sahin are my first subjects to be interviewed together as part of Eleven. It is interesting and different the way they bounce off eachother and stuff. Anyhoo, you will see in the film.


What else, well if you feel like watching my new film TIP TOE it is up on the net as part of NOISE 2006. I am in the final 10 for the film category and you can view and vote here

http://www.noise.net/artist-homepage.asp?id=2763

I'd love feedback and comments about my films! Especially Tip Toe as it is so new, but you can view Bright Lights on there too!

It is pretty cold here, snow soon I reckon. It gets dark at 4pm. I am looking forward to shooting in the snow.

We are casting for the Danish music video I am directing next week. It will be a lot of fun! The band is called Alice Sings the Petterson Songbook and they are great!


We went to their album launch and the 8 peice band played to a massive crowd of happy punters! The venue was lovely.


When they started their first song which I love, this huge guy in front of us started talking to his drunk friend... I couldnt help myself so I leant over and tapped them and said "sshhhhhhh" and the guy paused, and I was concerned he might hit me on the head, but he didn't, he giggled and said "SHHHHHHH" back, then continued to say it to everyone near us... Hey, it worked! Bit embarassing but funny.






I love casting old men who can dance, we watched Strictly Ballroom last night. Paul Mecurio is really good.



I have updated www.genbailey.com with some info and stills. I have finished a film I shot in Prague 2005 which is currently called Choir Boys or Train to Prague.. but I am not sure these names wont continue to change... it is a true story based on a strange guy who I encountered on an old train from Cesky Krumlov to Prague lst year. Ida and John did a good job at recreating the mood... and the soundtrack by Oklahomo Trio works really well. I also call it the Trio Film... I look forward to showing it to people... it premiered in Prague which was fitting.

Tokyo Sep 2006

Oh yeah, speaking of out of order... I forgot to mention that I had the pleasure of visiting Tokyo again on my way to Europe. What can I say, what you have already heard.. I am in love with Japan. I cant wait to live there. LOVE IT. I got a new memory card so will be taking many more shots on my way home via Tokyo, but for now here are a few...

AKIHABARA
Electric town. I love this place. I went back to the same department store and sat on the wonderful massage chairs. Jude and I also found something every director should have... or maybe not!







Harajuku






You can imagine what my face looked like when I saw this top in Harajuku!




Shopping in the rain is serious business for Gina and Jude... clearly.




This little girl caught my eye because she was walking around Shibuya on her own. I walked up and asked her how old she was (in Japanese) and she held her right hand up (all five fingers) and with her left thumb pointed at her right palm and said loudly and with confidence FIVE. It was so odd. I couldnät help but snap her. I hope other people don't. I guess coming from Australia it was weird to see a 5 year old out on her own in a huge city with many people, cars, karaoke clubs, soft toys, LCD screens etc. It is nice if they are safe though. I think she was.





Dhugal doing sumo on the train.





I stayed with Dhugs and we reminisced about our Target modelling days. We also did a lot of karaoke with JP which was good fun. Video evidence available upon request obviously.

Somewhere between Tokyo and Copenhagen... I was blown away by the video footage from the plane! Have you seen it? Fun! I was just happy to be on my first flight with my own screen! But this was something extra special. The take off and landing footage is a bit freaking scary if you are scared of flying though.