Floating World Films

THE FAT LADY SWINGS

Alex — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:57:05 +0000

A short film finalist produced for Melbourne 2011 48 hour film festival. A strung out nightclub owner, Arty Cosmo, navigates through a world of scantly clad burlesque performers, circus acts, midgets, and side show freaks in a race to find a missing set of jewellery before it’s underworld mob boss owner discovers its disappearence.

PE:EP

Asher — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:40:56 +0000

Set in the loathsome surrounds of an inner-city peep show booth. A sinister and apparently psychopathic man on one side, a vulnerable yet defiant woman on the other. The one way mirrored glass separating their cabins serves to keep them both apart, while simultaneously drawing them together.
A polar dynamic of being seen and unseen, heard yet untouchable, dominating and dominated, female sensuality countering male aggression; all explored in a single space.
The use of the two cabins; reflections on the mirrored glass on the woman’s side, versus darkness and transparency through the glass on the man’s side. Tight manic shots create a claustrophobic environment and gripping tension for the psychopath. Exposed and well lit, the victim is incapable of retreat.

Genre: Psychological Thriller Run time: 12 min approx Shooting format: 16mm

USUGROW

Asher — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:45:28 +0000

With mind bending meticulous detail, Usugrow’s work crosses the line between bad ass and refined elegance.

While developing his vision and technique, Usugrow worked designing promotional graphics for Japan’s punk and metal scenes, Usugrows unique, stylized combination of traditional Japanese artwork and punk iconography soon made him the visual identity of Tokyo’s underground,

But Usugrows’ global notoriety begun when overseas brands saw the potential for collaborative projects, resulting in a series of collectable products and feature articles in leading counterculture and art publications. A global cult following quickly resulted.

As a conscious leader of his community, Usugrow has been using his fame to organize and promote a new Japanese art movement consisting of a tribe of highly talented artists with roots in the metal, punk, hip hop and tattoos, all of whom share his elegant aesthetics.

This group, known as The Shinganists (The Outsiders) consists of Usugrow, Mozyskey, Toshikazu Nozaka, Bene & Jun Kaneko and have exhibited collectively and individually across the globe, representing a true and revolutionary art movement.

Motifs of skulls and death are commonly depicted Usugrows black and white artwork, however instead acting as reminders our own mortality, Usugrow endeavors to represent them as symbols of rebirth and beauty.

Genre : Short Artist Profile. Aprox runtime 4:00

YASUMASA YONEHARA

Alex — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:03:46 +0000

A mountain on Tokyo’s culture landscape, Yasumasa Yonehara or YONE is a publisher turned erotic photographer whose unique lofi “cheki” style has revolutionized editorial photography around the world. A short artist profile and interview highlighting his tequinique and philosophy.