http://www.okadajiro.com Thu, 13 May 2010 04:48:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've cut together an official trailer for my documentary "Leaving Mundania". Check it out on the showcase page. I just started using Vimeo for my video uploads, and I can already say that it's much better than YouTube. I guess the only drawback is that there are more users on YouTube. ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=268 I've added a new "Showcase" section featuring teasers/excerpts from my documentary Leaving Mundania (I know, it's about time!). I also updated my C.V. and profile blurb. Be sure to check it out! Increased activity to be coming soon. Subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me on Twitter to receive the ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=258 In case anyone's been wondering if I've disappeared off the face of the Earth the past several months, no I haven't... I've just been locked up in my basement suite slaving away at my Master's thesis project, and alas, I am finally DONE! What a great feeling! My documentary still needs ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=190 I had quite the nerdgasm today when I stumbled upon a series of music-related videos when I was searching for some Creative Commons licensed music. It's crazy where a little research on the net can take you... I LOVE technology that allows people to be creative in unimaginable ways. The new ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=169 I had the privilege of interviewing Elena Dorfman, a renowned fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. Elena is best known for Still Lovers (2005), a photographic series that examines the intimate and domestic lives of men and women who live with life-size silicone sex dolls (Hollywood also couldn't help ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=136 I stumbled upon this remix artist through Lawrence Lessig's blog. Kutiman is the 26 year old Israeli artist the incredibly creative YouTube remix project, ThruYOU. This site features a series of impressive musical mashups created from cutting together amateur videos. I was completely blown away with the first piece below, ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=107 I've been spending much of the winter researching and developing my masters thesis project by scowering the Internet and thumbing through articles and books. It was a nice change of pace to get out to MTAC 2009 (March Toronto Anime Con) to do some test shooting for my documentary and ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=95 This film is currently on my "documentaries to watch" list. I'm a Mac fan, but not to this extent! www.macheadsthemovie.com http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=90 I've been surviving my first winter in Toronto so far. Temperatures have dipped as low as -19°C in the past couple weeks, and it's gotten to the point where -5°C now feels balmy. Seems like I've acclimatized pretty well. I don't think I'd last very long without my toque, scarf, ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=76 I'm probably one of the 100 million bloggers posting something Obama-related this week. How could I not? The inauguration was such a historical moment. I'm so glad I got to watch it live! I checked my Twitter feed frequently that day to keep up with the flurry of info, and one ... http://www.okadajiro.com/?p=58