One Last Top 5 List

My roommates always get mad at me for only buying individual songs instead of full albums. I know with a complete album you get the experience... it's more than a collection of songs... I have to really like the band to buy a full album. So in honor of my shortcomings, here is my top 5 list:

Favorite 5 Songs of 2008

5. Thorny Thicket- The Submarines
::This song is fresh.

4. Creature Fear- Bon Iver
::It seems like it would be in a trailer for an amazing movie.

3. Elegy for Dunkirk- Dario Marianelli
::The way the orchestration and the old hymn mix together is genius.

2. Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version)- Ben Folds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkiMdAPmJLU
::Makes me want to take piano lessons again.

1. American Clouds- Paper Route
::The harmonica in the end of this song is completely devastating.

First Stop Motion

I made this about a year ago as my first test with stop motion animation. It was so much fun being able to work with physical material instead of focusing closely on a computer screen, getting eye strain. My favorite part about making the video was creating the stars in the sky. I poked white Christmas lights through a piece of blue foam board and then cut out stars from translucent tissue paper to give it a nice diffused glow. Enjoy!


PSA from Dan Jones on Vimeo.