LTV21

First, thanks to @LeoLaporte for retweetn @paulandstorm on this video.   These are the kind of things you might not necessarily stumble across without watching what all the cool kids are doing and watching.

This video is a bit of an oddball in the “LTV” context, but I think the animation fits well within the realm of LTV animation qualifications (even if the music is too ‘nice’).

A far cry from any Superjail, Dogboy, Franks Planet or even the artsy foreign pieces that have been featured, Oren Lavie‘s music video for “Her Morning Elegance” is a fantastic live action+stop motion piece that’s just fun to watch.  Oh hell, I don’ t know what else to say about it.  Sometimes things just fall into the category of “I don’t know what it is, I just know I like it”. 

From the YouTube description (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY)

For fun Facts about the video visit -
http://www.myspace.com/orenlavie

Oren Lavie music on iTunes-
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293075581&s=143441

Her Morning Elegance
Directed by: Oren Lavie, Yuval & Merav Nathan
Featuring: Shir Shomron
Photography: Eyal Landesman
Color: Todd Iorio at Resolution
© 2009 A Quarter Past Wonderful

“Her Morning Elegance” written and produced by Oren Lavie, from the Oren Lavie album The Opposite Side of the Sea
© 2009 A Quarter Past Wonderful/Adrenaline under license from Tuition

Created by the cartoonist, Charles Burns.  Apparently Burns’ “Black Hole” may be in the process of being made into a movie by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary (co-writer, Pulp Fiction) and produced by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club).  Might be kind of interesting.

Anyway, on to Dog Boy…

What if Dick Tracy had a dog?  Or a son?  Or a son who was a dog?  It might look something like this…

Episode 1: Pilot – Dog Boy’s origin story.

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imhHooV2zJ8[/youtube]

Episode 2: Disastrous Date – Dog Boy acts doggy, goes on a failed date with Nurse Betty and somehow attracts the attention of Rondy.

YouTube

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxmIIFjIJys[/youtube]

Episode 3:Nauseating Next Door Neighbors – Dog Boy takes Rondy on a date to Club Robo and his stuck up neighbors spy on him.  Preacher Jerry makes his first apperance.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vHLSywNk_g[/youtube]

Episode 4: Red Hot Robot Romance – The date with Rondy at Club Robo continues, then back to his..err.. her place.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEaw1VIZoEQ[/youtube]

Episode 5: Carnal Chaos – Dog Boy sleeps with Rondy.. sort of, and Rondy gets jealous of the new girl, Cindy

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8-MjtfbiA[/youtube]

Episode 6: Passion Pit -Cindy and Dog Boy play in the park, until she notices his true nature.  Then off to the drive-in with Rondy.

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzVywjn2BT0[/youtube]

Episode 7:Long Arm of the Law – The neighbors suspect Dog Boy of being a mass murderer. Cindy has some issues with her coworkers, that clumsy bitch!

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEgoewe5wcU[/youtube]

Episode 8:The Psycho Shrink – Dog Boy goes to a shrink and spreads his dog cooties!

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFH2XiRKh4[/youtube]

Episode 9: House of Half-Wits – Time to visit Preacher Jerry and then wind up in the clink!

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPigxY6-Sk[/youtube]

Episode 10: Calling All Cons – Dog Boy plays with his new friends in jail before getting bailed out by Rondy.

YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooCJrbOIoJA[/youtube]

Thanks to ZappVid and digloid for posting the videos.

The Art School Girls of Doom is one of those LTV items that didn’t really stick with me very well, but now that I’m watching it again, I do remember it.  Not the cream of the crop, but LTV wasn’t always about “great” or “mass appeal”, but more about showing a wide variety of videos so there’s a little bit for everyone.  I hope I can capture some of these more esoteric choices when posting new videos and not just choose things I personally like.

Before you get too excited, boys. Those are dudes.

Oh.. and apparently Gina is a fan.

The Beat Down

YouTube

(alt: YouTube )

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lAFpBmNKJs[/youtube]

The Beach

YouTube

(alt: YouTube )

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11CyMbhOVVU[/youtube]

The Bra

YouTube

(alt: YouTube )

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWGSU_0G8AI[/youtube]

Thanks to ZapVidd and scythrop for posting the videos.