FILMS

My films are not on YouTube, because I can't compromise image and sound quality - maybe when I improve my knowledge on compressing, I'll be able to. For now, then, only two of my short films are available to download, and, since my films have generally become longer and longer, they happen to be the first two I made.

Hymn (2006)

Still (2006)

Textures (2006)

MUSIC

I composed the three albums below during 2004 and 2005. I'm in the process of creating some new material. In the order I made them:

The Rhythm Factor (2004)

Twilight (2004)

Nine tracks. (2005)

PAINTING

My paintings are more vast than my films and compositions, so below is just selected material.

The triptych below should be horizontal, but the panels are too big, so here they are vertically:


^^ "Death triptych". 2005/6. Pastel.


^^ "The loneliness of the artist - self-portrait". 2005. Oils on canvas.

I hadn't painted anything for well over a year until three weeks ago. Here's what I painted:


^^ Untitled (I've stopped giving names to images). 2007. Acrylic on canvas.

Capo, needless to say, you are very talented I like all of your paintings, they are excellent. I am yet to listen to your music. Regarding the films, I liked 'Hymn'. I could not hear any sound in the second film 'Still'. Aside, what software do you use for editing and adding music?

Mick, the third and fifth of your paintings remind me of Francis Bacon's work. Was he one of your influences?

i really enjoyed the first painting.
good work!

why is that a spoiler

For those seeing the movie for the first time, it could be shocking/disturbing. Didn't want to spoil that effect by knowing in advance.

Nice work!

...but I think one unmentionable photo of yours would've worked, too...

Those paintings are awesome.You've got great skills.Great talent.

Nice Paintings Capo..

Still has no sound? Oh dear. Don't know what that's about. Good spot on Bacon, TB; he's been a heavy influence on my art in general. Good shout on Apocalypse Now, too, svsg - that too was "intended"; the middle pic from that triptych is inspired by Un chien andalou, the opening of which you can see here.

Mick -

I've known for quite some time that you're a very talented young man. Its hard to believe but its been two years since you shared with me your literary work, "Memories of the Future", [and that should be listed in your repertoire above] and now I'm equally as happy to see this other stuff you've done.

Your paintings are truly wonderful to look at... they're very expressive and visually pleasing. Please, if you have any more to show, do so!

One of these days I'm gonna say I knew Mick when.....

Great job Mick. Please show us some more of your work.

That genuinely means a lot, because it's exactly what Plaw once PM'd me. Thanks.

You're a man of many talents - a 21st century Renaissance Man. Well done.

Excellent stuff Capo. Excellent stuff!

Mick, you are amazing. I absolutely love all of it.

Wonderful work Capo. Thanks so much for sharing.

I've tried just about 8 million times to download Capo's films, and I keep getting "Windows Media Player has an unknown error" or some bullshit like that.

DVC, I was able to play the first one fine in VLC media player. That usually plays about anything without a fuss. The scond one played in VLC without audio. Then I tried playing it in Windows media player. It gave me some bullshit error and then it automatically tried downloading a codec ( i have enabled the setting for automatically downloading codec as and when required) and failed saying that either it did not find the codec or my internet security settings are very high. I wasn't in a mood to change all that.

BTW capo, you didn't answer my question on software. And also why did you choose BW for the first video - just to reduce distraction (I have a theory that color is distracting sometimes, if you know what I mean)?

FWIW I can hear it just fine...

I'm very disturbed by your paintings Capo. I'll make sure to keep this as evidence and present it to jury, if you're ever on a murder trial of some sort. What's wrong with flowers and butterflies? You should paint a happy family too.

Hymn was shot, I believe, on an XM1 Canon, in my bedroom and bathroom, over the course of three hours. Still was shot on an S-VHS cam, not DV. Because S-VHS tapes are bigger, the in-camera hum is more intrusive, more noticeable. For almost century, now, the industry has sought to make films which eradicate the camera - in its sound, in its gaze. If my films have already acknowledged their own visual practices, they haven't yet acknowledged sound. Instead of trying to eradicate the crude in-camera sound, my next film will emphasise it. "This film is made without mics."

Both films were edited on a self-sufficient editing machine called Casablanca Prestige, an easy-to-use, difficult-to-master and cripplingly-limited editing tool.

Sound-related: is my accent understandable, JG?

Yeah, sort of. I wanted Hymn to be anonymous. I can't create sets, don't have funding for lights, and can't go out and buy clothes, so black-and-white anonymises everything. Plus, I don't quite like how fleshy tones look on DV.

Not sure why they're not working on WMP.

Haha, you know what, in between sayings like, "Yeah, but what does it mean?", my Dad asks the same thing. My Mam calls them "perverted".

Well, I can hear them both -- understanding them (accent or not) is another story...

Unbelievable Mick!!

You're still a turd fondler but a very artistic one at that.

I'll upload my turd fondling pics when I feel comfortable enough around you guys.

So, I've checked out your painting and music previously, and I believe I told you I loved it all... But now I'm excited to finally catch some of your cinematic accomplishments.

Downloading the flicks now. Can't wait to watch them.