Short films by Othniel Smith made using imagery taken from the public domain Prelinger Internet Archive (and Pond5), and audio from sources such as the Free Music Archive, Librivox and The Poetry Storehouse. Nominated for Best Multimedia at the Wales Blog Awards 2014.
Monday
Vicki (Mokita)
Vicki (Mokita) from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Created for the Vimeo Weekend Challenge themed "Untranslatable".
Tuesday
Sunday
Tuesday
"Heart" - a haiku
Heart (Haiku) from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
My first attempt at a Vimeo Weekend Challenge (25th November, 2013).
Sunday
"On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley
"On Being Brought From Africa To America" by Phillis Wheatley from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Featuring Josephine Baker.
Thursday
Wednesday
She Walks In Beauty...
Poem by Lord Byron.
Music by Handel.
The Devil's Music
Sunday
Friday
"Three Of Us"
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music video,
prelinger,
short film,
vimeo
Thursday
Wednesday
Monday
"Breast Is Best"
Breast Is Best from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Piano soundtrack by Chris Zabriskie.Sunday
Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 ("Fortune and men's eyes...")
Footage mostly from "Bogard" (aka "Black Fist").
Guest appearance from Sammy Davis Jr.
Tuesday
Monday
Friday
"In Tune" by Kellee Maize
"In Tune" by Kellee Maize from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Guest appearance from Fred Astaire.Tuesday
"Hawk" by Kellee Maize
Based on the work of Pittsburgh-based rapper Kellee Maize.
Friday
"The Letter"
The Letter from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Labels:
burlesque,
jazz,
mashup,
music video,
short film,
vimeo
Thursday
"The Want Of Intimacy"
The Want Of Intimacy from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Tuesday
"Thunderstorm"
"Thunderstorm" (Teaserama vs The Custodian Of Records) from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Dancer - unidentified. Music by The Custodian Of Records.Sunday
"Daft Punk Get Lucky" (subliminal version) - DJ Tarek from Paris
"Get Lucky" (DJ Tarek vs Betty Boop vs Daft Punk) from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
"Daft Punk Get Lucky" (subliminal version) - DJ Tarek from Paris. Starring Betty Boop.Wednesday
Saturday
"Goodwill"
Music by The Custodian Of Records.
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music,
music video,
nudity,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
Monday
"Am I Cool Now?"
A video for the track by The Custodian Of Records.
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music,
music video,
naturism,
nudity,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
Saturday
Wednesday
Monday
Vacation
Music: "Memories" by Arie.
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music,
music video,
naturism,
nudity,
prelinger,
short film,
youtube
Tuesday
Friday
Wednesday
Sunday
"Fear of Intimacy"
Fear Of Intimacy from OTHNIEL SMITH on Vimeo.
Contains brief nudity.
Music: “West 4th” by Assif Tsahar and Tatsuya Nakatani
Thursday
"Family Entertainment"
Music by Digi G'Alessio.
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music,
music video,
short film,
video,
youtube
Saturday
"Come Sunday"
Music by Assif Tsahar and Tatsuya Nakatani.
Contains nudity.
Labels:
film,
jazz,
mashup,
music video,
naturism,
nudity,
prelinger,
short film,
video
Monday
"Native Moments" by Walt Whitman
"Give me now libidinous joys only..."
Labels:
poem,
poetry,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
walt whitman,
youtube
"Jazz Fantasia" by Carl Sandburg
Stars include Fred Astaire and Betty Boop.
Wednesday
"Mag" by Carl Sandburg
Poem by Carl Sandburg.
Images from "Marriage Today" (1950) by Alexander Hammid.
Labels:
carl sandburg,
mashup,
poem,
poetry,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
Saturday
"Pain has an element of blank..." by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson meets Ruan Lingyu
Four Short Poems by William Butler Yeats
W.B. Yeats - the quadrilogy.
Thursday
Monday
Tuesday
"Seek, Seek..."
Using material from the public domain film "Millions of Us", and the gospel song "Seek, Seek..."
Labels:
film,
gospel,
mashup,
music video,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
Saturday
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense..."
A poem by Emily Dickinson.
Labels:
emily dickinson,
film,
mashup,
poem,
poetry,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
Friday
The Scarlet Woman
Poem by Fenton Johnson.
Images from Oscar Micheaux.
Music from Louisiana Five.
Labels:
film,
mashup,
music video,
prelinger,
short film,
video,
youtube
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