One Minute Per Day

A "homage" to Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", specifically the stargate sequence at the end.

I shot the footage in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and applied a slowly changing gradient map.

The "Bubble Years" in Tokyo led to an explosion of nightlife and partying, wilder than anything seen before. My friend Jude was there, taking pictures and being part of the scene.

Pics courtesy of, and copyright © Jude Brand

Animation in After Effects (that's why it took me so long to update) and music via Cinescore.

Bright yellow cabs are a noticeable feature of New York's urban landscape - but what if they were a different color?

Everything was done in Vegas Video. With a bit more time, would do it in After Effects and put more effort into the masking.

Shibuya Station in Tokyo, approaching midnight. A mass of people racing to catch the last train, and after they enter the station, a wave of people leaving the station to spend the night clubbing, partying or otherwise making the most of the darkness.

Applied a simple effect to highlight the unreality of the situation.

Music generated by Cinescore...

Simple animation made from yukata textile patterns.

While cherry blossoms tend to be an image associated with the spring, yukatas are worn mostly in the summer.

The music is a recording of street musicians at the Sanja matsuri, also in the summer.

I worked on trying to make the animation match the music, and have the transitions be relatively clean.