5QUESTIONS: DOMINIC BOUDREAULT

Last week we told you about motion photographer extraordinaire Dominic Boudreault, and his incredible timelapse film The City Limits. The film garnered close to a million views in just one week, and now Quebec-based Dominic answers this week's 5Questions. Readysetgo!

1. Who would you most like to collaborate with?

In my wildest dreams: Michael Mann

2. What's the biggest challenge you encounter doing your job?

The weather

3. What's the last film you saw + 3 words to describe it

Franklin J. Schaffner's Papillon. Steve, McQueen, rules!

4. Best advice you've ever been given?

Follow your instincts

5. What did you do at the weekend?

I went hiking with my girlfriend and my dog


Thanks, Dominic!


WEBSITE: www.dominicboudreault.com
TWITTER: d0minicb

KATE MOSS

Kate Moss is the subject of a new exhibition starting this Sunday at Galerie de L'Instant in Paris. Featuring works by Rankin, Bert Stern, Corinne Day & Mary McCartney, the collection is quite simply an in-depth exploration of one of the world's most photographed women, spanning her entire career from the young age of 14 to present day. Word on the street is the same exhibit will then travel to London; with a venue/gallery as yet unannounced.. 

V

A three-headed Stefani Germanotta graces the next issue of V magazine (one of our faves). The shot was taken by uber fashion photographer duo Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, and features an interview by Elton Hercules John. (not sure why we're going for full names today..)

DRUGS LIVE

Channel 4's chief creative officer Jay Hunt announced yesterday that the channel is planning a four-part series entitled Drugs Live. The clue's in the title; the programme will show class-A drugs being taken live on television. 

TV watchdog services & national newspapers are already up in arms over these controversial plans, while Ms Hunt is keen to point out that the drugs will not be administered in a TV studio, but in a safe, supervised and monitored environment. She goes on to say "This is an incredibly thought-provoking social policy, which I think Channel 4 can be at the forefront of and actually provide some interesting and useful data on."

The show is planned to air later this year. Watch this space.

CONTROVERSIAL ADS

Head over to BBC News Magazine, where Tom de Castella takes an in-depth look at what makes ads controversial. The article explores which themes in advertising generate the most complaints from viewers, and specifically which ads top the bill of controversy with the British public (including the spot below for Paddy Power). With key insight from Ogilvy's vice chairman Rory Sutherland & Campaign magazine's editor Claire Beale, THIS is essential reading.

PROJECT OCEAN

Today sees the launch of Project Ocean at London's premiere retail destination, Selfridges. The project is an initiative by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), who are partnering with the luxury department store to bring attention to the crisis facing the world's oceans.

Selfridges will be stocking their shelves (for the first time in history) with sustainable-only fish, and dedicating its infamous window displays to conservation.

They have also teamed up with some of the world's hottest designers & artists to promote the campaign. Katharine Hamnett, Stephen Webster & Tabitha Simmons have all created exclusive collections to raise funds and awareness, and encourage people to eat fish from sustainable sources. Click here for more info.

RUN THE WORLD

Beyonce teases her fans with this 38-second preview of her video for new single Run The World (Girls). You can hear the full track here. Are ya teased?

DR WHO 'VANDALS'

Doctor Who's chief writer & producer, Steven Moffat, has hit out at fans who leak the show's upcoming story-lines on the internet, referring to the release of spoilers as 'vandalism'. His rant came after one viewer, who attended a Doctor Who press event, leaked details of the current series all over the web.

Moffat told BBC Radio 5 Live "You can imagine how much I hate them. I wish they could go and be fans of something else. I just hope that guy never watches my show again, because that's a horrific thing to do." Hear it straight from the horse's mouth below:

Moffat later took to his twitter account to somewhat downplay his outburst: "Finally heard my own rant. Grumpy sod. And what a boring, inflection-free voice! It's like being told off by the shipping forecast". 

We think he's absolutely right to be angry. However it's up to the show's viewers to decide whether they want to spoil their own fun by searching for leaked plot-lines on the web. If you don't want to know; don't google it.

EUROPE BY NUMBERS

Have a look at The Guardian's excellent interactive guide to the European Union, shedding light on matters of lifespan, healthcare, marriage & divorce rates, and many, many more statistics. The graphics are clear, well designed and informative. Click here to view it. Go full screen and click 'play' for the complete experience.

BJORK.COM

Bjork's official website has had a redesign ahead of her new album campaign, and it is really rather clever. Have a click & a drag here.

MUSIC BETA

After long speculations, Google announced it's launching its digital music service today. The announcement will be made this afternoon at the I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco, and will be followed by a demo. Users of Spotify will be familiar with the service: you get to upload your personal music library on Google's servers, and you get to access those libraries anytime & anywhere from web-connected devices. 

It's understood they're currently in talks with 4 major record labels so that music can also be purchased/streamed & shared with friends. A yearly subscription is expected to go for about £20. (Fyi Apple is expected to launch a similar cloud-based service later this year, so maybe hold out until then?).

THE CITY LIMITS

Beautiful timelapse video from motion photographer Dominic Boudreault. Says he; "I shot this montage from late 2010 through early 2011. One year in the making. My goal was to show the duality between city and nature." Locations included are Montreal, Toronto, Manhattan & Chicago. Hans Zimmer's overtly dramatic soundtrack is a little jarring in our opinion, but do stick with it until the end.

BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED SCARVES

Last month we told you about Kanye West's line of 100% silk scarves, designed by artist George Condo & M/M (Paris). Well the collection is now out & available to buy from M/M (Paris)'s online shop, & selected retailers. Each print, inspired by Condo's artwork for Kanye's latest album, is in limited edition of 100 pieces - so if you'd like one, be quick.

DEEPER UNDERGROUND

We just stumbled upon an extremely lo-fi website that takes you on a tour of London's abandoned tube stations. AbandonedStations.org.uk has an extensive archive of spooky & fascinating shots of long-forgotten tracks, desolate platforms, disused lift shafts, old maps & posters, as well as underground shelters, bedrooms & bathrooms used during world war 2. Check out a small selection above & below, or head to the site for more.

NO ROOM TO LIVE

Are you familiar with Times New Viking? You should be. They're a lo-fi indie rock band from Ohio, which consists of guitarist Jared Philips, keyboardist Beth Murphy & drummer Adam Elliott (Beth & Adam share vocals).

Their 5th and latest album Dancer Equired - pictured above - came out 2 weeks ago, and their new single No Room To Live is our music vid crush of the day. Each frame was printed from the real video, then hand drawn, coloured, decorated & put back together. We <3 it.

GIZMO'S BAROMETER

Hello beautiful people! I'm Gizmo, the Home Corp pup.

You'll find me running around the office & guarding the door.

Anyway, we're overdue my barometer this week, so here goes...

(click on the headlines for web-links)

WOOF!

Tom Vek

Expect big, big things 

from new album Leisure Seizure.

Luis Dourado

Portuguese illustrator on the rise messes with my mind.

Do check him out.

Chezza goes for US gold

Brit pop star chances it in America with The X Factor.

Good on her, I say.

GRRR!

AV

UK says a resounding 'no' to the alternative vote.

Ed Miliband

SNP victory in Scotland doesn't bode well

for the labour leader.

5-Day Weeks

Back to normal starting Monday... Boo!

5QUESTIONS: THE LISPS

We told you about our favourite new band on Tuesday, and now Sammy from The Lisps is answering this week's 5Questions. Click on Sammy's answers for web-links. Readysetgo!

1. Who would be your dream person to collaborate with?

Julie Taymor. Also I heard recently that The Flaming Lips are working on a musical based on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots with Des McAnuff. What?? Wayne, call us.

2. Last film you saw & 3 words to describe it

Morgan Spurlock's The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. It's hard to describe in 3 words, but... illuminating, meta, ballsy.

3. Best advice you've ever been given?

Dad: make sure you have SAFE sex
Mom: make sure you have NICE sex

4. What are you doing this weekend?

I'm shooting an episode of Boardwalk Empire today, and working at Pies 'N' Thighs, the restaurant that I work at on Saturday & Sunday. My brother, sister-in-law and mom are in town for mother's day, so lots of cleaning the apartment with mom, moving furniture around, throwing shit out of my refrigerator, eating, playing with my cats, and flea marketing.

5. Recommend someone to follow on twitter

I'm not a huge twitterer, but I still check in on the @BronxZoosCobra once in a while, even though his fifteen minutes were up a long time ago. If you don't know who that is, it's the cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo about a month ago. He was having a ball for a while, painting the town red, but has since been found. If you're into puns, like me, there are some good ones.


Thanks, Sammy!

The Lisps' awesome new album Are We at the Movies? is out on 17 May; they're having an album release at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn on 20 May, and you can pre-order & stream the album on their website, which is here. Let's have another look at their new video, shall we.

TOILET PAPER

In the mood for something a bit different? Artist Maurizio Cattelan & amazing photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari have recently teamed up to create a new magazine called Toilet Paper.

With provocative imagery that's meant to shock and amuse, the Milan-based duo launched the publication with the support of Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, which promotes & supports contemporary artists in Italy. Check out some stills from the mag below, and get your own copy from Artbook or Les presses du reel.

PING PONG STAR

Time for another excellent short courtesy of Nowness. Table tennis champion, model & actress Soo Yeon Lee features in this slow-motion film, directed by photographer & director Matthew Donaldson and styled by Katie Shillingford, who commissioned fringed tights, gloves & a hat for the shoot.

KOLORS IN FULL

We told you about ksubi's gorgeous new film, Kolors, a couple of days ago (scroll down a bit if you don't believe us), and now here it is in its full glory for your enjoyment.