tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138812132012-02-05T19:45:26.079ZDISSIMILAR | An artistic collaboration between Alastair Cook and James NortonAlastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-37113571523820216962011-05-12T14:11:00.002+01:002011-07-19T21:35:12.451+01:00<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22432118?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=969696" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22432118">Borderland</a>, a film by James Norton starring <a href="http://alastaircook.com/">Alastair Cook</a>.</p>
Borderland premiered at the Genesis at Whitechapel in London on the 27th April 2010.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-3711357152382021696?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-10954803251928491732010-12-16T10:02:00.012Z2010-12-16T10:16:59.641Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/TQnlgsiijUI/AAAAAAAAD9w/gEtGAphm-0c/s1600/Landscape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/TQnlgsiijUI/AAAAAAAAD9w/gEtGAphm-0c/s400/Landscape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551220365585452354" /></a>
DISSIMILAR is making a new film; the working title is Landskift. <P><P>We'll keep in touch, 2011 will bring us all great things.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-1095480325192849173?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-3145091679628746702010-05-12T10:47:00.005+01:002010-05-12T10:53:52.740+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S-p6J5UXLCI/AAAAAAAADgs/7oB1yqWLxG8/s1600/Collodion+Portraitclip.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S-p6J5UXLCI/AAAAAAAADgs/7oB1yqWLxG8/s400/Collodion+Portraitclip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470319007818525730" /></a>
Artist Alastair Cook's portrait, by <a href="hhttp://www.carls-gallery.co.uk/">Carl Radford</a>, Collodionist.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-314509167962874670?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-77508825662635494002010-04-01T11:13:00.004+01:002010-05-10T21:07:12.657+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S7Rx0vv6RuI/AAAAAAAADYc/df1UiQ7jIeQ/s1600/BD-A3POSTERsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S7Rx0vv6RuI/AAAAAAAADYc/df1UiQ7jIeQ/s400/BD-A3POSTERsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455110199637067490" /></a>
Borderland, a film by James Norton, starring Alastair Cook and written by DISSIMILAR is premiered at the Genesis in Whitechapel on the 27th April 2010 as part of the East London Film Festival; Facebook page is<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Borderland/110773605605865"> here</a>. Hope to see you there and all bless.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-7750882566263549400?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-57123737577601411352010-03-30T09:50:00.004+01:002010-05-12T10:37:47.875+01:00<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9976419&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9976419&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><BR>MALIN II is a sound and visual work by <a href="http://alastaircook.com">Alastair Cook</a>, conceived for Edinburgh's inaugural Hidden Door Festival and performed on the 31st January 2010 by DISSIMILAR. It was also part of Alastair's 6 week solo show at Timespan in Helmsdale, of site specific work. A mesmerising and absorbing journey through our recent winter...enjoy and all bless.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-5712373757760141135?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-79703660465662070552010-03-24T11:09:00.004Z2010-05-12T10:38:42.321+01:00<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10287177&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10287177&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object>
A new short film by award winning Las Vegas based director, Ginnetta Correli; poem by Sam Meekings narrated by Alastair Cook and with music by Jacob Shelton-Rad Wolf. Dark and wonderful...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-7970366046566207055?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-46807246441882878492010-03-15T10:26:00.008Z2010-03-15T10:34:38.661Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S54Lz81DQ1I/AAAAAAAADWU/qsDjLHCJEuM/s1600-h/Movie+Clipping+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S54Lz81DQ1I/AAAAAAAADWU/qsDjLHCJEuM/s400/Movie+Clipping+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805586294752082" /></a>
Borderland is in post-production, <a href = "http://www.jwnorton.co.uk">James Norton</a> and <a href = "http://www.alastaircook.com">Alastair Cook</a> are in hiding... Borderland is being premiered at the <a href = "http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/">East End Film Festival</a> in London in late April 2010.<p>All bless.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S54LzWzmirI/AAAAAAAADWE/rOuRUP6Inj0/s1600-h/Movie+Clipping+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S54LzWzmirI/AAAAAAAADWE/rOuRUP6Inj0/s400/Movie+Clipping+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448805576088128178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-4680724644188287849?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-69993146853363117702010-03-08T12:27:00.009Z2010-03-08T12:49:01.164Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S5TyBUrLWzI/AAAAAAAADUc/iydjl6K4CuE/s1600-h/gse_multipartDM32310.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 90px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S5TyBUrLWzI/AAAAAAAADUc/iydjl6K4CuE/s400/gse_multipartDM32310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446243953941371698" /></a>
<br>
<p>Messier87 is a band project by DISSIMILAR. Please feel free to download our new 16-track album; it's a mercurial journey encompassing circling guitar, soft vocals and it packs a real emotional punch. Each track has individual artwork and it's all free...<p>
All bless, <p>
Alastair.<p>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100" ><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/album=3067464873/size=venti/bgcol=0a0000/linkcol=b54f8a/" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#0a0000" /><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/album=3067464873/size=venti/bgcol=0a0000/linkcol=b54f8a/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always wmode=transparent bgcolor=#0a0000 ></embed><noembed><a href="http://messier87.bandcamp.com/album/messier87">55 ± 1 Mly (17 ± 0.31 Mpc) by Messier87</a></noembed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-6999314685336311770?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-2251931955996510142010-01-15T23:41:00.007Z2010-01-16T00:08:44.976Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S1D981--DKI/AAAAAAAADNM/lDwod7aYn8Y/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-01-15+at+23.42.44.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S1D981--DKI/AAAAAAAADNM/lDwod7aYn8Y/s400/Screen+shot+2010-01-15+at+23.42.44.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427116772706618530" /></a>
We've just completed the filming of Borderland, a short film, directed by <a href = "http://www.jwnorton.co.uk">James Norton</a> and starring <a href = "http://www.alastaircook.com">Alastair Cook.</a> Borderland is being premiered at the <a href = "http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/">East End Film Festival</a> in London in April 2010.<p>We'll keep you posted on how post-production goes...<p>All bless.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S1D98ibbRdI/AAAAAAAADNE/LEeZgGIsY1c/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-01-11+at+16.24.56bw.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/S1D98ibbRdI/AAAAAAAADNE/LEeZgGIsY1c/s400/Screen+shot+2010-01-11+at+16.24.56bw.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427116767457265106" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-225193195599651014?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-22907707410632085292009-12-31T16:18:00.001Z2009-12-31T16:18:28.847Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/SylTWenxHMI/AAAAAAAADC0/VUlj3y2C0JI/s1600-h/IMG_3153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eUo_9XWJeCQ/SylTWenxHMI/AAAAAAAADC0/VUlj3y2C0JI/s400/IMG_3153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415951672531819714" /></a>
<p>Messier87 is a darkly beautiful and involving new film by <a href = "http://www.dissimilar.co.uk">DISSIMILAR</a><p>Messier87 is being premiered at the <a href = "http://www.hiddendoor.org">Hidden Door Arts Festival</a> in Edinburgh in January 2010<p>Enjoy a free soundtrack preview here: <a href = "http://www.dissimilar.co.uk/mp3/Messier87.zip">Messier87 [320kbps]</a><p>All bless<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-2290770741063208529?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13881213.post-68059646811680198032009-12-25T18:53:00.003Z2010-05-10T21:11:01.384+01:00<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6891297&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6891297&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/6891297"><span style="color: #999999;">MALIN at GRV, Edinburgh, 26.09.09</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> from </span></span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/user2399663"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">DISSIMILAR</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> on </span></span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Vimeo</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">This is the set MALIN put together for the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.cutsandstrings.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Cuts and Strings</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> electronica night at the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.thegrv.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">GRV</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> in Edinburgh on the 26th September 2009. The Digital Video was by DISSIMILAR.</span></span></span><br />
<div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span><br />
</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">DISSIMILAR also provided visuals for </span></span></span><a href="http://www.christiankleine.com/Site/home.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Christian Kleine</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> (a set of</span></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alastaircook/sets/72157622385595796/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">Alastair Cook's photographs</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">) and for </span></span></span><a href="http://www.benbecula.com/artists/christ..shtml"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #999999;">Christ.</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"> (Digital Video by James Norton of industrial landscapes of the south east of England). </span></span></span><br />
</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span><br />
</div><div style="color: #645f5d; font: 10.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">All of </span><a href="http://www.alastaircook.com/"><span style="color: #999999;">Alastair Cook</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> and </span><a href="http://www.jwnorton.co.uk/"><span style="color: #999999;">James Norton's</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> work is protected under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works Licence. With warm thanks to </span><a href="http://www.dooks.org/"><span style="color: #999999;">Chris Dooks.</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"><p><p>Enjoy and all bless.</span></span></span><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13881213-6805964681168019803?l=dissimilar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519171886382119540noreply@blogger.com