I am a filmmaker + musician. These are the things that inspire me… var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-2794237-8"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} // (function() { var links = document.getElementsByTagName('a'); var query = '?'; for(var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) { if(links[i].href.indexOf('#disqus_thread') >= 0) { query += 'url' + i + '=' + encodeURIComponent(links[i].href) + '&'; } } document.write(''); })(); //]]> Tumblr (3.0; @jaypurcell)http://blog.jaypurcell.net/<iframe src="http://www.nowness.com/media/embedvideo?itemid=1893&issueid=1896" width="400px" height="315px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>LED Surfer.<br/> By Jacob Sutton</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/2/16/1893/jacob-sutton-s-l-e-d-surfer" target="_blank">via Nowness</a></p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/17700991907http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/17700991907Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:57:23 -0800nownessledsurfervideoblack and whitecooletherialjacob suttonshort filminvertinverted<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf1so07KH1qfjjglo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://toptumbles.com/post/16533480006/microwave-destruction-dont-try-this-at-home" target="_blank">toptumbles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1><strong>Microwave Destruction - DON’T try this at home</strong></h1> </blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/17650093612http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/17650093612Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:06:07 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T9RROB0fQWw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>January 18th 2012</b>. On my way home tonight I found the grown up children playing in the snow.</p> <p><small>Made by<a href="http://www.jaypurcell.net" target="_blank"> Jay Purcell</a></small></p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/16190143445http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/16190143445Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:26:17 -0800seattle snowseattleseattle filmsnowmageddonseattle snow 2012seattle snow videosseattle snow videocanon t2idslr50mm lens50mmcapitol hillsleddingsledsseattle sleddingseattle sledshipsterhipstersvideofilmmovieshortshort filmserge gainsbourgfrench musicfunkfunkyreqium pour un con<iframe src="http://www.nowness.com/media/embedvideo?itemid=1820&issueid=1840" width="400px" height="315px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Lara Stone: American Fairytale<br/></b><br/> Directed by Alex Prager</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/15810709928http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/15810709928Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:13:00 -0800lara stoneAlex PragerMercedes-Benzmercbenzcar commercialadvertadvertisingadvertismentfashionshort filmvideoexperimentalspecial fxfxnownessinspiration<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwo4zb0iAx1qa70eyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/14677713685/toby-wing-c-1930s" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Toby Wing c. 1930’s</p></blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14687322010http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14687322010Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:39:36 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwhlfj300c1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/14497020362/let-it-snow" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.qbn.com/topics/441052/" target="_blank">Let it snow</a></p></blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14501122283http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14501122283Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:19:10 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwdtj7vIno1qht3zco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14392282950http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14392282950Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:08:52 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw2lebSU3v1qa70eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/14099241950/burlesque-dancer-zorita-1940s" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Burlesque dancer Zorita, 1940’s</p></blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14105788854http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/14105788854Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:16:57 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luimzyPJhs1qbvanto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/12673840443/magnificent-ruin" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.magnificentruin.com/post/12656506869" target="_blank">Magnificent Ruin</a></p></blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12676446848http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12676446848Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:26:54 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2h8ipWA91qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/12273426061/i-am-writing-on-some-paper" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I <a href="http://www.qbn.com/topics/441052/" target="_blank">am</a> writing on some paper.</p></blockquote> I <b>am</b> writing on some paper.http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12275375319http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12275375319Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:30:19 -0700papernotephotofunny<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltys0yziqS1qzfguyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Halloween.</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12189396944http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/12189396944Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:21:58 -0700halloweenalfredhitchcockquotefilmblack and white<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7sySuIXG_IM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Finally watched ‘Network’ for the first time last night.</b></p> <p>Classic and still relevant.</p> <p><i>“You get up on your little twenty-one inch screen and howl about America and democracy. There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today. What do you think the Russians talk about in their councils of state — Karl Marx? “</i> - Arthur Jensen</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11834724745http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11834724745Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:15:11 -0700networkarthur jensenscenesydney lumetfilmfeature film<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthwik1uAS1qzsmixo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>Camden Town Snapshot</b><br/><small>Photography by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jaypurcell" target="_blank">Jay Purcell</a></small></p> <p>Click a photo for the full view and slideshow.</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11798825622http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11798825622Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:37:00 -0700camdencamden townlondoncanont2i50mm50mm f1.4camden marketcamden lockphotographyphotosartexperimentalpeople<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Thalia.<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Urania.<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Polyhymnia.<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Clio.<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Erato.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo6_500.jpg"/><br/> Calliope.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo7_500.jpg"/><br/> Melpomene.<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo8_500.jpg"/><br/> Terpsichore.<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltchd7zfVC1qzsmixo9_500.jpg"/><br/> Euterpe.<br/><br/> <p><b>Southbank Muses. Endings.</b><br/><small>Photography by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jaypurcell" target="_blank">Jay Purcell.</a></small></p> <p><i>“The imagination is not a state. It is the human existence itself” - William Blake</i></p> <p>South Bank Muses, an active and embodied experience of the variegated geographies of the South Bank, London.</p> <p><a href="http://www.southbankmuses.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.southbankmuses.com" target="_blank">www.southbankmuses.com</a></a></p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11681836023http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11681836023Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:22:00 -0700muses,greek,art project,t2i,southbankmusingsmythologylondonartcanon50mm50mm50mm f1.4<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8z6eWrz61qzsmixo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><b>End of an era.</b></p> <p>Hastings Pier. 1872-2010.<br/><small>Photography by<a href="http://www.twitter.com/jaypurcell" target="_blank"> Jay Purcell</a></small></p> <p>The Hastings pier was opened on 5 August 1872.<br/> The 2,000 seat pavilion played host to The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd.<br/> Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett played his last ever show with the band here, on January 20, 1968.<br/> The Pier burned down on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. <br/> The cause was arson.<br/> No one has ever been caught.</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11604806387http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11604806387Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:56:00 -0700hastingspiersussexeast sussexphotophotosphotographycolorseaarsonfireburnburningburnedcanont2i50mmlens50mm f1.4<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt2x48k82E1qz6f9yo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/11453975288" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/10/paintings-by-daniel-danger.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SuperPunch+%28Super+Punch%29" target="_blank">Daniel Danger</a></p></blockquote>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11465016659http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11465016659Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:45:26 -0700artist,daniel dangerartpaintingdesign<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nntO1qmOTLo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>‘The Experiments’. Derren Brown Promo for an upcoming four part series.</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11345197370http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11345197370Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:12:49 -0700derren brownchannel 4promotvmind readinginfluencetricksmagic<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao1_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lslz1raFEE1qfqjxao6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote><small>- Mister Lugosi, why are you buying a coffin?<br/> - I’m planning on dying soon.<br/> - No!<br/>- Yes…</small></blockquote> <p></p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11308306859http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11308306859Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:32:11 -0700filmjohnny depptim burtonblack and whiteanimated gif<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8rwsuXHA7RA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>‘The Crazy Ones’ Apple TV AD (1997).</b></p> <p>Narrated by Steve Jobs, this version never actually aired.</p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11250476644http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11250476644Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:02:00 -0700steve jobsappleraretv commercialadadvertisingcrazyblack and white<iframe src="http://www.nowness.com/media/embedvideo?itemid=1653&issueid=1698" width="400px" height="315px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Director David Cronenberg and Actor Michael Fassbender Expose Their Creative Methods.</b></p> <p>Made by <a href="http://www.nowness.com/details/13220/carlo%20lavagna%20and%20roberto%20de%20paolis" target="_blank">Carlo Lavagna and Roberto De Paolis</a> for <a href="http://www.nowness.com" target="_blank">nowness.com</a></p>http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11166612022http://blog.jaypurcell.net/post/11166612022Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:02:36 -0700a dangerous method,Film , Video , Toronto , Canada , Roberto de Paolis , Carlo Lavagna , A Dangerous Method , Michael Fassbender , David CronenbergFilm , Video , Toronto , Canada , Roberto de Paolis , Carlo Lavagna , A Dangerous Method , Michael Fassbender , David Cronenbergfeature filminterviewdirectormichael fassbender