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Episode 40 - Primitive Man vs. Technocrat Influencer

Hello everyone.On today's episode, we discuss the launch of our Discord, the problem with going abroad but being ignorant and a large discussion on our perspective of why returning to primitivism can benefit us, as well as be hijacked by those who commodify it.Enjoy.

The Cinema Cartography Patreon Discord is now live

Hi everyone,The Cinema Cartography server is now live on Discord.It is a member's exclusive server with multiple channel topics from music to cinema, anime, literature and more. We also kept a channel for random topics: The Chatroom and an open hangout area so we can interact through voice/video chat.Please integrate your Patreon account with your discord account to have access to the full server by following these steps: https://support.patr...

Episode 39 - Keep Robert De Niro Close, But Viola Davis Closer

0:00 Transmaxxing/Incels/Dropping out of life15:04 Looksmaxxing/Not Dying/Comfort in yourself26:43 The idea of luxury/Wanting designer things/Fashion/How can you present yourself56:05 The split between what an artist makes and what an artist does/The purpose of representation in art/Experiencing art benefits comprehension/Watching too many films1:28:58 'Hangman' with Al Pacino1:37:40 Robert De Niro's 'non-acting'1:48:19 Talkin...

Episode 38 - The Dynamic Duo Are Datamining For Views

0:00 - Thanking you/How we approach the show9:27 How would people be without outside influence/Perceptions of other people's lenses and how people perform/The pretentiousness of mediocrity32:27 The hellscape of selling to children/The widespread influence of mainstream trash1:04:57 There is no difference between the principles of greed/Filmmaking that uses the lingo of now/The cool type of blasé1:16:07 Self-doubt/The changing canon of cinema...

Episode 37 - Friends.

0:00 Discussing Eminem's new album/Artists that create their own problems37:28 The reading of our world without context/Tying everything to contemporary society/Reading is still the most important thing a person can do56:45 The podcast after this point is a very personal discussion about loneliness and friendship. It's a much more serious turn in the podcast that we normally take, but as we always say, being completely honest and always b...

Episode 36 - It Turns Out The Internet is the Real World

0:00 A discussion on adult cartoons/Family Guy used to be funny/Our love of Smiling Friends/Cynical writing25:01 The closure of MTV News and lost media/Video game preservation/The ethics in consuming art as a product56:52 Responding to comments about video essays/Intelligent people and the ability to say nothing/The postmodern lens of ideas01:15:10 Lack of reading is obvious when it comes to creativity/Even the fringes of society are cornyThe ess...

Episode 35 - This Is The Beginning

0:00 Affinity with athletes more than artistic types/Gypsy fighting culture/Wanting to be a pop culture characterThe importance of competition17:50 The importance of competition/Self-imposed challenges28:11 The beginning of the next phase of our artistic journey - 'House of Tabula'59:21 Lack of knowledge being confused with accessibility/Becoming a personality rather than their honesty shining through/Pet peeves with online personalities1...

The Slaver

"The Slaver" discusses the human condition. GORILLA TALES are short storytelling challenges entirely done by two artists in one week using only the resources they possess.This is the first project under The House of Tabula.Thank you for making this project possible.

Episode 34 - Hope I'm Funny

Welcome to the Lewis Variety Hour. It is just me for this episode so you better all be nice to me.0:00 - 15:02 Sport as the last great communal spectacle/Insular culture bubbles/England as a failure15:02 - 34:20 A pre and post-9/11 world/The narrative lies in the mundane34:20 - 55:43 The philosophy of shocking images/The validity of discovering things through the fringes/The occasional enjoyment of trash55:43 - 1:05:46 Letterboxd reviews are abys...

Episode 33 - The Homeless Delayed My VR Experience

Hello everyone and welcome to our Friday podcast pilot episode.If all goes well then we will continue to make Acid a twice-a-week show rather than the one. And if it doesn't go well, then it was good while it lasted.Today's episode follows the Kendrick/Drake beef, how to juggle multiple interests, people wearing diapers for concerts and a terrible Bjork hologram.Enjoy

Episode 32 - The New Invention Called Music

On today's episode, we speak primarily about all things music. This includes some of the suggestions given to us in the chatroom as well as talks on Mount Eerie, Kanye, Lana Del Rey, Rosalia, Bjork, 100 Gecs, MF DOOM, Sukekiyo, Nick Cave, GG Allin and many more.We also get onto topics such as mainstream fame, songwriting and the influence of celebrity on art.Enjoy

Episode 31 - Hack Fraud Detective School

0:00 Overwhelming budgets and creativity/Being constantly happy in everything/Devotion to something21:35 The difference between introversion and extroversion in creativity/Developing courage35:19 Preparation for anything is an act of insincerity/How to detect 'fakeness'/Harvey Pekar54:53 Luiza on confidence/'No Longer Human'(There is a small audio gap at around the 1:00:00 mark)1:00:22 'Book of the New Sun'/'BLAM!'...

Episode 30 - Too Edgy For Some

0:00 C.S Lewis/Dark Humour13:15 Eminem's new music/Richard Pryor/Old boring people and new boring people30:21 Everyone shares the same reference but it is never enough/No overlap between the polarities of reference40:58 The Sopranos (again)/the great American novel54:57 Box Office failures/Mad Max/The failing Video Game Model/The new models are not sustainable/Passion trumps all1:26:25 The Cara App

Episode 29 - Big Knees Is Real

0:00 Cannes Film Festival 2024/The campaign for the winners12:50 The best ideas should be localised/The parameters of success being 'mainstream'30:09 The Damien Hirst fraud/What makes something 'original'/Concept being enough in art/Marcel Duchamp/Tracey Emin1:07:00 The Turner prize winners/Is beauty redemptive?1:17:41 How does one externalise a base desire? (BIG KNEES)/Comparing Chris Chan, Anatoly Slivko and the Mona Lisa/The sc...

You decide the next workshop

Hi everyone! I'm opening the vote for the topic of the next workshop.What do you guys want to see next?With love, Luiza

28. The Kaczynski Manosphere

0:00 The obsession with 'grinding'/Self Authoring12:03 Cannes 2024/Megalopolis and the enigma of Coppola23:05 The originality of the bad Star Wars films/The Wizard of Oz is more impactful outside of the film35:07 The worst scene from a good film/Antonioni/Not liking Don't Look Now53:30 Led Zeppelin1:00:00 The difficulty of the comedy genre/South Park1:25:39 Oil Painting/Masters of the medium of cinema with the death of tradition

Composition Workshop Module 2.2 Wabi-Sabi 侘寂 and the Diagonal

Hi everyone!Welcome back to my Composition Workshop,If you want to recap the previous modules, you can find everything here.Today we look at Wabi-Sabi 侘寂 and the diagonal line as a tool to produce expressive outcomes (no matter the style or medium). Attached to this post is the workbook with some supporting text and examples.I'm also available to reply to your questions here or on the Patreon chatroom (on the Patreon App). No question is ...

Episode 27 - We Cannot Be Killed (...yet)

0:00 Intro/Running out of things to say/Cultivating your life through hate21:50 On craftsmanship/Learning to navigate through the world/The algorithm is a lie47:00 Comfort through discomfort/Genre/The narrative world and the objective world1:09:00 Radicalism and normalcy

26. TEH EPIC PODCAST XD

0:00 The recent artistic process/It's never too late/Independence over being a good employee22:54 Fantasy/A Song of Ice and Fire/The eternal values vs the modern values37:55 Dealing with anxiety during creation/hardening oneself and balance1:11:17 The value of short films and other mediums1:21:17 Early 2000s indie scene/the embarrassing millennial era

25. K-Pop is a North Korean Terrorist Plot

Back to our regular scheduled programming, Acid Is Bad For Business has returned to its weekly schedule.0:00 Expertise in gambling/pub games12:46 Our extensive knowledge of K-Pop/Criticising the consumerism and perspective of South Korea56:04 The US grip of the world/how certain countries don't 'need' the US/The default perspective of the 'West'1:12:50 Dune Part 2/Still Watching The Sopranos/The standards of old and new actors

24. A Change of Heart

An update on things that have happened and things that are to come.We can't wait to share everything with you all.Thank you.

23. Post-Oscars

0:00 'Who TF Did I Marry'/Future prospects for the channel7:06 Oscars discussion10:35 Barbie21:28 The Zone of Interest (34:24-39:50 SPOILER)44:35 Poor Things (We have a very extreme opinion)1:11:08 Don't linger in hatred (A more important discussion than Poor things)1:20:57 Upcoming programming and bringing art to our channel/The artistic process and bringing purpose to your work1:24:45 Youthful obsession and the branding of an artist

The 15 Greatest Documentaries

A new list conducted by myself. I hope you all enjoy and would like to hear your considerations for this often forgotten genre in the realm of cinema.Thank you.- Lewis

22. THE CROWD IS NOT REAL

0:00 Fame/A funny anecdote about Edgar Wright/Living in Europe and the US13:44 Gun control & gun culture25:48 Why anything virtual will take over/giving things up for lent/forcing people to be addicted58:20 Agency in all aspects of life1:08:00 Monopolising all aspects of sub-cultures to make them commercialised/the people you love were only after fame the whole time

Episode 21 - Lewis Was Alone

In today's episode, we discuss a number of things from chess, Jeffrey Epstein's Spotify list, the American novel and more. That is until Luiza has to leave and Lewis conducts an impromptu episode for the final 45 minutes. I hope (really hope), you enjoy.0:00 Acid Is Bad for Business1:11:30 The Lewis Bond Variety Hour

Ran - DEEP DIVE

On today's episode of 'Deep Dive' we explore Akira Kurosawa's feudal epic: Ran.TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction & Synopsis 0:42 Where Ran ranks amongst Kurosawa's works/Ran as Kurosawa's 'masterpiece' 4:34 Adapting Shakespeare 13:36 The filmmaking of an old master/his influence as a painter 22:42 Use of colour/the style of Ran compared to modern cinema 27:17 Acting as a transformative experience/the influence of Noh t...

Composition Workshop Module 2.1 Transgressing Visual Language

Hi everyone!Welcome back to my Composition Workshop,If you missed the first module, you can watch it here.Today we look at transgressing the rules of composition for visual effect and meaning. I'm also exploring the world of Street Photography, highlighting the work of Daido Moriyama and Masahisa Fukase.Attached to this post is the workbook with much more guidance, examples, and some supporting text.I'm also available to reply to your que...

20. An Error of Comedies (+Q&A)

0:00 Harold Bloom and the impact of teaching/A discussion on Maestro and American Fiction19:05 Genreless style/Large discussion on comedy44:16 Q&A (How we learned/Jacques Rivette/OpenAI/The importance of creating/Godard + more)Thank you, everybody, for your questions. Enjoy the episode.

DEEP DIVE March Vote

19. 2024 A.C.

0:00 Gushing over The Simpsons/South Park34:40 Cartoons as children/Technology of the 2000s1:06:20 Films of the 2000s/John Cusack/Al Pacino and Robert De Niro/How celebrity alters the perspective of an artist01:31:08 The dying art of modern acting/The 'artificial look'01:43:40 B.C (Before Covid)/How people have changed2:00:03 The Kanye Discussion (Post Vultures)02:13:10 The Luciferian Complex