February 2012
1 post
17 Days Exhibition
One of my short films made for Maps & Diagrams is being shown as part of an exhibition called 17 Days.
The video is going to be shown from February 2 – March 1, 2012 at the exhibition – 17 Days at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI (USA).
More info can be found here.
Circa from Daniel Hopkins on Vimeo.
December 2011
2 posts
“Music featured on a nice podcast”
– solipsistic NATION No. 261: Soft
WatchNew video for Maps & Diagrams number 2 in a series of 4 films that relate to the two albums that Maps & Diagrams have released on Nomadic Kids Republic.
PLEASE MAKE FULL SCREEN TO ENJOY FULLY.
Video for the track “Circa” taken from the Maps and Diagrams album
“The Town Beneath The Sea” on Nomadic Kids Republic.
...
November 2011
3 posts
One kind of blue - Daniel Hopkins
bits2bits:
One kind of Blue from Daniel Hopkins on Vimeo.
Very nice music and visuals
Watchpitypangsari:
én nem hittem benne hogy ez ennyire jó dolog
Watchthomasraukamp:
Beautiful video for Maps and Diagrams’ ‘One Kind of Blue’ from his new album ‘Lights Will Call on You’ out on Nomadic Kids Republic. There will be a second release from Tim Martin out next week — so you better watch the label’s release page.
September 2011
2 posts
WatchMaps and Diagrams “One kind of Blue” From the album “Lights will call on you” released on Nomadic Kids Republic (2 November 2011). For more information on the album and other existing and forthcoming NKR releases look here:nomadickids.com/releases/ Video produced by Daniel Hopkins. One kind of Blue was filmed in Hanchurch Woods which is near the city of Stoke on Trent,...
WatchNew Film released today thanks to Leonardo and Harry from Audio gourmet for letting me use the music.
Movement#3 talks about ideas of speed and of driving too fast when you are tired. About traveling without moving. about the mental effect that driving for a long period of time can have on you. About the headaches that can happen and also being able to battle on. Soundtrack ‘Wiped...
July 2011
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June 2011
1 post
May 2011
2 posts
Station Stories
Finished a great project this last weekend called station stories, which if you look at my website/blog regularly you would have seen it coming up.
I would like to say thank you to everyone involved, the organisers
http://www.thehamiltonproject.co.uk/ Diana and Mark.
The writers David Gaffney, Nicholas Royle, Tom Jenks, Jenn Ashworth, Tom Fletcher, Peter Wild,
and finally Rory Mcgarrigle...
April 2011
2 posts
WatchMovement #2 is to be shown at the following festivals this month. Australian International Experimental Film Festival 8pm, 29/04/11, The BAck doOR @ suek-artist Melbourne. AUS. http://www.aieff.org/ moves 11 - International Festival of Movement on Screen 2.15pm. 30/04/11, The Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. UK http://www.movementonscreen.org.uk/
http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/mlf-p... →
February 2011
3 posts
Track 'digital wolves' available on new...
From the website
http://feedbacklooplabel.blogspot.com/2011/02/fbl010-various-artists-brave-new-world.html
FeedbackLoop Label proudly presents Brave New World its second compilation. Twenty one very talented artists accepted the challenge to compose a music based on two poems I’ve written about my fascination for cities, and twenty pictures Jessica Aliaga Lavrijsen chose to ...
January 2011
5 posts
Review of last landcrash record, →
WatchLandcrash - The Silhouette that the Leaves make Against the Sky
This record was released back in November yet it has taken me until now to finally get around to publishing a direct link to it on here.
It’s been on the facebook and twitter but not here.
Here is the press release
A journey is a beautiful thing. In most cases the journey is as important as the destination it takes you, or...
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WatchMovement#1
Internet Release 01/01/11
The simple movements of everyday reality on the New York subway are transformed into a choreography of fractured and fleeting impressions. Supported by the British Council. Shown at 31ème festival du court métrage de Namur :MEDIA 10-10. media10-10.be/ Namur, Belgium. TIFF Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albania. tiranafilmfest.com/ ...
January 2011
What happened to January 2011? It just flew by. Oh well I know why I was busy with life working hard assessing lots of student films some good some great some not so great. Lots of learning all round for me as well as the students.
Decided I needed to upgrade my digital life again in some form. I’m currently developing actually scratch that i am always developing how i communicate using...
November 2010
2 posts
Feedback Loop Record Release.
New Record Release coming soon.
http://feedbacklooplabel.blogspot.com/2010/11/pre-listen-and-release-soon-fbl009.html
More info later in the week
Whats makes a successful artists film
I’m taking part in a panel discussion next week as part of exposures student film festival.
http://www.exposuresfestival.co.uk/programme/what-makes-a-successful-artist-film
From the website
17/11/10 - 18:30
What Makes a Successful Artist Film?
Join Kwong Lee (Director, Castlefield Gallery), David Blandy (Artist) and Dan Hopkins (Lecturer, Media Production, Staffordshire University /...
October 2010
1 post
New album released today 'Homes' Free Download
Just a quick update on the blog/website to let people who surf in this way know that i have just released my new record for free out today it can be downloaded here.
http://noground-r.bandcamp.com/album/homes
Enjoy.
September 2010
1 post
Watchmovement #2 (the view from 618)
Music by Michael Santos. movement #2 (the view from 618) is the next in the series of films by Daniel Hopkins. Movement#2 looks at the movement of the day from a high rise university building. It shows the colour and progress of the weather patterns and also the frequency of travel in the city of Stoke on Trent. The music is provided by Michael Santos a track...
August 2010
1 post
Movement#1 Selected for two more festivals
Movement #1 has been selected for
Naoussa International Film Festival and the Basement Media Festival
Naoussa International Film Festival
http://www.niff.gr/en/
From the festival website.
The Naoussa International Film Festival is a magical journey to a world full of images, colors, music, vividness, smiles, creativity. Cinematographers from all over the world turn their cameras at Naoussa and...
July 2010
1 post
La Vidéothèque
Just found out that i have been added to this website
http://videothecart.jimdo.com/
http://videothecart.jimdo.com/r%C3%A9alisateurs/daniel-hopkins/
Glad to be in such good company.
June 2010
6 posts
Nice Review of a newish track
Please go to the link to read.
http://disquiet.com/2010/06/21/daniel-hopkins-aka-landcrash-mp3/
'Frost' The soundtrack from movement#1
Frost by landcrash
Movement#1 Showing in Gaza
Just found out that my film Movement#1 is showing in Gaza next weekend. I’m really excited by this, as it’s nice to think of my film playing out in a place like this, particularly when what is happening over there.
http://www.gfvart.ps/index.php
facebook page for movement#1
If you like to find out more or just follow the updates on the film. Including when it is finally unleashed on the internet.
Please click
http://www.facebook.com/movement1
Article on the Screen West Midlands Website.
The link below is a article about my film Movement #1 being shown at Edinburgh!
http://www.screenwm.co.uk/news/detail/953/movement1_to_show_at_edinburgh_international_film_festival/
Movement#1 to show at Edinburgh International Film...
Movement#1 to show at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Staffordshire based filmmaker/sound artist Daniel Hopkins latest film is to show at the Edinburgh International Film Festival at the end of June as part of the ‘black box’ strand.
The film, which was originally filmed on a New York subway, is an experimental film about travel and the eye’s perception of it while we are actually standing...
May 2010
3 posts
Homes
Homes is a forthcoming record of mine to be released late in the autumn. For now you can listen to and download 4 tracks from it via soundcloud.
http://soundcloud.com/landcrash/sets/homes
Homes by landcrash
facebook pages
I have several facebook pages set up that are available for you to join become a fan/friend. These pages have become away to get up to date info and also to find like minded artist.
Music mostly
http://www.facebook.com/hurracainelandcrash
Daniel Hopkins page
http://www.facebook.com/landcrash
old record found
Just found some old copies of a release of mine in 2003.
A449/19 (Work in Progress) was a 3 inch cdr release which was about a road between Newport and Monmouth in South Wales.
This release was all made up from the sounds of the said road.
Go here to read more and to purchase.
http://landcrash.tumblr.com/shop
To watch the film that was part of the release.
http://vimeo.com/7535739
April 2010
3 posts
All Change
Welcome to this new website for my work. I originally built a website on my imac in 1999 where i was using a dial up connection. I designed the old site in Dreamweaver and still did until this new site. Reasons for change is mostly cost. You can design a fairly decent looking website for free these days, and you don’t need to host your own video and sound work either. All these changes in...
The Future is Blinding (Epic45)
The video for epic 45 is now online on vimeo, it is also available to purchase as part of the release ‘in all the empty houses’ available to purchase here.
http://www.inpartmaint.com/thomason/thomason_title/TSIP2029.html
and watch here.