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Film What is Kamerapferd?

November 2, 2011 - 10:59 am

Earlier this month, the Methodist Church of Echo Park hosted a series of film screenings. Among the films that caught our eye was a series of 15 small clips, which visualize the world with the camera in pixilation “and a whole lot of fun.” The dynamic duo behind this project is Stephan Müller and Erik Schmitt. The pair of directors calls their project Kamerapferd, or “Camera Horse” to the US crowd. According to Schmitt, “Camera Horse is just a translation for you guys so you don’t think we’re complete freaks.”

Anyway, the film clips are really fun but not as fun as Camera Horse themselves. As Schmitt and Müller currently reside in Germany and couldn’t be with us at the festival, they took it upon themselves to dress in matching clothing, whirl around in office chairs, and tell us about their project through a snazzy video that they put together in response to our interview questions. Experience “Camera Horse” below.

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Characters Gallery Hungry? Halloween Never Tasted so Good (HARD Characters Gallery)

November 1, 2011 - 1:08 pm

Boo! Did I get you? Well, either way, we all know that “it,” Halloween, only happens once a year and I think we can all agree that it brings out the kid in us. There is something great about dressing up and slamming sugar that never gets old, no matter what your age… plus we only get so many chances to let the weird out nowadays…

While exploring this past weekend’s HARD Haunted Mansion festival, ChinaShop managed to capture some weirdness as well as some of the kids in costume to share with you hoping it will keep your sugar buzz rolling a few more minutes. Enjoy, tallyho and happy Halloween.

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Gallery Music HARD Haunted Mansion – The Biggest Halloween Party Not on Halloween (Part 2)

November 1, 2011 - 10:46 am

Day Two of the HARD Haunted Mansion continued with the tradition of showcasing several breakthrough acts which are not as frequent in America. Goose, performing in America for only the second time, got the Main stage warmed up as people began trickling in from an exhausting day prior. The Harder Stage included a ménage à trios of sorts as Jackmaster, who rarely makes his way to America, played a set heavy on funky and UK-garage tunes which seem to be more popular in Europe than here, judging by the disappointing turnout. The Magician, formerly of Aeroplane, played one of the most surprising sets of the weekend. There’s something about disco that seems to make even the most shy of dancers, attempt to recreate the choreography they saw in LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” video. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, or T.E.E.D., seemed a surprising act to book, but quickly rounded out the threesome of stellar performances on the Harder stage with his live instrumentation and vocals.

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Event Featured Gallery Love Manor’s Haunted Bayou

November 1, 2011 - 10:31 am

When you throw a Halloween party, you are limited by the space you are working in. You can plaster your home in fake spider webs, hang bats from the ceiling, and carve as many scary pumpkins as you want, but unless you have a really cool location, it’s hard to make the party memorable. Fortunately for Southern California Halloween adventure seekers, Mr. Johnny Love has a Master’s Degree in haunted festivity hosting.

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