Posts Tagged ‘Marc Williams’

Doing the do

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

I’m one of those people that climbs out the shower, dries my hair with a towel and moves on. It should therefore come as little surprise to find that I’m not one for hairdressers. After high school I avoided them at all costs. Waiting until I couldn’t see through the wild bush on my head before begrudgingly making my way to the hairdresser.

After two and a half years of hoping my hair will magically look cool I took to the internet to find the perfect do. The metro sexual in me searched the internet for cool hairstyles and made its way to the salon prepared with over 30 pictures.

To my horror, the hairdresser whipped out products and an iron. I grimaced as the smell of heating hair filled my nose. OK, it wasn’t that bad. In fact, I enjoyed being in control of what was happening with my hair for once.

As you can see by the pictures, it’s not perfect yet, but it’s a step in the right direction. At least I look human again, sort of…

Marc Williams

Frank’s Hat

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Frank’s Hat was an idea born months ago. What if a man fell madly in love with his hat, so much so that they would spend every moment together? We then took it one step further, what if Frank’s hat cheats?

This is our most diverse Srizzil video to date, covering many different locations and shot over a few weeks. It’s mind blowing to think that just one and a half minutes of video can take days to film.

Due to difficulties in using an actual shopping centre we had to create our own shop for Frank to meet his hat. This turned out to be a blessing as it allowed us to create our own space. Look out for small things that symbolise different aspects of Srizzil and myself (Marc Williams) scattered around the shop.

I’d like to thank Wimpy, Nu Metro and HCF for allowing us to film at their venues and for being so accommodating. Most importantly, however, I’d like to thank Mandy Rothquel – a new addition to the Srizzil team, who was instrumental throughout the entire process. Welcome to the team.

Comment, subscribe, like, but most importantly watch. We love feedback, you guys rock.

Marc Williams

You’re questions answered

How did you film the last shot?

Normally the correct method to film the shot would be to move the camera in one direction and zoom in the opposite at the same speed. Unfortunately, because we currently don’t have access to a trolley system we had to use the cruder method of getting the main character to do the moving instead of the camera.

Are you study film in South Africa?

Although I am in South Africa, I can’t afford to go to film school. It would be a dream to study film in Los Angeles. Instead of waiting for something to happen to me and falling behind actual film students, I’ve been teaching myself.

Srizzil Music Launches

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

With a skip and a hop I am proud to announce the launch of Srizzil Music. It’s an idea that has been in the works for some time but is only breathing its first breaths today. To create some nostalgia and to pay tribute to the millions of hopeful singers on YouTube we uploaded the following clip:

In classic YouTube style, the video is unedited, low quality and perfect all at the same time. Any guesses to what I’m saying at the end? Thankfully we have moved forward, to a place and time where things are bursting with colour and technology is progressing faster than a hungry Uncle Sam dashing towards the Christmas pudding.

Go to youtube.com/SrizzilMusic, subscribe and comment with suggestions to songs we should cover.

Msizi and I have recorded raw unedited songs for your perusal. Check them out, study them, analyse them and then hit the comments below the videos on YouTube with zest. We want to hear everything you have to say, yes even you Bob! Love us or hate us, we love you. Join the love fest as we create some crazy music videos, do some great covers and add a little Srizzil twist every so often.

Marc Williams

If I didn’t know you better – original

Monday, May 31st, 2010

It’s easy to create beats, play with someone’s voice and make them seem talented. This is the reason we started off by creating raw music videos. Uncut, unedited, pure.

Love is apparently a battlefield, if Jordan Sparks is to be believed, and loving from a distance isn’t any easier. The original If I didn’t know you better shares the pain of loving without being loved in return, of never really having the real relationship that can move beyond the first steps. It’s the song that ends it all, and the pain in realising it’s gone forever.

Original Lyrics

Girl if I didn’t know you better

I’d think that I’m you’re only one

Ooo ooo ooo

But I’ve seen you with so many guys

And when I look into your eyes

I see a girl, not ready to be by my side, not ready to be my bride

or even my girl friend

You’re so self centred and full of it

I don’t think I can handle this

It’s over…

It’s over…

It’s over, again.

I saw you with those other guys today

And though it hurt me I still had to stay

We’re supposedly friends

But that’s where it ends

How can I go on like this

It’s over…

It’s over…

It’s over, again

It’s over…

It’s over…

It’s over, again

iPad: First Impressions

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Apple’s just unveiled their new iPad. It’s basically a cross between a Laptop and an iPhone. You can see all the glorious tiny details on Apple’s website (apple.com/ipad) but let’s discuss first impressions.

When Steve Jobs unveiled the beautiful, huge, ridiculously thin, touch screen device I got very excited. But then he started talking about what it did. It’s nothing groundbreaking. My first impression is of a glorified iPhone, minus the camera and GPS. I was hoping for a full blown touch screen computer, which would mean no more horrible keyboards and mice, just pure finger freedom. I was hoping to be shocked and make oooo, ahhh noises just like the moment the iPhone was revealed but there was none of that.

Don’t get me wrong, the device is great to look at, and probably fun to use but there is no must buy factor. If you have an iPhone or even an iTouch then there is no great appeal to the iPad. In fact, even if you don’t I would rather have an iPhone simply because it’s easier to cart around.

Maybe the problem is the huge hype, such intense hype that even if the iPad shot lasers it wouldn’t have lived up to it. I was practically expecting a unicorn to prance across the stage today, but I was disappointed.

We’ll have to wait and see if Apple has anything more up their sleeves, but for the time being, I’m not interested.

Marc Williams