Nothing Succeeds Like Excess / Machine Intelligence (V.2)

If you want to understand a culture, examine what it celebrates.

Type: video collage

Source: manipulated video fragments from the films “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977), “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (1996), “The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974), “The Transporter” (2002), “John Wick” (2014), “Wanted” (2008), “The Blues Brothers” (1980)

File: MP4 / 123.9MB — 3840x2160 — 7.85 seconds — 60FPS

Tools: iMovie, Topaz Video AI, PhotoMosh Pro, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro

Process: video clips were sourced from the net, edited into fragments, upscaled via AI software, manipulated via PhotoMosh Pro and/or Adobe After Effects, then layered, edited and further manipulated in Final Cut Pro.