My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars)

My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) (Flash Video)

Following on the heels of last week's Star Wars and Star Trek clips, here is a comparison in the style of The Curious Case of Forrest Gump.

Star Trek: Voyager Singularity

Star Trek: Voyager Singularity (Fast version) (Excerpt) (Flash Video)

"Every episode of Star Trek: Voyager playing at once in a grid", made by Artie Vierkant.

Via Information Aesthetics.

Star Wars and Star Trek: TNG in Dallas (Opening title sequence)

Star Wars in Dallas (Opening title sequence) (YouTube)
Star Trek: The Next Generation in Dallas (Opening title sequence) (YouTube)
Dallas (Opening title sequences, seasons 1-7) (YouTube)

Funny reimaginings of Star Wars and Star Trek: The Next Generation as episodes of Dallas.

Via Boing Boing.

The Colbert Report - Truth From the Gut

The Colbert Report - Truth From the Gut (Flash Video)

The Colbert Report skewers a nutty moment from Glenn Beck. Normally I'm happy to see the use of split screens in popular media, but I find this case a wee bit disturbing to say the least. (That goes for both Beck AND Colbert.)

See related post on Crooks and Liars for more on Beck's eyes.

Oscars 2009 - In Memoriam

Oscars 2009 - In Memoriam (YouTube)

Last Sunday's 2009 Academy Awards ceremony featured split screens at several moments. One of them was the In Memoriam portion during which multiple monitors of different sizes showed various footage related to the deceased. Unfortunately, YouTube seems to have pulled a better-quality clip that I was meaning to post, so here's one with a TV screen and ongoing commentary from a couch. Serves me right to not post this sooner.

Densha Otoko (TV drama)

Densha Otoko (Episode 1) (Part 6 of 6) (YouTube)
Densha Otoko (Episode 4) (Part 2 of 6) (YouTube)

Densha Otoko refers to the supposedly true story from Japan in 2004 about a man who falls in love with a woman and woos her with the help of a supportive online message board. A media phenomenon followed which saw the making of a movie, manga, and TV drama series all based on the story.

The Densha Otoko TV drama makes playful use of split screens when it shows the interactions of the main character and his band of online supporters who offer advice, criticism, and encouragement. In the above embedded clip of episode 1 (part 6 of 6), "Densha" (as the hero is affectionately called) tells the message board that the woman has thanked him for rescuing her from a drunkard by giving him a set of Hermès teacups. In the second linked clip of episode 4 (part 2 of 6), skip to 1:44 where "Densha" has traded email addresses with the woman and his fans celebrate with an animated wave formed by their split-screen subframes.

CSI: Miami - Guerillas in the Mist

CSI: Miami - Guerillas in the Mist (Excerpt) (YouTube)

Split-screen segments are shown frequently on CSI: Miami. The opening moments of 2007's Guerillas in the Mist episode might even contain a small homage to The Thomas Crown Affair's polo scene. There are other multi-frame moments later in the above clip as well.

Post Modern Brady Bunch

Post Modern Brady Bunch (QuickTime)

Visual riff on the opening title sequence of the Brady Bunch by Evan Roth, co-creator of the White Glove Tracking project featured in an earlier post.

The Brady Bunch (Opening title sequence)

The Brady Bunch (Opening title sequence) (YouTube)

From the I-should-have-posted-this-sooner pile: the opening of The Brady Bunch. It might just be the most widely and frequently watched split-screen clip in American media history.

HBO Voyeur

HBO Voyeur (Archived website) [Big Spaceship]
HBO Voyeur (Excerpt) (QuickTime) [TRUST]
HBO Voyeur (Excerpt) (YouTube)
HBO Voyeur (Trailer) (YouTube)

Update 9.5.2008: There exists an archived version of the HBO Voyeur website that you can try out.

HBO Voyeur was a web/cable production that featured multiple spaces and storylines. The plot was presented in several rooms, and web viewers could navigate to the different locations and pick up the narrative threads.

From a ReadWriteWeb post on HBO Voyeur:

The premise was simple: Using a single, stationary camera angle and no dialogue, viewers would be invited to literally peer into the apartments of the show's characters. Stories would unfold strictly through action, often times in multiple rooms at once (and often times multiple story lines at once)... From the HBO Voyeur web site, viewers can look in on stories unfolding in 5 different locations, including one entire apartment building. The view is a cross section looking through the walls of the apartment (or in one case, a funeral parlor) at the people inside.

I'm way late to the party here; the project is from 2007 and the official site at hbovoyeur.com has long been shut down. It sounds like an intriguing attempt and interactive visual narration.

Thanks to Lee Rothenflue.