My name is Michael. I post one thing per day.Captioned items are mine. I like this trapezoid. michael@fivis.net #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;} .flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;} #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper {width:150px;} #flickr_www {display:block; text-align:center; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#3993ff !important;} #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:hover, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:link, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:active, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:visited {text-decoration:none !important; background:inherit !important;color:#3993ff;} #flickr_badge_wrapper {background-color:#ffffff;} #flickr_badge_source {padding:0 !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#666666 !important;} flickr Tumblr (3.0; @fivis)http://michael.fivis.net/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2xfsux881qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>“What happened?”</i> or <i>Parsons Late Night #2</i><br/>(Greenwich Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/439580644http://michael.fivis.net/post/439580644Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyij3ycMDK1qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>Paaven & Kenny</i><br/>(Washington D.C.)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/437422001http://michael.fivis.net/post/437422001Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxtzggsEX1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Sticky Note</i><br/>(East Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/435144527http://michael.fivis.net/post/435144527Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyo435VovV1qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>Parachute Jump</i><br/>(Coney Island, Brooklyn)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/432934221http://michael.fivis.net/post/432934221Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrape5NKg1qztwz7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Closing time, <a href="http://www.amarcordvintagefashion.com/">Amarcord Vintage Fashion</a></i><br/>(Williamsburg, Brooklyn)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/430577921http://michael.fivis.net/post/430577921Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypz98b5FJ1qztwz7o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i><a href="http://cavalierrose.com/">Mr. Manager</a></i><br/>(Williamsburg, Brooklyn)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/428746361http://michael.fivis.net/post/428746361Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyj18eUmaf1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Consumer’s Handbook</i><br/>(Lower East Side, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/426788529http://michael.fivis.net/post/426788529Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyj2pz4XT21qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>Olympic Skating</i><br/>(East Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/424626782http://michael.fivis.net/post/424626782Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kybdbe08sI1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Parsons Late Night <br/></i>(Greenwich Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/422119556http://michael.fivis.net/post/422119556Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kykeohd39B1qztwz7o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>It’s Amy’s Birthday!</i><br/>(Washington D.C.)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/420111708http://michael.fivis.net/post/420111708Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500anigif<a href="http://fivis.net/lab/degrading">Degrading Self-Portrait</a>http://michael.fivis.net/post/417650706http://michael.fivis.net/post/417650706Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5v037KFU1qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>Cooking House</i><br/>(Northampton, MA)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/415532129http://michael.fivis.net/post/415532129Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyfwlgLgQA1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>1 man 1 jar</i><br/>(East Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/413613549http://michael.fivis.net/post/413613549Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyb3jax27V1qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i><a href="http://www.cavalierrose.com/">Cavalier Rose</a>-ing</i><br/>(East Village, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/411246930http://michael.fivis.net/post/411246930Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500anigif<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9634301&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9634301&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9634301&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><i><b><a href="http://vimeo.com/9634301">Razor Clown Redux</a></b> </i></p> <p>This is a short film I produced with two friends, Sam Friend and Mike Librett, roughly seven years ago.</p> <p>The concept in my mind was something like:</p> <p><i>A mockumentary about the children’s card game Crazy Eights and the professional player’s inside perspective. </i></p> <p>None of us had played Crazy Eights before and we intentionally didn’t research anything about it for improv purposes (I still don’t know its rules). We just had a pack of the cards and they looked silly.</p> <p>Despite having no certain plans aside from a few production notes, the movie has everything. Sony HandyCam Nightvision, a dance number, the inclusion of my sister’s slumber party attendees as extras, a complete failure of a special effect in the climactic scene (yes, the blood spatters are already on the table when I get cut).</p> <p>But every screening since its unveiling on the now-defunct OuterAspects.com has tortured me with its slowness. There were many portions that could have been cut and trimmed. It <i>should have been </i>a proper ten minute short.</p> <p>I’ve finally gotten around to making a pass at fixing those things that bothered me. I’ve done my best without any of the original files, using only a low-resolution copy Google retained. It’s about 1 minute and 10 seconds shorter and, as I predicted, it’s tough to even notice.</p> <p>The tagline for this movie (which has been <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7732615944255917805&ei=kPSBS7SaFde5lQf8_aGACA">available in its original form at Google Video</a> for some years) stands:</p> <blockquote> <p><i>Michael Fivis is at the top of his game, but will a long time Friend bring him down?</i></p> </blockquote> <p>Originally shot and finished over one ninth-grade weekend in 2003 with a Sony MiniDV camera and Vegas Video.</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/409233692http://michael.fivis.net/post/409233692Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500video<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky7tsuHNUU1qztwz7o1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><i>ArtBattles Study Group @ Alphabeta</i><br/>(Greenpoint, Brooklyn)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/407157298http://michael.fivis.net/post/407157298Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky73nwBIW81qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://alex.fearthebirds.com/2010/02/20/daily-sunsets/">alex</a>:</p> <blockquote>Highline Park, West Village: MiFi and Chacha</blockquote> <p>The elusive MiFi. Reverse shot <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dehgenog/4377279910/">here</a>.</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/405072315http://michael.fivis.net/post/405072315Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxz46gm9zR1qztwz7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Hi new followers!</p> <p><b>You know who makes great GIFs? NASA.</b></p> <p><i>These sunny frames are from SOHO spacecraft image <a href="http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/gif/">EIT 304A</a>. (Be sure to click the 1/4 Resolution links — the regulars are huge.)</i></p> <p><b>Look at this one, too—</b></p> <p><i><a href="http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/mars_06_20/mars_a2.gif">Dust devils on Mars</a>, as captured by the Spirit rover in May, 2005.</i></p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/402808619http://michael.fivis.net/post/402808619Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500anigif<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5s0kGI1N1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439116830?ie=UTF8&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&qid=1266699289&sr=8-1&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393185&tag=fivisnet-20">We Feel Fine</a></b> is a hardcover compilation of visualizations pertaining to Twittered emotions. Therefore, an amazing toilet and coffee table book.</p> <p>Since taking this out of the library twenty minutes ago, I’ve learned that:</p> <ul> <li>Males are responsible for 63% of the Twitter mentions of the word ‘dirty’</li> <li>The least obese states in the US overwhelming complain about feeling fat the most</li> <li>‘Crappy’ and ‘homesick’ register as distinctly feminine</li> <li>The idea of emptiness is mentioned most often in autumn </li> </ul>http://michael.fivis.net/post/401131937http://michael.fivis.net/post/401131937Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:10:09 -0500misc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky4jvaAakU1qztwz7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>The High Line</i><br/>(Chelsea, New York)</p>http://michael.fivis.net/post/399935295http://michael.fivis.net/post/399935295Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:55:00 -0500photo