#not to mention this video was directed by flansburgh so that must have been his choice to include that footage in the final cut?

[vimbry]

man I love the video for doctor worm. how it works as a last hurrah to that "era" of their visual style, being in black & white, using the undercrank technique, the cuts to disjointed surreal imagery, the strange choreography (to the point where it actually stamps the word in big letters over the dance shots like it's very aware of their magic formula).

there's been callbacks to those elements since, especially in the alex italics-directed videos, but years afterward and as purposeful affectionate allusions to their past work. doctor worm seems more like a unique, tidy little send-off as they approached the new millennium.

#tmbg #also as a personal fav detail I like the inclusion of linnell seeming to break and smile. which feels like an outtake from the session #they're usually very openly strict and don't do anything especially ''precious'' in their output. or really make it about themselves. #not to mention this video was directed by flansburgh so that must have been his choice to include that footage in the final cut? #which. I dunno. it just seems sweet! going along with the last hurrah feel it's like a snapshot of them having a good time creating art #I feel like the ''introducing choreography'' text is a homage to something I don't know why. I might be wrong #but there's something about how specific it is that makes me think cinematic reference #but even if it is I think it still works as it does here