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Ramp – Bakken & Bæck

TRANSCRIPT is a compact literary zine, printed in an edition of 100 issues. Compiled and edited by Iris Cuppen & Daniël van der Winden. To be launched and shipped (within Europe) in the Spring of 2024.

TRANSCRIPT: A NEW LITERARY ZINE

https://thomasenjurgen.bigcartel.com/product/synopsis

My mom is birdsitting "the boys" while I'm on holiday. A while back it turned out one of them isn't actually a dude. Now they're really going at it 😅

Wait... There should be a mountain here.. 🧐

I was asked by Bakken & Bæck to help out with bringing life to certain elements within the Ramp case study ✨ Based off of the already layed foundation of terrific motion work.

I accept.

Take a peek! 👇🏼

https://bakkenbaeck.com/case/ramp

During our time in Japan, my girlfriend will celebrate her 35th birthday. So we're looking for a superb restaurant in Tokyo in April! Does anyone have great recommendations or lists?  Michelin (okay, not TOO crazy 😅) or non-Michelin. I'm sure that all the food is pretty stellar!

Strolling through centuries-old chateaux and cathedrals, gazing at all the incredibly well-preserved art is an absolute mood.  

A nice winter sun is a lovely bonus.  🥰

Screw this. I'll just tell myself that I bought a very, very, expensive (nearly new) Sony A6400 💁🏼‍♂️ Moving on 😊

How many cool details would you like for Chateau Versailles, Louis?

Louis: Yes

While I'm squeezing everything I can out of my trusty Pixel 5 camera, I'd like to have a nice (mirrorless?) compact camera 📷someday. What camera's do you guys use and/or recommend? Big differences between older/budget/expensive? Cheaper to maybe buy one in Japan when I'm there?

If only they'd given out the Dune worm popcorn bucket..

With our group of friends, we try to organize an annual darts tournament. The SchieStraatCup. Everyone has a darts nickname and a great walk-on song. 

And even though mine was: Remy van der "all I do is win-win-win" Winden. I finished dead last 😅 but the growth is there 💪🏼

The first of many during my stay in Paris 😍

Next week I'm leaving for Japan and would like to film a bit. As I'm quite new to video and grading, and getting used to my Sony a6400, I'm just not sure what the way to go is in terms of picture profiles. Default, Slog2, Slog3, HLG? I of course want it to look as nice as I can!

I managed to get my hands on one of the rarest artifacts on earth, the Ikea Varmblixt 🍩

I've been setting up a rapport template in Microsoft Word for the last two days.

And I just can't anymore.

I've been climbing more often lately, which apparently causes my fingerprint scanners on my Pixel 5 and Macbook pro to not recognize my prints anymore 🥸 

I will embrace a life of crime from now on.

What app do people use to plan/organise a trip? I've been putting everything in Google maps but the app and browser are a bit out of sync (icons??). Also, why can't we group lists or pin/arrange them in a certain order in which they stay.

I MUST organise all the bakeries 🤷🏼‍♂️

I brought my own goat cheese to Paris, which I made at a goat farm in Amsterdam last weekend. It had to be treated still before it was good enough to eat, so I had no choice 🤷🏼‍♂️ 

I am feeling very French right now 😌

We're getting into self-publishing... 📚

TRANSCRIPT is a written record of things. Of hard conversations, subtle movements, or silent encounters.
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A few days ago we went to see the 150th Miyako Odori in Kyoto! The famous show by Kyoto geisha. Truly honored and delighted to have been able to see the geiko and maiko of Gion Kobu perform with such excellence ☺️ (no pictures allowed during the show, so one after)

Oriental supermarket Onigiri just aren't the same.. 

€4,35?! Really? I didn't see a price so I bought TWO. Assuming it couldn't be this bad. Explains the absence of the price tag.

I guess I'll pass until I'm back in Japan for the €1 ones 😣

My first attempt to sourdough bread has comenced 👀 Starter was perfect, the dough itself now is extremely sticky and difficult 😅 curious to see how the bulk ferment phase will go 🤞🏼

To all the people recommending cameras to me, thank you! 
I thought I found a really good deal and went for it. But this turned out to be a scam 😭 I'm devastated. I feel like a complete loser to fall for this. I just can't believe it. 

This just cost me €800 for fuck sake 😭

I thought I'd be able to edit some videos on my 64gb iPad. Well that was a mistake 🫠 and of course you can't pop in an sd card, because Apple 🤷🏼‍♂️ sigh

Couldn't quite let go of Japan this weekend 😅 my first dashi miso ramen and certainly not the last! 🍜

I've been messing around in Rive app the last few days 👀 and while I'm not a fan of the UI. I'm definitely impressed with the performance and integration in my Framer website! ✨

Give it a whirl yourself!
remyvdw.nl/work

Visited a bit of a neglected film set, guess the movie 🤓

The power button of my Google Pixel 5 fell out and got lost.. replacement through Aliexpress will arrive in March.. Managed to create a button with pieces of toothpick and tape. Proud 💪🏼

@joostboelhouwer and I love playing snooker, even though we only do it once a year maybe 😅 always pleased when we manage to finish two frames in 2,5 hours 😂

Stoked with this new screenprint by Thomas & Jurgen 😍

Signed and numbered in an edition of 15 — just a few left → https://thomasenjurgen.bigcartel.com/product/synopsis

Animating animals is freakin' hard! 😵‍💫

Who's got that magic tutorial that makes me an instant expert?

Slept in an operational train station. Received precepts by a buddhist master. Lots of nature, temples and hikes. And miso onigiri.

A highlight for sure! ❤️

Kudoyama / Kōyashita / Koyasan 📍

Does anyone have wake up light alarm clocks recommendations? Casper Glow or Philips SmartSleep for instance or perhaps somethings less familiar but as good?

Synopsis, by Thomas & Jurgen → https://thomasenjurgen.bigcartel.com/product/synopsis

Had fun animating scenes like I was looking through a lens! It's for an animation by Noeste IJver for nature reserve 'De Maashorst'. It explains how you should behave around wild animals when you enter the reserve 🦬

Full animation on (in Dutch)
natuurgebieddemaashorst.nl

First sourdough! Not quite as puffy as I hoped 🙈 very high moisture content (85%) in this recipe so I struggled a lot during the kneading and shaping proces.. 😅 they would not maintain form. Butttt, crispy and taste really good though! Next time an easier recipe 💁🏼‍♂️

I also just finished an animation at Noeste IJver for nature reserve 'De Maashorst', right before I got scammed.. I even added a lovely photography shot of a Wisent! I couldn't wait to experience the clicky photo feels myself 🥲

So are you in need of motion work? Hit me up! 🙏🏼

Still rounding up our Polarsteps trip to Japan. Posted Hiroshima yesterday. With a rough but very necessary visit to the peace museum after we went to Miyajima island. In hindsight we should've switched those around so that the cute deer wandering around could cheer us up again!

From a hazy, foggy Fujiyoshida with no Fujisan in sight. To a clear and sunny one with a stunning visible Fujisan 🥰 glad I got out of bed early! And someone offered to take a picture 💁🏼‍♂️

I managed to send some nice project routes yesterday ✨ My new favourite climbing shirt illustrated by Timo Kuilder probably did the trick 😌

Today we stumbled upon Aoyama Cemetery! A huge cemetery with a road running through it, and Cherry blossom trees (I think) all over! 😍

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