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Talking with Hands – Organic Machine

Writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and special effects supervisor

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A man with tubing and cables wrapped around his arm while T.J. Masters holds an Arriflex 16BL motion picture camera in the foreground.
A man sitting at a garage workbench with a bright light next to him while T.J. Masters films from a distance.
A cluttered workbench with a motion picture camera in the background.

Technical Specs for Talking with Hands – Organic Machine

  • 16mm film
  • Camera: Arriflex 16BL
  • Lens: Angenieux 12-120mm T2.5, Zeiss Distagon 8mm T2.2
  • Film Stock: Kodak Vision3 500T (300’)

Description for Talking with Hands – Organic Machine

Music video for 2024 single by Talking with Hands. Taking inspiration from classic 16mm body horror films like Tetsuo: The Iron Man, the film features one mad scientist’s struggle with his own unique LLM (large language model) that communicates through the medium of sign language, viz. “talking with hands.” The classic and by-now expected twist once the machine gains its sentience does not end well for the protagonist. The film was shot in a garage in Cedar Creek, TX over two days in July 2024.

Additional Cast/Crew

Matt Smith — Talking with Hands
Mira Cook — Partner
Michael Eades — Pixel Animation
Jeff Keen — Programming
Bridgette Miller — Production

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