Here’s “Flashback,” the first of two new episodes of sci-fi adventure series THE MULTINAUTS, featuring Ariel Pink in a dual role as both “sewer mutant” and himself.
The Multinauts takes the television genre and puts it into an art context by asking the viewer to look at television with a new perspective. While the show uses the narrative structure of television programming to tell wild imaginative stories exploring the heroes journey and virtual realities.
In addition, the production methods of the show should be taken into account. Honoring the history of television production,director Jennifer Juniper Stratford, believes The Multinauts production values belong in the future as a viable form of storytelling and a sincere continuation of the genre. Model making , 2D animation, and various analog and optical techniques are used. By working on a microscopic budget, it's limitations are honored and used as it's aesthetic. Where the studio system would create artless CGI universes by a team of programmers, The Multinauts is made by one woman on one computer. It's sets are created by
scavenging low-tech solutions and built out of recycled materials, trash, and other household materials, turning styrofoam into spaceships and paper towel rolls into pillars.
THE MULTINAUTS EPISODE ONE : FLASHBACK
After Narrowly escaping the wrath of Oysters Rockafeller's newest weaponry, The Multinauts are visited by Falco Quasar. Falco convinces the. Mutlinauts to blow off some steam by going to a wild space party where the galaxies hottest new "saga-wave" band, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti are playing.Good times go terribly awry when the trio travels to a wild kegger full of space preppies that turn out to be more than just party animals.
Contains Guest appearances by Ariel Pink, Leslie Hall, DJ Lance Rock, and Spuds McKenzie
“Saga-wave” = best new microgenre. Ariel Pink’s epic cameo as “sewer mutant” starts around the 11:00 mark, while Haunted Graffiti’s insane performance gets underway around 16:25:
THE MULTINAUTS- Episode One "Flashback" from Multinauts on Vimeo.
Watch episode two (starring Geneva Jacuzzi) and read more about the show at multinauts.com
