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Off the Air (TV series)
Off the Air Promotional image for Off the Air
Format Anthology series Alternative comedy Experimental
Created by Dave Hughes
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 22
No. of episodes 8 (and 1 special) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Dave Hughes Keith Crofford Mike Lazzo
Editor(s) Dave Hughes
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Williams Street Million Monkeys Inc.
Broadcast
Original channel Adult Swim
Picture format 4:3 SDTV (early airings of episode 1 only) 16:9 HDTV
Original run January 1, 2011 – – present
External links
[1][1] Website
Off the Air is a free-form art television series on Adult Swim. Off the Air premiered in the United States, unannounced, on January 1, 2011, and features a 15-minute run time. The show is created by editor Dave Hughes, and produced by Hughes' company, Million Monkeys Inc.
Synopsis The series is presented without explanation or narration as a showcase of surreal animations, viral internet videos, archival footage and morphing psychedelic imagery, arranged around a single loose theme (expressed in the episode title) and blended without pause into a single continuous presentation.
Production Each episode is edited using Final Cut Pro, along with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects for manipulation. A third season has been ordered. Off the Air (TV series) 2
Broadcast history
Off the Air premiered in the United States in Adult Swim's "DVR Theater", unannounced, on January 1, 2011. It has since continued airing as part of the 4 a.m. DVR Theater block, with the exception of November 5, 2011, when a marathon of 4 episodes aired during the daylight savings transition (2 a.m. – 2 a.m.), which coincided with the episode premiere of "Space". Although no episodes of the series are currently available on DVD, all episodes have been made available for online streaming on Adult Swim Video and Adult Swim Gold.
Episodes
Season 1 (2011 –2012)
No. in No. in Title Originala ird ate Production series season code
1 1 "Animals" January1, 20 11 101
Surreal footage of animals.
Featured music Featured videos • "Baltihorse" by Dan Deacon • The Big Bounce from Prelinger Archives • "Zodiac Shit" by Flying Lotus • El hombre y la Tierra excerpt • "Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel" by Atlas Sound • Zodiac Animals by Lilfuchs • "The Music Scene" by Blockhead • Snow monkey footage from Getty Images • "Star Spangled Banner" by Black Lips • Cows and Zebras by Taras Hrabowsky • Meow Mix by Cyriak Harris • Triple Jump advertisement for Japan Airlines • Lizard stock footage from Corbis Motion • The Music Scene by Anthony F. Shepperd • 3D end credit animation by Adam Bruneau [2] • Cheese Roll footage from SoGlos.com
2 2 "Food" May25, 201 1 102
Surreal footage of food.
Featured videos Featured music
• The Big Bounce from Prelinger Archives • "Quick Canal (ft. Lætitia Sadier)" by Atlas Sound • Think Globally, Act Locally by William Lamson • "Bruschotti" by Longmont Potion Castle • FOOD by Dax Norman • "The Flying Nun" by 9 Lazy 9 • Digestive System by Flix Productions Medical Animation • "We Want Your Soul" by Freeland • The Huber Experiments Vol. 1 by Erik Huber and Matthew Huber • "Let's All Go to the Lobby" by Filmack Studios • Stock footage supplied by iStock • Image of Unabomber Speckles by R. Land • Western Spaghetti by PES • We Want Your Soul by Freeland • Something by Cyriak Harris • Ecological Apple by Andreas Soderberg • Oyster Vision by Morphologic Studios • Automato by Bill Feinup and Barry Kudrowitz
3 3 "Dance" September3, 20 11 103 Off the Air (TV series) 3
Surreal footage of dancing.
Featured videos Featured music
• The Big Bounce from Prelinger Archives • "Buchstabe" by Knorkator • Involuntaries 4 by Foofwa d’Imobilité, Vea Lucca, and Alan Sondheim • "5 AM (I Love My Haters)" by Clams • Opening credit animation by Mark Phillips Casino • Buchstabe by Knorkator • "Electrohead" by Combichrist • Modern Daydreams 1: Deere John by Mitchell Rose and BodyVox • "Tush It" by Liam Lynch • Stock footage supplied by iStock • "Vessel (Four Tet Remix)" by Jon Hopkins • Protective Cover (The Condom Song) by Nrityanjali Academy (from India HIV/AIDS • "Woof Woof" by Dan Deacon Alliance) • "She's Hot" by Clams Casino • Indian Dancing Prank by Christian von Nathusius • Angry Industrial Dancer in Little Saigon by Duy Huu Luu (also known as Tank Nine) • Tush It by Liam Lynch • Vessel (Four Tet Remix) by Jon Hopkins • Peacock Spider by Jurgen Otto • Robots Dancing by Jean-Charles Bazin and Young Cheol Lee
4 4 "Space" November5, 20 11 104
Surreal footage of space.
Featured videos Featured music
• Mercury Freedom 7 footage supplied by NASA and the Internet • "The Grey Ship" by EMA Archive • "Terra Incognita" by Atlas Sound • Porculpa – Your Fault by Lyn Hagan • "Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn"
• Opening credit animation by Adam Fuchs • Remix from Symphony of Science by John Boswell (feat. Carl • Stock footage provided by Getty Images Segan and Steven Hawking) • Toy Robot in Space! by James Trosh • "Quantum Leap" by Slugabed and Planet Mu • Giant Leap by Kyle Botha • "Decollage" by Les Balayeurs du Desert • Zeroing by Andrey Nepomnyaschev • Space Ghost character design by Alex Toth
• Featuring the voice of George Lowe • Hell / ????? by David O'Reilly • Excerpt from Outside In by Stephen Van Vuuren • Noisebox in Space by 12foot6 • Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn
• Remix from Symphony of Science by John Boswell (feat. Carl Sagan and Steven Hawking) • Quantum Leap by Thomas De Rijk • Apollo 11 Launch NASA (telecine by Spacecraft Films)
5 5 "Body" June1,2 01 2 105
Surreal footage of bodies. Off the Air (TV series) 4
Featured videos Featured music
• CORDS (hear us and have mercy) by Sara Lundberg • "Quitters Raga" by Gold Panda
• A cappella performance by Linda Ohlin, Carina Aronsson, Gustav Nordlander, and Carl • "All Ways" by Corduroi Slettengren • "Little Ships" by Jean-Jacques Perrey • Stock footage supplied by iStock and the Internet Archive • "PLMS_IV_D" by Yaporigami • Visible Human Project supplied by the US National Library of Medicine (+MUS) • All Ways by Color Chart • "Baby's Arms" by Kurt Vile • Take This Pill by David Firth • "Pigsy in Space" by Monkey • going to the store by David Lewandowski • Hot Dog Hustle by Thomas Hunter • SyncBody by Daihei Shibata
• Artwork by Hiroshi Sato • Sossidge Arms shorts by Chris "Chriddof" Lyons • Go Pro On a Hula Hoop by Nick Saik • Amalgamide Tide by Taras Hrabowsky • Stinks by Chris "Glogman" Johns • 15 Denier by Harry Handyside
Season 2 (2012 –2013)
No. in No. in Title Originala ird ate Production series season code
1 6 "Falling" August28 ,20 12 201
Surreal footage of falling.
Featured videos Featured music
• Experience Human Flight by Infinity Lift • "The Vision" by Ian Brody • Falling to Hell by Devin Flynn • "My Machine" by Battles (feat. Gary Numan) • My Machine by DANIELS • "Lo Lindora" by Kodak to Graph • Giant 6ft Water Balloon by Gavin Free • "New Direction" by Black Lips • Stock footage supplied by iStock and Corbis Motion • "Oceanview" by Atlas Sound • Hövding in Action footage supplied by Hövding Sverige • "Coming Down" by Dum Dum Girls • In the Fall by Steve Cutts • Valse statique et la théorie du combo by Maxime Bruneel • Fugue / Trampoline performance by Yoann Bourgeois (for ZAT Montpellier) • Derty Falling by Taras Hrabowsky
2 7 "Color" October30 ,20 12 202
Surreal footage of color. Off the Air (TV series) 5
Featured videos Featured music
• LSD GIRL footage provided by T3Media • "Grindin'" by Nobody Beats the Drum • Head On by Lior Ben Horin • "The Doldrums" by Paul White • This Girl Can Handle a Shotgun by Brandon Gibson (Brandon401401) • "Dinosaurs" by 16bit • Grindin' by Rogier van der Zwaag • "La Gassa Ladra" performed by Czech • The Biggest Domino Circle - 11,000 Dominoes! YouTube Record! by Philharmonic Orchestra
TheRealMcJoni and TheDominoator • Performance conducted by Senja Karel • Dahlia by Michael Langan • "Datamosh" by Yung Jake • The Doldrums by Plastic Horse • "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra • Dinosaurs by Kristofer Ström • "Serve The People" by Handsome Furs • Paint by Sony Bravia and Fallon London • Datamosh by Yung Jake • Bars & Tones by Andre Chocron • Optimist by Brian Thomson • Stock footage supplied by iStock
3 8 "Nightmares" December22 ,20 12 203
Surreal footage of nightmares.
Featured videos Featured music
• Real Demons Caught on Tape by Justin Martinez • "Journeyman" by Amon Tobin • Plaster Casts of Everything by Patrick Daughters of Riff Raff Films • "Plaster Casts of Everything" • Superduper by Thomas de Rijk by Liars • Coaster Test by Steve Cutts • "Headcleaner" by Einstürzende • Headcleaner by Alessandro Bevari Neubauten • Her Lovely Fears by Ben Wheele • "Dust Flesh and Bones" by • Homelands by Jimmy Joe Roche Matt Elliott • Zombie Bands Suck by Liam Lynch • "Battery Point" by Beak> • Stock footage supplied by iStock • You Ruined It by Michael Langan • Crooked Rot by David Firth
• Music by Marcus Fjellström • Nightmares Fear Factory Souvenir FEAR pictures provided by Nightmares Fear Factory
• Image manipulation by Geoffrey Lillemon (Random Studios), Christy Karacas, Brandon Lively, Dax Norman, Trey Wadsworth, Terry White (Fly Bitches)
Special
No. in Title Originala ird ate Production series code
9 "DanD eacon:U .S.A." July6 ,2 013 204 – 205
Surreal footage of landscapes in the United States with music by Dan Deacon from the album America. Note: This is the first special episode of the series, and the first half-hour episode. Off the Air (TV series) 6
Featured videos Featured music
• El hombre y la Tierra excerpt • Music by Dan Deacon from the album America • Radical Updates by Andrew Benson (personnel credits)
• Cityscape Chicago by Eric Hines • "USA I: Is a Monster" • Space Station footage provided by Image Science and Analysis Laboratory at the • "USA II: The Great American Desert" NASA John Space Center • "USA III: Rail" • Groosland by Dutch National Ballet • "USA IV: Manifest" • Footage provided by Poorhouse International, Ltd. • CGI space objects by Adam Bruneau • American Harvest provided by Prelinger Archives • Head On by Lior Ben Horin • Murmuration by Liberty Smith and Sophie Windsor Clive • Cy's Sunrise Lefts by Cyrus Sutton and Korduroy.tv • Moonwalk performance by Dean Potter
• Cinematography by Reel Walter Productions, Ltd. • Primavera Concert Footage by Tom Bingham, Gill Austin, Jonathan Rej, and Jeff Crocker • Stone Mountain Ghillie Suits feat. Cody DeMatteis and Zach White
• Cinematography by Alan Steadman • Additional stock footage provided by iStock and Pond5
References
[1] http:/ / www.adultswim.com/ shows/ off-the-air/ index.html [2] http:/ / soglos.com
External links • Official website (http:/ / www.adultswim.com/ shows/ off-the-air/ index.html) • Off the Air (http:/ / www.imdb.com/ title/ tt2289131/ ) at the Internet Movie Database • Interview with Dave Hughes about Off The Air (http:/ / kittysneezes.com/ 2012/ 09/ 27/ interview-dave-hughes-creator-of-off-the-air/ ) Article Sources and Contributors 7
Article Sources and Contributors
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