Putting Freakland on the map

Let us now help Bucky Kaps and the citizens of Freakland, USA.  Please take a moment to view the trailer for the film that will put these strange and lovable people on the map

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Wherein we lift the curtain... just a bit

It has become clear to us that a certain level of honesty is important in any relationship.  And seeing as our intention is not to deceive but to enlighten, we at Mnemonica Headquarters thought it might be wise to disclose a few truths.  We do this in the spirit of good relations with you, our loyal and devoted followers. All we ask in return is that you maintain our little secret and consider it a bit of privileged, insider information for if these photo's ever leaked out into the populace, panic and mayhem would surely ensue.

Sound Stage A: Bucky's bedroom

Sound Stage A: Bucky's Wardrobe laid out for date with Alice K.

Again , please understand we show you these images in the spirit of good relations. We hope that you will continue to support our efforts in spreading the word about Mnemonica

Please excuse our absence

We are sorting through a mass of new data which may shed light on the disappearance of Meghan Connor.

Thank you for your patience

Mr. Kaps... Where are you?

It seems in our excitement we may have offended Bucky Kaps who, as we unfortunately discovered, is much more sensitive than we initially believed

Mr. Kaps stormed out the bunker here at Mnemonica Headquarters.  He muttered something about Mr. Klosterman "discovering his secrets and ringing his neck."

As for us, we only wished to learn how he converted an ordinary projector (see photo below) into a sophisticated communications device.

Luckily he left it behind along with a few of his private workbooks. Research will continue to move forward.

The bunker, moments after Mr. Kaps stormed out

Rest assured Mr. Kaps, your secret is safe with us.  

The Scope: Initial Findings

We have begun preliminary testing on the black box, or as we like to call it, the Scope  (please see previous blog for important information regarding the Scope)

Working alongside Bucky Kaps has revealed the following:

1. The Scope was built to project still images.  It was never intended for use as a communication device

2. It is owned by the City Power Station and was loaned to Bucky by his employer, Mr. Klosterman

3. Bucky Kaps modified the Scope to receive transmissions from the City Power Station back to his home base

4. Mr. Klosterman is unaware of these modifications. Bucky prefers to keep it that way

5. The Scope may leak radiation  (current tests remain inconclusive on this point) 




More information coming soon

The Scope

Manufactured in Beatrice Nebraska in the early 1960's, this simple device magnifies and projects still images.

We took it apart to better understand the inner workings

3" Diameter lens housed in alloy cylinder

close up reveals angled mirror

Bucky Kaps loaned us a workbook (see photo below)  Here we see how the lens magnifies or exaggerates an image.  Combined with a light source, images can be manipulated and therefore better understood. 

shown here with technical schematic

When switched on, the box emits a low gurgling hum through its top vents (see photo below)

Rear View

shown here disassembled

We are running a battery of tests and Bucky Kaps has agreed to help.  We are grateful

Who says Avon is for Grandmas?

Not Alice Klosterman

Alice Klosterman's Avon perfume collection

Bucky Kaps enjoys the various scents of Avon as well.  And that's good enough for Alice...

Bucky's end table

After a hard day at the Power Plant, nothing is finer than the sweet smell of Avon on the one you love

Alice Klosterman and Bucky Kaps

The Mnemonica Bunker

Here at Mnemonica Headquarters we strongly believe that getting too close to danger can land one into a whole heap of trouble.

It is in the spirit of caution that we have come to invest in our very own bunker (see photo)

Mandel (right) and Deleo analyze data inside the Scope 

 

 close up reveals unknown energy field

We cannot disclose the location of the bunker. What we can tell you is that the room is equipped with a primitive, yet powerful communications device (see photo below)  
This device will allow us to contact a high level Security Command Team located down at the old power plant

SO....

Unsavory stalkers BEWARE!

The Scope.  A primitive communications device

For more information about the Scope and its varied uses, please refer to the film Mnemonica

For more information on our bunker, please be advised to stop asking questions and kindly move along

Mnemonica: a working definition

ne-mon-ik-a.  Pertaining to memories buried deep in the mind which are triggered by external stimuli.  Also, as a method to recall and organize buried information through the use of key words or symbols which activate and allow the mind access to such buried information.  

A striking image or particular sound may trigger such memories.

Childhood playground of Bucky Kaps

Secret room inside mansion

Bucky Kaps roams the halls of said mansion, uncertain what he is looking for yet compelled nonetheless.

Bucky stops at a window and looks out over the yard below

He hears a strange noise and remembers Meghan

She appears

and he remembers his childhood 

Young Bucky shown here with rusted box

Meghan approaches

Bucky accepts Meghan's appearance as part of his childhood memory.  He understands she is an hallucination produced by the strange noise.

What he doesn't understand yet is how far this hallucination will go

Visual representation of the Mnemonica experience

More to come...

 

Companions for life

Bucky Kaps spent much of his childhood wandering the gardens of a vacated mansion (see photo A) One day  while waiting for his friend Meghan, Bucky noticed a small furry object stuck behind a bush

Photo A (red arrow indicates approximate area of discovery)

Close up.  Furry object discovered behind this bush

The object turned out to be a stuffed lion doll with beaded eyes, sharp ivory teeth and realistic fur coat. Bucky took an instant liking to the doll and as the story goes, when Meghan arrived and saw it she gasped, "Puski"

Bucky Kaps

Puski

Puski

a soul searching exploration  

We have decided to devote the next several installments of this blog to, Puski; a stuffed lion manufactured in the late 1950's.  To date, Bucky Kaps has allowed only two people to handle Puski: Meghan Connor and a Russian female of questionable repute.  

Please be patient while we exhaust this subject to its ultimate conclusion

Bucky Kaps and his childhood toy, Puski

More to come...

Mnemonica: A Users Guide

When approaching Mnemonica for the first time, we strongly suggest the following:

This: 

Not this:

following this simple advice will lead to:
 

and completely avoid:

We guarantee it!

Filmmaker Bio

posing in striped shirt

praying in 70's leisure suit

holding family cat, "Puski"

We're not sure what any of this has to do with the film, Mnemonica.  

Favorite Cousins

last known photo of Meghan Connor

facts reveal this photo may have been taken on the day of Meghan's disappearance.  Scooch appears to comfort Meghan who is clearly upset over her ongoing fights with her boyfriend, Shane.

For more information please refer to the film, Mnemonica

a peek inside the handmade box

After a long talk with Scooch, we have decided to release this photo.  Here are a few of the items found inside Scooch's handmade box

DNA studies reveal the keys were used by Meghan Connor

We're no experts, but those appear to be Tarot or Occult cards.  As for the face down card... well, the image is far too strange for this blog.  Scooch swears he found these cards on the ground outside the old power plant. 

Famed Fortune Teller and Animal Psychic, Calvin Hopscotch 

Calvin Hopscotch died in the late Nineteen Sixties.  He was best known for communicating psychically with small animals.  Unfortunately, Scooch refuses to discuss his fascination with Mr. Hopscotch


We believe this may be the true identity of Professor Krump

More to come...

Scooch... The Lost Treasures

Yes, even the makers of this film are not beneath "snooping" around where we don't belong.  We found these items tucked away in a drawer in Scooch's desk.  Unfortunately for us, Scooch came home early that day.  We scrambled out the side door and prayed he wouldn't notice.

Here's what we found:

A constant source of inspiration for Scooch

rare photo of Scooch performing magic for his cousin Meghan

Meghan and Devil hand puppets

Polaroids.  Scooch and his "favorite cousin" Meghan

the handmade box and plans for puppet theater

The handmade box contained items which cannot be published at this time.  Needless to say, these items may lend a clue to the facts behind Meghan's abduction. They are currently being analyzed by experts in the field of psychic phenomena.

Frogs

Many have asked us about Alice Klosterman's interest in frogs.  The truth is, we are not entirely sure.  For more information on this and other mysteries surrounding Alice Klosterman, please refer to the film Mnemonica

Alice Klosterman and Bucky Kaps

Some of Alice Klosterman's prized possessions

For more information on this important subject please refer to the film, Mnemonica.

Secret Societies, Satan the Big City and You!

Very little is known about the author of this book.  Some experts believe Professor Krump is a pseudonym used by the author in order protect himself and his family against the sinister groups he exposed.  When we stumbled across this rare treasure in an out of the way book shop on Long Island, we knew we had to include it in the film, Mnemonica.  

We may never discover the true identity of Professor Krump

When writing the screenplay, I had the character Alice Klosterman read this book in a pivotal scene between her and Bucky Kaps.  This decision may have been deliberate.

 More on this later...

The Title???

Brilliant artist and virtuoso magician Juan Tamariz wrote a book called, Mnemonica.

Juan Tamariz

That is where the title of this film comes from... now you know

Mnemonica

Three years ago I came up with an idea for a film about a young girl and her weirdo best friend.  This was going to be a simple story about two people from opposite ends of the world.  As all things seem to go, my idea evolved into a full length feature film with many actors, scenes and locations.  I filmed sporadically over the course of fifteen months.  During this time, the film went through various actor replacements and subsequent re-shoots.  If I wasn't satisfied with a performance or a scene or my directing or camera work, I called everyone back and did it over.

"Art is a game with one rule:  If you think you can do it better, you must do it again" -Gombrich 

posing to look like Gombrich

Myself and the cast and crew of Mnemonica lived by this credo for fifteen months.  The result is a uniquely surreal film which when all is said and done, amounts to a total Mind Fxxk.  I write this in all seriousness.  If you allow it, Mnemonica will suck you into its world and mess with your mind. How? It was purposefully constructed to induce a mild hypnotic state in the open minded viewer.  You must be receptive to psychological suggestion.  This is not to say the film cannot be enjoyed casually.  But if you relax and breath evenly, you will experience a kind of euphoria or what I refer to as "floating in space". Your eyes will follow the images and your ears with hear the sounds, but your mind will be carried away softly.  Don't worry, you will return to normal consciousness the moment the film ends.  You may even feel the urge to smile or say something nice to your loved ones.

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