30.4.13
29.4.13
Architecture as a Technicolor Canvas | #TheCreatorsProject | via #YouTube
A behind the scenes exploration with Obscura's creative technology studio
for the making of Emergence, a dynamic visual journey that transforms
the façade of Pier 15, the Exploratorium in San Francisco, into a luminous portal
revealing unseen dimensions of complex micro and macro phenomena.
http://www.obscuradigital.com/
Emergence Credits
Obscura Team:
Garth Williams, Creative Director, Concept & Design
Tim Digulla, Art Director
Marc Melzer, Director of Media & Art
Jennifer Spratt, Producer
Susan Ali, Media Producer
Matty Dowlen, Head of Production
Barry Threw, Head of Interactive
Ana Herruzo, Lead Interactive Engineer
Andrew Plourde, Sr. Technical Director
Gaston Albanell, Technical Director
Bryan Sullivan, Technical Director
Tom Sepe, Prototyping and Practical Effects
Desmond Shea, Systems Engineer
Hoss Ward, Lead Fabricator
Phillip Briggs, Director of Photography
Jim Ellis, Lead 3D
Alexi Alexaieff, Production Artist
Joshua Brott, Photography
George Rosenthal, Media Technician
Sean Holt, Director of IT
Travis Threlkel, Founder, Executive Creative Director
Special Thanks to:
Dr. Karen Kalumuck Biology Consultation (Exploratorium)
Ben Stokes Cinematographer, Designer (Mission Control)
Dr. Richard Weinberg, Ph.D. (Digital Cinema Microscopy
Darren Kraemer & Saied Rezaei / Attodyne, Inc.
Derivative TouchDesigner
FLIR Systems, Inc.
28.4.13
Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2010 Version) | #MusicVideo | via #YouTube
The official video to the 'Dog Days Are Over'
Click here to download : https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dog-days
Writing #StarWars w/ Michael Arndt | #video | via #funnyordie
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Screenwriter Michael Arndt on his first day writing Star Wars Episode VII.
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27.4.13
Opening Night of 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett at Catastrophic Theatre | Audience Reaction | #Video
Audience and staff at Catastrophic Theatre give their reactions to the opening
of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
David Bowie : "The Mask" | #Video
This is a mime performance by a very young David Bowie
back when he was David Robert Jones.
26.4.13
Irish Poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reads 'The Polio Epidemic' | #Poetry
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin reads 'The Polio Epidemic' from The Sun-fish (2009)
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NC Theatre Conference | Give $10 and 10 Words | #NCTC #Theatre
Executive Director Angie Hays introduces new programs that could be coming soon
to NCTC. Give $10 and 10 Words to help launch these initiatives.
Visit http://www.razoo.com/story/Nctc to donate.
Thank you!
23.4.13
Brian Stelter on Being Matt Lauer's Nemesis | #mediabistro | #YouTube
Brian Stelter, who launched TVNewser almost 10 years ago, is now a published author.
"Top of the Morning," out today, lays bare a tumultuous year of network morning news shows
which saw one anchor pack her bags, another face a serious health issue, a ratings leader fall -
and lose a quarter of its audience -- and an entirely new show launch.
In his first interview for the book, Stelter tells us about the secrecy behind "Top of the Morning,"
the access he got, and what he thinks about being called Matt Lauer's nemesis.
Churnalism Tutorial | #SunlightFoundation | #YouTube
Discover the influence of press releases in the US media through Churnalism,
a Sunlight Foundation tool. Get the most out of Churnalism by watching this video.
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"If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda | read by Madonna | #poetry #audiopoem | #YouTube
"If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda
read by Madonna
music by Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings
I want you to know
one thing.
You know how this is :
If I look
at the crystal moon,
at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
If I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
Everything carries me to you,
As if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now.
If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you.
Little by little.
If suddenly you forget me,
Do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
Remember,
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.
But ...
If each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
If each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
Ah my love,
Ah my own,
In me all that fire is repeated,
In me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
My love feeds on your love,
beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine ...
"Lady Lazarus" : spoken by Sylvia Plath | #Poetry #Film | via #Vimeo
Sandra Lahire - Lady Lazarus, a film spoken by Sylvia Plath
from jshm00
on Vimeo.
Sandra Lahire, Lady Lazarus, a film spoken by Sylvia Plath
"The Beauty of Letterpress - The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum" | via #Vimeo
The Beauty of Letterpress - The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
from Beauty of Letterpress
on Vimeo.
The Beauty of Letterpress is presented by Neenah Paper and Crane® Papers as an online resource and showcase, featuring the best and most innovative letterpress work in the industry today. In addition, the community will be assisting the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in their efforts to relocate and effectively salvage a priceless piece of letterpress history. There will be monthly issues curated by prominent designers, highlighting their favorite projects on the site. There will also be an accompanying Beauty of Letterpress Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, each showcasing the intricate nature of the craft and the incredible results of this printing technique. This film was created on location in Two Rivers, WI by Spectrum Studios - spectrumchicago.net
22.4.13
21.4.13
The Last Bookshop | via #YouTube
http://www.thelastbookshop.co.uk
The Last Bookshop imagines a future where physical books have died out.
One day, a small boy's holographic entertainment fails, so he heads out to explore the streets of abandoned shops outside. Down a forgotten alley he discovers the last ever bookshop. And inside, an ancient shopkeeper has been waiting over 25 years for a customer...
Produced by The Bakery in the South-East of England, filming took place in 2011, with post-production completed in 2012. The music was composed by Owen Hewson and performed by Arlet.
Veteran actor Alfred Hoffman stars alongside youthful co-star Joe Holgate.
It is written by Richard Dadd, who also co-directs alongside Dan Fryer.
We love bookshops. But we saw that many are going through tough times.
We wanted to contribute to the cultural debate with our own celebration in support of these glorious independents and their shelves of treasures. So with the help of some remarkable independent bookshops, and a lot of talented friends, we have been able to make our idea for The Last Bookshop into a reality. We hope you enjoy this film and share it with your friends...
Mysteries of Vernacular : Miniature - Jessica Oreck | via #Youtube
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-miniature-jessica-oreck
Miniature's root may be Latin, but its meaning is rooted in books, where red pigment was used to denote chapter breaks. Jessica Oreck explains how we got from there to the meaning of miniature today: something smaller than others of its class.
Lesson and animation by Jessica Oreck.
Dansons la capucine | #Cats | via #YouTube
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20.4.13
David Foster Wallace on Ambition | Blank on Blank | PBS Digital Studios | via #YouTube
"If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything." - David Foster Wallace
Interview by Leonard Lopate, WNYC
March 4, 1996
Interview originally aired on the Leonard Lopate Show
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/1996/mar/04/
Executive Producer: David Gerlach
Animator: Patrick Smith
Music: Jason Bitner
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Neil Gaiman leaves guerrilla artwork on NY street | via #YouTube
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer hid a piece of art around-the-corner from the Guardian US office and two employees found it, resulting in a visit from the couple. Gaiman talks Twitter, illustrating and Margaret Thatcher.
bookBot and Virtual Browse | NCSU Library | via #YouTube
One of the first wonders visitors to the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library will experience is the Automated Book Delivery System, with its four robots speeding up and down 50 feet to automatically fetch and deliver items requested through its Virtual Browse interface.
Man of Steel - Official Trailer 3 [HD] | via #YouTube
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In theaters June 14th.
From Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures comes "Man of Steel", starring Henry Cavill, directed by Zach Snyder. The film also stars Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Henry Lennix, Christopher Meloni and Laurence Fishburne.
18.4.13
"What Where" by Samuel Beckett | 'Beckett on Film' | via #YouTube
A cinematic rendition of Samuel Beckett's 'What Where'.
All rights belong to Michael Colgan, artistic director of Dublin's Gate Theatre. 'Beckett on Film' was produced by Colgan and Alan Moloney for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, the British broadcaster Channel 4 and the Irish Film Board.
"Rough For Theatre II" by Samuel Beckett : 'Beckett on Film' | via #YouTube
Original play written late 1950s.
A - Jim Norton
B - Timothy Spall
C - Hugh B. O'Brien
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Weekend Update : Drunk Uncle on Taxes - #SNL Highlight | via #YouTube
Seth welcomes back Drunk Uncle who has some very poignant opinions on tax season and the next generation.Seth welcomes back Drunk Uncle who has some very poignant opinions on tax season and the next generation.
'Namibian Nights' from Squiver | via #Vimeo
Namibian Nights from Squiver on Vimeo.
It's not easy to come up with something new when you visit the same place every year for more than a decade. Over the years Marsel has created the most extensive and most popular night photography portfolio of Namibia on this planet, and two years ago he decided it was time to take it to the next level.
The idea was to create a night photography timelapse video featuring his most popular subjects in this amazing country: the fairytale-like quivertrees and the eery, dead camelthorn trees in Deadvlei - something that had never been done before. But instead of going for static scenes, Marsel decided to add movement to the scenes by using a dolly system.
All scenes were shot during the night with Nikon D3, D3s and D4 cameras. We used small headlights for selectively lighting trees and rocks, and we sometimes used the moon. The brighter the scene, the more moon there was at the time. For the arch scene we timed our shoot exactly with moonset, which involved quite a bit of calculating and planning. But the hardest one of all was probably the mist scene in Deadvlei. Mist in Deadvlei only occurs around five times a year, so we had to keep a close eye on the weather predictions and many attempts were unsuccessful. When we finally got it right, the results far exceeded our expectations and show Deadvlei as no one has ever seen it before.
Each second of video consists of 30 photographs. In total, Marsel shot more than 16,000 images over a period of two years for this project.
The video won First Prize in the 2012 Travel Photographer Of The Year Awards.
Marsel & Daniella
Credits:
Director: Marsel van Oosten
Editor: Daniella Sibbing
Composer: Simon Wilkinson
Produced by: Squiver
Equipment used:
Cameras: Nikon D3, D3s and D4
Lenses: Nikon 14-24/2.8 and 24-70/2.8
Tripods: Gitzo
Dolly: Stage Zero, Dynamic Perception
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12.4.13
David Bowie & Marianne Faithfull : 'I've Got You Babe' Live Marquee Club 1973 | #Music | via #YouTube
Duet/cover of Sonny & Chers "I got you babe," sung by David Bowie and Marianne Faithful in december 1973.
11.4.13
Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' (CBS) : "Say Goodbye" Promo
Say goodbye to the outside world in this teaser for the upcoming CBS series Under The Dome
based on the novel by Stephen King.
Official website : http://underthedome.com
Twitter : https://twitter.com/UnderTheDomeCBS
Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' (CBS) First Look | via #YouTube
This summer nobody can get in. Nobody can get out. The town of Chester's Mill is trapped. Stephen King takes us behind the scenes for a first look of 'Under the Dome'. The television event begins this June on CBS!
Official website: http://underthedome.com/
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UnderTheDome...
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"Kubla Kat" (From "I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats") | via #YouTube
From The New York Times Bestseller "I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats."
Written by Francesco Marciuliano.
Published by Chronicle Books.
Video Art & Direction by Francesco Marciuliano & Tom Racine.
Read & Animated by Tom Racine.
Coming Soon: "I Could Chew on This and Other Poems by Dogs."
Logomotion | via #YouTube
A sequence of trademarks created by Chermayeff & Geismar animated by Sagi Haviv of Chermayeff & Geismar. More of Chermayeff & Geismar's work on www.cgstudionyc.com
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe | #Film | via #YouTube
Werner Herzog eats his Shoe ist ein dokumentarischer Kurzfilm von Les Blank aus dem Jahr 1980. Hauptdarsteller Werner Herzog verspeist in diesem Film einen seiner Schuhe als Wetteinlösung. Er hatte angekündigt, seinen Schuh zu essen, wenn Errol Morris es schaffen würde, seinen Film Gates of Heaven zu vollenden.
Herzog kocht im Film seine beiden Schuhe fünf Stunden lang in einem Restaurant in Berkeley, Kalifornien, und verspeist einen von diesen vor der Premiere von Gates of Heaven vor Publikum und Presse. Die Sohle aß Herzog nicht, da er bei einem Hühnchen auch keine Knochen mitessen würde. Die Reste seiner Schuhe wurden später in einem Block aus Acrylglas konserviert.
Der Film wurde unter anderem als Bonusmaterial zur Fitzcarraldo-Dokumentation Die Last der Träume verwendet.
USA : Poetry, Frank O'Hara (1966) | #Poetry | via #YouTube
USA: POETRY, FRANK O'HARA (1966) 16mm, 15 minutes, dir. Richard O. Moore (courtesy Thirteen/WNET New York, Richard O. Moore and the Estate of Frank O'Hara).
This film has been uploaded without permission. Taken from COOL MAN IN A GOLDEN AGE, Alfred Leslie's Selected Films from LUX. If you can, support the artists and buy this DVD.
Denise Levertov reads Six of Her Poems
Denise Levertov reads six poems from her later collections, three from EVENING TRAIN (1992) and three later included in her posthumously published collection SANDS OF THE WELL (1998). This is an extract from an hour-long reading she gave for the Lannan Foundation in Los Angeles on 7 December 1993. The poems are: 'Settling', 'Open Secret', 'Tragic Error', 'The Danger Moment', 'A Gift' and 'For Those Whom the Gods Love Less', three of which were also included in her SELECTED POEMS (New Directions, 2002), which was published in Britain as NEW SELECTED POEMS (Bloodaxe Books, 2003):
http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepag...
Denise Levertov (1923-97) was born in Essex, and educated at home by her father, a Russian Jewish immigrant, who became an Anglican priest, and by her Welsh mother. In 1948, she emigrated to America, where she was acclaimed by Kenneth Rexroth in The New York Times as 'the most subtly skilful poet of her generation, the most profound, the most modest, the most moving,' and during the following decades she became 'a poet who may just be the finest writing in English today' (Kirkus Reviews). Throughout her life, she worked also as a political activist, campaigning tirelessly for civil rights and environmental causes, and against the Vietnam War, the Bomb and US-backed regimes in Latin America.
This video is copyright Lannan Foundation 1994 and posted on YouTube with the permission of the Lannan Foundation.
10.4.13
Get clean coal clean! (NEW Air Freshener) | #Humor | via #YouTube
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9.4.13
8.4.13
#KristenWiig reads the #Poetry of #SuzanneSomers | via #YouTube
This episode of Celebrity Autobiography features Kristen Wiig reading an except from Suzanne Somers' book of poetry "Touch Me."
Check out Celebrity Autobiography on the web:
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'The Great Gatsby' Official Trailer no. 3 (2013) #LeonardoDiCaprio Movie HD | via #YouTube
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The Great Gatsby Official Trailer #3 (2013) Leonardo DiCaprio Movie HD
Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
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Good Books - Metamorphosis from Buck | via #Vimeo
Good Books - Metamorphosis from Buck on Vimeo.
It is not very often that we have the opportunity to create a graphic equivalent of a drug fueled rant bringing all of our collective skills to bear. And it is almost unfathomable that we could actually do something like this and benefit a good cause.
The Buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes all its profits through to Oxfam. A big thanks to String Theory in NZ for bringing us this script, Antfood for their amazing audio stylings, to Thor for giving his voice and to all the artists who made this something we are proud of.
Visit: http://www.usegoodbooks.com
DISCLAIMER:
What you will see is an entirely fictional and completely unendorsed representation. [Though we humbly suggest Hunter S Thompson might have liked it.] We are devoted fans paying homage. No disrespect is intended.
CREDITS
Concept by String Theory
Directed by Buck
Creative Director: Ryan Honey
Executive Producer: Maurie Enochson
Producers: Nick Terzich, Alyssa Evans, Emily Rickard
Coordinator: Ben Tucker
Associate Creative Director: Joshua Harvey
CG Supervisor: Doug Wilkinson
Animation Director: Steve Day
Art Director: Joe Mullen
Designers: Joshua Harvey, Joe Mullen, George Fuentes, Trevor Conrad, Jenny Ko, Jon Gorman
2D Animators: Joe Mullen, Harry Teitelman, John MacFarlane, Jamal Otolorin, Joshua Harvey, William Trebutien, Matt Everton, Taik Lee, Tristan Balos, Regis Camargo, Kendra Ryan, George Fuentes, Trevor Conrad, Jahmad Rollins, Matthew Wade
3D Artists: Jens Lindgren, Timm Wagener, Kai Wang, Joao Rema, Albert Omoss, Joshua Harvey, Christine Li, Kelsey Charlton, Ana Luisa Santos
Compositors: Nick Forshee, Alex Perry, Joshua Harvey, Joe Mullen, Moses Journey, Matt Lavoy, Jenny Ko, Helen Hsu, Elizabeth Steinberg, Adam Smith
Music and Sound Design: Antfood
Voiceover Artist: Thor Erickson
Software: Flash, After Effects, Maya
Client: Good Books
Agency: String Theory
7.4.13
'COLR' from Emrah Gonulkirmaz | via #vimeo
COLR from Emrah Gonulkirmaz on Vimeo.
BNAs Logo/Identity Animation Winner
Design / Direction : Emrah Gonulkirmaz
Sound&Music : Mert Kizilay
Client: Colr Inc.
Studio: Topix
Format: 1920x1080
Software: Softimage XSI - SitoA (Arnold Renderer)
Colr Inc. asked me to make a motion piece and gave me free reign to create, the only directive was given that it would include the logo somehow.
APPROACH AND SOLUTION
When i first saw the existing Logo of Colr, it remind me Abstract Painter Kenneth Noland's Painting "Beginning". This kind of direct me to Color field Painting era. The colors of the logo were prominent enough to execute it in a minimal way. For me the question was, how I can get out of that circular borders of the logo without losing the colours and the main shape of it.
The main inspiration came from the Painter which I always admired Morris Louis and his Color Field Paintings. I've decided to combine these two ideas in my design (colours & stripes) and execute it with Strands as simple as possible and give the birth of Colr concept, expand the idea with a smooth motion that is integrated to the Logo and Typeface and observe the sheer beauty and impact of color.
6.4.13
50,000 Books | via #YouTube
A landmark shoppe in San Diego deals with staying afloat while drowning in books.
'Free Pie' from Caleb Slain | #ShortFilm #Film | via #Vimeo
Free Pie from Caleb Slain on Vimeo.
A traumatic comedy about life, death, pie and death.
Download my original Free Pie stageplay here: http://bit.ly/X27hyO
SCRIPT IS FREE TO USE AND PERFORM. Just shoot me an email saying "yo".
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Originally written as a stageplay under the tutelage of theater, film, and TV legend Tom Skerritt, I adapted Free Pie for the screen and partnered with producers Gabe Berghuis, Aaron B. Smith and the Gorilla Film Community in Grand Rapids to shoot the film in two nights. With three dedicated actors and a small crew, the filming took place in a puzzling house designed by a cathedral architect shortly before his death (the present homeowner being incapable of residing at the home, due to a mysterious allergy).
Because the 10-minute film takes place in real-time, the entire team was able to experience the actors performing the script from start to finish as though they were watching a play. Given the short shooting schedule to execute the ambitious deep-focus look (the film was shot exclusively on a 18mm and 25mm Master Primes), the live performance of the film proved to be an invaluable way of creating a unified vision for the cast and crew.
Director Statement:
I've received various emails and messages inquiring about the film's meaning, who Kowalski is, what the pie represents, etc. Ultimately, I feel that meaning is a product of the equation "Film + Audience" and consequently just as varied as the individuals who watch it, but after a friend informed me that her fashion blog (where she had posted images of her outfit for the Free Pie premiere) was being frequented by the google search "what is meaning of free pie short film," it became clear that a few words should be said. So rather than explain what it all means, I offer any interested viewers the following context for how this story came to be.
Inspiration for Free Pie stems back to its origins as a "joke script" that I and my co-conspirator Justin Hall would redraft whenever we became stuck on a more serious project (the more extreme iterations I leave to your imagination). Years later when I joined a screenwriting course at TheFilmSchool, we were required to arrive at Tom Skerritt's class with a 4-6 page stageplay ready. I decided that the Day of Pie had finally arrived. Although the original story began as something of an exercise in grievous absurdity, the formation of the actual script was thematically influenced by a story I was told while compiling research for my short documentary "Juggle & Cut" (the story of prodigy juggler and woodcarver Andy Phelps, who suffered a tragic accident at age 16 rendering him paralyzed). While interviewing Andy's brother, Dave, he described to me the first night of being in the hospital after the accident... Dave was a philosophy major in Ann Arbor, MI, and he had driven across the state to join family and friends at the hospital, but over the course of the evening his role as "older brother" slowly dissolved into that of crowd control: answering the same questions that every new grief-stricken visitor arrived asking. After many emotionally draining hours of monitoring his post by the door, Dave was surprised to see his philosophy Professor suddenly walk through. Noticing his student's mixed state of fatigue and social obligation, the Professor went over and sat beside Dave in complete silence. After a few minutes, he leaned over and simply said "It's exhausting taking care of those who come to comfort us." The Professor sat with Dave for the next two hours without saying a single word…he was just there.
I found the story to be profoundly revealing of how oftentimes we project ourselves onto those who are suffering, and how we often comfort more out of our own need to feel like we contributed than out of a delicate evaluation of our friend's needs. We want to know we made a difference, which is an inherently self-gratifying perspective. Dave's professor transcended this common pitfall by genuinely thinking outside of himself and raising the needs of another above his own. Perhaps consolation is not a decorated service, but a sacrificial one.
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P.S. The song is "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti. ;)
5.4.13
'The Dumb Waiter' by #HaroldPinter | Animated & Condensed Version | via #YouTube
Based on the short play written by Harold Pinter, I have condensed the story to fit the criteria of my degree course brief...to create an animatic for a small piece of animation.
Set in a murky basement room, two killers await confirmation of the identity of their next 'hit'. Meanwhile, increasingly bizarre orders keep arriving via a serving hatch...
Richard Bulliet - History of the World to 1500 CE (Session 2) | #History #HigherEducation | via #YouTube
Topic: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part I
Speaker: Richard Bulliet
Date: 9/9/2010
Course number: W3902
Course title: World History to 1500 CE
School: CC
Caesars Guide To Gaming with #OrsonWelles | via #YouTube
Orson Welles in another unusual role late in his career, providing a guided tour to the world of gaming in this video produced by Caesars Palace. The intricacies of craps, baccarat, blackjack, roulette, wheels of fortune and slot machines are spelled out as Orson explains the how-to's and pitfalls of each game. This very rare video was made circa 1978.
#MelBrooks and #AnneBancroft Perform "Sweet Georgia Brown" in Polish | via #YouTube
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft dazzle an audience with their Polish rendition of "Sweet Georgia Brown".
#AlbertEinstein makes anti-Nazi speech | #Education #History | via #YouTube
Albert Einstein makes anti-Nazi speech.
"I am glad that you have me, given the opportunity of expressing to you here my deep sense of gratitude as a man, as a good European and as a Jew.
It cannot be my task today to act as judge of the conduct of a nation, which for many years has considered me as your own.
We are concerned not merely with the technical problem of securing and maintaining peace, but also with the important task of education and enlightenment. Without such reason there would have been no Shakespeare, no Goethe, no Newton, no Pasteur"
#BillieHoliday : The Life And Artistry Of Lady Day | #Music | via #YouTube
Billie Holiday: unique, incomparable, unforgettable. The troubled existence of a legendary artist viewed through her best songs, images and films. Arguably the best female vocalist in jazz history, a legendary performer of international reputation, Billie Holiday was known for the emotional intensity she put into the lyrics of her songs. Lady Day (as she was known by fans and musicians alike) lived the words she sang. Including biography, discography, lyrics, own compositions and bibliography. Digitally mastered. Interactive menus.
"Life on Mars" 1973 from #DavidBowie | #MusicVideo | via #Vimeo
"Life on Mars" 1973 from David Bowie on Vimeo.
"Life on Mars" 1973 from David BowieDavid Gilmour of #PinkFloyd sings Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 | #WilliamShakespeare | via #YouTube
Simply a small piece of a masterpiece. Thank you David for this little pearl.
Watch the original buying the DVD http://www.davidgilmour.com/music_in_...
Cambridge Ideas - Professor Risk | #Education | via #YouTube
David Spiegelhalter's proper title is Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk. He is in two minds (literally) about playing it safe or chucking caution to the wind. Decisions, decisions!? Are bacon sandwiches really that dangerous and is it wise to drive when you love cycling? David shows us how to use statistics to face up to life's major risks.
Gerard Butler's Hidden Camera Prank | #Comedy | via #FunnyorDie
Gerard Butler's Hidden Camera Prank
Gerard Butler pranks an unsuspecting man in his new hidden camera show.
My #InfographicResume | #Infographic #Resume | #CamMRoberts | via #VizualizeMe
My Infographic Resume: Check out my infographic resume created via Vizualize.me. Create yours with one click.
4.4.13
Roger Ebert : Remaking My Voice
When film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer,
he lost the ability to eat and speak. But he did not lose his voice.
In a moving talk from TED 2011, Ebert and his wife, Chaz,
along with friends Dean Ornish & John Hunter,
come together to tell his remarkable story.
http://www.ted.com
inkscapes from Adrià Navarro | via #Vimeo
inkscapes from Adrià Navarro on Vimeo.
An interactive drawing performance designed for the 120 by 11 feet video wall at the InterActive Corps (IAC) building in New York.
Three artists draw on their iPads to create new content every time the piece runs. The narrative is guided through the dialog between performers and the giant screen, which evolves and transforms the drawings over time.
http://adrianavarro.net/projects/inkscapes
Adrià Navarro + DI Shin
3.4.13
#Madefire - The future of storytelling | #MadeFireBooks | via #YouTube
See more and grab the Madefire App at : http://bit.ly/PI4Lsz
Cubes : Morris+King | #mediabistro #mediabistroTV | via #YouTube
Imagine swimming through your day in an ocean of blue expertly matched to a series of David Hockney pool paintings.
In the latest episode of Cubes, we show you the New York offices of Morris + King public relations. Lead partner and co-principal Judith R. King takes the mediabistroTV crew on a journey featuring chairs from the Stella Solaris cruise ship and 1970s French jumbo jets, specially chosen chandeliers and offices painted any color you like as long as its blue. Or you can watch because its the first Cubes ever to feature a duet sung as a musical interlude. You're welcome.
My #InfographicResume | #Infographic #Resume | #CamMRoberts | via #VizualizeMe
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2.4.13
#KennyRogers & #DollyParton - "Islands In The Stream" - HQ Audio | #MusicVideo | via #YouTube
HD - HQ Audio - ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
#DavidTennant reading Sonnet 18 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' by #WilliamShakespeare | from #TouchPress | via #Vimeo
David Tennant reading Sonnet 18 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' from Touch Press on Vimeo.
This performance is from THE SONNETS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE for iPad, described by the Sunday Times as 'an extraordinary achievement, that brings the sonnets bracingly to life and definitively sets the bar for the future of digital reading.'
Available on the iTunes App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/sonnets-by-william-shakespeare/id528646395?ls=1&mt=8
Find out more at www.thesonnets.tv
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Invites you to Hit RECord on TV! | #Entertainment | via #YouTube
BIG NEWS: We're gonna be on TV!
"Hit RECord on TV" is gonna be a new kind of variety show. I'll host the show and also direct our global online community to create short films, live performances, music, animation, conversation, and of course, more! Each episode will be focused on a different theme. And like always, anybody with an internet connection is invited to contribute.
I'm super excited to get started!
Are you RECording?
J
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CREDITS
Editor:
Dr. Gory
Audio Resources:
Cristo
Video Resources:
RegularJOE
SamYam
TanjaTHEAwesome
tori
IrmaVep
1242
Kubi
themetafictionist
xobreexo23
WunderBoy
MarieIv
bsmith
marcellepallais
beautiful_kitsch
Moreldi
Attilee
MattConley
Schueller
Lawrie Brewster
jenyffer.maria
Dr. Gory
tarinanderson
tdolan
LydiaSaskia
Metaphorest
KamPAIGN
mirtle
eaneikciv
Lizziemackie
alpal
ppeppina
thefuture
Edward Shallow
Proi
Lucyfur
evilralphwiggum
dan
noiseball
jehuGarcia
Gimik Jo
pprescott
sfdetroiter
via
sojushots
UncoolMrV
bedelia
bniemack
mushr
Badwolf88
teafaerie
Ryan Patrick
Busybaby32
fraeulein
CameronSmith
PhilthHarmonic
maddog06
cerebis
YoussefAbdelmohsen
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Come Work With Us!
www.hitRECord.org
#Picasso and Chicago | #Arts #Education | via #YouTube
The first major Picasso exhibition organized by the Art Institute in 30 years, this presentation features over 250 of Picasso's paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and ceramics celebrating the artist's special connections to the city and the 100th anniversary of the Armory Show, when Picasso's work was first shown in the United States. The celebration continues online with a special look at the 1913 Armory Show at http://www.artic.edu/armoryshow.
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