This video is unbelievably creative. It’s made from animating photo scenes composed of over 12,000 pieces of construction paper. Check out their brief blog post about how it was made.
Also of note (as I am a huge Josh Ritter fan): his new EP, “Bringing In the Darlings,” which features the song above, was just released. You can get it at iTunes or at Amazon.
The movement is taking hold everywhere.
(not sure where the image is from…but thanks Tanya for forwarding)
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Just for fun.
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Shorpy, by its own definition, is “an online archive of thousands of high-resolution photos from the 1850s to 1950s.” However, it’s so much more than that. It’s a way to appreciate some fantastic photography, a way to connect with a past that’s becoming way too easy to forget, and a way to kill a whole lotta time without paying attention…so be warned.
Here’s a sample picture from Kansas City found on the site:
May 1941. “Diamaxion [Dymaxion] house, metal, adapted corn bin, built by Butler Brothers, Kansas City. Designed and promoted by R. Buckminister Fuller.” Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott.
Enjoy!
I’m not the first one to see these nor the first to spread them around. But they’re awfully compelling and I thought I’d share them with you if you haven’t seen them yet.
Apparently, this is a four-part series, with the final chapter still to be produced. If you’d like to learn more, the filmmaker who did these, Kirby Ferguson, has an accompanying Website at everythingisaremix.info. Enjoy.
This is a truly great new music video from Steve Shane. He made 3 different versions of his music video and then filmed them again on 3 iPhones. On top of this, to engage his fans even further, he’s put all 3 videos online so fans can download them and recreate/remix them themselves,
Take a look.
I am convinced that not enough people know about Tim Minchin, the British-born musician/comedian/actor…and I would like that to stop right now. I bring this up today because I just saw that his “9 minute beat poem” entitled “Storm” was recently animated…and it is fantastic. So, here is “Storm,” written and performed by Tim Minchin, directed and animated by DC Turner and produced by Tracy King, along with three of my other Tim Minchin favorites. Enjoy.
Prejudice
Lullaby
Some People have It Worse Than I
Kevin “Fester” Gallagher took six months to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Each day, he took 24 photos of successive steps. Here is his film, Green Tunnel.
This is an absolutely beautiful way to spend 4 minutes.
Enjoy.
Green Tunnel from Kevin Gallagher on Vimeo.
Over the years, I have watched, what seems like, every video from the TED conference. From Jamie Oliver’s presentation on kids’ lunches to Emily Oster’s impassioned presentation on AIDS, Africa and prejudice. Huge fan. However, at TED 2010, they finally featured a guest that breaks new, substantive ground. Enjoy.
It was supposed to be a three hour tour…
(This pic is by artist Fuchsia Macaree)
I recently ran across a design by the artist Nathan Pyle on a T-Shirt at Threadless. Which, in turn, led me to his other works…which are very fun and creative. Here’s four of them (with more over at his site). Enjoy.
Knock Knock
Pillows Are Creeps
Where Cursors Come From
An Unfortunate Genetic Inheritance
Just incredible.
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