Wired Magazine has a great article on how OK Go’s “This too shall pass” video was made.
I’m sure all of you has already seen this video, as you know the whole thing was taken in one shot. Everything was precise and even to the beat of the music, it took about a month and a half to perfect it. The people who build this contraption, Syyn Labs, are an LA based arts and technology collective.
The requirements were that it had to be interesting, not “overbuilt” or too technology-heavy, and easy to follow. The machine also had to be built on a shoestring budget, synchronize with beats and lyrics in the music and end on time over a 3.5 minute song, play a part of the song, and be filmed in one shot. To make things more challenging still, the space chosen was divided into two floors and the machine would use both. (via Synn Labs)
how many tiny details needed to be just right for the machine’s timing to work out.
For example, the wooden tracks used to guide metal balls at the beginning of the video had to be cleaned and waxed to keep dust from slowing down the balls and making them stick. And the angle of that board was set at a precise 3.4 degrees of incline, which was perfect for the timing but sometimes led the balls to jump the track. (via Wired)
“Teen decides to make noticed from the rest of the crowd by becoming a Punk Rocker.”
It all starts when some punk rock kids leave their darn punk rock magazine behind and gives the good kid “ideas.” It’s obviously recorded from a VHS, so there is some static buzzing. If you can tolerate that, watch whole thing on vimeo or below.
To celebrate the grand opening ofOpening Ceremony’s new Ace Shop, Gia Coppola (grandaughter to Francis, niece of Sophia, cousin to Jason Schwartzman) & Tracy Antonopoulos were asked to put
together a short film.
The film stars Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, with music by Jason’s band, Coconut Records.
Kirsten and Jason, who are decked out in recent arrivals from O.C.’s S/S2010 collection, share a sweet and playful chemistry, very artfully captured by Gia and Tracy on this nostalgia-inducing, vintage-feeling montage. “We were influenced by 60s New Wave films and my uncle’s house,” said Gia. Jason lends both acting and musical talents for the short film, which features the song “Is Sound OK?” from the Davy, the most recent release from his musical project Coconut Records. Expect more from these two talented directors in the next year: Gia recently graduated from Bard College, while Tracy is finishing up at NYU’s Gallatin School. (via)
David Carson on design + discovery
From the TED archives, filmed in 2003. David explains the emotion of design with his slides of found images.
Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery — for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide deck of his work and found images.
Daria is coming out on DVD Spring of 2010!
This has been in the works since last summer, but there is now an official teaser trailer by MTV.
The current plan is to release Daria as a “reasonably priced” complete series set, which will include all five seasons of the show and both television movies (Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?). The studio also seems committed to including as many worthwhile extras as possible, such as Daria talk show appearances, Sarcastathons, informative specials and perhaps the unaired pilot! (via)
Johnny Kelly is a stop motion animator who mixes stop motion
with drawing to create these wonderful & funny videos. The Seed and Procrastination are my favorites.
The Seed :: 2008
A two-minute animated voyage through nature’s life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed. The film was kindly funded by Adobe, produced at Nexus Productions and features a soundtrack by Jape. It was made using a mixture of stop motion papercraft and 2D drawn animation. Watch the making of here.
Graduation film for MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. An investigative and exploratory hands-on gloves-off study into the practice of putting things ‘off”. Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first. Sound design by Mike Wyeld, with a voice over by Bryan Quinn.
Skiing on the street.
I’ve actually done something like this with my friends but sledding, in a rubbermaid bucket, pulled around the back of a 4-wheel-drive Subaru by a rope, on an iced over street. It was awesome.
Meet Sluggy Patterson, the creator of the game.
Also meet Deutsch, VW’s new agency, showing off their new campaign. Pretty cute. You can follow ole Sluggy Patterson’s blog or Twitter. Also check out the official rules for Slug-Bug/Punch Buggy.
40 second trailer for the BBC’s coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Directed by Marc Craste of Studio AKA. (who also was behind this UK commercial. Pretty rad.
The Spotlight Surprise selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
The first feature film by the world famous graffiti artist, Banksy.
Exit Through the Gift Shop’ is the story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as ‘the world’s first street art disaster movie’ the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world’s most infamous graffiti artists at work.
