It was very cool. We will be playing with sailing and farm apps this weekend. He seems cool with it and thought the compass was a nice feature. Amazing that technology can be so fun.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Phoenix Live @ Roundhouse
via flickr.com
I like this band a lot and this lovely shot is from the husband of a friend of mine from the dot com days in Silicon Alley (Rion.nu). The video that can accompany this wonderful photo should be:
Love this show as it seems to show these people and bands in new light. Love how they are riding on the top of a double decker bus and yet the song sounds like it's in a small venue. Love the close ups and feeling and light smatter of applause at the end. Lovely and refreshing.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Julie Fotheringham - Red Wall
via youtube.com
My friend Josh shot this and just posted on YouTube. Like it a lot. Favorite sections are :50 in when the guy with the shopping cart stops to think about her. Also, I love the pair of ladies looking on at 1:43 as their confusion is captured so succinctly by Josh's ability to dial into them with his exceptional camera-work. Josh does a great job with balancing documenting the performance art and showing people's reactions.
5:20 to the end is cool to watch as the wrap-up as we get to see the passer's by and how some stop, some pass without looking and others are caught in contemplation about Fotheringham's movements. Mostly, I am impressed with Josh's cinematography and his posting of one of those New York moments.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Brewery Tour « Black Star Beer
My best-friend, Pam Barberis' husband, Joe, is a brewer at the Great Northern Brewery in Whitefish, MT and here is a little documentary about the process of brewing wonderful, tasty beer. It's great to see Joe and his colleagues showing us the recipe and steps. Although there are some audio problems (audio missing, sections in need of more audio mixing, etc), it's still interesting and revealing about what it takes to make a great beer. Makes me feel like one now..... Go Joe!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Animal Boogie (Barefoot Books) -New Animation for Kids by KZ Films
via youtube.com
We just completed our next animation in the series for Barefoot Books and it's one to shake your booty to. The concept was built around a pilot that Zachary conceptualized and finished while at NBC ("Bear on a Bike"- with sound effects design by me (Karen Nourse) and Voice Over by Lou Barlow).
Driving My Tractor
was the first official animation and with over 14,000 views in less than 6 months, we are greatly encouraged by the response.
Check them out; rate, comment and play for a kid and let us know what you and they think! The next one we are doing is about Pirates and will be sure to please.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Advertising - Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web
via nytimes.com
This article made me think of the scene in "Minority Report" (2002) where the Tom Cruise character Tom Anderton, is walking along and the advertisements on the mall walls come to life, addressing him and tailoring the ads to his personal likes and preferences.
I guess we are there already on the web. I hate this kind of stuff because the reason I don't like watching commercial TV is the access to ads. Why now, that I am on the web, do I have to be subjected to this stuff. I do agree that this is an invasion of my privacy but know that the billions invested in the advertising industry is a heavy push for this. Interesting article and a bummer that guys like these fellows are "dialing" into keeping advertising alive in our tailored, digital existence.......
Of course in "Minority Report", Tom has to eventually get rid of his eyes as they give away his identity. Somehow our freedom on the web in light of the powerful ad industry isn't going to be so free anymore. Yuck!
Friday, March 12, 2010
She & Him - In The Sun
via youtube.com
I like it. Seeing people having a good time making a video makes me happy. Although the lip sync isn't perfect, I enjoy the concept and dancing. It's funny that this school looks so bright and sparkling that it's like a set, it seems so unreal. I like all the reflections off the shiny floors. The guitar solo in the gym is awesome. When "he" is on his phone, I like how "she" is playing off of his disinterest too. Cute video and nicely done. Love her outfit.
I'm a sucker for hoola hoops and it reminds me of Sufjan Steven's footage of hoola hoops (Interlude 1-Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation-An excerpt from The BQE: A Film) as Steven's is superior in every way (not that this is a competition or anything). Perhaps it's the camera he shot it with or how it's overcranked enough to make the motion really lovingly beautiful.
Check out the film at 22 seconds in (:22) and you will see the beauty of using a real lens and camera for creating this pure slow-motion goodness. I wrote about it back on November 2, 2009.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Rion.nu: photoblog by Rion Nakaya and other thoughts on technology and community
via rion.nu
I love Rion's eye for these details of urban life. Makes me want to own a wall to paint. Rion and I worked together over a decade ago and through Flickr and here, I keep an "eye" on what she sees. She was one of the first photo bloggers out there whose photos always rise to the top. Her husband is one of my contacts on Flickr too and through his photos, I get to see Rion and their son (Leo's age) over the years. Always interesting and revealing to see someone's life far away. I love the lettering on the no parking sign particularly.
Listening to Charlie Rose and Gina Bianchini, the CEO of Ning, talking about social technologies while I am writing this on my laptop. She's a lovely thing, but does her technology really add to my life? At least it hasn't made a difference yet as I haven't found the need for it. A while ago, maybe 8 years ago, my friend Rosemarie Castoro said to me that she thought it might have been an advantage for her to connect to a women's artistic organization or club as it may have helped her to be successful earlier. She's in her 60's and is a sculptor. I wonder if Ning is a way to do that. I think at this point I spend enough time on the computer, but who knows, an old fashioned club might help. Hmmmm. I always liked the organization, Women Make Movies.
White Hills: London Sunday Times Online
If only it had more than two members — White Hills and fellow travellers Oneida — we could cite a Brooklyn space-rock movement, raising the 1970s sonic sublime. Nonetheless, here’s an arch retooling of Hawkwind’s speed-freak psychedelia, those relentless motorised grooves and fuzzy tsunamis of sound shaped and shifted and stretched to breaking point by sassy New Yorkers. Let the Right One In even dares 13 pastoral minutes in the vein of early Pink Floyd, while We Will Rise’s pendulous emptiness echoes the Stooges’ cavernous We Will Fall. White Hills dumb down determinedly to discover their inner ape, and nibble the fringes of greatness.
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Not only is White Hills making a big splash in Europe now with over a dozen more shows from Stockholm to Berlin and beyond, but the Sunday Times is recognizing their greatness. We applaud their exceptional music-making and style so please enjoy their tour teaser video below which doesn't need anything from me except the urging to please watch.....
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Die Antwoord - Zef Side
via youtube.com
I think this video was recommended to me by YouTube and somehow, I love it. The format is what is great. We get to hear from the band, we get to see the video, and then we end with the band again. They are from South Africa and seem like the most incongruous group, yet they somehow are meant to be together in this band. Slow-motion shots are key and their "I don't care looks" certainly add to the whole thing being interesting and successful. Very funny and interesting video. Liked this enter the ninja video too:
Need to check out more.
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Loop: Scarves Gone Mad: Bill Cunningham for the NY Times
via youtube.com
I love Bill Cunningham and this is hilarious. Have enjoyed seeing these all winter around New York and he sums it up nicely with this nifty slide show. Love the huge red and bright orange ones....
Hopefully, with temperatures in the high 60's like today, this madness will be coming to an end soon. I look forward to less outerwear.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
guess who's starting to wear underwear
via flickr.com
yes, it's an exciting day when this happens in a family's life. These are a little tight on Leo, but it's baby steps towards our final goal of having him not wear plastic anymore. he was pretty psyched.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Sandpit
via vimeo.com
Saw this on Creativity Online, and loved this video. It's an interesting effect and was shot over 5 hot August days in 2009? Love how it feels like we are watching everything in miniature.
Here is the link to the description of how he did it. http://aerofilm.blogspot.com/2010/02/sandpit-short-film-by-aero-director-sam....
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Superpower Promo - Exploring the Extraordinary Power of the Internet - BBC
via youtube.com
This video is really silly, but from it I found the My World video contest at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2010/03/100302_divine_meals_myworld.shtml
These ultra short films are worth a look. All made for a short BBC documentary film contest, they tell some interesting stories. There are entries from around the world; telling stories of poverty, war, migration and family values and obligations that have some extraordinary power. Even though the promo on YouTube for the concept of Superpower is kind of silly, I think these films represent that I was led to represent one essential power of the internet. My favorite one is called, "Divine Meals".
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
“And Then There Was Salsa” Ad with cool overlay
via vimeo.com
Even-though this is an ad, I like how it works. Once you are in the story, seeing the animation happen, the rest of the Vimeo screen melts away and you are left with a whole Frito Lay experience. Know we will see more of this. So cool and fun.
Monday, March 1, 2010
The legacy of Andy Warhol : The New Yorker
via newyorker.com
I think this piece about new books on Andy Warhol was fascinating, not only because it describes those intricacies of the artist and icon, but because it gave me some more background on his philosophy. The most interesting part of the article told of a moment where in 1960 with the help of a friend, De (Emile de Antonio), he made a discovery about his creative process that revolutionized his decisions in the coming years. Such a simple moment informs the artist and his path. Made me also want to read Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1936) too as it must have made an impression on him in his silk screening. Reminded me of the excellent PBS "American Masters " documentary http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/andy-warhol/a-documentary-film/44/
I watched that film in it's entirety twice before erasing it from the DVR as it was so rich. Not just in footage and photography, but by describing his working life. I loved the detail that he kept an exacting record of his finances in a notebook and methodically wrote down what he spent his money on. Would be interesting to see that list right? Looks like I will need to get one of these books about him to learn more.
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