Video for Inspiration: I Met The Walrus

It’s amazing what someone can do with a tape recorder and some pen sketches.  

I Met The Walrus
Ok, so maybe an exclusive interview with a famous celebrity 38 years ago doesn’t hurt, but the point is, you don’t need much to tell a story. You can start any time, so don’t let yourself make [...]

December 19, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: Tips • Comments Off

Joss Whedon Gets Crafty

Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and this summer’s web-based hit, Dr. Horrible, was just interviewed by Kim Werker of CrochetMe (transcript found here).  What does Whedon have to say about crafting?  Aside from setting us straight on whether Captain Hammer’s sweater vests are knitted or crocheted, Whedon speculates on the parallels [...]

December 11, 2008 • Tags: , , , , , • Posted in: Views • Comments Off

Xu Bing: The Future of Art and New Media

Last night I caught Xu Bing’s talk at Lesley University/The future site of the Art Institute of Boston.
Xu Bing is a Chinese artist, probably best known in the states for his unusual use of imagined calligraphy – either characters that have no meaning, or English letters morphed into psuedo-Chinese script.
Image from aur2899’s PhotostreamLast night, [...]

November 13, 2008 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: Views • 3 Comments

Musical Road

Ok, now this is cool. A road in Lancaster, CA has had grooves cut into it that cause car’s tires to play the William Tell Overture as they drive over it. CNET has the full story.
This is apparently part of a marketing campaign for the Honda Civic, and the road is [...]

September 25, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: Views • 1 Comment

Canon 5D Mark II Video Footage

Image from Steve KeysCanon lent a prototype of the new 5D Mark II to New-York-based commercial and editorial photographer Vincent Laforet for 72 hours, and this short film is what he put together: beautifully shot, put to music (no sync sound), using only footage from the 5D Mark II. The footage is 1/4 [...]

September 23, 2008 • Tags: , , , , , • Posted in: Tips • Comments Off

Can you wear leggings with that?

So, the Producer’s post got me thinking. First of all, thanks to SXSW for the shoutout! Second of all. . .
I read this article in the NY Times a while ago. To sum up: Steve and Barry’s is setting out to be the cheapest, most fashionable chain store ever created. [...]

May 27, 2008 • Tags: , , , , , • Posted in: Uncategorized • Comments Off