Top Viral : Bicycling Band of Horses
Music by Band of Horses combined with some very cool tricks performed by the Bicycle team made this video break into the top 10 viral campaign list last week. Nicely shot somewhere in Europe. Good watching.
Read PostAmerican Red Cross Measles Initiative: the Last Measle
Here’s an extremely well made public service video produced for the American Red Cross and its Measles Initiative. Today the Red Cross will announce that measles deaths in the past 10 years are down 78% worldwide meaning 4.3 million children have been spared. What I find interesting is that Public Service Announcements/Productions like this one […]
Read PostToshiba Space Chair – A One-of-a-Kind, High Altitude Chair Video?
Why film a chair disintegrating 98,000 feet above Nevada’s Black Rock desert? It has been called “the world’s highest commercial,” and was created by Grey Advertising in London with the production company called the Mill. Why? To show the durability and capability of Toshiba’s new camera. It was shot using two Toshiba Hi-Def IK-HR1S […]
Read PostRoger and Zapp Band Talk Box
Here’s an excerpt from a documentary about Roger Troutman and Zapp. This specific clip explores the band’s pioneering use of the ‘talk box’ while the film uses interviews with Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Zapp and others. My friend and Columbia J school classmate Frank Williams produced the doc. Here’s a description from the web site. […]
Read PostAcciona
Here’s a wild promotional video for a Wild Spanish Site www.re.acciona.com which bills itself as a diversified ‘sustainable energy company.’ It’s quite a video, there’s even a making of the commercial video. Click around on the web site.
Read PostFantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson’s Quirky Take on a Roald Dahl Classic
The Fantastic Mr. Fox is Wes Anderson’s new animated take on the classic Roald Dahl tale. Fun to watch for parents and kids. Using stop animation and delivered in an offbeat, edgy style, this is not your average Disney style animated tale. Quirky characters and voices bring the kind of take you would expect Wes […]
Read PostDoc Ellis No Hitter: Some WILD animation
Here’s a great story about pitching great Doc Ellis. It was animated by James Blagden, who complements Ellis’s unforgetable with some kooky and amusing animation that helps tell the story in a one of a kind way.
Read PostIs Social Media Here to Stay?
Here’s a little presentation from YouTube that should convince you that Social Media is here for good…. it’s callled Social Media Revolution. Nothing fancy about the animation – the facts in a nice clean graphic presentation are the real gotcha info in this piece. Well worth the watch.
Read PostBetween the Folds: An Origami Film
This movie is about far more than it seems at first blush. It’s about potential and art within science. Look for the doc airing Dec 8 on the show PBS’s Independent Lens. The doc tells the story of 10 artists and scientists who are practitioners of origami – the fine art of paper-folding. It shows […]
Read PostNURU: Ending World Hunger, One Village at a Time
NURU’s ambitious goal is to end poverty one village at a time. This organization has a compelling story in its mission and in its founder, Jake Harriman, a one time soldier who has devoted his energies to saving the poor.
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