Epic music video combines watercolour with digital effects

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By Calvin in Video on Thursday 23 May 2013

In this music video, the artist combined traditional watercolor techniques with digital effects. Every texture, illustration or letter was painted and scanned several times to achieve this beautiful effect. It took weeks to produce because of the high level of details and the painting effect the artist wanted to achieve. It’s a brilliant combination of [...]

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Members of 90s Teenbeat bands cover the Bumblebee Tuna song

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By Erik Kraft in Video on Saturday 30 March 2013

In the 90s, if it said Teenbeat on it, I would buy it (and usually did). So take two members of great 90s Teenbeat bands (Unrest and Blast Off Country Style) and get them covering jingles? I’m listening. After all, what is a jingle if not just a really short pop song? The Bumblebee Tuna [...]

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Chasing the Storm: a time lapse video

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By Cormack O'Connor in Video on Wednesday 20 March 2013

Sometimes I like to gaze up at the sky and slowly watch the clouds swirl around overhead, or look at the different ways that light hits portions of a vast valley. I think that’s what I like about nature: the fact that nothing is ever the same, nor will it ever be again. Therefore, I’m [...]

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Video Sassoon: a new media installation by Minhae Shim

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By Minhae Shim in Video on Thursday 14 March 2013

Video Sassoon is a phantasmagorical meditation on media, remediation, and the editing process. Discarded strips of videotape are repurposed to create a screen through which a digital video is projected. In the video, newly severed pieces of hair float across the screen to the tune of a familiar funeral ballad that has been rendered unrecognizable [...]

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Instant Cosby: click anywhere for a fresh Bill Cosby image

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By dAVE inden in Cool Websites on Thursday 21 February 2013

I have a folder in my bookmarks called Time Wasters. It is the first place I go when I have been on my computer for a while and just want to zone out on silliness for a bit, rather get any actual ‘work’ done. The first in this list is Instant Cosby, a full screen [...]

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Is this video of Crow Sledding proof of evolution?

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By Eric Collins in Video on Wednesday 20 February 2013

I discovered this from a Slate podcast a while back. Regardless if this is not demonstrative of an animals intelligence, I have a hard time believing that humans are the only beings evolving. I hope this expands our concepts of what is really happening around us.

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Why Bhutan is the happiest place in the world

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By Cormack O'Connor in Cool Travel on Wednesday 13 February 2013

What exactly is happiness? How can we measure it? Where can we find it? How can we get more of it? These are the questions that four intrepid travelers – a journalist, economist, blogger and cinematographer – intend to get to the bottom of on a planned Quest for Happiness through the mountains, valleys, villages, [...]

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How to collect your own Edible Weeds

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By Cormack O'Connor in Video on Friday 8 February 2013

Who knew finding and collecting your own food could be so entertaining? And dangerous. If you’ve been thinking about breaking free from the monotony of your local supermarket, and you’re sick of the fact that you actually have to pay for food, you should try snacking on the pesky weeds you find in your own [...]

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The Adventures of an Australian Glass Blower

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By Cormack O'Connor in Video on Thursday 7 February 2013

It makes sense that Llewelyn Ash loves the outdoors, as his work reflects the unique Australian landscape in which he lives. Through this, Ash explores the concepts of belonging, longing and personal change; bounding natural elements with the human experience. I know, you want to know more. Luckily, videographer Benjamin Dowie has made a great [...]

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Don’t Let Me Go: new music video by Alex Dueckminor

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By Alex Dueckminor in Video on Monday 14 January 2013

I’m a director and graphic designer from Munich and I’ve just released this music video I’ve done for American-based producer, singer and DJ, Ruckazoid. It’s an experimental journey into alternative graph realities and depicts an abstract intergalactic love story. My inspiration for this video derives from natural pattern formation, interpersonal relationships, and the need for [...]

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Just Passing Through: a short movie by Isaiah Corey

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By Andrea Caccese in Video on Thursday 11 October 2012

This passionate short movie was directed by Seattle-based film maker Isaiah Corey as a recollection of his long journey through Europe. 13 countries, 40 trains, 80 days. The soundtrack is Echoes of Mine by M83.

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Furby is back, hide yourself now

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By Low Lai Chow in Video on Tuesday 18 September 2012

Of all childhood toys to reboot, Furby has made its comeback, and it was launched worldwide on Sept 16. It comes with LCD saucers for eyes, making it look possessed and immensely emotive. It has no power button, meaning you can’t switch it off, making it extraordinarily annoying. A Furby iOS app even translates Furbish [...]

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Vyclone: an app for compiling videos

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By Bryan Stewart in New Products on Wednesday 22 August 2012

This is a really nice app, and a great way to get film of an event. By using the app, phones shooting video in the same location can compile all the footage from their friends to create a multi-angle edit. Smart.

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Probably the most horrific ice cream ad you’ll ever watch

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By Low Lai Chow in Video on Friday 10 August 2012

You know what they say about YouTube comments. Always read them. One went, ‘Never watch at this after 00.00 It was fuckin´horrible’. We clearly didn’t heed that and merrily skipped ahead to watch a Japanese bloke covered in goop stare at us as he ate ice cream off the top of his head. Another said, [...]

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Thailand’s smoking kids ask a really obvious question

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By Low Lai Chow in Video on Saturday 30 June 2012

Ogilvy Thailand recently created a television commercial for Thai Health Promotion Foundation featuring cig-waving kids who try to get a light from street smokers, and then ask a really obvious question when they are rebuked. While you’ll get the obvious moral of the story, the not-so-obvious one here is: kids can get away with anything.

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