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BIKE - The amazing world of cyclists in Utrecht

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Utrecht, Tour de France grand depart city 2015, seen from a surprising perspective. Leading up to the grand depart in 2015 a group of film m...

Utrecht, Tour de France grand depart city 2015, seen from a surprising perspective. Leading up to the grand depart in 2015 a group of film makers from Utrecht made a documentary style film about their bike culture.nnThis film is made with an unique style and an unique technique. The bikers are filmed from a cart hanging behind a bike. nnCanon 5D mkIII nMagic Lantern RawnCanon 24-70nCanon 24-105nSigma 70-200nDJI RoninnDJI PhantomnBikenCart   Less

July Geek Fuel Unboxing

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We open the latest mystery box to find all kinds of surprises.  

A Royal Weekend at Évian-les-Bains

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In the summer of 2014 the historic Hôtel Royal, a true monument of a by-gone glamorous era, reopened its doors after a large-scale renovati...

In the summer of 2014 the historic Hôtel Royal, a true monument of a by-gone glamorous era, reopened its doors after a large-scale renovation overseen by French architect François Champsaur in collaboration with François Chatillon, senior architect at the French government’s department for national heritage sites (Les Monuments Historiques). On the occasion of the Hôtel Royal’s reopening, I was invited to explore this unique place, also the source of the famous Evian mineral water, for a three-day celebration organised for members of the press, which allowed me to head out and discover the area’s beauties — stumbling upon several surprises on the way.nnfull story: https://www.yatzer.com/palace-hotel-royal-evian   Less

The Assembly of Animals

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Combining puppetry, magic and scientific-demonstration, The Assembly of Animals gives a glimpse into the inner workings of a laboratory look...

Combining puppetry, magic and scientific-demonstration, The Assembly of Animals gives a glimpse into the inner workings of a laboratory looking for life in everyday objects. As a performed sculpture, a series of delicately composed experiments reveal a proliferating system of surprises and animals within animals.nnTim is an artistic inventor, and uses basic physics and a surrealist imagination to create this carefully constructed and delicate world, leaving children entertained throughout.nnProduced by Artsadmin for Bamboo supported by the EU Culture Programme. Co-production TJP-CDN d’Alsace-Strasbourg. Funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.nnPart of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2015.nnThe Assembly of Animals is on at 2.30, 4.00, 5.30, Small Animal Hospital, Summerhall, until the 29th August. Find out more at http://festival15.summerhall.co.uk/event/the-assembly-of-animals/   Less

NIXON SURF CHALLENGE 2014 | KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

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-- Click on CC button to get Russian, Spanish or French subtitles --nnThe Nixon Surf Challenge 2014 in association with Monster Energy, Reef...

-- Click on CC button to get Russian, Spanish or French subtitles --nnThe Nixon Surf Challenge 2014 in association with Monster Energy, Reef and Lomography headed to the Russian Far-East, with William Aliotti (FRA) edging out 2013’s winner Vincent Duvignac (FRA) in the shadow of Kamchatka’s volcanoes to be crowned Overall Winner of the week-long, peer-judged surf contest and adventure.nnWith decent swell all week long and somewhat changeable weather conditions, the invited surfers charged hard in the 1-1.5m waves from the outset, despite frigid water temperatures only just about hovering above the 2 to 3 degree mark. Each of the surfers also had to battle some pretty heavy jetlag after touching down on the Russian peninsula – all par for the course when you fly to the Pacific coastline of the Motherland. nnAfter a distinctly foggy start to proceedings, Day 3 saw the sun finally come out, revealing the mind-blowing scenery for the first time and showcasing Kamchatka’s famous snow-capped volcanoes in all their glory.nnDespite spine-chillingly cold sessions in the line-up every day, the surfers were all motivated to surf for as long as possible. For eventual winner William Aliotti, the waves of Kamchatka couldn’t have been more of a contrast to his normal daily routine. Traveling the globe for the last six months surfing some of the world’s most tropical surf spots, William surprised everyone by taking to the cold water like it was nothing. As well as clinching the Overall title, the super-consistent 21-year-old goofy-footer from the Caribbean haven of Saint Martin also captured the Best Trick award after stomping just about every aerial trick in the book.nnAttending riders: William Aliotti, Kepa Acero, Vincent Duvignac, Jonathan Gonzalez, Marc Lacomare, Marlon Lipke, Eric Rebière, Benjamin Sanchis, Gony ZubizarretannFilming: Falling Angels Prod (Ludovic Lasserre) / NixonnWater filming: Yannock LoussouarnnEditing: NixonnnMusics: "Hopes" - Louis / "Im caving in" - Leopold and the FictionnnMore:nhttp://www.nixon.com/surfchallengenhttp://www.nixon.comnhttp://www.facebook.com/nixonnhttp://instagram.com/nixon_nownhttp://twitter.com/nixon_now   Less

NO-A [Short Film]

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Award winning graduation film NO-A completed at the Savannah College of Art and Design. nnThe world is a desolate, unforgiving place in this...

Award winning graduation film NO-A completed at the Savannah College of Art and Design. nnThe world is a desolate, unforgiving place in this action sci-fi with a surprising amount of heart. We follow NO-A (Noah), as he attempts to rescue Aixa, the young woman that created him. In his desperate attempt to save her, he must face an unknown enemy force and fight to keep them both alive.nn(C) NO-A Productions nnWebsite: http://www.noafilm.org/nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NO-A/948787145132068?ref=aymt_homepage_panelnTwitter: https://twitter.com/NOA_FilmnnCreditsn============================nnDirected bynLiam MurphynnVFX SupervisornAndrew FinleynnFX LeadnMatt BensonnnLighting LeadsnMichelle GaonKevin HerjononnAdditional LightingnMark McKinseynDennys HermannAditi VengurlekarnnLead Sound designnKai PaquinnnRender Pipeline TDnWill CavanaghnnEnvironment ModelingnNathan KreuzmannnRigging TD/Animation PipelinenLiam MurphynKori AckmarnOvid NostradovnnEffects TDsnMatt BensonnTyler BrittonnJoshua SchwartznnExecutive Producer nXan XainnProducer nChloe MortensennnOriginal Idea bynAndrew FinleynMatt BensonnnCompositing LeadnMatt KarannnMusicnJacob YoffeennSoundmixingnMatt YocumnnSound DesignnKai PaquinnTom C SchmidtnnAnimationnLiam MurphynEmily KatskenBen SandersnnCompositing LeadnMatt Karan nnCompositingnMichelle Gao nAndrew FinleynnCharacter ModelingnRaed AlamouninQween ParkernAndrew FinleynnModeling/TexturingnAnthony X. SmithnCasey J ArterburnnNikit ShettinHarsh AgrawalnTy RobersonnnCloth SimnBen LopatinnnConcept ArtnAdam VargannLayout/Cinematography/ Editing nLiam MurphynnShading LeadsnMichelle GaonDayna Kelly nAndrew FinleynnOpening TitlenClint ReannMotion Graphics nEddy NietonnCopyright, NO-A Productions, 2014   Less

Stan Herd, Of Us and Art: The 100 Videos Project, Episode 30

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In a continued effort to bring art outside the museum’s walls and into the community in new and surprising ways, the Minneapolis Institute...

In a continued effort to bring art outside the museum’s walls and into the community in new and surprising ways, the Minneapolis Institute of Art has commissioned renowned crop artist Stan Herd to create a planted version of the beloved van Gogh’s Olive Trees painting.nnPlanting began this spring and the final piece will reveal itself in early fall, but in the meantime, watch it grow with us! The field location was chosen specifically so that the growing art can be seen from many flights coming and going from MSP airport. If you spot it, snap a pic and share it with #BDayMia #vangrow!nnMore information at: http://new.artsmia.org/100/mia-commissions-crop-art-inspired-by-van-gogh/   Less

New World Record with snowmobile on water 212 km

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Gratulerer med verdensrekorden Morten Blien. Her er en liten smakebit av det som er filmet på denne turen. Over 21 mil på scooteren, der e...

Gratulerer med verdensrekorden Morten Blien. Her er en liten smakebit av det som er filmet på denne turen. Over 21 mil på scooteren, der er rått. Lykke til i kveld. Del gjerne filmen.nn18.sep 2015, a Norwegian man named Morten Blien hopped on his Polaris RMK 800 and drove about 131 miles – down the Tana River in Finnmark, Norway. He was attempting to break the world record for distance driven on water with a snowmobile, previously set by European watercross champion Antti Holmberg (180 kilometers, or 111.9 miles).nnBlien did surpass the mark, but he fell short of his goal of 240 km when his sled inexplicably stopped in the middle of the river after 212 km.nnBlien said he wasn’t sure what ultimately caused the snowmobile to quit. An additional throttle lever had been installed on the sled so that if one hand got tired, Blien could use the other to power the sled. It’s possible that a malfunction caused the gas to stop flowing adequately to the engine.nnThe world record attempt still needs to be submitted to Guinness for approval. There is some uncertainty about whether it will be approved since Blien did not drive the snowmobile ashore.nnThe entire trip lasted four hours. Blien was tired but satisfied after his run, saying that he considered everything after 180 km to be a bonus. He was also surprised at the number of local people who came out in the cold weather to support him.nnMusical from the CD Verdde - Guest Friend. It's Johan Anders Bær from Karasjok singing or as it is called in the Sami language joiker. ncopyrighted music. Hoahppu - Rush. Johan Anders Bær Norway.nnTo use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com   Less

DullTech Kickstarter video

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3 years ago we started this journey, a journey of making simpler technology. And we didn't even knew we were going on a trip. Now we are ask...

3 years ago we started this journey, a journey of making simpler technology. And we didn't even knew we were going on a trip. Now we are asking you to make a dream come true.nnDuring an art residency in Shenzhen, in the south of China, one of the most important places in global consumer electronics production, we wanted to see how people worked in the local factories.nFor this we needed to be a company, not just a nosey artist, and above all, have an idea what kind of tech product to produce, or the factories wouldn't talk to us.nnSo we came up with a simple idea, based on solving some of our own problems.nIf you could imagine any product, why not let it help make your life easier? Right?nOne problem we all have as artists, struggling with the installation of video presentations. How to easily loop a video? And sync a video over multiple screens? How do you switch it on an off? Simple things that are time consuming while you would think it could be solved easily!nnFact of the matter is, that if you want to play multiple videos in an exhibition or at a fair, it is always a problem!nRemote controls that need to be pressed at the same time, computers that need to be programmed, professional companies that need to hired to install. Or you always have to go yourself. What if there would be a box that would just fix that for you. It would not be exiting, it would not offer anything new, it wouldn't cost days to figure out, it would just make technology work. That's it!nnSo we came up with the name for our company. DullTech. Technology that does not need to be exiting. It's boring, you know why? Because it just works.nnWith an idea, and a company name, we went back to the factories, and guess what, we got in!nWe got into the neo liberal dream of hardware startups producing throwaway gadgets.nWe got to see factories, spoke with people about work conditions, and spoke with artists and journalists researching the same interesting phenomenon around the source of expensive consumer electronics that define our current relationship with technology. In the beautiful tropical and smog filled city we saw people from all over China with dreams of being middle class. nnAfter a while we even found a great engineer who could even help us make our media player! Something we never expected to happen, but they said it was possible. A simple box that would take the first video on a USB key, and loop it. And when you would have two boxes they could sync at the flick of a switch! They even wanted to help us create a small production run! OMG. And it was possible to put on a custom screensaver! Just like the old DVD player screen savers. So we could put our own artwork on there, making it an art piece when it's not used to play your video! A machine that actually works, and is an artwork at the same time! nnBut we would never be able to afford such a thing, having all these boxes made, and trying to sell them later. So we told our friends, and made jokes about starting a new technology company. nWe even made a funny trailer to show at exhibitions and on a website. We thought, if we wanted to see the factories, why not see how the rest of the process would go, if you want to take part in the creative industry start up hype?nnBut everyone loved the idea, especially artists that worked with video! They really wanted us to produce it, and were emailing us when it would be ready. We even had several investors interested! nIn the mean time our careers got in the way, and we had more and more problems that boring technology could help us solve. But the emails requesting DullTech media players kept arriving.nSo we had a dream, a dream that DullTech could be an art-project in the form of a hardware startup, to just do it for real, and become a company and an art project at the same time! Do a kickstarter, and make funny simple tech, distributing work by artists we like at the same time.nNot for profit, but just to see what its like to be a startup, and perhaps even criticism the process along the way. As Nik Kosmas compared art to custom-made process hacks, why not ride the snake, and process hack, and go into the O E M business with an art angle.n DullTech becoming a company that would produce technical, perhaps even absurd solutions for problems we had in art production. Slowly the small idea we had to get into south Chinese factories was getting serious, and fun!nnSo we went back to our friend the engineer, and we decided to go for it. We had some sample models made, and have tested it extensively in the past year. They worked perfectly, surprising technicians at every install. We have learned a lot and made a lot of adjustments, like the support for mac formatted USB keys, and now we're ready! Things just got really real.nAnd right now, we are finally ready to make the first production run!   Less

Mermaids on Mars - Behind the Scenes with Character Designer Steph Laberis

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Character designer Steph Laberis takes us behind the scenes of the stop-motion short Mermaids on Mars and explains her approach to designing...

Character designer Steph Laberis takes us behind the scenes of the stop-motion short Mermaids on Mars and explains her approach to designing characters for animation. She discusses some of the challenges of taking 2D animation design into a 3D world. We also learn if Steph is on Team Mermaid or Team Martian. The answer may surprise you.nnVisit the Mermaids on Mars site at www.mermaidsonmarsthefilm.com for more information   Less

Max Cooper and Tom Hodge - Teotihuacan Part 2 - Visuals by Dugan Hammock

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This ambient piece usually appears early in EMERGENCE. It's a demonstration of the beauty of dimensionality: specifically, how strange and a...

This ambient piece usually appears early in EMERGENCE. It's a demonstration of the beauty of dimensionality: specifically, how strange and appealing shapes are created when we rotate 4-dimensional structures.nnGet dates and tickets for EMERGENCE - http://bit.ly/EMERGENCETICKETSnnIf forms part of the live show where we look at the fundamental building blocks of our reality, from which the familiar world around us can emerge. It's a simple process, but like many other such fundamentals of nature, is also surprisingly beautiful.nnThe Emergence show is dedicated to these phenomena, and the story of creation from a scientific perspective, which are long term interests of mine.nnThe code to show these images was created by Dugan Hammock, a mathematician at the University of Massachusetts, and the music is a collaboration with Tom Hodge, Teotihucan Part 2. This was released with the Artefact EP on FIELDS, and Part 1 of the collaboration is a free download at http://www.maxcooper.net.   Less

'Emo (the musical)' short film by Neil Triffett

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What's a love struck Emo to do?nnFeature version in development with the support of Screen Australia and Film Victoria.nPre-purchase the fin...

What's a love struck Emo to do?nnFeature version in development with the support of Screen Australia and Film Victoria.nPre-purchase the final feature film advance via http://www.pozible.com/emonnRecognition:nBerlinale - Berlin International Film Festival, Feb '14n - awarded 'special mention' runner up to the Crystal Bear for best short film, Generation 14plus.nnBroadcast ARTE Germany and France, 2015nBroadcast Sogecable Spain, 2015nnInterfilm's 'Spark' Switzerland, 2015nArts and Algorithms Int'l Short Film Festival, 2015nFantastic Cinema Festival Little Rock, Mar 2015n- Grand Jury Award for Best Editing.nGlasgow Youth Film Festival, Feb 2015 2015nFilmLabFestival Italy, Nov 2014nShorts Film Festival Adelaide, Nov 2014n- Neil Triffett awarded Best Young Filmmaker.nMade in Melbourne Film Fest, Nov 2014n- Opening Night, audience choice award, Best FilmnSee The Sound SoundTrack Germany, Nov 2014nOzu Film Festival Italy, Nov 2014nInterfilm's Kuki Berlin - Int'l Short Film Festival, Nov 2014n - won 2nd prize of the Teen Screen competition.nFilmfest FrauenWelten Tuebingen, Nov 2014n54th Brno 16, Czech Republic, Oct 2014nInt'l Short Film Festival Cyprus, Oct 2014nSchlingel Int'l Film Festival Germany, Oct 2014nHeart of Gold Int'l Film Fest Gympie, Oct 2014nVancouver Int'l Film Festival, Sep 2014nCanberra Short Film Festival, Sep 2014nDown Under Berlin Film Festival, Sep 2014nSarajevo Int'l Film Festival, Aug 2014nRhode Island Int'l Film Festival, Aug 2014nDungog Film Festival, Aug 2014nGuanajuato Int'l Film Festival Mexico, Aug 2014nInDPanda Int'l Film Festival HK, Aug 2014nEdinburgh Int'l Film Festival, July 2014nPalm Springs Int'l ShortFest, Jul 2014nRevelation - Perth Int'l Film Festival, Jul 2014nHamburg Int'l Short Film Festival, Jun 2014nSt Kilda Film Festival, May 2014:n - won Best Comedy, Best Score and the Craft Award. n - nominated for Best Director and Best Short Film.nReel Shorts Film Festival Canada, May 2014nPoolinale Music Film Festival Vienna, Mar 2014nFlickerFest Australia, Jan 2014nRepresented at Clermont-Ferrand film market by Screen Australia.nnThe Berlinale Jury said "a movie that takes a look at group identity and peer pressure, with a surprising and pleasant lightness of touch. It convinced us with its firework of dialogues, melodies and humour, making fun of itself while never becoming ridiculous."nnFinishing funds, travel and marketing materials support generously provided by Screen Australia.nTravel support generously provided by Film Victoria. nnStarring Harry Borland, Charlotte Nicdao, Zak Marrinan, Robert TripolinonWritten and Directed by Neil Triffett, Produced by Lee MatthewsnCinematography by Sky Davies, Production Design by Anna O'Donnell, Edited by Sasha Dylan Bell, Sound Design by Craig Jansson.nMusic and Lyrics by Neil Triffett.nnSynopsis:nWhen Ethan, an Emo kid who hates almost everything, falls in love with Trinity, a good Christian girl with a passion for life and her Lord Jesus Christ, will they be able to live happily ever after?n nMore:nThere is a strange holy war happening in the school as a group of Christian musicians and group of Emo boys battle for the music room. Caught amongst this are Ethan, an Emo, and good Christian girl Trinity, who are newly in love. Finding it hard enough to reconcile their own differences, they dread what will happen if their friends ever find out. As the war escalates and things turn serious, the star-crossed lovers are forced to make decisions that might cost them their friends, their place in school, and each other.nnwww.emothemusical.comnwww.facebook.com/EmoTheMusicalnwww.twitter.com/EmoMusicalnwww.pozible.com/Emo   Less

Lucas and David

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What do you do when you want to give your boyfriend the surprise of his life? If you're Lucas, you just have the police shut down a major c...

What do you do when you want to give your boyfriend the surprise of his life? If you're Lucas, you just have the police shut down a major city street, get STEP UP star Briana Evigan and a bunch of other hot dancers to shake their booties, and make sure all of your friends are standing by with cameras and kleenex. No video could possibly capture the magic we all felt that night, but this one sure does a damned good job!nnWanna see more!? Check out our other videos on vimeo or go to our instagram (www.instagram.com/lucasanddavid) or follow us on twitter! (@lucasanddavid)   Less

Kung Fu Edit

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Dorian Densmore having some late season riding from El Sosneado, Argentina. Exploring new entrances to high consequence, no fall zone lines,...

Dorian Densmore having some late season riding from El Sosneado, Argentina. Exploring new entrances to high consequence, no fall zone lines, and finding surprise pow days throughout this October. nnThanks to Dynastar skis, Outdoor Research, Smith Optics, Cast Touring, Bluebird Wax, Avalon 7, Climbing Skins Direct, Mike Hamilton, Tximo Trull, Adri Millanesa, Mac Mugreson, Negro Extremo, Los Molles Instituto, Chinchu Arva, Alfred, Franchu, Nacho, Sanchez, Leesandro, Duece, Hot Pocket, Club del Sodeado, Blueberry Muffin, Lenny the Banana, and Cabezzote for helping with the edit.nnMusic: GZA - Liquid Swords   Less

SOAR: An Animated Short

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A cross between Miyazaki and Pixar, SOAR is an award-winning 3D animated movie about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot fly home be...

A cross between Miyazaki and Pixar, SOAR is an award-winning 3D animated movie about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot fly home before it's too late. facebook.com/SOARfilmnnSoar was created as Alyce Tzue's thesis project in school. What began as a toil of love by first-time filmmakers ended up catching the eyes of festivals all over the world. Soar is the proud 2015 Gold Winner of the 42nd Student Oscars, Best Student Animation Winner at Palm Springs, Finalist at the Student BAFTAs, and has screened in the Hamptons, St. Louis, Seoul, Austin, and more.nnThe Soar team is beyond grateful for your support. We believe the film's surprise success is proof of its message: when you put in everything you've got, sometimes you achieve more than you ever expected.nnThere are plans to make Soar into a feature length film inspired by the sensibilities of Hayao Miyazaki and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. For more information, please contact Alyce Tzue at alyce.tzue@gmail.com.nnWritten and Directed by Alyce Tzue - www.alycetzue.comnMusic by Jack Gravina - www.jackgravina.comnProduced by Anson Yu - ansonyu.tw@gmail.comnVFX Supervisor Derek Flood - imdb.com/name/nm0282541nCreated at the Academy of Art University - www.academyart.edunnVisit www.soarfilm.comnFull credits at soarfilm.com/credits/credits.htmlnFollow us on FB at facebook.com/SOARfilm   Less

Biographies, designers and creators. How the project "TABLE" was born.

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French video / subtitle in English.nThe concept «LA TABLE», nis to create a table, that is unique, artistic, attractive as far as its real...

French video / subtitle in English.nThe concept «LA TABLE», nis to create a table, that is unique, artistic, attractive as far as its realization is concerned, and that looks like as much as possible to his or her future owner. nFor that purpose, it has to have a soul, a story and something to tell. It has to be contemporary by its manufacturing technic and of course surprising. we include something inside, the resin therefore coats a material whether it is wood, marble, or metal.nAs far as the soul and the story are concerned it is rather simple; we need to collect pieces of wood, old motors, alloys here and there, recycled material, and these parts have especially to have an extremely souped-up visual graphic, so as to be the most attractive possible to the eye.nNow that the table is distinctive, modern and above all surprising enrobons us with resin materials that suit you the most, making it a single table.nAnd especially artistically, what is very interesting with this concept, it is that we can include anything that comes into our mind.nnLe concept «LA TABLE», nest de faire d’une table, une pièce unique, artistique, attractive de part sa réalisation, et qu’elle ressemble le plus à son futur propriétaire. nPour cela, il faut qu’elle ait une âme, une histoire et quelque chose à raconter. Qu’elle soit contemporaine par sa technique de fabrication et évidement surprenante, on y inclut quelque chose dedans, la résine enrobe une matière que ce soit du bois, du marbre, ou du métal. nPour l’âme et l’histoire c’est plutôt assez simple, il nous faut récupérez des morceaux de bois, des vieux moteur, des alliages un petit peu partout, de la récupération, et il faut surtout que ces pièces aient un graphique visuel extrêmement poussé, pour que à l’oeil ce soit le plus attractif possible.nMaintenant pour que cette table soit contemporaine originale et surtout surprenante, nous enrobons avec de la résine les matériaux qui vous correspondent le plus, ce qui en fait une table unique.nEt surtout artistiquement, ce qui est très intéressant avec ce concept, c’est que l’on peut inclure tout ce qui nous passe par la tête   Less

IT'S COMPLICATED

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"It's Complicated" is a short film that my girlfriend and I wanted to create for fun. Around the same time we were planning it I heard of t...

"It's Complicated" is a short film that my girlfriend and I wanted to create for fun. Around the same time we were planning it I heard of the Sundance Ignite What's Next contest. I decided to submit the video into the contest and surprisingly it made it into the semi finalists round. Although it wasn't chosen for the top 5 I'm still very happy with how everything turned out. Thanks to everyone who checked it out and voted! https://www.sundanceignitewhatsnext.org/projectsnnDirector/DP/Editor - David Chang www.ildavidchang.comnMusic - Michelle Blades https://michellekblades.bandcamp.com/nnActors - Deborah Diaz, Dazaev Cervantes, Avey Chang   Less

CONNECTED

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Connected is a portrait of a woman grappling with aging, self-perception, and transformation in a technologically optimized world. Jackie (P...

Connected is a portrait of a woman grappling with aging, self-perception, and transformation in a technologically optimized world. Jackie (Pamela Anderson) is a burnt-out AuraCycle instructor in the midst of a midlife crisis. She's obsessed with self-improvement podcasts (voiced by Jane Fonda), and she is soon drawn to an advanced yet enigmatic wellness spa that promises to enhance her mind, body and soul. Guided by her effortless and nubile mentor, Luna (Dree Hemingway), Jackie will give up anything to feel “connected" -- to herself, to the future, and to a precarious sense of perfection.nnDirector's Statement: nnConnected began when I met Pamela Anderson for the first time. After having explored issues of body modification and transformation in some of my photography and film projects, I was ready to create a narrative film which investigated these topics in a deeper, more grounded way. I knew that I wanted the project to surround an iconic sex symbol in the tradition of Marilyn Monroe and Bridgette Bardot. I'm fascinated by the level of mystery and mythology that surrounds these women. Their allure rests mainly on the surface, and that leaves me to wonder what lies beneath. nnPamela Anderson is the sex symbol of my generation. Even before adolescence I remember posters of her plastered on bedroom walls. Men and women alike can instantly recall the visual of her running down the beach in a red bathing suit, and she’s still one of the most iconic emblems of America around the world. During my first meeting with Pamela, I was surprised to discover how thoughtful and open she is about her life and legacy. What is the evolution of a performer who has made her mark on the world with her body, something that inevitably depreciates with age? I explained that I wanted to ask these questions in the film, and to bring forth a vulnerable performance that blurs the lines between reality and fiction. Instead of focusing on the obvious relationship to sex, I wanted to focus on introspection and transformation. To some degree, we all are trading on idealized versions of ourselves. This has never been more clear with the advent of social media, where our public identities are entirely self-constructed and instantly surveyed, ranked, immortalized or trolled. nnFor me Pamela is also an archetype of California culture, which is at once obsessed with the shallowness of youth and beauty, as well as the more existential search for self-help, wellness, and rehabilitation. Both of these polarities lead to a certain kind of alienation that I wanted to explore: the alienation and emptiness of beauty and objectification of oneself, and the alienation of continuously searching for something deeper and more authentic. I don't think it’s a coincidence that these two seemingly opposed obsessions coexist in places like Malibu. I believe, in fact, that they’re related to a singular kind of searching, which I wanted viewers to palpably feel and empathize with when watching the film. Intimacy and finding strength in being vulnerable is a big part of Pamela’s public story, as well as the community-driven, wellness culture element of Connected. nnWorking with Pamela has been an incredible journey. She truly understands the process and precariousness of self-invention and reinvention. After all, she began her life as a flat-chested brunette from Canada and has evolved into a blond bombshell actress and animal rights activist - epitomizing the ideals of the "California Dream." As an actress, Pamela is extraordinary to collaborate with because she works hard to understand the vision, and then fully commits to realizing it. She was also comfortable with my introducing elements of documentary into the film, blurring the line between her character and her own experiences with aging and soul searching. This took an enormous amount of bravery on her part, and helping her draw out this strength was extremely enlightening for me as well. nnIt was an absolute honor to work with Jane Fonda as the voice of Jackie’s wellness guru, which was also meant to parallel her public story, as well as Dree Hemingway as Luna. Growing up in Malibu, Dree acutely understood her character and brought so much personal experience and depth to the performance. There still remains this idea that intelligence and beauty are two separate qualities that represent two very different kinds of people. I find this to be not only anti-female, but also wholly untrue. For me each of the women in this film actively demonstrates that these traits most certainly do coexist. I hope the film furthers the conversation about our relationship to beauty, aging and technology, as well as each and every individual’s potential for reinvention and transformation.nn- Luke Gilford   Less

Alaska "Glacial" - Denali and the Inside Passage

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Filmed over 2 weeks in Alaska's Denali National Park and the Inside Passage. The Mt. McKinley summit revealed itself on a lucky day - a mas...

Filmed over 2 weeks in Alaska's Denali National Park and the Inside Passage. The Mt. McKinley summit revealed itself on a lucky day - a massive white peak blanketed in clouds and snow. Rivers of ice curve around the surrounding peaks.nnDenali literally translates to "The High One" and is the highest peak in North America. Bears, moose, sheep, and caribou inhabit the base. nnFurther South, I board a cruise-ship in Alaska's Inside Passage into Glacier Bay and Hubbard Glacier. Glacier Bay is a surprisingly remote area, only reachable by sea or air and encompassed in emerald green waters from glacial melt. Hubbard Glacier is the largest coastal glacier in North America, a massive block of ice awash in a foggy seascape.nnShot on a Nikon D800, edited in Premiere and Panolapse. nMusic by Stephen AndersonnnFor work & licensing, please contact blueedenhd@gmail.com   Less

A Tale of Two Zip Codes

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What determines how long we live? The surprising thing to us was that adjacent communities can have a 15 year-difference in life expectancy....

What determines how long we live? The surprising thing to us was that adjacent communities can have a 15 year-difference in life expectancy. Your preconditioned brains might attribute this to dramatic factors like drugs and violence (ours did). But the causes are actually more sinister: heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, all of which can be linked to Chronic Stress and stem directly from economic inequality. So we are all implicated... and we hope you learn as much from this 4-minute video as we did in the 15 years it took us to make it.nnThank you George Takei for lending us your voice!nnOriginal Posting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu7d0BMRt0onMade For The California EndowmentnProcess Images https://www.flickr.com/photos/130741349@N03/albums nOur Website Posting www.blackmath.com/portfolio/two-zip-codesnSound Design BTS https://vimeo.com/165296275nCell Animation Passes https://vimeo.com/165931388   Less