March 2009
50 posts
WatchMary Rambin did a really fantastic job covering the Streamy Awards with the show’s sponsor, Kodak. In this video, she makes the after-party look a lot more fun and exciting than it was, and catches up with great web video creators like Kent Nichols (Ask a Ninja), Zadi Diaz (Epic Fu), Brigitte Dale (ABC Family), Taryn O’Neill (After Judgment) and Felicia Day (The Guild).
maryrambin:
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WatchThe Lost Tribes of New York City
Urban Anthropologists Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City’s more overlooked citizens. via lee, brinkjunk.
Gang Gang Dance - First Communion, from Saint...
Skeletons - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!...
The Next New / Rocketboom Nonference Nonparty
Next New / Rocketboom Nonparty, SXSW
kenyatta wrote: One of the successes of this year’s sxsw was combining forces with Tim to throw an impromptu nonparty for the nonference. Thanks to everyone for showing up (and to Next New for their generosity!
And yes, I get really red when I drink. Thank you, asian genes.
Soapbox Spielbergs Show Off Their Skills... →
At SXSW this year, I had the pleasure of moderating a joint film/interactive panel with indie special FX rebels Erik Beck, Rudy Jahchan, and Matt Campagna that was a big hit. Here’s NewTeeVee’s recap and review.
WatchThis effect was filmed and edited live during the “Soapbox Spielbergs” Panel at SXSW with random volunteers from the audience. It demonstrates a super simple practical effect you can achieve for cheap. Check out indymogul.com for awesome special effects tutorials! Big thank you so much to Eric and Cat Susch of letsknit2gether.com for being our awesome volunteers.
Severed Hands and Explosions: Your FX →
erik: Your FX is Indy Mogul’s way of showing off some viewer-submitted videos. This month, we have awesome tutorials about making a severed hand that moves, and making a chainsaw arm for cheap.
u2unes
In the past week, I feel like I’ve had U2’s new album marketed to me by every conceivable medium: from video ads in taxis to pre-rolls on Hulu to a week of performances on David Letterman, you’d think their new album was opening in theaters against Watchmen.
With such a multi-million dollar marketing campaign on the line, I was pretty surprised to find you can download the...
WatchWatchmen iPhone MMO announced. This looks crazy awesome — an iPhone game that uses Amazon’s cloud to let thousands of iPhone users fight in a persistent universe. Think of a stripped-down World of Warcraft, in the Watchmen universe, and you can play it ANYWHERE. Here’s the official website.
By Last Legion Games, studio of amazing game designer Silvio Porretta (Tony Hawk’s...
WatchVia our friends at Boing Boing Video this morning…
Boing Boing Video is proud to debut a second video from the forthcoming music documentary N.A.S.A. (Myspace Link), directed by Syd Garon and Sage Vaughn, who also created the art.
The track is “Way Down,” and features RZA (of Wu Tang fame), vocalist Barbie Hatch, and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers.)
If you dig the track, you can buy...
WatchThis video, one of my favorites, has always been pretty much beyond parody. That said, this is pretty funny.
urlesque: thedailywhat: I’m Pretty Sure This Meme Is Still Funny of the Day: Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” music video gets the literal treatment. [via.]
The Daily Mail on the archaeological find at... →
From the article: “Gobekli is so old that it predates settled human life. It is pre-pottery, pre-writing, pre-everything. Gobekli hails from a part of human history that is unimaginably distant, right back in our hunter-gatherer past.” (via spytap)
