listening to 07/01/2011
A van with a political agenda woke me up today. When it's with The Beatles I have no problems with it. When it's a lawn mower, that's a different story. Taxman - The Beatles Add Comment vivian maier 06/26/2011
By now, I hope you've heard the name Vivian Maier and have seen some of her recently uncovered, beautiful street photography of Chicago and NYC from the 1950s on. I'm happy to hear that a new documentary about her is being produced. I can't wait to find out who Vivian Maier was in more detail. go to www.vivianmaier.com to learn about her story and see her work. everything is a remix, no really 06/22/2011
I guess it doesn't surprise me but I had no idea about all that Led Zeppelin stuff and they're easily my favourite classic rock band. It's just so blatant, which leads me believe that it wasn't malicious music stealing, just that rules of appropriation were probably still in their infancy back then. Interesting nonetheless and definitely looking forward to part IV. Remixing is a folk art but the techniques involved — collecting material, combining it, transforming it — are the same ones used at any level of creation. You could even say that everything is a remix. To support this series please visit everythingisaremix.info/?page_id=14 It happens to be a huge coincidence that I just watched Star Wars: Return of the Jedi for the first time tonight and now part II is showing me all its influences. I'm not knocking Star Wars by any means, but it's clear that it's not a marvel of originality, (not sure that it claims to be one?) as my appreciation for the series is still new. An exploration of the remix techniques involved in producing films. Part Two of a four-part series. An additional supplement to this video can be seen here: goo.gl/gtArc If you ever listen to Quentin Tarantino talk about film you can tell he has a huge understanding of film history and can pull from a mega database of movies, referencing decades of scenes, styles, metaphors, dialogue, you name it. It's pretty impressive to see it all remixed (pun intended) together. Sometimes the best way to visually portray an idea is by using existing imagery of what you envision and compiling it to create a whole. It works, Kill Bill is a film that I can watch repeatedly based solely on its graphic quality and visual style. An extrapolation on the "One Last Thing" from Kirby Ferguson's web series Everything Is A Remix - Episode 2: vimeo.com/19447662 Edited by Robert Grigsby Wilson Produced by Kirby Ferguson and Robert Grigsby Wilson Dedicated to Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino's Editor, who passed away last year. She was a great inspiration to me. For more information, visit EverythingIsARemix.info RobGWilson.com So it is with every new thing. Progress happens when all the factors that make for it are ready, and then it is inevitable. --Henry Ford Part III was just released.. Creativity isn't magic. Part three of this four-part series explores how innovations truly happen. To support this project please visit: everythingisaremix.info/donate/ Buy the music at: everythingisaremix.info/part-3-soundtrack/ Nelson and Valdez of Wreck and Salvage each produced videos inspired by Part 3. Check 'em out: vimeo.com/25379446 vimeo.com/25382384 I love this stuff, I just wish it was in feature-length documentary form and not short samples. Such a tease. my philosopher 06/19/2011
Slavoj Žižek is my favourite modern philosopher. He sugar coats nothing and never apologizes for it. Respect for honesty. ______________________________________________________________  Slavoj Zizek: the world’s hippest philosopher Slavoj Žižek has got an opinion on every subject from decaffeinated coffee to sex, from seagulls and swearing to the end of the world. He talks to Helen Brown. June 19, 2011 Flapping his elbows and lathered in sweat, Slavoj Žižek looks like a man in the final throes of radiation sickness doing the birdy dance. But the world’s hippest philosopher is actually miming what he imagines it would feel like to be trapped inside an all-body condom. “I saw this thing in an American store!” he explodes, lurching towards me in the quiet conservatory of a Bloomsbury hotel. “A total mask for the body! The ultimate in safe sex! So obscene! My God! But I do believe that by analysing this sort of phenomena you learn a lot about where we are. We want coffee without caffeine! Cake without sugar! And this is decaffeinated sex!” click here to continue reading.. __________________________________________________________ The article mentions Žižek's film The Pervert's Guide To Cinema (2006), I saw this a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. He brings up a lot of points that opened my eyes a little bit wider. Worth checking out..if you're into thinking..and I hope you are. on passion 06/18/2011
Ken Robinson has some great advice about passion and life, accompanied by some dry, anecdotal British humour. A winning combination in my opinion. I have to keep reminding myself that life isn't linear, while aging might be, experience, personal growth and discovery aren't. Ken Robinson believes that everyone is born with extraordinary capability. So what happens to all that talent as we bump through life, getting by, but never realizing our true potential? For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s just the opposite - we aim too low and succeed. We need to find that magic spot where our natural talent meets our personal passion. This means we need to know ourselves better. Whilst we content ourselves with doing what we’re competent at, but don’t truly love, we’ll never excel. And, according to Ken, finding purpose in our work is essentially to knowing who we really are. Get ready to unleash your inner fervor as Ken takes to our pulpit to inspire you to follow your passion. Sir Ken Robinson is a leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, working with governments and the world’s leading cultural organizations. Born in Liverpool, he was Director of The Arts Project (1985-89), and is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Warwick. He was knighted in 2003 for his contribution to education and the arts. Recent publications include Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (2001) and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (2009). This secular sermon took place at Conway Hall on Sunday 13 March 2011 (thanks to Alanna Scott for the link) f*ck you. pay me. 06/13/2011
you had me at fuck you. there's a lot of good advice for creatives out on their own learning as they go. Our speaker at the March 2011 San Francisco, CreativeMornings (creativemornings.com) was Mike Monteiro, Design Director, and co-founder of Mule Design Studio (muledesign.com). This event took place on March 25, 2011 and was sponsored by Happy Cog and Typekit (who also hosted the event at their office in the Mission). A big giant thank you to Chris Whitmore (whitmoreprod.com) for offering to shoot and edit the video. Photos were graciously provided by Rawle Anders (twitter.com/rawle42). The San Francisco chapter of Creative Mornings is run by Greg Storey (twitter.com/brilliantcrank). Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/SanFrancisco_CM listening to 06/08/2011
I hear this song every so often and it always reminds me of how cool Bobbie Gentry is. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry listening to 06/08/2011
I notice this song is being used in a new VW commercial. I suppose that's okay, since I like Volkswagen. It's good to be reminded about the fun songs once in awhile. Keep The Lights On - Wave Machines i met the walrus 06/08/2011
John Lennon is great. The animation is great. My only question is why is "nothing" on top of Canada? I hope it wasn't intentional! space love 06/07/2011
This just exploded my heart. I love time lapse, especially when it's pointed at the sky. Watch full screen. Plains Milky Way from Randy Halverson on Vimeo. During the month of May, I shot Milky Way timelapse in central South Dakota, when I had the time, and the weather cooperated. The biggest challenge was cloudy nights and the wind. There were very few nights, when I could shoot, that were perfectly clear, and often the wind was blowing 25mph +. That made it hard to get the shots I wanted. I kept most of the shots low to the ground, so the wind wouldn't catch the setup and cause camera shake, or blow it over. I used a Stage Zero Dolly on the dolly shots and a "Milapse" mount on the panning ones. Canon 60D and T2i Tokina 11-16 Sigma 20mm F1.8 Tamron 17-50 Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly dynamicperception.com Shot in RAW format, the Milky Way shots were 30 seconds exposure F2.8 or F1.8 with 2 second interval between shots, for 3-4 hours run time. ISO 1600 Ten seconds of the video is about 2 hours 20 minutes in real time. Simon Wilkinson from thebluemask.comcreated the soundtrack "Exodus" for the video Wired.com article wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/milky-way-video/ Bad Astronomer article blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/06/03/gorgeous-milky-way-time-lapse/ For licensing contact dakotalapse.com Follow twitter.com/dakotalapse facebook.com/pages/DakotaLapse/111818295557281 | krista + blog = klog
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