Autodesk Reel

This is a cool example of what software like Flame is capable of:

http://download.autodesk.com/us/mnevideo/NAB2009/nab_09_showreel_620x398.html

NSFWindows

Word to yo' MacMutha, XPitches!



-dpizzle

Stuart Benjamin a communist in our own country

All I can say is that Stuart Benjamin is a communist!

http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2588&context=faculty_scholarship

Who doesn't love a good chart?

Here's one I found on Twitter. The Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.

Avatar Post

This is a fascinating article on the Fusion camera and post production for Avatar:

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/91722

Coconut Octopus

This is what fascinates me about underwater video; the ability to capture amazing animal behavior you wouldn't have thought possible. If you think shooting underwater footage is easy check out the end of the clip.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091214-octopus-carries-coconuts-coconut-carrying.html

Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you!

I just found an app for my iPhone 3GS that turns it into a time lapse video recorder. Just like our XDCAM's do, minus the HD, of course. I'm excited to see what we can use this for Trail Nation.

iTimeLapse

This was just a quick on-camera's with Stephanie Klett.

Untitled Project from Trevor Wright on Vimeo.

Amazing Scene replacement

This is a clip from Stargate studios. It is amazing what you can do with some green screen and image tracking.

Stargate Studios Reel from RAWworks on Vimeo.

Release the Kraken!

Three things to watch this morning that I am excited about. I am a big fan of the original, but the new trailer out puts the old one to shame:

CLASH OF THE TITANS

And we get a new look at Whiplash and War Machine:

Iron Man 2

Finally, Tim Burton is up to his usual tricks:

Alice in Wonderland

Cool Short Video from a Cannon 7D

the Road from Andro Kajzer on Vimeo.

The Top 100 Videos of 2009 in less then 3 minutes

It's sad how many of these I have seen/emailed/been emailed/rewatched/can't stop laughing/forward/posted/twitter/.... Well, you get the picture.

Video after the jump.

The Top 100 Videos of 2009

Well... That's Hot!

Below is a cool (or should I say hot) piece of physical advertising for McDonald's. Just using a simple steamer/smoke machine.

Too bad their coffee still sucks.

$500 Youtube video nets Director a $20 million film deal

Here's the Youtube video, along with an interesting discussion... things aren't always what the headlines say. Making great content is all about realizing and making use of resources, which include money, but also time, friends and favors, and ingenuity. (Well, it needs a great story first... then all of these come into play)

Anyway, without further ado, the link:

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/freshdv/story/filmmaking_cream_rises/

Avatar Camera

A peek at Cameron's virtual camera that allowed him to see the actor's CG character and environment.

You want creative?

You can't find a better use of the Youtubes than this. (found on Mashables article on ten 10 most innovative Viral ads of 2009. All of them are great.

There's a little bit of violence in here...nothing you haven't seen before, and it's done to stick figures. That makes it ok, right?

Extreme Sports Promo

This ad is for a show on RushHD that showcases extreme sports. It also showcases extreme sports videographers:

http://www.rushhd.com/whats-new/focused

USB amazed.

The bare necessities get a new member:




From Mashable:
"Now you can plug in USB-powered devices — think iPhones, iPods, PDAs and digital cameras — alongside your standard UCS powered devices. As Gizmodo puts it, the USB power outlet is a “no-brainer.”

-dp

Good advice for anyone.

So true...so true.



Love the fact that they upped the creep factor by not having any kind of music track. And James Lipton clean-shaven? That's must-see TV.

-dp

Rolling Shutter Fun

The fun part about anything CMOS (Many of the popular cameras right now, from iphones to DSLRs to quite a few prosumer cameras, to Red One) is the rolling shutter. This is one of the best examples I've ever seen. Very cool.

Bendy Propeller from Steve Talkowski on Vimeo.

Pixar's Creative Space

Can we remodel the production office to look like this? My only question is where to put the pool.




http://www.charter.net/video/?vendid=18&vendkey=cnn_showbiz%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fhyde.pixar.studio.tour
.cnn#

Man, those cows look good.

Real California Milk is doing short films about dairy farm families—and they are pretty damn good. Great feel. Great editing. But especially great look. Take a gander:




I'm not sure what it's shot on, but Randy and I are thinking it's something like a Canon 7D set rolling at 24P. The emotional feel, the music, and the warm golden look all create a really compelling video.

- dp