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leaving for burning man and I'm not afraid. i have binoculars and my cape and my fangs.
500 people in 100 seconds.
And with that, I leave for the desert. Jordan's due here any minute and all of my things are packed. We're hoping to stop in Tacoma on the way down, so Andrew and I can finally meet, but as I haven't heard from him yet, it may be something we'll do on the way back. Our only other stop is Reno, to shoot some cards and ( Read more... ) -
artpost: wrapped up in string
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Zero from Zealous Creative.
Also: Behind the scenes of Zero and a quick, enchanting peek at his next film, (which I am seriously, seriously excited for), The Maker. -
required watching: perfect for late night
The Backwater Gospel, an unmissable Bachelor film project (2011) from The Animation Workshop.
Some other stunning shorts from the same school: Out of the Forest, (a long held personal favourite), The Lumberjack, (a very NFB tinted short), The Saga of Biorn, (funny even before the nuns), Mighty Antlers, (intense), Last Fall, (elegant steampunk ( Read more... ) -
to stave off a rainy day
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Chris Garneau - Dirty Night Clowns from ROCK*iT FiLMS.
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PLATYPUS BEAR FOR PRESIDENT
Aside from all the other amazing things that life consists of, this evening I am made happy by passionfruit gelato, chickie nobs, and the line, "Someone's being attacked by a platypus bear!", upon which, indeed, a platypus bear appeared onscreen, truly one of nature's more creative miracles.
Also, the incredible people and technology involved in ( Read more... ) -
one of my favourite directors just died
Anime director Satoshi Kon dies, aged 46.
Kon passed away passed yesterday after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer ( Read more... ) -
setting the mood to trip the light fantastic, all in the desert style
Hayao Miyazaki's Ghibli masterpiece, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Also, for those feeling a little less dystopian, but still seeking fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. -
a tiny bit simplified, but still pretty cool
A magnet won't work on plastic, bananas or girls.: In 2001, Marc Bertrand was tasked by the National Film Board of Canada with creating 26 one-minute films about science. The only constraints were that he had to use both archival footage and animation. The result was Science Please!And because the NFB is awesome, you can watch all 26 of them online ( Read more... )
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