Friday 12/20/13

The last show n tell of the year (probably).

Santa shows us how he travels from roof to roof using parkour:

We saw a breathtaking time-lapse of the city of lights- Los Angeles:
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/breathtaking-timelapse-of-los-angeles-will-make-you-believe-in-a-higher-power

Google compiles the highlights of 2013:

And Chuck Norris goes one step further with an updated commercial with him doing the splits again in the holiday spirit:

Friday 11/22/13

Today marks the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination:

Batman and Superman battle it out:

Jean Claude Van Damme returns to the screen:

Mountain lions (well lion- singular) really does exist in Griffith Park:
http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/11/15/34649/picture-this-national-geographics-steve-winter-cap/

And kids try magic and fail:

Friday 11/15/13

We've had an explosion of trailers this week.

Here's a favourite repeat: the trailer for Michael Bay's new movie: Explosions!!!
http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/michael-bay-presents-explosions.html

Some friend's of Kapanke made a scary movie, and it looks terrifying. Parents (especially those expecting), be warned: Devil's Due!

Russel Crowe and Herminone Granger star in Noah:

And finally, the new RoboCop trailer, starring Samuel (Kango)L. Jackson:

Friday 11/1/13

This week we had a safety theme after I attended the Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Academy:
http://www.redcross.org/news/event/29th-Annual-Disaster-Preparedness-Academy

One really useful thing the Red Cross supplies are free apps for earthquake alerts and first aid. I encourage you to download them:
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/mobile-apps

Board of airplane safety videos? Virgin are re-inventing them and turning them into music videos:

Chuck Norris shows us how to safely stop a chainsaw with your bare hands:

Southwest Airlines rap their safety announcements:

Big cats eat pumpkins:

Meanwhile, after all the safety, shootings take place at LAX:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-live-lax-shooting-tsa-agent-alleged-gunman-shot-20131101,0,3517669.story#axzz2jPtalzR9

Friday 10/25/13

For this weeks TED talk: How I made an impossible film:
http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_villeneuve_how_i_made_an_impossible_film.html

And the trailer for the movie can be seen here:
http://www.gaiamtv.com/video/mars-et-avril

Friday 10/18/13

How can we bring jobs back to America. Simple- just buy one American made product!

Batteries that have the power to change the world:

http://www.upworthy.com/see-the-scientific-accident-that-may-change-the-world-or-at-least-your-battery-l

The remake of Carrie is out today and there is some freaky stuff going on out there to promote the movie:

Movie trailer for the Secret Life of Walter Mitty:

Friday 8/16/13

Feeding the homeless, one pizza at a time:

Forget California high speed rail. We want Hyperloop!

This past weekend was the peak of the Peseid meteor storm with up to 100 meteors per hour hitting the earths atmosphere:

Here's a time lapse video of it (watch out for the planes!):

Friday 8/9/13

Everyone loves tacos, but nothing taste quite like Taco Town's unique take on the snack:

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-claritin/n28762/?auto=true

Time saving tips from Chris:

And here's some time saving tips for techies:
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_pogue_10_top_time_saving_tech_tips.html

Last but not least, we played the trailer for Must Love Jaws:

Friday 7/26/13

Remember when videos came in cassettes, or on spools, those big old things weighed a ton. Fast forward to today, and how much does a video you download weigh? Can you guess?

The technology from the Minority Report is so nearly here. Jinha Lee demonstrates how technology can take us closer to the pixels and through the screen. Even bringing the pixels alive outside of the screen where we can reach out and touch them.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jinha_lee_a_tool_that_lets_you_touch_pixels.html

Friday 6/28/13

This week I started a free online course on Coursera from the University of London: the camera never lies:
https://www.coursera.org/course/lyingcamera

We're all used to seeing manipulated images such as the blatant photos on these links:
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/photo-manipulations-transform-everyday-objects-into-surreal-devices
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/entwined-roads-will-make-your-head-spin

But what about images we don't realise are manipulated? How do we detect these? The BBC reports on a lie detector test developed for just this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23000438

Friday 6/21/13

This week sees the arrival of a Daft Punk inspired art show downtown:

Full details on the art show can be found here:
http://store.gauntletgallery.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1849

Aliens the movie in 60 seconds:

Two years in the making, Ruin is an animated short with a great chase sequence:
http://vimeo.com/38591304

Wilshire Blvd sees Ciclavia reclaim the streets this Sunday in the name of cyclists and pedestrians:
http://www.ciclavia.org/events/682/iconic-wilshire-boulevard/692/about

3000 years in the making, coming to a screen near you, 10 Things I Hate About The 10 Commandments:

Lastly, we saw the astonishing cancer treatment video- fighting fire with fire:

Friday 5/17/13

After several weeks away, the old movie studio logo returns as our opener:

Courtesy of Paul Samson, here's The Walking Dead done with bad lip reading:

The highlight of this week is Chris Kapanke's upcoming movie: Rituals. He is currently seeking funds for the movie. The trailer and all the details can be found here:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rituals

Powerball comes to California, and now to Zoo. Earlier this morning it was in the $500m range but by 10am, it's already reached $600m. That seems to be the threshold for people to demand we play, so we're playing! Come see Ian for details.

Friday 4/12/13

Next weekend sees the return of Cyclivia when Venice Boulevard will be closed to cars and open to bicycles from downtown to the beach!
http://www.ciclavia.org/events/676/to-the-sea/681/about

Barron vs Dog on Judge Alex:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5frDZI6Wka4

What if animals ate fast food:

The new Wilheln scream:

Quick crew Asian concept:

Friday 3/1/13

The annual TED conference is on this week and ideas worth spreading are plentiful. Here's a couple of quick picks.

Kid President has a pep talk for us:

Marco Tempest tells us about the rise and fall of Nikola Tesla:
http://www.ted.com/talks/marco_tempest_the_electric_rise_and_fall_of_nikola_tesla.html

Friday 2/22/13

Fifty years ago, Harold Edgerton took a photo of a bullet passing through an apple using super high speed photography.

Since then, femto photography has been developed that allows for cameras to record at 1 billion frames per second allowing packets photons to be seen travelling. This opens up some new and exciting possibilities.
http://www.techi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Harold-Edgerton-Bullet-Image.jpg

Friday 2/8/13

This week we turned the floor over to Tommy for his last day. He introduced us to his website with some exerts from a book he is working on and read some flash fiction.
http://fictionmostly.com/

Friday 1/25/13

Drive Thru Invisible Prank:

NFL: bad lip reading:

Bored of your in flight safety video? Air New Zealand is capitalising on the Hobbit.

And finally, some words of inspiration about success:

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

Friday 1/11/13

It's that time of year again when Oscar nominees are announced. My favourite category being the animated shorts. This week featured a selection of previews from the top runners.

Adam and Dog:
http://vimeo.com/34849443

Fresh Guacamole:

The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare (click "Watch Trailer"):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2175842/

Head Over Heels:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2391009/

Disney's Paperman:

Friday 1/4/13

Got some new years resolutions? Make a list. See other people who share your goals. See how they did it. Tell others how you did it:
http://www.43things.com/

Scary snowman prank.

Tim Green has recently been working on a project at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital call Breath Giving Portraits. Check out the video of the work or talk to Tim for more information on future projects: