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:

Friday 12/14/12

This parody is timed with this weeks release The Hobbit. Ever wondered how wizards keeps their clothes clean? Tide of course:

Avatar meets Transformers meets War of the Worlds =  Pacific Rim:

Charlie Brown mashup:

Ever wondered what classical singers sing about? Here's one interpretation:

Someone I know made a bowling themed game show pilot. Unfortunately it wasn't picked up, but here's the trailer:

Friday 11/30/12

What happens when you get bad lip readers to dub the presidential debates? This:

Giving Tuesday happened this week:
http://givingtuesday.org/

And so in commemoration, I'm turning bananas in the meals for homeless people through banana bread. All proceeds go to the Union Rescue Mission. Eat up and pay up!
http://urm.org/

Friday 11/9/12

This week Duncan submitted the following fascinating video on changing education paradigms:

If you're interested in taking a free online university course from one of over 30 leading universities from around globe, check out Coursera. They offer courses in just about everything for all levels. It even includes prestigious Ivy League schools:
https://www.coursera.org/

Alternatively Khan academy offers a different style of online learning suitable for all: children through adults. This one is especially good for learning a particular thing if you don't have the time for a course.
http://www.khanacademy.org/

And lastly, a reminder that Zoo has a Lynda.com account offering video tutorials and training material for software and a whole host of subjects. Log in details are available from Neda or myself:
http://www.lynda.com