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