Apr 07
Ryan Oakley Talks …about education from VIDEOFILMIK on Vimeo. Shortly before a confluence of circumstance and opportunity forced me to leave Toronto, The Chairman (aka Videofilmik) took me to High Park, asked me a number of questions and taped my ramblings. One of the 22 will be posted every Sunday morning. You can see them all here.
Apr 05
A glimpse of one of the guys from Nike’s Innovation Kitchen. The Innovator from Cineastas on Vimeo. Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs …
Apr 03
It’s one way to look at a garden. data painting (garden) from jessica fenlon on Vimeo. short video created by altering the data set that was the source video file. quartz composer, Logic 9, FCPX
Apr 03
BODY MEMORY from Ülo Pikkov on Vimeo. Stop-motion film by Ülo Pikkov. Estonia / 9 min What can an old apple tree tell us? What mysteries are hidden in his roots, gnarled over time? Does he remember the serpent and the lost Paradise? Our body remembers more than we can expect and imagine. It remembers …
Apr 01
tape loading error from s-ara on Vimeo. Animation exploring the visual culture of video games and the spread of popular gif files. The imagery of Magritte’s surrealist paintings gives a working platform for modular elements and texture, thus sharing, the action with layers that emulate lo-fi quality and bug / glitch images of early computer …
Jan 31
Shortly before a confluence of circumstance and opportunity forced me to leave Toronto, The Chairman (aka Videofilmik) took me to High Park, asked me a number of questions and taped my ramblings. There’s 22 short rambles on a variety of subjects. That seems like a lot to post all in one go and a lot …
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May 20, 1990: Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s remarkable Kenyon College commencement address on creative integrity.
川流不息 Endless stream by Singer 晴哥 on Flickr.
