Ernest Hemingway once said the Internet is a fine place and worth fighting for.
I agree with the second part.
By Ze Frank:
‘I received an email from a woman named Laura, who had recently moved to a new city for a new job.
She was overwhelmed with anxiety and asked me to write her a song to help her calm down.’
Read the full story at http://www.zefrank.com/chillout/
Illustrator Gidi Vigo has produced nine minimalist posters inspired by several superhero films of the last several years.
‘One of the big surprise winners at the Oscars this year was the animated short film Logorama. However, it won for good reason, because it’s a dark and awesome short film. The entire short (all 16 minutes) has made its way onto Vimeo and can be seen below. This isn’t a leak or a bootleg or anything like that, this is the fully watchable version of the short. Here’s the concept (and also why it’s so damn brilliant): the entire world and everything we see in it is made out of corporate logos and brands. The story follows two Michelin tire guys (as cops) who chase a terrorist Ronald McDonald. You’ll be very glad this won the Oscar after you see this.’Entire Oscar Winning Animated Short
Read more: http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/05/must-watch-entire-oscar-winning-animated-short-logorama/#ixzz0mngoxMqx
Changes (for 6 Music)
By Adam Buxton and
Where tiny little men move one frame at a time
“The BBC has announced plans for a restructure of some of its services. As part of that restructure, 6 Music, a radio station that caters almost perfectly to my tastes, is to close. Adam Buxton, one of the DJs on the station, made a little song to encourage people to show their support and try to change the minds of the powers that be. I have made a little video for that little song. I have made it very quickly (by my standards) so it’s a bit wobbly in places.
For more information on how to make your voice heard and maybe grant 6 Music a stay of execution, go to http://www.love6music.com and follow the steps there to contact the BBC Trust.
I thought it was fairly obvious, but apparently not. The man with the stripe on his face is meant to be David Bowie. The tune is David Bowie’s “Changes” and the new lyrics were written and performed by TV’s Adam Buxton with backing vocals by top pop motorway man Tom Robinson. I did the moving and the faces.
Any hair that you don’t recognise, except for the Bowie one, is from Arealight’s Custom Work - google for link.
A tutorial that describes the process for the face animation is linked on the description of my Fight Like Apes film. Go there for that.
Other links: http://www.adam-buxton.co.uk for Adam and http://www.flickr.com/photos/38509565…for Pete’s Lego creations. Also http://www.davidbowie.com/ for the guy with the stripe on his face.”
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explains how YouTube makes it easy to dispute a wrongful copyright claim.Know Your Meme:
Challenging a YouTube Take Down with Fair Use
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An 8-bit interpretation of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog” as a theoretical Nintendo game!
By Doctor Octoroc
Amanda Palmer + Mitch Benn “Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now” Live at Bush Hall
April 25th 2010.
Filmed and Edited by Drew K Forrest for KhufuMedia and Amanda Fucking Palmer.
The Dark Knight in 5 Seconds
a short stop-motion film… Music - Sleepwaking by A Fine Frenzy a Gallant + Keen ProductionLost Things
Written & Directed by - Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths
Starring - Alison Sudol
Spider Jerusalem on voting
By Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson
