Author Archives: Niall Murphy

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Not necrophiliacs, certainly. An eerie and atmospheric work in progress by Jake McKee.

Tracking courtesy of the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero dolly (if you’re into that kind of thing.)

(Thanks D Fallon)

What is this I don’t even of the day:

The spectacularly stupid Ashley McDowell was approached by two men in a McDonald’s parking lot where they offered to sell her an iPad for $300. She only had $180, but they gave it to her anyway. When she got home, she found out it was really just a block of wood with an Apple logo painted on the back.

But it’s sort of an amazing block of wood.

Woman Buys a Block of Wood with an Apple Logo Thinking It’s an iPad (Gawker)

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An award winning and beautifully scored tilt shift day in the life of NYC by photographer, director and VFXer Sam O’Hare.

Original music: composed by Human, co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong.

 (Thanks Emmet)

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NY cartoonist and director Dan Meth sez:

From 1969 to 2001, the Twin Towers made countless cameos in Hollywood films. Sometimes featured prominently in the foreground, sometimes lurking in the distance. This montage celebrates the towers’ all-too-short film career with songs that capture the passing decades.

Here’s the full list.

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A multiple award-winning 2008 short by Santiago Grasso.

In a bizarre world, a man wakes to face the working day. Cue an absurdist satire on the nature of employment, or a promo for Richard Bruton’s jobs initiative. Whatever you’re having yourself.

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