New from David O’Reilly: a fictional ’90s North Korean propaganda animation of life in the US.
Previously: Him And Her
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In this commercial for Japanese optical high-speed internet service provider au Hikari, a Rube Goldberg machine (or Heath Robinson contraption, if you like) is “powered” by a single beam of light reflecting off mirrors and passing through lenses to burn through strings, melt ice, pop balloons and generally put the fizz into physics.
Here’s how they did it.
You’ll recall Norwegian artist Markus Moestue’s velociraptor trike, upon which he planned to tour across Norway in protest at the dogmatic religious education of children.
Well he’s made a video of his 300km Stavanger to Kristiansand roadtrip.
The Auralnauts recreate the Throne Room scene from Star Wars: A New Hope in Musicless Music Video style, minus the John Williams soundtrack
Dissolve (they of the excellent This Is A Generic Brand Video) sez:
Scenes you’ve seen … or have you? Using Dissolve stock footage – and the magic of editing – we’ve created this impressionistic homage to some classic movies. Can you name all 14 films?
Of course you can.
Music: Retro Smash Hit by Pat Andrews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWDZ350laUQ
VFX shenanigizer Joey Shanks celebrates the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters by attempting to recreate the proton streams from the film.
And why wouldn’t he?
(Thanks Joey)
Wasted Night
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d25uyH2xwyg
The Lords Of Strut – back in town on Monday after a whirlwind tour of the ‘toilets and clubs’ of the world.
Previously: Meanwhile, At That Scary Alley Between Dame Street And Dame Lane
(H/T: Bit Thompt)
Last month, fellow explorers and filmmakers George Kourounis and Sam Cossman descended 400m into the Marum crater – an active volcano on the Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific.
It was a dry heat.