Category Archives: Video

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You may recall the trailer for Anya – a new animation to raise awareness of the To Russia With Love charity.

Well the nice folk at Brown Bag Films have just released the adorable, mmf-heavy completed version.

(Thanks for the heads-up to Anya writer/director Damien O’Connor)

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An award-winning gnarlathon of surf footage from Hawaii’s legendary North Shore commended by ubiquitous extreme sport sponsor GoPro for its ‘cinematography, degree of difficulty of shooting, perspective, overall beauty and lighting’.

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No. Not like that. In a nice way…

A 2013 instructional from Youtuber and hamster aficionado ghiblilover25, who sez, rather charmingly:

I’m not good at English,sorry. ※He is alive. Please watch his body carefully 1:48~. His body goes up and down by breathing. Thank you for your time.^^

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A prototype baby robo-dinosaur developed by designer Never Ben at Spinmaster.

Self-balancing, motion tracking , responsive to voice commands, cute as the Dickens and probably available to buy later this year for around €80.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VViXnrSp5mg

Ouch. Mind them swords.

Game Of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide To Westeros by illustrator Michael Komarck and designer Matthew Christian Reinhart.

Featuring stunning pop-up recreations of several key locations from the series, including the formidable castle of Winterfell, the lavish capital city King’s Landing, and the Wall’s stark majesty, this book takes readers into the world of the series like never before. Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros features five stunning spreads that fold out to create a remarkable pop-up map of Westeros, as well as numerous mini-pops that bring to life iconic elements of the show, such as direwolves, White Walkers, giants, and dragons.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOi5OF7gAiM

Creator’s Project choose their eight favourite iterations of the iconic Simpsons opening sequence as imagined by guest directors and artists over the years including Banksy and Sylvain Chomet (above), Robot Chicken, Guillermo Del Toro, Michal Sorcha and a triplet of  Bill Plymptons.

Every one a winner, in fairness.

MORE: The 8 Best Artist Recreations Of The Simpsons’ Intro Couch Gag (Creators Project)