Category Archives: Video

Last month, Japanese Space Agency JAXA’s robotic Hyabusa2 spacecraft shot and deliberately bounced off asteroid 162173 Ryugu just to see what would happen. Hardcore. To wit:

Before impact, Hayabusa2 fired a small bullet into 162173 Ryugu to scattered surface material and increase the chance that Hayabusa2 would be able to capture some. Next month, Hayabusa2 will fire a much larger bullet into Ryugu in an effort to capture sub-surface material. Near the end of this year, Hayabusa2 is scheduled to depart Ryugu and begin a looping trip back to Earth, hopefully returning small pieces of this near-Earth asteroid in late 2020. Studying Ryugu could tell humanity not only about the minor planet‘s surface and interior, but about what materials were available in the early Solar System for the development of life.

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A diverting inisight into the way colour in movie posters is used to communicate with the desired audiences.

James Verdesoto of Indika Entertainment Advertising explains how white backgrounds are used for comedy, blue for action thrillers, shadows indicate secondary characters, yellow is the colour of independent film and so on.

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One of a series of online tutorials by artist Tom McPherson of Circle Line Art School, this mesmerising video shows how to create anamorphic cityscapes using strategically shaded squares and lines.

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A conceptual fuel cell electric vehicle envisaged by Toyota and the Japan Aerospce Exploration Agency (JAXA) designed for two passengers (four at a pinch) that’s good for up to 10,000 dusty kilometres of lunar exploration.

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A trailer for the documentary ‘Float’ which showcases the niche ‘sport’ of flying ultralight diaphanous, rubber band powered model airplanes.

The film follows two American competitors, Brett Sanborn and Yuan Kang Lee, as they prepare for and compete at the  F1D World Championships in Romania.

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A spectacular flyover at this month’s 2019 Avalon Airshow in Victoria, Australia by daredevil stunt team Scandinavian Catwalk, combining fireworks and lasers with flips and rolls.

All other aerobatic display teams are thanked for their service and may now retire.

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An impressive, award-winning short by Hakim Ismail of the Royal College of Art that tells the story of a pregnant mother rushed to hospital in the aftermath of a bombing – as told from the perspective of the child in her womb.

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