January 17, 2012 by Frederick | 0 comments
This kind of violence on a defenceless victim should be condemned and strictly prosecuted. The Chicago police and prosecutors have a responsibility to bring those involved to justice.
February 22, 2011 by Frederick | 2 Comments
I was working a gig in Vegas with a brand new Phantom Flex high speed digital cinema camera. I had to try it out. In fact, I never did go to bed that night. I opened up a wormhole shooting at 2,564 frames per second. (via Vimeo)
A device that shoots at 2564 fps in 1080p? I want one.
Visit the blog of the video’s creator for more captivating details.
November 21, 2010 by Frederick | Comments Off
I’m back, after restoring my site from its recently hacked state. I hope it doesn’t happen again, and I do apologize to anyone who was put off by the changed site title and the blank posts and pages.
Anyways, I’ve been watching a lot of promotional videos for universities, generally published by their admissions offices to attract students, and some really stood out. Many are quite long, but they’re definitely worth watching in full.
The opening might be boring and conventional, but watch past the first minute — a pleasant surprise awaits.
Beautiful cinematography, great music… Yale’s video is a true piece of art, all the more so because it was produced by undergraduates at the university.
UPenn’s 2009 admissions video starts off serenely, and soon crescendos into a deeply moving profile of the students’ lives. The scenery is beautiful, and the music is suited.
The University of Pennsylvania’s video is filled with a sense of purpose. It’s motivating and inspirational.
This is one of the most beautiful promotional videos I’ve ever watched. Harvard did a splendid job of presenting all the awe-inspiring statistics about the school in a way that is both simplistic and informative. On YouTube, Harvard has combined all its videos into one long video, but the video below starts at the segment to which I have been referring.
Although Columbia’s video is heavily dominated by interviews and speaking as opposed to the dynamic singing of Yale’s video or the wow factor of Harvard’s, the words spoken in this video are the most moving.
I felt that Columbia’s video seemed very genuine and unpretentious.
It’s probably a testament to the West Coast lifestyle. Stanford’s video made university seem fun and playful, rather than studious.
UPenn’s older video, “There’s Nothing Stopping Our Students” is also an inspirational work of beauty. It does focus more on students’ admission experiences, rather than how great the university is. That’s worth appreciating.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/video/UGA_Overview.flvNovember 4, 2010 by Frederick | Comments Off
By now, this is old news, but this was such a great video, I had to share it.
July 23, 2010 by Frederick | 2 Comments
Google has been posting “Search Stories” videos on its YouTube channel since November 2009 and they’re really quite touching. The original search story was “Parisian Love“, about a man who apparently finds love in Paris while studying abroad.
Although I’ve seen Parisian Love before, some of the newer search stories are just as moving.
May 23, 2010 by Frederick | Comments Off
I just discovered this amazing series of music videos, created by running catchy quotations from notable scientists through Auto-Tune. They seem like a new generation of religious art.
The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.
With Carl Sagan, David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Richard Dawkins among many, these inspiring videos communicate the value of science.
Beautiful.
June 27, 2009
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This is one of the most humorous videos I’ve seen in a while. “…introducing Bing: the better way to Google”; also known as “the easiest way to Google since Yahoo!” via TechCrunch
