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Where We Write

This morning Laura RT’d an article titled Where We Write: The Merits of Making Do. It’s a pretty awesome piece talking about how some folks try so hard to make the perfect writing environment instead of actually writing. I think I’ve been doing that too. This summer I got rid of my cable so I’d watch less TV. Now I have to see what Netflix has to offer or watch something online. So I’m not wasting my »

Short Film: The Damage Done

Yeah, yeah, all I seem to post are videos lately. Been one exhaustion filled summer and then there’s the whole “I’m a short film addict” thing. Anyway, I liked this one. Visually pretty and I always love a nod to the type of story the secret reveals: The Damage Done is a western short by Rainfall Films. It premiered at the 2010 DVX WESTFEST, where it won 1st Place. A hired gun is tasked by the local »

Short Film: Descendants

A pretty creepy and surreal short animation: “Descendants” is a 14 minute animated short about the wish of attaining the unattainable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil. The two main characters are flowers (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman) who grow on the edge of a clearing next to one another. One is old and jaded by a mysterious history – the other one still young, vivid and curious. »

Hans Zimmer & Johnny Marr Live at the Inception Premiere

Pretty awesome performance: The track is “Time” from the Inception soundtrack. Hans Zimmer (piano) and Johnny Marr (guitar). Full performance can be seen here: The video took a while to load so heads it that it might do so for you too. The performance starts at about 8 or so minutes in (after the red carpet event). It’s well worth the wait. Awesome indeed! And the soundtrack itself is pretty amazing. I, of course, had to download »

Howl’s Moving Castle Papercraft

Check out this papercraft of Howl’s Moving Castle! It’s awesome: The project looks too daunting a task for me, but here’s someone who built it in 72 hours across 3 weeks. He recorded a time lapse of the construction, which is pretty awesome to see: Howl’s Moving Castle from Ben Millett on Vimeo. If you’d like to give it a try yourself, you can download the papercraft here. (via Cubeecraft)

Transformer Owl

I love this! I came across this video on Tumblr (a site I’ve become pretty addicted to for random inspiration lately): They’ve altered it from the original as seen on Discovery’s Animal Oddities blog, but their added text makes it funnier–and a little easier to understand. Discovery’s blog explained what’s going on with the owl: You might not know that small owl species are sometimes on the menu for larger owl species.  When faced with the barn »

Video: Sky Sailing “Brielle”

The soft visual elements in this video are somewhat hypnotic and soothing. I love all the paper airplanes and the watercolor background: Sky Sailing’s (or rather Owl City’s)  website

The Guild’s new music video “Game On”

The Guild has released a new music video, “Game On.” Bollywood style. How fun! Zaboo convinces Codex to resume game play by transporting them to a world of inspiring song and dance. Vibrant costumes and a large cast of extras give it an over-the-top look and feel. (via Watch the Guild)

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