Music: Breathe by Sharon Van Etten
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Video short animation "I Can't Breathe" by Nick Criscuolo
Music: Breathe by Sharon Van Etten
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Video music "Infinite Love" by A.R. Rahman
"I'm always fascinated by the innocence of children and the baggage that we carry as adults which manipulates our decisions. An ideal world can definitely be created with a pure mind and optimistic results."
- A.R. Rahman Infinite Love website
Lyrics (English) - Infinite Love by AR Rahman, Blaaze & Gil Levy
Video of Hindi version "Behad Pyaar"
Lyrics (Hindi) Behad Pyaar by Irshad Kamil, A R Rahman, Blaaze & Gil Levy
Video short film "Luminaris" directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella
Luminaris is a multi-award winning animated short film made using the pixilation technique, combining real actors interacting with animated objects and time-lapse sequences. The film tells the story of a man living in a world controlled and timed by light. Every morning, the inhabitants of that world are woken up and pulled to their jobs by sunlight, as if this was some sort of magnet. The main character has a routinary job in a factory that makes electric bulbs. But he has something else in mind that could change the order of things. The film was inspired by an instrumental tango piece called "Lluvia de Estrellas" (Star Rain) composed by Osmar Maderna in the forties.
Director Juan Pablo Zaramella explains, "I first became acquainted with this piece of music as a child, because my elders used to listen to it. I had always liked this piece but, as an adult, it gradually dawned on me that this music could be like a score of a film that had never been made. In 2008 I was granted a creativity residency by Abbaye de Fontevraud, in France. I decided to take this opportunity to develop this project. Orginally, I approached the project as a puppet animation story, but doing some pixilation tests in the gardens of Fontevraud, just for fun, the seed of the present short appeared: the idea of sunlight as a magnetic force."
The complete production of the film took two years and a half, mainly due to the unpredictability of weather conditions and sunlight movement, that changes the shadows on the locations every day.
"Both the speed and the intensity of sunlight changed during the shooting of a take, so we had to modify the time-lapse frequency and the exposure of the photographs all the time", explains Sergio Piñeyro, director of photography.
"In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could
change the natural order of things."
Luminaris es un corto animado en la técnica llamada pixilación, que consiste en la animación en stop motion de actores de carne y hueso, interactuando con objetos animados. La película cuenta la historia de un hombre que vive en un mundo controlado por la luz. Cada mañana, los habitantes de este mundo son despertados y arrastrados por la luz solar hacia sus trabajos, como si esta fuera una fuerza magnética. El protagonista tiene un trabajo rutinario en una fábrica de lámparas. Pero tiene algo más en mente que podrá cambiar el órden de las cosas.
“Tanto la velocidad y la intensidad de la luz del sol cambiaban durante el rodaje de una toma, y teníamos que modificar tanto la frecuencia de tiempo entre foto y foto como la exposición”, explica el director de fotografía Sergio Piñeyro.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Video short animated film "iO" directed by James Swindells, Robert Nelson and Alexander Ward
"Taking a theme that is very relevant in today's age, we chose to expand the idea of a nation abusing its energy resource. We wanted to give character to not only to the city, but to the energy that they are using to power their wasteful metropolis. We believed we could show the torment the energy was enduring through the persona of this robot. There was a heavy theme of contrast running through the film, from the heavy use of black and white. The masculinity of the robot, until where it is reborn as it's feminine counterpart, and finally to the abundance of light at the start - to it's final crescendo into darkness at the end."
- Director's intention James Swindells, Robert Nelson and Alexander Ward
A student film of The Arts University College at Bournemouth, a creative community where staff and students share a passion for and a commitment to the disciplines of arts, design and media.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Video short film "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger" / "Fracking Erkärt: Chance oder Risiko" by Kurzgesagt
"Fracking Erkärt: Chance oder Risiko" (5 min) Fracking ist in Deutschland ein kontrovers diskutiertes Thema. Auf der einen Seite stehen die Vertreter der gasförderndern Unternehmen, auf der anderen Seite Volksinitiativen und Wasserwerke. Auch die Politik ist gespalten. Aber wie kontrovers ist Fracking wirklich? Ist es wirklich eine ungefährliche Lösung unserer Energieprobleme oder eine Gefahr für unser Grundwasser? Wir werfen einen neutralen Blick auf das Frackingverfahren und analysieren die Vor- und Nachteile. Da sich das Video in erster Linie auf Deutschland, bzw Europa bezieht konzentriert sich das Video auf die Förderung von Erdgas und lässt Erdöl außen vor.
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Video: Other "information design" shorts by Kurzgesagt
Who is Kurzgesagt an information design collective team, of information designers, animators, journalists, musicians and programmers, very passionate about science and communication.
Video: The Unfractured Future
Video Fracking in Kern County California: Health Impact
Video "Yoko Ono and Artists Against Fracking Find Out What Fracking Has Done to Pennsylvania"
Video "Fracking Rock" (Muppets take a stand)
Video: Colorado frack-site flooding: Historic flooding across large portions of Central and Eastern Colorado has caused an unprecedented amount of damage. Along with the rise in water levels came elevated concern over the tens of thousands of frack wells that scar the region's landscape. In one of the hardest hit areas, Weld County, there are over 20,000 frack wells alone.
Video "To Wisconsin with Love" (Virginia to Wisconsin - Extraction Health and Water Safety Concerns)
Video "Fracking The Eagle Ford Shale: Big Oil And Bad Air On The Texas Prairie"
Video "La sombra del fracking"
Sign Please sign the US Nurse's Petition to "Certify a Health Impact Study on the Keystone XL Pipeline" on people's health
Video US/Canada Doctors Share to US Senate About Their Personal Direct Experience on the Impact on Public Health and Risk from Extraction Industry (workers and communities)
Video US/Canada Nurses Share to US Senate Their Direct Personal Experience of Health Impacts of Extraction Industry and Pipelines in Communities
Video short films "Caretakers & Warriors" and "This Barn" communities in Nebraska and Alberta fight back, against the Keystone Pipeline
Watch "This Barn" (2:20) citizens of Nebraska join hands community by community and fight back against the Keystone Pipeline by building sustainable energy projects along the way of, blocking, the Keystone pipeline route.
Video description by NEXTGEN CLIMATE
"The people pushing for approval of Keystone XL argue that running this tar sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf is a net positive for America, that it will create jobs and make our country more energy independent. This argument could not be further from the truth. And you don’t have to take our word for it. We went to the source and talked to those who would be most directly affected by the pipeline’s construction. We spoke with members of the First Nations tribes, whose way of life is threatened by the tar sands extraction process. We talked to American families who live along the pipeline’s proposed path. These are the communities that will be most adversely affected by this 1,179 mile long dirty-oil superhighway for foreign oil markets. More than anyone else, they understand what’s at stake."
More info: "Tar Sands Destination Unknown"
More info: "What You Should Know About Tar Sands"
Monday, June 16, 2014
Video short animation "Nour" by Mohanad Hassan
Student film from Egyptian Film Institute
High Institute of Cinema, Cairo, Egypt
Interview about Egypt, artists and change
2007 Winner Jury's Prize, National Egyptian Film Festival, Cairo
2008 Winner Golden Prize, START Film Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
Entered the main competition of these Festivals:
2007 Germany: Stuttgart Festival for Animated Films
2007 Poland: Sopot Film Festival (SFF)
2008 Romania: International Festival ECO-ETHNO FOLK Film
2007 Egypt: 11th Ismailia International Film Festival of Documentary and Short Films
2nd China: Aiwow International Animation Film Festival
Showed in 2007 Germany: Stuttgart Festival for Animated Films (Top Ten films)
Showed in 2007 France: FIPA International Festival of Audiovisual Programs
Video: short Talk "Reflections on Presence from Ancient Cultures: Lisa Kristine" at Wisdom 2.0
"We are at a time in humanity when we have incredible technologies - and we are being asked to marry these with an equivalent transformation of heart."
- Jack Kornfield Wisdom 2.0 Conference
"Where the technology and contemplative communities ... hash out the best ways to incorporate these tools into our lives -- and keep them from taking over."
- Wired Magazine Wisdom 2.0 Conference
More videos of Wisdom 2.0 ~ on Technology, Gratitude, Generosity, Social Responsibility, Wisdom, Mindful Workspace, Technology and the Brain, Disconnection to Connect, Business etc ...
More Videos of Lisa Kristine ~ talks from direct first-hand experience of our world as a photographer
Related feature film "Sold" (Trailer) based on a true story.
Gillian Anderson, actor, plays a photographer based on Lisa Kristine
Related documentary film "#standwithme" (watch full film) based on a true story.
After seeing a photo by Lisa Kristine, of two enslaved boys in Nepal, Vivienne Harr 9 years old is moved to help in the only way she knows how: by setting up her lemonade stand. With the goal of freeing 500 children from slavery, she sets up her stand every day, rain or shine. In telling Vivienne’s story, #standwithme examines the realities of modern-day slavery, the role we play in it as consumers, and the importance of knowing the story behind what we buy.
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767.
It was once considered by foreign traders as one of the largest and wealthiest citites in the East.
These Buddhist monks stand below a vibrantly flowering tree in the ancient city
Wisdom in Business conference
"Founders from Facebook, Twitter, eBay, Zynga and PayPal, and executives and managers from companies like Google, Microsoft, Cisco ... in conversations with experts in yoga and mindfulness." - The New York Times
Founded in 1416 and once the largest monastery in the world,
Drepung housed over 10,000 monks.
The main assembly hall, or Tsogchen,
where this image was made,
is riveting with 108 pillars
supporting the atmospheric enormity of the sacred hall;
it is magnificently lit
by filtered sunshine and pungent yak butter lamps.
Scholastic monks gather in huge mass for recitations;
chanting of the Holy Scriptures fill the Tsogchen
with a hauntingly rich and resonant texture of belief and commitment.
Meeting a person whose religious purpose
is to bring betterment to all sentient beings,
who does not only have the intellectual capacity of Buddhism,
but is a living embodiment, is an extraordinary experience.
The Drokpas, or nomads, of Tibet are a visible presence
in this province bordering the Himalayas of India.
They travel in groups of families;
the men tend to the yaks in the grasslands
while women make butter and cheese.
They also weave and tan sheep and yak skins
used to make garments to protect them from the fierce Himalayan winters.
The Himba wear little clothing,
but the women are famous for covering themselves with otjize,
a mixture of butter fat and ochre possibly to protect themselves from the sun.
The mixture gives their skins a reddish tinge.
This symbolizes earth's rich red color and the blood that symbolizes life,
and is consistent with the Himba ideal of beauty.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Video short film "Shield The People - Oyate Wahacanka" (2014 Message To People of the World
Keystone Tar Sands / XL Pipeline. Nearly everyone is familiar with these words and most have at least some opinion about what they represent. Those who are willing to sacrifice the very things which make life possible on this planet for personal gain, they mean fabulous wealth and power. For some, they only mean possibly saving a few cents at the gas pump. For others, who have studied the short and long term effects of what these words represent, a far more grim reality becomes apparent.
You can help by being Informed, Watching (video), and Reading "Message".
Shieldthepeople.org and Allies / Alliances
Music Credit for video: "Beyond Light"
"Shield The People" Video on YouTube
Video: "Shield The People" group discussion
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