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Friday Music Video Round Up: 2.11.2011

Written by Peter. Posted on February 11, 2011. No comments.
Friday’s are the best, aren’t they? Tyler, The Creator – “Goblin” – Directed by Wolf Haley Distant Relatives – “Patience” – Directed by Nabil Elderkin Erykah Badu – “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” – Directed by Flying Lotus Toro Y Moi – “New Beat” – Directed by Scott Ross Sanso-Xtro – “Hello Night Crow” – Directed by Fergal Brennan

Retinal Blast: Uppercuts, Puppets and A Blacksmith

Written by Peter. Posted on February 10, 2011. 1 Comment.
This week on Retinal Blast we’re featuring some stunning documentary shorts. This Silicon Valley garage isn’t building computers, they’re beating each other up with them. Peep the latest video from California is a Place. Fantastic piece from Etsy on puppet-maker Geahk Burchill. Here’s another guy keeping up an ancient craft. Check out this piece on a modern day [...]

Killing It: Society Theory

Written by Peter. Posted on February 9, 2011. 1 Comment.
This week on Killing It, we’re bringing you a hot new “intelligence agency” that helps musicians and artists share their stories across the new media spectrum. When I met this duo back in the summer they were bursting with great ideas and already making some serious moves, so I decided to follow up and let [...]

Tuesday Laughs: Claymation, Angry Birds and Four Loko

Written by Peter. Posted on February 8, 2011. 1 Comment.
Laugh it up people, it’s Tuesday. Amazing claymation of a very hungry creature and his troublesome dining experience. Created by Max Mörtl. I’ve managed to suppress my urge to play Angry Birds for a few weeks now, but this makes me crave it sooooo badly. (via Funny or Die) Don Johnson stars in this spoof on the anti-freeze [...]

Brand Spanking: Best of the Super Bowl

Written by Peter. Posted on February 7, 2011. No comments.
We’re all a bit dumber after watching so much crap during the Super Bowl yesterday. It’s shocking that a 5 hour advertising bonanza (with small bits of actual gameplay) is one of our country’s most celebrated events. However, there were a few memorable ads that aired yesterday. In case you missed them, tune in below. Volkswagen’s [...]

Friday Music Video Round Up: 2.4.2011

Written by Peter. Posted on February 4, 2011. No comments.
You know how we roll on Fridays… James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream” – Directed by Alexander Brown Echo Lake – “Young Silence” – Directed by Dan Nixon. Shot on Microsoft Kinect by the way… The Lonely Island – “The Creep” Young Galaxy – “We Have Everything” – Directed by Sinbad Richardson No Age – “Fever Dreaming” – Directed [...]

Rupert Murdoch Launches The Daily

Written by Peter. Posted on February 3, 2011. No comments.
I remember explaining to my roommate back in college that reading the newspaper is kind of pointless. My argument: “Any news in that paper was already posted on the internet yesterday, so you’re actually reading old news this morning.” That really blew his mind. Honestly, I think it’s terrible that print media is collapsing so [...]

Retinal Blast: Surreal Environments Edition

Written by Peter. Posted on February 3, 2011. No comments.
Today’s Retinal Blast features some stunning short pieces I stumbled across this week. The common theme here is each vid has crazy good cinematography combined with ridiculously skilled animation/motion graphics. You should find some inspiration here. “my graduation short-art-movie-video-thingy” By Misha Shyukin. A short, surreal piece based on a summery dream. Created by Sébastien Abes. This is a [...]

An Island In Your Living Room

Written by Peter. Posted on February 2, 2011. No comments.
For the past month now many of us have been teased by the, well, teasers that acclaimed filmmaker Vincent Moon (of Takeaway Show fame) has put out to promote his latest film An Island this month. For the film he teamed up with 8-piece band Efterklang to inhabit a small island off the Danish coast [...]

Killing It: Chris Garcia

Written by Peter. Posted on February 2, 2011. 1 Comment.
We’re mixing it up on “Killing It” this week with someone who not only makes videos, he actually stands in front of the camera too! This local comedian has an up-and-coming web series called “Elevator to: Space” which he stars in with a few of his buddies. He can also be found slaying crowds with [...]

Tuesday Laughs: Bro’d Out Edition

Written by Peter. Posted on February 1, 2011. No comments.
I noticed several recent funny videos have had some serious bro-ness to them, so I decided to dedicate this Tuesday Laughs to all the bros we love to hate on. This couldn’t be more on point. I know some people that could use some hipster talking points too in case anyone wants to make that… (via [...]

3D 360 Interactive Video Technology for iPhone

Written by Peter. Posted on January 31, 2011. No comments.
Posting about the Black Eyed Peas makes me feel kinda gross (sorry if you’re a fan), but their new 3D 360 interactive video experience for the iPhone shows off some pretty crazy technology. Yes, 3D 360, as in you can turn around in the video and see objects in 3D (the experience is limited to [...]

Brand Spanking: Honda, GE and Nike

Written by Peter. Posted on January 31, 2011. No comments.
Another Monday dose of branded content for all the commercial lovers out there. Honda’s unique, animated European commercial for the Honda Jazz called “This Unpredictable Life,” featuring Garrison Keiler’s awesome voice. Created by Wieden + Kennedy London. GE demonstrates their latest braking technology for trains using really amazing slow motion HD footage of different objects beings dropped [...]

Creative-Powered Capitalism?

Written by Peter. Posted on January 29, 2011. 1 Comment.
Ad guru Alex Bogusky along with partners Rob Schuham and John Bielenberg have set out on one serious mission. After a weeklong brainstorm session the guys created Common, an open source, living network of creatives in pursuit of spreading a new brand of capitalism. Using “designers, strategists, vertical experts, celebs, capital, media…”  and other talented [...]

Friday Music Video Round Up: 1.28.2011

Written by Peter. Posted on January 28, 2011. No comments.
Music video madness makes for some Friday gladness. Get your fix below! Metronomy – “She Wants” – Directed by So Lab The Aston Shuffle – “Your Love” – Directed by Maxime Bruneel Toro Y Moi – “Still Sound” – Directed by Steven Daniels The Tree Ring – “Wore It Deep” – Directed by Destin Cretton Sleigh Bells – “Rill Rill” [...]

Instagram Adds #Hashtags to the Equation

Written by Peter. Posted on January 28, 2011. No comments.
Last week I wrote about Levi’s Brazil stepping into the Instagram domain with a purely visual approach to marketing their products. The potential for brands on this rising iPhone community just got bigger with the addition of hashtags. This feature allows brands to find their community and interact with fans, creating more potential for marketing [...]

Retinal Blast: Tiny Power Plants, Skateboarding Shoes and Floating Around Venice

Written by Peter. Posted on January 27, 2011. No comments.
Heavy doses of retinal blastery like always. If your eyes need some inspiration, look to these visual delights. Tilt-shift perspective of the world’s energy production directed by Niles Heckman. An experimental skateboard film that actually crops out the skater entirely, leaving only his shoes and the board. And then watch what they do in the credits! It [...]

Comedian Mike Birbiglia Sleeping in Macy’s Window Display

Written by Peter. Posted on January 26, 2011. No comments.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia latest acting job is as a mannequin. Well not exactly, but he is going to spend the next week living in the window display at Macy’s flagship store in New York City. Proctor + Gamble is supply downy fresh bedding for Birbiglia’s stay in a stunt called Clean Sheet Week. During the [...]

Killing It: Scott McDowell

Written by Peter. Posted on January 26, 2011. 4 Comments.
This week’s featured person on “Killing It” is an SF-based audio engineer and one of the people behind Chasing the Moon, a video podcast featuring some of the best in the local indie music scene. Name: Scott McDowell Job: Staff audio engineer at Hyde Street Studio C and Tiny Telephone. Favorite food: Any of the soba soups at [...]

Students Create WeSC RFID Sneakers

Written by Peter. Posted on January 25, 2011. 3 Comments.
Imagine checking in on Facebook without even having to blink. I stumbled across this video today on these special social media shoes. Students at a Swedish progressive, new media-focused school called Hyper Island partnered with clothing company WeSC to create RFID shoes that help connect social media to your experiences without the hassle of fumbling around [...]