So I came across this video tonight, a perfectly odd plug for what will undoubtedly be a perfectly odd Wes Anderson film titled Moonrise Kingdom.  For those who don’t know, Bill Murray – in real life – is a weird guy.  Don’t get me wrong, I love him, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s a weird guy. So this video is sort of what I imagine hanging out with Bill Murray would be like.  It’s funny,...

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Your weekly reminder that less is more – an amazing minimalist film poster series. There is not a whole lot to say about these, they sort of speak for themselves.  But I will say, sometimes the most obvious design is the hardest to come up with.  These are good examples of designers who understand that concept and put it into...

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Again, I must apologize up front for the length of this video (it’s pushing nine minutes), but I can’t pass it up.  It is a beautifully crafted stop-animation by UK-based animator Mikey Please, and the amount of work that went into it is just staggering. The figures were made out of a unique foam material that gives them an eerily polished look.  The piece used over 115  different sets, and the lighting is some of the best...

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I just heard about this film today, and I’m still reeling from the sheer scope of the project.  Samsara (which means ‘to flow on’ and perpetually wander through states of existence) is a documentary film by Ron Fricke shot on 70mm film that was shot in 25 different countries over the course of 5 years.  Pause. Think about that for a second and try to wrap your head around it.  The film is a non-verbal documentary produced...

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This is pretty great.  It’s one of those things I need to remember to do someday, but inevitably won’t.  And even if I do remember, I’d probably do it for four or five weeks and then lose interest in it. BUT, my short attention span doesn’t change the fact that these videos are amazing.  Basically, these videos show two kids, a daughter and a son, every week from birth to ages 12 and 9, respectively.  Cool...

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