5 things I learned July 23, 2012

1 - Awesome Slow Motion Aerial Footage of Motorcycles Flying Through the Air

2 - Mario snowland

3 - Football animated with only string

4 - The Kalesh, a distinctive aboriginal tribe of Pakistan's Hindu Kush

5 - Poemotion Interactive Book Object

1 - Awesome Slow Motion Aerial Footage of Motorcycles Flying Through the Air

Using Sony's FS700 attached to a remote controlled helicopter, the CopterKids​ are able to show of these super slow-mo hi-def sequences.

Just got our hands on our new Sony FS700 and wanted to do a quick test of the super slow motion mode from the air. Results turned out pretty killer. Big thanks to Paul Mudd for letting us play up at his place and for pouring an entire beer on himself so we could see what it looked like in slow motion! Behind the scenes footage by Scott Horn.

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2 - Mario snowland

This is like a wonderful, marvelous dream! In Japan, of course, at ​Kumi Yama.

Le Kumi Yama crée en l'honneur du Japon, n’a pas d’équivalent et c’est sans doute pour cela que l’événement gagne en notoriété chaque année. Une renommée qui fait écho au niveau international. Des médaillés des X Games, des champions du monde, la jeune garde du freestyle, les icônes de la discipline, les “stars”, les “retraités”, les amateurs...tous s’y retrouvent pour le contest unique par équipe de 3. Un événement qui réuni depuis 5 ans, différentes générations du freeski et du snowboard...dans une atmosphère atypique sur le snowpark du glacier des 2 Alpes. Pour ses 5 ans, le Kumi Yama annonçait une grande fête du freestyle aux 2 Alpes...et l'on peut dire que l'anniversaire s'est très bien passé. Du beau monde de la scène freeski & snowboard était présent pour cette BOUM pas comme les autres...réunissant 19 nations. Pour l’occasion, le Snowpark s’est paré d’un décor inspiré de l'univers de Mario/Nintendo...et le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est que ça a inspiré les photographes et notre filmeur qui vous propose un VERY VERY BEST OF de la version Party 5 du KUMI YAMA. Le reste, on vous laisse le lire, le voir... sur http://www.kumi-yama.com & http://www.facebook.com/KumiYamaGames Musiques : Gab Puy : http://badkiss.bandcamp.com/album/shuffle Mario Galaxy Intro By Dibia$E http://www.mixcloud.com/artist/dibiae Sub Castle By Daniel Damage

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3 - Football animated with only string

String animation is like gesture drawing, or writing haiku. And here it's about footie, so yay! I must be excited that the English Premier League is starting up soon. And if you are interested I do host a Fantasy.Premierleague.com campaign. Leave a comment and I'll tell you how to join.​

An animation by Richard Swarbrick (@rikkileaks) http://www.richardswarbrick.com/ Music: China Rats (@chinarats) - At Least Those Kids Are Getting Fed http://www.facebook.com/chinarats Photography by Nicholas Stevens. Animators: Lucy Watkins (@swankilycut), Hannah Wroe (@hannahwroe_) and Richard Swarbrick http://www.hotspurandargyle.co.uk/

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4 - The Kalesh, a distinctive aboriginal tribe of Pakistan's Hindu Kush

The current cultural and ethnic distribution across Eurasia may give the appearance of inevitablity, but from the Tocharian​ mummies in western China (read more ) to the Central Asian Alans settling in western France, there is a much more complex and interesting story to discover.  

​The modern-day Kalesh are a stunning, human testemant to this complexity.

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5 - Poemotion Interactive Book Object

With what seems an elegantly simple set of visual and technical elements, Art Director Takahiro Kurashima creates beautifully striking visual effects. ​

新しい世界を見る方法 静は動の中にもある。 動は静の中にもある。 静止だけを見るのではない。 動きだけを見るのではない。 静と動の間を行き来することから、 新しい視野が生まれる。 思考と行動の間を行き来することから、 新しい視野が生まれるように。 新しい視野は、新しい力を呼び、 新しい世界を生み出していく。 Poemotion。それは、新しい世界を見る方法。 The way to see a new world. Stillness exists in motion. Motion lives in stillness. Stillness is not the only thing one sees, nor is motion the only thing. In between stillness and motion, a new vision rises. Like in between thoughts and action, one finds a new vision. From a new vision, comes a new force that generates a new world. Poemotion is the way to see a new world. text: Shunsuke Iwai & Woog music: Eisuke Mochizuki movie: Seiji Himura slant.jp/poemotion.html

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1 - Within Two Worlds

Timelapse, yeah, still not sick of it. Especially when it captures things like star tracks, which I could never see with just my eyes.​

"Within Two Worlds depicts an alternate perspective by giving us the illusion of times movement, signifying a beginning and end within a world of constant contradiction. It appears you are traveling in the midst of a dream, half-sleeping, half-waking, and touching the arch connecting heaven and earth." I discovered my passion for photography shortly after my mother’s passing while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) 3 years ago. This time-lapse video is my visual representation of how the night sky and landscapes co-exist within a world of contradictions. I hope this connection between heaven and earth inspires you to discover and create your own opportunities, to reach your rightful place within two worlds. Please feel free to share #withintwoworlds! Special thanks to all for your continued support and encouragement. http://www.goldpaintphotography.com Music composed by Serge Essiambre entitled, 'Believe in Yourself'. - http://www.sergeessiambre.com. Limited edition, fine-art prints are available at http://goldpaintphotography.com/purchase. In-field and online workshops are available. For more info, visit: http://goldpaintphotography.com/workshops. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldpaintphotography Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldpaintphoto Google+: https://plus.google.com/117178975214870026107/ Newsletter: http://goldpaintphotography.us4.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=1cd259fff3f13363d6b10e257&id=2cf51e18d3 Locations include: Tumalo Falls, Three Sisters Wilderness, Mount Shasta, Big Bend National Park, Mono Lake, Aurora Borealis over Crater Lake National Park, Texas, Painted Hills, the High Sierra, and the Aurora Borealis over Sparks Lake. All footage (roughly 7K images) was captured using Nikon equipment. No motion control systems used. Copyright © 2012 Goldpaint Photography, All Rights Reserved. For consideration only, no reproduction or commercial use without prior authorization in writing.

3 - 50 days 50 meals

It is actually a project to share a meal, meet and learn about 50 strangers all around the world. It is still in the process. Looks like it is in Day 20 or so. ​

**For the best fuzzy feelings while watching this video: press play then wait until it is fully loaded then watch it 10 more times!** The first update video showing the journey of Austin Simmons & Andrew Vanover as they travel the world to share love with as many people as possible! For mor information go to www.50days50meals.com!!! Original music written & recorded by James Childs : {http://jameschilds.wordpress.com/} If you like this video please pass it on! twitter: @50days50meals facebook: www.facebook.com/50days50meals

50 days 50 meals

4 - Run Puma Run

Puma has, for the time-being, redesigned their site to be a playable old-style video game. Well played Puma.​

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5 - Meet the Superhumans

This promo film for the Paralympics, also in London this summer, is moving, inspiring and awesome.​

Meet the Superhumans, the stars of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, exclusively on Channel 4 from 29 August to 9 September.

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Photographer Identifies The Original Locations Of Vinyl Album Covers In NYC

​What a great project! I wish there were more! I wanna try to do this in Los Angeles. 

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2 - Stunning Photos of Europe’s Most Beautiful Libraries

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”

— Cicero

​Here's the library parts of that equation. I know there are some other incredibly stunning ones. Anyone remember that one in Scandinavia I think with the big curved wall of books?

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5 - Striking photos of car burnouts by Simon Davidson

Photographer Simon Davis has this amazing set of car burnouts which are simultaneous macho and graceful (not that the two are necessarily opposed). Balletics of smoke and machine. ​

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1 - Art of Motion

Capturing bodies in motion with long exposure photos so often leads to stunning imagery. This set is no different. I really like how it looks at both dancers, acrobats and athletes.​

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2 - New York Park

A little promotional video (promoting Coney Island, of course), this is an amusing mashup of New York's landmarks and fun rides. Fun fun.​

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www.bsfilms.com.ar info@bsfilms.com.ar twitter.com/fer_liv Directed by Fernando Livschitz

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3 - Seven Wonders of the Ukraine

When I first read of the Scythians in Herodotus' Histories, I had such a hard time placing them in a part of the world today. They were such a mysterious mix of cultures, myths and landscapes. I am not sure how well the Ukraine corresponds to the places and peoples Herodotus describes, but this admixture of the Ancient Greeks, Slavs, Goths, Huns, Vikings and Mongols​ has a wonderous result. Here are the Seven Wonders of the Ukraine.

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4 - Motion-based Music Making

Even if this is prolly a bit of filmmaking whimsy (I suppose I would be impressed if I could see how it really worked as a musical instrument, and not just a suped up gesture macro interface), it makes for a pretty stunning street display. Immersive and exciting.​

This project combines the collective talents of musicians, dancers, programmers, designers and animators to create an amazing visual instrument. Creating music through motion is at the heart of this creation and uses the power of the Kinect to capture movement and translate it into music which is performed live and projected on a huge wall. We created and designed the live visual spectacle with a music video being produced from the results. We wanted it to be clear that the technology was real and actually being played live. The interface plays a key role in illustrating the idea of the instrument and we designed it to highlight the audio being controlled by the dancer. Design elements like real time tracking and samples being drawn on as they are played all add to authenticity of the performance. The visuals are all created live and the music video is essentially a real document of the night. http://www.assemblyltd.com/ Check out the tech behind the project here: www.custom-logic.com/blog/v-motion-project-the-instrument/ Developers: Jeff Nusz Paul Sanderson - http://fugitive.co.nz Music: Joel Little Ableton: James Hayday Dancer: Josh Cesan Agency: Colenso BBDO Client: Frucor

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5 - Moving Lego Replica of Rolls Royce Jet Engine

While it doesn't work (as a jet engine) it is an impressive feat of lego magic. ​ 

Over 152,000 pieces went into building this 50% size Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

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1 - Tilt-shift Spain

Spain, beautiful Spain. Making you so mini doesn't make you less amazing.​

A tilt-shift film by Joerg Daiber. Shot in Seville, Madrid and El Chorro in Spain - broke, but beautiful. WATCH FULL SCREEN! Follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiniatureFilms Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/spoonfilm YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/littlebigworld http://www.spoonfilm.com Shot with Lumix GH2, Gorillapod, 14-140mm and 7-14mm Lumix Lenses. Edited with Final Cut Pro. Postproduction with After Effects.

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2 - Human Chalk Explosions

These lovely and beautiful photos from Anton Surkov use chalk to highlight form and movement to great effect.

via My Modern Met