Behind the Scenes of LightSpin with Eric Paré

This is the story of how I managed to take half a million pictures of contemporary dancers in the dark using light-painting, stop-motion and bullet-time techniques. See full details + tutorials on http://lightspin.ca/documentary Dancers: Angie Cheng, Coralie Muroni, Cori Kresge, Daphnée Laurendeau, Dylan Crossman, Erin Poole, Esther Rousseau-Morin, Kim Henry, Leon Kupferschmid, Lucie Vigneault, Margie Gillis, Maria Simone, Merryn Kritzinger, Michael Watts, Paul-André Fortier, Simon Xavier Lefebvre Project made with the help of Nicolas Foisy, Stéphane Hoareau, Ronin Jah, Jeremy Lloubes, Coralie Muroni, Jean-François Sarrazin Original LightSpin music composed and performed by Eric Paré and Marie-Ève Scarfone http://ericpare.com http://timecodelab.com

We saw LightSpin about a month ago and were blown away with the meticulous effort and clarity of vision from Eric Paré  that were needed to achieve the effect. ​As promised, here is the Behind The Scenes video. 

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"This is the story of how I managed to take half a million pictures of contemporary dancers in the dark using light-painting, stop-motion and bullet-time techniques."

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Also see the full video »​

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Robot that 'Draws' in 3D

MATAERIAL is the result of the collaborative research between Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio. IAAC tutors representing Open Thesis Fabrication Program provided their advice and professional expertise. During the course of the research we developed a brand new digital fabrication method and a working prototype that can open a door to a number of practical applications. The method that we call Anti·gravity Object Modeling has a Patent-Pending status. www.mataerial.com Soundtrack: Mémoire - La Mer http://soundcloud.com/memoiremusic

From the project page:

"MATAERIAL is the result of the collaborative research between Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio. IAAC tutors representing Open Thesis Fabrication Program provided their advice and professional expertise. During the course of the research we developed a brand new digital fabrication method and a working prototype that can open a door to a number of practical applications. The method that we call Anti·gravity Object Modeling has a Patent-Pending status."

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light: things v1

Our first version of "things" is now available over on Readymag

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Some of our favorite things that resonate with a specific lens. This version is centered on light and includes original prose, poetry and dance, as well.​

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I would love to hear what you think in the comments and please share if you think there are people who might enjoy it.​

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Thanks,​

Ryan

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Dancing Water: Cymatics Art Installation by Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen

There are certain amount of vibrational patterns, which are found at different levels: a time of day, an organ, a color, a plant: one sound. The sound image of octaves is a law of nature. In the water sound set by Kymat a water wave surface becomes filmed while being played with music or specific frequencies and tones. So create beautiful sound structures and forms you can find everywhere in nature. www.kymat.de __________________________________________________________________________ Es existieren gewisse Schwingungsmuster, die sich auf verschiedenen Ebenen wieder finden; eine Tageszeit, ein Organ, eine Farbe, eine Pflanze: Ein Ton. Das Klangbild der Oktaven ist ein Naturgesetz. In dem Wasserklang Set von Kymat wird eine Wasserwellenoberfläche abgefilmt, während sie mit Musik oder bestimmten Frequenzen und Tönen bespielt wird. So entstehen wunderschöne Strukturen und Klangformen die man überall in der Natur wiederfinden kann

Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen created Sonic Water, an art installation exploring cymatics.

Pörksen explains:

“Cymatics is like a magical tool that unveils the substance of things not seen. Sound does have form, and you can see that sound can affect matter and cause form in matter. So maybe in the beginning there was sound, which shaped all matter. Indeed, we think sound has a fundamental influence on the formation of the universe itself.”

Check out the behind the scenes video after the gallery.

SONIC WATER laboratory for water sound images Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen Sonic Water / cymatics laboratory / vernissage documentation / CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD Olympus OMD Photography Playground 25. April - 24 Mai 2013 / Opernwerkstätten Berlin www.sonicwater.org MUSIC by Kymat - Drop Sound Enlightenment / http://www.kymat.de studies of visible sound and vibrations - drop@sonicwater.org www.greatpieceofcake.com & www.elfenmaschine.de https://omd.olympus.de/site/rooms#sven_meyer_kim_poerksen *** Sonic Water is a cymatics installation. Cymatics is the process of visualizing sound and vibrations through matter, such as for example sand or water. In the beginning there was sound. The reason cymatics exerts such a strong fascination is that we are not conditioned to "see sound". Cymatics is like a magic tool that unveils the true substance of things audible, but conventionally invisible. With it one can recreate the archetypes of different forms of nature. So sound does have form and cymatics enables you to comprehend that it not only affects but causes form in matter. In fact, we think sound had a fundamental influence on the formation of the universe itself. But that is another story. Primarily, we are fascinated by the simplicity of this subject. All it takes is sound and a very basic medium such as water to create... well, what could be (and in our view is) the coolest sound visualizer. How does it work? Our installation at the Photography Playground in Berlin consists of two different areas. A self-running installation and a DIY water-sound-image laboratory where people can experiment with their own cymatics. The setup in both areas is almost identical. The only difference is, that you can use your own camera and create your own soundscapes in the DIY laboratory. The installation is very simple: A sound signal is used to vibrate a speaker. On top of the speaker membrane we have applied a plate and on the plate we have then glued an ordinary bottle cap. The bottle cap (or the whole plate) is filled with water. The water works as a flexible three-dimensional sculpture mass, that translates the sound into pictures. The vibration of the speaker creates one of a kind water-sound-images in response to the respective sound impulse - from chaotic patterns to standing mandala-like waves. The camera films the speaker from above and basically shoots a macro mode live view of the bottle cap action which is projected onto a large screen. When people enter the room they initially just see the big screen cymatics projections. However, once they approach the cube with the speaker they suddenly grasp the setup and have this moment of incredulity and utter bewilderment, that a setup as simple as ours can create such astounding visuals. But this part of our installation is actually just an incentive or an ice breaker. Our actual intention is for the audience to have fun in the laboratory, where they can create and document their own cymatics. In the DIY laboratory you clamp a Olympus OMD camera on the stand, which you get upon entering the exhibition and you can then film or take photos of the water-sound-images you create by means of sound signals from a synthesizer, by using your own voice (via a microphone) or by just playing your favorite song on your smartphone. What does it look like if you hum your favorite tune into the microphone? What does Wagners "Twilight of the Gods" look like in cymatics? The results are images reminiscent of the shape of flowers, the form of a starfish, the patterns of turtleshells, cell division, the golden ratio, the flower of life - all depending on the individual frequency impulse. In the laboratory you become the creator, the big bang and part of the genesis. _____________________________________________________________________________________

Supercut of Dancing in Movies set to Daft Punk's Get Lucky

Read: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/topical-comedy Like: http://www.facebook.com/HuffPostUK Follow: https://twitter.com/HuffPostUK The smash hit of the summer - now set to your favourite famous dance clips from film and TV. What's not to love?!

HuffPo UK put out this fun supercut of dancing scenes in movies through the decades and set it to Daft Punk's Get Lucky.​

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Song of the Day - Karma Police cover by Shefy and Sabbah

Our very own Middle-Eastern version by Radiohead. Inspired by Radiohead's clip, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9YiI) and made with great respect and no intentions claming copyrights. Tel Aviv-based musicians Rotem Shefy (vocalist) and Leat Sabbah (cellist/arranger) collaborated to realize an arrangement of Karma Police, a major hit from the alternative rock band Radiohead, third album OK Computer (1997).

This is so stylish and spot on. Love it.

Rotem Shefy (vocalist) and Leat Sabbah (cellist/arranger):

"Our very own Middle-Eastern version" of Radiohead's 1997 hit "Karma Police." What seemed at first a satirical cover transformed into a full-blown middle-eastern version, recorded with oud player Yaniv Taichmann and percussionist Ori Dekel." 
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Why We Point Our Most Expensive Cameras Out: The Beauty of Space Photography

Space presents a fantastic mystery to human life. Unfathomably large, with characteristics that defy our experience and understanding, the stars have perplexed and amazed humanity for our entire recorded history, and likely before. In the present, astrophysicists and astronomers are aggressively studying the universe in an attempt to solve critical scientific and philosophical questions.

Astrophysicist Dr. Emily Rice, Hubble Image Processor Zolt Levay and Astronomer David W. Hogg were brought together in this video by PBS to talk on why it's so beautiful and how it's so important to take photos of space.

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Using 625 Pinhole Cameras to Create a Magnificent Stop-Motion Music Video for London Grammar

Our single EP 'Wasting My Young Years' is now available to pre-order on iTunes! http://smarturl.it/WastingMyYoungYears This is our official video for Wasting My Young Years, out on June 16th via Metal & Dust Recordings http://www.londongrammar.com http://www.facebook.com/londongrammar http://www.twitter.com/londongrammar

The astonishing video for London Grammar's new single Wasting My Young Years was shot in a series of simultaneous exposures of 625 pinhole cameras using a huge circular rig which has many small boxes built into it. 

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The behind the scenes video below details the imaginative and laborious process.​

A little look at how Bison made the video for London Grammar. Video Main film is here: https://vimeo.com/66320518 BTS Camera - Simon Lakos

Danang International Fireworks Competition Timelapse

The only thing better than a fireworks show is a fireworks competition. (Leslie Horn - Gizmodo.) The event is regarded by many as the biggest and best fireworks competition in the world. The video captures some of the scale of the spectacular fireworks and the excitement of the booming city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Teams from USA, Russia, Japan, Italy and Home Team Da Nang competed in the event with the Melrose Pyrotechnics team from the USA taking the grand prize. Epic Fireworks Blog http://epicfireworks.com/blog/2013/05/amazing-time-lapse-of-the-danang-international-fireworks-competition/ Many thanks to Global2000 for organising the event and for providing such fantastic building access. http://www.globalcomm.com.my/profile.html Copyright all images © Rob Whitworth 2013 - www.robwhitworth.co.uk

Photographer Rob Whitworth documents the Danang International Fireworks Competition 2013 in Vietnam.​

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See more great stuff on the fesitval at Epic Fireworks
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Watchtower of Morocco

Walking through the streets of Marrakech, Essaouira, Fes el Bali and Casablanca.. taking in the sights and sounds of this beautiful place. I just wish my camera had shown the true beauty of Morocco. Big thanks to Silvia delle Grottaglie. THANKS TO ALL PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE WITH US AND LET US SHOOT THIS VIDEO. Music: "Grand Pianola Music" by John Adams facebook.com/dalessandri

Italian filmmaker, Leonardo Dalessandri shot this stylish and awesome video on the streets of Marrakech, Essaouira, Fes el Bali and Casablanca.

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