This short film by Ryan Couldrey, Ink - Written by Hand follows visual artist and photographer Tanja Tiziana as she explores the world of calligraphy.
Surfers on Portugal's Beautiful Giant Waves at Nazaré - a video by Kylian Castells
from the project page:
"During last carnival a few riders confronted one of the last truths in the world: big ocean exploting.
Starring: Francisco Porcella, Axi Muniain & Pato Texeira."
Poem of the Day [VIDEO] — The Ecstasy by Philip Lopate
Million flamingos
At the right time, Kenya's Great Rift Valley is a riot of flamingo pink.
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The song "This Is for My Girls" benefits Let Girls Learn, an initiative launched last year by the first lady and President Barack Obama to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school.
Mesmerizing Calligraphy Pen by King Blotto III
King Blotto III has an instragram account filled with these mesmerizing little videos of calligraphy pens and ink. SO satisfying to watch.
Enormous Wildebeest Migration
Travel to Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve during August or September
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The Art of Making - Flamenco Guitar
The Art of Making is an ongoing series, each film focusing on the process and materials. The carpenter and the red dress are fantastic too, but this, the making of a flamenco guitar is out of this world great.
Gravity Illusions on the Hills of San Francisco
Without using any green screen, these optical illusions are simpler than they appear. Really, just titling the camera to level with the sidewalk creates what seem like gravity defying feats.
This from the mind of filmmaker Ross Ching and star dancer Karen Cheng.
Cloudboarding is like snowboarding but in the clouds
All those fantasies you get looking out plane windows.... yeah!
And check out the behind the scenes
Superhero Soccer
Super fun to see so many favorite characters in this.
Light Painting Animation by Darius Twin
Stylish Closeup on Hand Lettering and Calligraphy
This short stylish video shows off the calligraphy and lettering technique of Ged Palmer.
Life at the Docks of Dubai - The Shipping Yard by Brandon Li
I was fortunate enough to meet Brandon Li a few years back, and have been following his travels and work ever since. Here he lends an attentive eye to the vibrant goings on at the docks in Dubai.
Check out his blog about shooting well with minimal gear: rungunshoot.com
How to Build an Igloo: Video by National Film Board of Canada
From 1949, this film by the National Film Board of Canada shows how, using only snow and a knife, an igloo is built by two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North.
From picking the right site, carving and stacking the snow blocks, the hour and a half of work creates enough warmth inside to protect people from the harshest conditions.
SpaceTime-Lapse of Boston
A full-time engineer at GE Aviation, Julian Tryba calls this spatial-temporal slicing in video “layer-lapse.”
With time lapse locations around Boston sewn together to create this fast shifting time and space show.
From The Earth - From Sowing to Harvest
From the project page:
It is truly amazing thing to see what can come from only a bare patch of the earth, some hard work and time. This documents our season on the farm (from mostly the efforts of my wife), from beginning of the season to the harvest.
Real-life Hover Board (or Jet Board)
Back the Future II? Sorta. Pretty fun looking.
Amy & Dev Show: Sketch Comedy Series Starring Our Own Devereau Chumrau
Our own Devereau Chumrau premiered her web sketch comedy series, Amy & Dev Show, and here is the first episode. Each week a new sketch with these two former roommates, with guest stars including some of the best stage and television actors in LA. We are so proud of you!