BeachedBeached
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:37:22 -0400

This is Tamarama Beach, Sydney, on the first warm weekend of the year. Bring on Summer!
Cast: Keith Loutit
Baker's SagaBaker's Saga
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:12:25 -0400

Went to Iceland, made a cairn for future travelers to guide themselves by. Except we made it in a crater, so it probably won't help anyone.
Music by Vampire Weekend
Cast: Peter Baker
The ArchiveThe Archive
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:17:44 -0400

Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.
This is the story of a man and his records. I hope you enjoy it.
veryapeproductions.com
Cast: Sean Dunne, Galen Summer and Ed David
Camp Lo @ Pepsi DJ Event (dj enuff x missinfo.tv)Camp Lo @ Pepsi DJ Event (dj enuff x missinfo.tv)
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:16:49 -0400

Camp Lo and more performed at the Pepsi Smash DJ celebration at Circle, NYC, 7-31-08.
Hosted by Hot97's DJ Enuff, along with DJ Drama, Clinton Sparks, DJ Pharris, DJ Scratch, Kid Capri, and more.
For more coverage of this event, check missinfo.tv
Cast: Mikey Fresh
CERN RapCERN Rap
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:22:03 -0400

Rappin' about CERN's Large Hadron Collider! Links below...
There has been a lot of interest in the original mp3, lyrics, and vocals for remixing. You can find all that here:
msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap...
There's also been interest in translation. You can get a subtitle-free version from Vimeo here (downloadable):
vimeo.com/1730771
With backing track available here (with and without Hawking-style voice):
barras.ws/rappin.html
Go ahead and translate, rap it, and post it! Just give us a shout-out, and it's probably a good idea to include the following credits ;-)
Images came from:
particlephysics.ac.uk, space.com, the Institute of Physics, NASA, Symmetry, and Marvel
I forgot Einstein Online, and they called me out: einstein-online.info
The talented dancers doubled as camera people, with some work by Neil Dixon. Stock footage is CERN's.
Will Barras is responsible for the killa beats:
ling.ed.ac.uk/~s9527813/
And thanks to MC Hawking, who first thought of using computer-voice to bring Stephen Hawking to the world of rap :-)
mchawking.com/
The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer.
katemcalpine.com
They'll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer's downtime? Try LHC@home:
lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/
Cast: Will Barras, Kate McAlpine
aurora Open Source DJ Mixer\MIDI Hardware w/ Ableton Liveaurora Open Source DJ Mixer\MIDI Hardware w/ Ableton Live
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:28:54 -0400

Video Description
This is a DJing demonstration using aurora to control Ableton Live. The video is an overhead shot of the user adjusting the mixer's faders, knobs, and buttons to mix the music. The video cuts between two types of scenes. The lit scenes show a user controlling the music. The dark scenes highlight aurora's ambient lighting system.
About aurora:
aurora is an open source USB powered mixer in a typical DJ form factor. Using Max\MSP or PD the device can control your favorite MIDI software. aurora features 24 backlit knobs, 3 linear sliders, and 8 backlit buttons.
Song Credits:
Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down
Volta - Robot Needs Oil (Olivier Giacomotto Mix)
Cass & Slide - Lost Life
Cast: mcubed
ParkPark
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:29:46 -0400

Sometimes I am plagued by life's toughest questions. But even in my times of greatest confusion, I find solace and comfort in Jake's wisdom. Even if I don't understand what he's saying, his words cleanse my soul like a wave on a stone.
More videos at JakeAndAmir.com
Cast: Amir, Jake Hurwitz
Vimeo Code SwarmVimeo Code Swarm
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:19:50 -0400

There's been a bunch of these videos on Vimeo lately for huge projects like Eclipse, Python and Apache. So here's the (much simpler) code swarm for Vimeo, dating back to a few weeks after we first first started using Subversion in Feb 07.
Here's an explanation from the Code Swarm website (vis.cs.ucdavis.edu/~ogawa/codeswarm):
"This visualization shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code. When a developer commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that developer. Files are colored according to their purpose, such as whether they are source code or a document. If files or developers have not been active for a while, they will fade away."
The song is Blur's "We've Got a File on You".
Cast: Andrew Pile, Peter McArthur, Ted Roden, Casey Pugh, Justin Ouellette, Jakob Lodwick, Zach Klein, Kevin Sheurs, Patrick Moberg, jzerby, Soxiam, Jake Oliver, Zach 'Iowa' Hoeken and Sean Nelson
tumblr. - The Documentarytumblr. - The Documentary
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:23:03 -0400

Made for Movie Night's Documentary Challenge, a documentary about a blog platform called Tumblr.
Extra Special thanks to these assholes:
Smith Harrison, Justin Johnson, Erik Beck, Adam Lisagor, dalas verdugo, Paul Bartunek, Austin Salmi, Delbert Shoopman, Kate, and Will Hutson.
Cast: DaveAOK, Paul Bartunek, DelAOK, justin, Erik Beck, dalas verdugo, lonelysandwich and Will Hutson
Fenway HD Camera - Sony HDC-910 - Canon 75xFenway HD Camera - Sony HDC-910 - Canon 75x
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:01:18 -0400

I shoot the Red Sox for a living in HD. I enjoy working with expensive and state-of-the-art television equipment.
A few people emailed me recently and asked me if I could shoot a video blog of my very expensive HD camera that I use to shoot for the networks at Fenway Park. Well, here you go!
I use a Sony HDC-910 camera head with a 75x (9.5mm to 700mm zoom 1:1.7) Canon HD lens with an optical image stabilizer. The camera head new has a retail price of $94,700.00 and that does not include the viewfinder or the lens! The lens is almost as much! The camera is mounted to a large fluid head on Miller sticks. The fluid head is the Vinten Vector 70 and I would ague that this is the best hard camera pan head ever made.
I brought my PMW-EX1 to work today and during my lunch break, I shot a quick video explaining the camera the best I could. I had a million other things I had to do that day. I did not spend much time on this, but this short little film should answer the questions I was asked.
Keep watching until the end. I got a shot of the moon rising over the right field seats and I think you will like it. I shot this during the game a few days ago and TV color analyst Jerry Remy even stated that it was “the best shot he has ever seen on NESN” (New England Sports Network). Now keep in mind, this shot had nothing to do with baseball or sports for that matter. Go figure.
I see shots like this on the Discovery channel all the time!
The moon shot I added to this video was off a dvd copy of the clip. In crappy standard def. I up-converted it to 720p in Final Cut. I did not have a chance to get a HD version yet.
Email me any questions. My website is tomguilmette.com
Cast: Tom Guilmette
Hill City TornadoHill City Tornado
Mon, 26 May 2008 11:59:49 -0400

Date: 22 May, 2007
Location: Hill City, Kansas
Filmed by: Chase 1
A tornadic supercell near Hill City, Kansas. A large hail shaft blocked a safer southerly approach, forcing Chase 1 into the bear's cage on the north side of the storm.
As they emerged from the hail shaft, a large funnel formed.
This storm was the subject of a very large chaser convergence, including the TIV of Discovery Channel fame (referred to as "the tank" in this video).
stormnet.org
Cast: StormNet
Science MachineScience Machine
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:20 -0400

The 21" x 13" print can be purchased at my new store! store.thebigpugh.com
This piece inspired the login illustration that vimeo commissioned from me for their redesign earlier this year; it is still in use throughout the site. The video is a condensed time lapse of screenshots over a several month period. Total physical drawing time is close to 40 hours and I'd add an equal amount of time for concept time and readying the print. A screenshot was taken every 5 seconds, which actually results in a full 18 minute video, but I shrunk it into a video under 7 minutes for entertainment's sake. The full video can be found here: vimeo.com/1015679
My life has changed a lot since i started this, so I thought it appropriate to include my friends, family and loved ones since they all were on my mind throughout the creative process. The music is from Portishead's latest album, here: amazon.com/Third/dp/B0018CA996/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1219248848&sr=8-2
Enjoy!
Cast: Chad Pugh
Piece by PiecePiece by Piece
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:39:20 -0400

It´s early spring, the first sunny day. Two girls are eating pizza at the seashore. It´s windy but warm. Suddenly the wind rises...
featuring Mariana S.
Cast: Tõnis
Fck Sht StackFck Sht Stack
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:10:59 -0400

Reggie and I finalized the lyrics to his song "Fck Sht Stack". I'm reading off camera. Reggie is recording audio. Shot at the loft in Wburg.
WARNING: Graphic language.
Cast: Tommy Smith, Reggie Watts
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