SlashFilm Offers a Frame-by-Frame Analysis SlashFilm has a very interesting article examining the striking similarities between the 2009 Academy Award-winning film Up and a French university student's short film, Above The Beyond.
I really enjoyed this article.
This is a great story about the title of a story. It can be really useful for any of you trying to think of a title for a story you have already written and it is also great when you are trying to write a story from a title you already know. Hope you enjoy!
This page is great and very informative about making interesting and lasting characters that will surely add to your already well thought out story.
This website is great for building on your skills as a writer. If you are having a case of the writers block. Please, go here and find some food for thought.
Some great quotes from the most renowned artists. This should help you in your search for inspiration.I thought this was a really great post that I just had to share. More to come!
via WonderHowTo World, Cinematography: A friend of mine sent this site to me a year ago: Light Boner. And if it were updated more often, it'd be my home page. Designer/Developer Jarred Bishop curates this jaw-dropping collection of epic-light photos. Seriously, a lot of these photos look like stills from the most visually important films you've never seen. Here's a smattering:
More CPR education (the super gratuitously sexy way). If you're hypnotized and you missed Lesson #1, now would be the time to check it out... Previously, HowTo: Learn CPR (the Super Sexy Way).
It's official, people! Soon you'll be able to play FarmVille on your iPhone as an app. There's no release date yet, though they think it'll probably be around June 19. I wonder - could you connect your Facebook FarmVille to your iPhone FarmVille? Or would those be two totally separate things?
It's a dessert that consists of "creamed cod-flavoured ice cream coated in vanilla and pepper batter, accompanied by potato ice cream chips made with Maris Piper potatoes, all served with salt and vinegar and lemon wedges".
Gamers can read, too! This book is slated to come out in October. Of course there'll be arguments over what should have been included, what got overlooked, and what's overrated. Which video games do you think belong in the "must-play" categories?
E3 is around the corner and new game information is being leaked or revealed everywhere. Deus Ex was a huge hit a long time ago. Think Bladerunner. The trailer actually looks amazing and it's obviously all cgi. I've seen actual in game screen shots, and it looks ok. I'll wait till the gameplay videos come out before making any judgements.
Cameroon has a lot to offer and even more to prove. But this article doesn't help anyone.
Interesting read, if not too sensationalist and bait for needless thought.
I remember reading this article every World Cup, regarding different teams. Italy, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland. What do you think?
Upcoming Peanuts game. Thought it was a cool looking picture of the gang.
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I thought I would start with a nice boring link to Palm Wikipedia site ! :-] as you do ! http;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/palmistry
Once I get how this exactly works... I think reading it will be a blast and easy! Just bare with us!
This is really more Director Humor, but I thought the shots pulled from Where's Waldo are classic. If you don't know who Werner Herzog is then you should find out...
This is a 20 minute set of the Dead Weather from a site called From The Basement. This band is really crazy, but my favorite part of it is by far Jack White on drums, i think he really lays it down for the rest of the band.
Here are a series of posters done for Walt Disney World's Star Wars Weekends Promotion. I just think these are absolutely brilliant.
Here is the link to the myspace of the band (I play drums) that I'm in called Animal Husbandry. The live recordings are from a show that we did for this benefit concert and the House of Blues. The quality isnt too good, and you cant hear the drums too well but you can get the idea. Tell me what you think.
I haven't read this but i plan to (I've just learned about zines, they're awesome!) i think the cover is awesome!
Lots of smoke and soccer balls.
Had to post this because I thought the graphic tie in was perfect.
Here is a very rare movie trailer for "The Exorcist". This version was taken down because of the stroboscopic nature of the images. I think ultimately it was too intense for an average viewer. The final release theatrical trailer. Here is the re-release movie trailer for "The Exorcist - The Version You've Never Seen"
People always say there's no green in Los Angeles, but that's not true. You just have to know where to look, and to find those pockets of greenery for yourself. One of the places I've been meaning to go back to is the Los Angeles Botanical Garden. It's full of pretty flowers and trees, and is a lot bigger than you think it is.
Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Someone pinch me... I think I'm dreaming. Très, très amusant. Candy-colored, garishly fun eclair art.
These boys followed us around. so, i screamed at them at the top of my lungs, and they thought that was so funny. We screamed at each other for three hours.
In this video the instructor shows how to allow email from people you know and block emails from all other users in AOL 9.0 for Windows. To do this, first open your AOL mail box. Go to the Mail Options menu and select the option "Block Unwanted Mail". This pops up an "AOL Unlimited Use Area" screen. You have to select "Yes" to proceed. This opens the Mail and Spam controls window. Now scroll down in the window till you find an "Additional Spam Filters" heading. Now there is a Select Filter ov...
Front crawl is the fastest stroke and gives you the feeling of being powerful in the water. It is often hard to get the hang of at first because fitting in the breathing can be difficult. Follow along in this swimming how-to video to learn the basics of the front crawl.
Butterfly needs both stamina and technique, but the body movements are not difficult because you will have done many of them before in other strokes. When racing butterfly, your arms must come out of the water on every stroke. They must not drag through the water when they move from your hips to the entry position. Follow along with this quick how-to animation to learn how to do the butterfly stroke for swimming.
This quick how-to animation demonstrates how to do a tumble turn in swimming. Follow along and see how easy it is to do tumble turns. The main purpose of the tumble turn is to finish one length and begin the next as fast as possible. In freestyle races, you do not have to touch the wall with your hands. Any part of your body is fine, and using the feet gets a much faster turn.
Don't know how to take that rear wheel off of your bike? Is the chain making things difficult? Check out this instructional cycling video that demonstrates how to remove your rear wheel if you have to change your bike tire or fix a flat. This is a VERY BASIC and non-technical tutorial for the absolute beginner who has never taken their rear-wheel off before. It will just make life easier. Sure, you can muddle through it your first time and curse the chain as to why it's being belligerent into...
Thinking of putting up some shelves? In this how to video, Darren Baensch erects a set of shelves on a solid brick wall. He demonstrates how to put up shelves and provides a short-cut secret. Put up shelves in a brick wall.
The Chianina—thought to be one of the oldest breeds of cattle in existence—is extremely rare in the United States. But Gourmet Magazine chef, Cesare Casella, occasionally offers grass-fed Chianina beef at his New York City restaurant Maremma. Here he discusses the differences between Chianina steak and Angus Prime. Differentiate Angus prime beef from Chianina.
Think locally, not globally. Learn how to selectively blur the background of an image while keeping the subject in focus by using a layer mask. Selectively blur parts of an image in Photoshop.
Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. Tonight he shows you how to make beef wellington with mushrooms. Don't even think of using regular mustard for this recipe! Make beef Wellington with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay.
Remember that person you saw on the tube that you thought was devastatingly attractive but didn't have the nerve to talk to? With our help, you may never have to wonder if the one that got away was actually 'The One'. Follow these easy steps and you will have the confidence to chat someone up on public transport. Chat someone up on the train, bus or tube.
