Montag, 6. Mai 2013

The Punk Music Scene in China



a short documentary about Punk in China.
John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten formerly of the Sex Pistols and currently Public Image Ltd. (PIL) makes a brief appearance.

via theguardian

Montag, 18. Februar 2013

David Lynch on Photography



David Lynch speaks about some his favourite photographs and his love for flesh and organs as a phenomenon as well as the way light plays an own role in the creation of an image.


Sonntag, 27. Januar 2013

Cymbal - at 1000 frames per second



This cymbal from a regular drum kit was filmed at 1000 frames per second, giving it a rubber-like quality.

Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2013

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories



At a lecture, the american Science-Fiction (amongst other things) writer Kurt Vonnegut creates a visual representation of the way stories work.
The curves in his graph, representing the wellbeing of the hero in the story, are more reminiscent of a math lesson, than would classically be expected in literature class.

Sonntag, 13. Januar 2013

William Kentridge on his Animation Process



South African artist William Kentridge talks about his charcoal animations and how he goes about creating them.

Kentridge is well known for his thought provoking and sometimes playful prints, drawings, sculptures, animations and other art, created in various media.

Sonntag, 30. Dezember 2012

Robert Rodriguez - Film is Dead Part 1




Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez speaks about how the digital revolution in film changed the way he works and how it brought the fun into shooting and made it possible to "move at the speed of thought".

George Lukas brought Rodriguez to his ranch and opened his eyes to the world of digital at a very early stage.

In fact Desperado was already shot on digital back in 1995.