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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Inception Done in 60 Seconds

Line-art engravings are used to create this 60-second version of the movie Inception. I'm not sure if my suspension of disbelief can carry over to a Victorian-era version of dreams within dreams, but still interesting. LINK

Creatures of the Machazoic Era

Deviant Art user Throwing Chicken has shared some fossils of his own creation. I suppose this won't be all that different than what may actually be found in the future (though it would be embedded with a lot of trash as well.) Check out all of them at his Deviant Art page. LINK

Phantom Inventory - L'inventaire Fantôme

This animated short film is in French, but not being able to understand doesn't take away from the fantastic visuals. For those who would like more help, the basic gist is that a tax collector comes knocking on an old man's door only to find empty rooms. When asked what he collects, the old man answers "Memories, memories no one wants anymore." The tax collector spies a hidden doorway only to discover what appears to be a massive collection of treasures large and small. But after spending some time in the aisles, tagging items, the tax collector discovers that the collection is not what he first imagined. As he leaves, he is confronted by his own unwanted memories. LINK

70 Million by Hold Your Horses!

This music video for the song 70 Million by Hold Your Horses! has the musicians playing the parts shown in historic paintings. Fun. LINK

"Premakes" Up (1965)

What if the movie Up had been made in the 1960s? This trailer of that concept was made by using footage from old movies and features Spencer Tracy as the lead. Very fun and inventive. LINK

Looking Into the Past

This sort of photoshopped photography that inserts a historic photo into a present-day image has become pretty mainstream. But if you haven't seen it before, here are some good ones.

WWII Links to the Past :: Sergey Larenkov

This Prague native has put together some images from WWII that give some insight. He did a good job of blending the old images into new that create interesting juxtapositions. At his webpage, choose the names of the photos highlighted in the introductory text to see the images. LINK

WWII Ghosts of Amsterdam :: Jo Teeuwisse

A similar set of WWII juxtapositions has been put together by Jo Teeuwisse. She found the historic negatives at a flea market and combined them with her own photography. See them all. LINK

Looking Into the Past flickr Pool

Looking for somewhere to share your own attempts or just want to see more? You can check out the Looking Into the Past flickr pool. And you see that you don't need photoshop to create your own, just a steady hand. LINK

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Movie Bar Code

This is one of the more interesting visual concepts I've seen lately. Take a visual medium, primarily movies, and condense its visual frames to create a color field. Some are exactly what you would expect, The Matrix tones of green or Donnie Darko being dark. Others are completely unexpected. (Shown here is Pan's Labyrinth.) See what your favorite movie's color is. LINK

Mainstream

Any time you feel pressure to do "what everyone else is doing" remember this animation and revel in your unique color! Nice simple concept with quality animation. LINK

The Color Of ...

Type in a word and "the color of" website shows you what color an online image search creates. Type in your own word and watch the average of images build or view the gallery of words already colored. Though many of them average out to be similar tones of brown, those that break from the norm are not always what you would expect. Not a bad way to imagine new color palettes! LINK