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26.3.10

Feature Friday: Smart Bubble Society

What's in your thought bubble?

Smart Bubble Society's youtube channel features shorts that are indeed thought provoking. I think that they're more that just expressing their own opinions on things, such as this short on advertising and consumerism, they also trigger a response from people who've viewed their stuff.

You may not agree with some of their views (I've read the responses on Junk Thought), which in the end doesn't really matter, because their main objective is always met. Whether you agree or not with that they have to say, they made you think. They make you rethink things that you've possibly thought nothing of. And that, for me, is what being in media is all about. Below are more shorts from their channel.


Really. They're more than just thought provoking, they make shorts that are indeed awesome to look at. Cheers!

19.3.10

Feature Friday: Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths

Still in the search of mindblowing videos, I find this by accident.

This lovely short was made by the wonderful Angela Kohler and  Ithyle Griffiths. Both are actually great photographers. But this month's all about motion and video, so let's zero-in on that.  Below is a collab-work of theirs for Amazon's Kindle.
 

These are two of my favorites. And I love them. I think they're refreshing, despite the whole stop-motion thing becoming more mainstream. And it's quirky. And y'all know I love quirky.

12.3.10

Feature Friday: Magico Nakamura

One of the awesomest videos I have ever seen. I believe it made its rounds at facebook sometime last year. I'm sharing it again, in case you missed it.

A concept like this may be the simplest one we could all think of, but pulling it off is another story. Intense planning and storyboards galore is what I'm thinking. And if you think this video is awesome, Magico has more tricks up her sleeve. Her vimeo page is one to see.

6.3.10

Feature Friday: Ok Go

This month, I feature clips of note. Videos (and video-makers) that rocked my socks, even when I don't wear socks. And what better way to start this set than with a video currently making its rounds on my favorite sites (and facebooks pages of my favorite people), from a band who comes up with some of my favoritest videos of all time. Because they're clever and crafty like that.

Remember this MTV? This was how I found Ok Go, and loved them instantly.


This MTV, if you look at it, is based on an idea so simple, yet delivered so well, it is just beyond mindblowing.


And if, like me, you'd love to geek out to it, they have a four-part behind the scenes set, starting with this one.