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New Documentary Tells the History of Wikileaks

Tuesday 05.14.2013 , Posted by

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Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney has composed a riveting, fascinating expose on the controversial website WikiLeaks. The name of the movie is titled “We Steal Secrets, the Story of WikiLeaks” and is set to be released May 24. It has already generated buzz among fans and political foes alike, sparking conversations about the controversial founder Julian Assange and the organization itself. The documentary focuses on the rise and near fall of Assange since the launch of Wikileaks in 2006. [Read more...]

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EnviroSiren: A Playful Music Vid About Climate Change

Sunday 05.12.2013 , Posted by

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While on the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica, Jules Cazedessus sat with her young nephew talking about the planet and some of the issues affecting it today. As they conversed about animal extinction, the changing of the climates, and the rising of oceans, Jules couldn’t help but think : What sort of planet is her nephew going to inherit. Were people going to be smart and make the right decisions for long term environmental sustainability? There wasn’t a clear answer in Jules’ mind, and she decided that she would give what she could to continue the conversation regarding the issue. She wrote a song and titled it “S.O.S – Sink or Swim?” [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #436 > A History Of Amazing Types

Friday 05.10.2013 , Posted by

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Motorcycle Diaries: 1 man, 503 days, 83,459 miles

Monday 05.06.2013 , Posted by

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We all have dreams, but some of us turn them into a reality. Before he dives into his doctoral studies, Alejandro Chacon decided to pursue the adventure of a lifetime. He sold everything he had and left his home in El Paso, Texas to drive halfway around the world! He went through Mexico, Central America, reached the Southernmost tip of Argentina, then went up through the Amazon and back up North all the way to Alaska and all the way home 503 days. His trip totaled 83,459 miles and he was able to see 22 countries along the way. He documented his adventures with his GoPro camera and compiled the highlights into the video below. [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #433 > The Tall And Short Of It: Vintage Times

Sunday 05.05.2013 , Posted by

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Stunning new Bonobo music video by Young Replicant

Thursday 05.02.2013 , Posted by

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On April 1, “The North Borders” was released from musician/DJ Bonobo. Creating beautiful compositions of music, the DJ has also selected some great directors to make the music videos for his singles. A couple months ago, the video for Cirrus was done by Cyriak. His most recent single, First Fires, was recently released and the video is nothing short of moving. Watch it here. [Read more...]

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Moving Atoms: Making The World’s Smallest Movie

Wednesday 05.01.2013 , Posted by

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Grab some popcorn, because you are about to see the World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Film (Guinness World Records approved)! Created by IBM researchers, the movie stars 5,000 carbon monoxide atoms magnified over 100 million times on a scanning tunneling microscope. The team moved actual atoms frame by frame to tell the story of a boy named Adam and his atom! To keep the atoms still, the conditions were -260 degrees centigrade. Moving atoms, not only makes a fascinating little movie, but the implications for atomic memory in computers that will come from this research will allow devices to get even smaller. [Read more...]

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1950′s Disney Live Models Combined with Cartoon

Wednesday 05.01.2013 , Posted by

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Long before computer animation, in the old, magical, early days of Disney, animators used a rotoscope to draw over live-action film. Frame by frame, the artists would trace over the actors and actresses that enacted each scene. Retronaut dug up some of these old images from Disney movies and it’s amazing to see the actresses that played our beloved princesses like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Disney was ahead of the trend, slimming down the waists of the models for the animated version, like the magazines now do regularly with Photoshop. [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #425 > Life In Abstract Light: Mixed Media

Wednesday 04.24.2013 , Posted by

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From Pogs to Trolls, the Story of the IE Commercial That Racked Up 28 Million Views

Wednesday 04.24.2013 , Posted by

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In less than three months, Internet Explorer’s nostalgia-heavy “Child of the 90s” video has been viewed a whopping 28 million times and along the way was nominated for a Webby Award (voting underway now). [Read more...]

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