“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers,” Arthur Watson, Head of IBM, 1943.
We think this inspiring advertisment from Mercedes hits all the right points. The clip, set to moving music and featuring great vintage film footage, quotes noteworthy historical figures, all of which made doubtful remarks about now commonplace technology.
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“What do you do for recreation? … Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.”
The Big Lebowski (1998)
If you could take one moment from a favorite film and watch it forever, what would it be? These amazingly well done animated GIF’s from the excellent blog If We Don’t, Remember Me, do just that. By trapping the characters from these films in short looped moments they come partially to life, bringing with them either a vague feeling of unease or cyclical humor. To see many more animations, with new editions added frequently, see iwdrm.tumblr.com or get updates via twitter @iwdrm.
Filmed without permission or permits, Steve Duncan goes urban spelunking to find the hidden treasures under New York City. Followed by his brave cameraman, Duncan explores beautiful closed off subway tunnels from bygone era’s, the first underground sewer for the city and interviews the people that inhabit the dark place. See the beautiful photos he’s taken of his many adventures at undercity.org. [Read more...]
Our Mr. Sun is a campy scientific video from 1956 expounding on the many wonders of our galaxy’s very own star. Combining live action with animation, it features creative infographics describing the influence of the sun on humankind. Check out the graph of population growth at 35:15 and new ideas about solar technology. We’ve come a long, long way.
The film was originally telecast in 1956 and 1957 to 9 million homes; some 600 16mm prints were distributed to schools and community organizations.
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Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com and host of the popular web show Diggnation, has just launched a new podcast and newsletter: Foundation. Billed as a monthly private email newsletter, it will feature video interviews, product reviews, rants, and early access to pre-launched websites, while promising to be a high quality source for all things Internet.
In this first episode, Rose interviews Jack Dorsey, creator, co-founder, and chairman of Twitter, as well as CEO of Square. They talk about decision making, entrepreneurship and the journey Jack took that led to the creation of Twitter and Square.
With the amazing movie Inception recently out on DVD and Blu-ray, we here at VisualNews have had those wild plot twists and turns flashing through our heads all over again. To satisfy our daydreams, we turned to a book about the movie that’s been out for a few months now: Inception, The Shooting Script. Choice bits inside are a 10 page interview with director Christopher Nolan and most satisfying of all, a hand drawn flowchart depicting the entire concept of the film.
To see a larger version of Nolan’s drawing, click the image below.
Source: incontention.com via Flowing Data
Six years before the world’s first manned space flight, Walt Disney released a television series that predicted their vision for the future. The 1955 program, “Man and the Moon,” stunned viewers with it’s innovative and beautiful vision of lunar space flight; even today, the rich graphical work of this series is absolutely astounding. We are pleased to bring you a remixed, modern-day version of this film, as well as two others from the same series, set to electronic beats.
Recently Disney has increased their online presence with an exclusive YouTube channel and Twitter account. Through these forms of media, Disney is reaching out to fans in a way that even the creators of “Man on the Moon” would have never thought possible.
For more on current space exploration check out our post about the Google Lunar X Prize.
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If you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside the minds of the film obsessed, this detailed chart will give you the silver screen insight you’ve been craving.
Created by myspace.com, if you study this information thoroughly you might just have every answer next time you play Scene It… just like your favorite film noir detective.
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Imagine floating on your back in a warm, sunshine-bathed lake. On the bank, light filters through the trees creating little sparkling reflections like silver coins floating on the surface. Hearing your friends splashing and laughing nearby your eyes relax lazily making everything go a bit out of focus… this is the life. [Read more...]
The Future of Art: An Instant Documentary
Uniquely, the film was shot, edited and screened at the Transmediale festival 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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