This made me laugh for a long time. http://ping.fm/76nDX

Impressive. You sketch a picture, and this program composites it from pictures on the web. http://ping.fm/t7mLj

Very...realistic... and smart article & videos on how media modifies our reality.
http://ping.fm/UK1ji

Color photograph of Leo Tolstoy (second down) http://ping.fm/Jk5aZ

Matt Zoller Seitz and Aaron Aradillas on the evolution of the modern Hollywood blockbuster http://ping.fm/166B0

Amazing NYT video on Roger Federer's tennis footwork http://ping.fm/dzHmT

info designer graphed financial figures from govt and corps to give some scale to the figures.
http://ping.fm/CTUQ0

Excellent article on health care reform and fundamental issues with the current system: http://ping.fm/zQ812

Visual Economics: How Obama's health care plan costs add up. Ink splat is a nice touch. http://ping.fm/KA9YR

Watching "Synchronous Objects:" emerging dance visualization technologies. Beautiful stuff. http://ping.fm/QvCwx

Watching Edge master classes on the future of genetic technologies. http://ping.fm/OV4rV

Beautiful NYT Infographic: how people spend their time, by demographic.
http://ping.fm/uP4V3

Relative music industry revenue from 8 tracks to downloads 1973-2008 http://ping.fm/y4LiH

The Future of Film & TV

Some interesting points from an insightful essay by Barret Garese on the future of film & TV:

Cable and internet service providers are the new networks. They own the real estate through which the signals are distributed.

This explains the push in Washington for "tiered" service, and "pay as you go."

If Google ever chooses to provide free city wide wifi, cable and ISPs will lose that monopoly as well.

Though they have lost their exclusive distribution channel, the film and television industries still excel at financing and development.

Will decreased financial returns impact this advantage? We'll soon see.

Film is unrivaled at telling epic stories in 1.5-3 hours. TV is unrivaled in long for character development. There is a space in the market for a unique internet entertainment experience unlike film or TV.

You mean like networked games, RSS readers, and social networks? Already here. Maybe a choose your own adventure TV series, or "short run" theater performances broadcast live to a web site for a limited time.

I've been experimenting with fast-turnaround filmmaking with projects like BIRCHWOOD. What if every week, you got a new short film based on the voting from last week?

The essay is an interesting read. Just click here to read the complete essay: Complete Essay

Parkour...on a mountain bike

A teaser frame from my current project

From The blog of Franco Barbeite

On Exposition & turning a scene on a dime.

Two Great articles by Jane Esperson,


Dishing it Out: on bringing out character when long exposition is required.
On a Dime: on rapidly transitioning from topic to topic

John August Q&A

A screenwriter at the top of the game talks shop.




From his Blog: Johnaugust.com

How to Write

A great primer on writing prose from David Foster Wallace, Author of "Infinite Jest."

Here's the link: Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace

Via Kottke.

On Cinematography - Valentina Caniglia

Links to my friend, and very talented cinematographer, Valentina Caniglia, talking about her work.

Some people are good, and some people are artists. Valentina is and artist.

On Cinematography - Valentina Caniglia

Valentina Caniglia on female DP’s

Happy Accident - Valentina Caniglia

Scott McCloud on Comics.

Technology has changed storytelling methods in the past. How will internet technology change comics? Here's Scott McCloud's take.

Matt Zoller Steitz on Wes Anderson

Interesting set of articles and videos at Moving Image Source on Wes Anderson's cinematic influences.

http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/the-substance-of-style-pt-1-20090330#

John August: A ton of useful information about screenwriting.

Chris Cunningham