I really like this genre of art — maybe it’s because of my early love of Anime and Myst. Enjoy!
This piece was built by Alex Holden. Alex says of the project…
The pictured device is a prototype of Joseph Bazalgette’s patent sewer maintenance machine, as demonstrated at the Great Crystal Cyberdrome Exhibition. Its boiler is fired by miasma and it is fitted with a variety of cleaning and pest-control ancillaries. Unfortunately the high manufacturing cost and the temperamental nature of their modified rat brains meant that after the initial batch of fifty had escaped Bazalgette was forced to employ men to maintain London’s sewers. Even today, you can put your ear to a manhole cover in our capital city and hear the distant clanking of brass wheels on brick walkways and the squeal of exterminated rodents.
Editor’s Note: No matter what you may think of the C.S. Lewis‘ Narnia Chronicles, you have to see Prince Caspian! I took my family on opening night and everyone agreed it was great. Aside from one scene where my youngest had to close his eyes, the movie was by far a big achievement for the director, Andrew Adamson.
For those that have read the books, you’ll find there were many creative liberties taken. Don’t be dismayed — the essence of the story is true to form, while the screen play allows for audience members, who may have never had exposure to the books or previous film, to come up to speed.
By Tiffani Barnes
The second installment in The Chronicles of Narnia series has hit theaters, and it far exceeds its predecessor. The opening of Prince Caspian finds the Pevensie children at a train station traveling to school when they are suddenly transported from the platform to the coastline of Narnia. While only a year has pasted for the children, it has been more than 1300 years for Narnia. As Trumpkin (played by Peter Dinklage) later tells them, they “may find Narnia a more savage place than when [they] left.”
Prince Caspian is a darker movie than its predecessor with battle and fight scenes that resemble The Lord of the Rings. Director Andrew Adamson, however, chose to leave much of the blood and violence to the imagination, which allows the movie to remain suitable for younger viewers without robbing the story of its power. The character of Reepicheep, a sword-wielding mouse (voiced by Eddie Izzard), provided a great deal of comic relief, which helps to break up the more intense moments in the film.
The visual effects, writing and acting in Prince Caspian are all improved over The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Whereas in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe the children didn’t seem completely comfortable in their characters and so gave, at times, stilted and awkward performances, in Prince Caspian the young actors seem at home in their character’s skin.
The movie isn’t without its teachable moments either—themes of humility, patience, trust, and what can happen when greed and anger take over are found throughout the film. They are subtle and woven nicely into the fabric of the film, instead of sticking out like a flashing neon sign on a dark night.
The Bottom Line:Prince Caspian is worth the price of admission and would make a great outing for the whole family. At two hours and 20 minutes, the film might be a bit long for younger viewers, but it does a good job of holding the audience’s attention.
This video from Digital Ethnology demonstrates the changing paradigm of content/information transfer and their inter-relationship with our shifting lifestyles.
After watching it, tell me what you think will be our greatest challenges over the next 10 years. Comment below.
Set in the years between episodes II and III — “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith” — of the big-screen “Star Wars” chronicle, the movie and series present fresh adventures of Jedi warrior Anakin Skywalker, his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other colleagues.
The movie introduces a female Jedi, Ahsoki, who is Anakin’s young apprentice.
“It’s like ‘Band of Brothers’ in space, with Jedi,” Lucas, 63, said. “You can tell lots of stories. They come up all the time.”
He also is moving forward with a live-action “Star Wars” TV show focusing largely on new characters removed from the Skywalker family. That show will be set in the decades between “Revenge of the Sith” and the period when the original film, 1977’s “Star Wars,” takes place.
So can fans ever get enough of “Star Wars”?
“I don’t know,” Lucas said. “I’m thankful every year that it keeps going.”
Want to see an influence on modern cartooning and animation? Head over to Bob Camp’s blog and spend hours scrolling through the art and illustrations that have made him famous -and- made you laugh.
I first wrote about “Peach” last December around Christmas time. I was inspired by the collaborative approach the film makers took in creating this 3D movie. Afterward, some of you asked me to keep you updated on the project. So, here we are…
In February ‘08 the movie was christened with the name Big Buck Bunny after it’s main character — Big Buck, of course. The producers and developers were very excited to make this announcement — the project had become much more viable.
Now, after much work and rendering, the movie is about to be premiered. If you happen to be in Amsterdam on April 10th you might stop by the doors of Cinema Studio K and beg for them to let you into the showing, dinner, and party. If you’re like me and will not be anywhere near the Netherlands on that date, feel free to stop by the Peach blog and pre-order your version of the movie. While there, you can also catch up on the final details of the making of the film and watch several videos about the collaborative effort.
No, it is not on the official Iron Man movie site - yet. The newest trailer, that screened at WonderCon, is on the Web and is HOT!!Check it out on MySpace.
The movie is due to release May 2, 2008. Visit the official site for downloads, character sketches, fan art, and more.
From BoingBoing, comes this wonderful collection of Japanese monster figures made by Bandai. Brings back lots of memories — I was watching the original Godzilla yesterday with my son…good times…good times.
TeacherTube, launched in March 2007, has the goal of creating an online community for sharing instructional videos. It is a site geared to provide just in time (JIT) professional development with the goal of teachers teaching teachers. It is also a site where teachers can post videos for students to view in order to learn key concepts or skills.
TeacherTube was the idea of Jason Smith, a 14-year veteran educator. Jason has been a teacher, coach, campus administrator, and district administrator in the public school system. Asking the question, “Why can’t teachers, students, and schools utilize the power of the web for learning?”, Jason decided to create a site and get started himself. His brother, Adam, used his technical skills to develop the site. Jason’s wife, Jodie, joined the team to populate the site with videos and help improve communication. She too has 14 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, campus technology integrator, and district curriculum coordinator.
Some of the video channels they offer cover topics such as:
Elementary
Middle School
High School
College & University
Math
Fine Arts
Reading
Writing and more…
Visit Teacher Tube today and continue your personal development.
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If you have not seen it, the latest teaser from Pixar Animation Studios is out for the upcoming release of WALL•E.
Official plot synopsis: The year is 2700. WALL•E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.
Did you hear about Project Orange? How about the end result called Elephants Dream? Not many heard about the animated short movie from a collective of International artists.
Elephants Dream is the world’s first open movie, made entirely with open source graphics software such as Blender, and with all production files freely available to use however you please, under a Creative Commons license.
The short film was created by the Orange Open Movie Project studio in Amsterdam during 2005/2006, bringing together a diverse team of artists and developers from all over the world.
I love this idea. Using team work, collaboration, and a creative environment to their maximum potential is what I often write about. Where else does fun learning occur at a rapid rate? Where else does innovation and pushing the envelope occur?
Now, another effort is in progress, called Peach. After a month long “call for entries,” review of portfolios, and putting the final team together, Peach went into production last October. Provided the DVD’s sell well, this is a win-win scenario:
The software company wins by getting exposure and their product stretched beyond normal use.
The artists win by getting to work on a project with world-wide exposure.
The director wins by getting his idea/story created.
We win by getting to see and learning how it all gets done.
This is truly a “peach” of an idea. I look forward to following this project closely and seeing how it turns out. I also hope this inspires many others inside and outside the creative profession to explore collaborative team environments.
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