The 1 in Millions Basketball Play
Friday, August 11th, 2023
I love these sort of sports trivia deep dives. Here absolute chaos allows the Portland Trailblazers to score 8 points on a single play. Goofy fun.
Posts Tagged ‘Videos’
Lush
Friday, July 28th, 2023
An abstract video by me, trying to explore a look and feel which is more colourful. In 4K with no sound.
To State the Obvious
Thursday, July 27th, 2023
Friend of Elsewhat Jason Roberts, author of the amazing A Sense of the World, gave a great talk at the Long Now about what happens when something is so utterly obvious that history fails to properly record it. Plus he provides his tongue-in-cheek solution to the problem.
Escalation
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
A further piece in my series of abstract videos. In 4K with no audio.
Rainbow Sparks
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
My longest and most elaborate abstract video so far, at well over 5 minutes. This one is an experiment with colour. Strobe warning.
Grids
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
Another abstract piece I did for a small side project playing with abstract motion.
This Sculpture Could Shoot Fire, Or Not
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
The most frustrating work of art ever?
The Impossible Map by Evelyn Lambart
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
For the second day in a row I’m posting an old favourite by NFB legend Evelyn Lambart. This time it’s The Impossible Map, one of my favourite explanations of how map projections work using fruit and vegetables. Simple but effective.
The Sublime Title Screens of Evelyn Lambart
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Canada’s National Film Board has helped create many wonderful films over its long history. In 2020 I hosted an event in collaboration with the NFB to show films and host a discussion about legendary animator Norman McLaren. I want to talk about one of his frequent collaborators, Evelyn Lambart. Specifically, I want to highlight her tremendous title cards and wonderful lettering.
The bulk of her films were created using stop motion of paper cut outs, laid out on a black table and filmed from the top. Her title cards were absolutely gorgeous—colourful, playful. Each title links to the films, which are mostly beautifully rendered versions of simple folk songs or fairy tales.
Lambart was born in Ottawa in 1914, and was active making films with the NFB from 1943 until 1977. Each of these title cards links to versions of the films you can watch for free.
