The Breitling Jet Team

This one is for flight enthusiasts.

The Breitling Jet Team (Patrouille Breitling) was founded in the early 80s and had its name changed a couple of times as its sponsor changed. According to the Wikipedia article, Breitling invested in 2003 and allowed the team to grow from a four ships formation to a seven ships one.

In 2010 the paint scheme of the aircrafts was redesigned, and since then various videos have been recorded and made available. For anyone interested in aerobatics, they’re a delight to watch. In the first of these two you can hear the team leader driving the execution, giving it a moody atmosphere. The team performs on a regular basis, especially in Europe, so you might be interested in checking its display dates.

Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 12.5 years

Noah Kalina has been taking a self portrait every day for over twelve years, and uploaded yesterday on Youtube a new time-lapse video of this work in progress. There are a couple of such videos on Internet, but this one is the longest time span I am aware of. During seven minutes, you can not only see how his face evolves as he ages, but also get a glimpse of his outfit style as well as his professional and personals lives.

Secret Garden – Versailles

A friend of mine pointed out this Dior video and it certainly caught my attention. Playing with black and white or color images, natural or artificial light, indoor or outdoor scenes, it presents three models wandering in the Galerie des Glaces and the gardens of the Château de Versailles.

As usual with world class fashion material, the image is absolutely flawless: you can pause the video at pretty much any moment and get a picture that is perfect. The montage is synchronized with the Depeche Mode song, Enjoy the Silence, and I would be curious to hearing the underlying idea that led the direction.

Splitscreen: A Love Story

The following is a short by James W. Griffiths. I completely forgot to mention it here; fortunately I remembered it today and felt like watching it again.

While it is simple, the direction and care for details are outstanding. The images were shot entirely using a Nokia N8 mobile phone, which sure puts in perspective the kind of stuff one can do with just such a device.