This post is a topic a bit different from the usual on this blog, but I thought the following video to be really worth sharing. Made back in 2003, it was featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day yesterday (if you want your daily delivery of stunning pictures, just subscribe to their feed) and shows a visualization of the DNA, including the incredible replication process.
It is impressive how much a carefully directed video can convey in as little as four minutes. Give this one the screen real estate it deserves: watch it full screen.
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.
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.
The Hungarian producer and director Matusik Szilárd published the final version of the opening of the documentary about the demoscene he and his team made: Vakondok 2, aka. Moleman 2. The whole film, which is about 90mn long, premiered in November in Budapest and will likely be screened in various places around the World in 2012.
The sequence is a mix of many classics of the demoscene, from early days to recent years. How many productions are you able to identify?
Here is the trailer of the film: