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The Fascinating Legal Complexities of Casting Babies in Movies and Television Shows
In a semi-animated piece for Vox, writer and director Dean Petersen takes a look the casting of babies in film and television roles, going through…
A Fantastic Journey Through Dance Scenes Edited Together From Beloved 1980s Movies
Alessandro Maggia of Starlight Video Productions has created a wonderful video that takes viewers on a “fantastic journey” through dance scenes edited together from beloved…
From Dream to Reality, A Filmmaker Shares the Ever Evolving Process of Implementing a Creative Idea
In “From Dream to Reality“, filmmaker Max Joseph shared the process of coming up with the original idea to cover road medians in art that…
An Incredible Star Wars Christmas Light Show Set to a Dubstep EDM Remix of ‘The Imperial March’
Matt Johnson of Living Light Shows and his family turned their San Antonio, Texas home into an incredible Star Wars themed Christmas light show set…
Household Objects and Foods Arranged Into Pleasing Geometric Shapes and Patterns
A post shared by Adam Hillman ? (@witenry) on Nov 22, 2017 at 9:24am PST Artist Adam Hillman has created a wonderful collection of images…
Animated GIF Image of a Cute Little Blue Octopus Swimming and Twirling Through the Ocean
Joshua Schaeffer of San Luis Obispo, California has created an adorable animated GIF image of a cute little blue octopus, he calls a “quadtopus”, that…
Stunning Super Slow Motion Video of Nitromethane Burning Inside of a Whoosh Bottle
Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception captured super slow motion footage of alcohol burning in various whoosh bottles. Mikka took his experimentation to the…
Darkness Creeps Into the Elegant Trailer for Disney’s Live Action ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
Disney released the first trailer for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, their upcoming live action fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström based on E.T.A.…
Inside the Jolly Classroom Where Aspiring Santas Learn How to Be Proper Santa Clauses
AARP went inside the jolly classrooms of American Events and Promotions, where over 900 aspiring Santas were learning how to be a proper Santa Claus…
How Blockchain Technology Can Significantly Lower Corruption and Fraud in a Variety of Industries
Technology entrepreneur Brian Behlendorf, one of the primary creators of the Apache Web server and co-founder of Organic, is currently the executive director of HyperLedger,…