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‘The City’, A Series of Eerie Post-Apocalyptic Dioramas of Destroyed Indoor Spaces by Lori Nix
Artist Lori Nix creates intricate dioramas of indoor spaces which appear to have suffered from some mysterious catastrophe in her series "The City".
Pink Floyd Documentaries About the Making of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’
Two of albums by Pink Floyd are the subject of a pair of documentaries, The Making of Dark Side of the Moon and The Story…
‘Bounce’, A Short Film About a Globetrotting Magical Soccer Ball Shot in Canada, France, Greece, the U.S., & Morocco
“Bounce: This is Not a Freestyle Movie” is a peppy short film by and starring Montreal-based filmmaker Guillaume Blanchet featuring a magic soccer ball that…
Artist Adds Pop Culture Heroes to Neighborhood Watch Signs Around Toronto
Artist Andrew Lamb (not his real name) has been augmenting neighborhood watch signs in Toronto with images of RoboCop, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Mega Man,…
‘Cólera’, A Horror Short Filmed in a Single Shot Featuring Spanish Actor Luis Tosar
“Cólera” is a short horror film directed by filmmaker Aritz Moreno and featuring renowned Spanish actor Luis Tosar. The short was filmed in a single…
A Printable Lamp That Assembles Itself When Heated
Researchers at Harvard University recently demonstrated a printable lamp concept that assembles itself when heated at the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation…
Wonderfully Surreal, Digitally Manipulated Self-Portraits by MartÃn De Pasquale
Buenos Aires-based digital artist MartÃn De Pasquale uses his mastery of Adobe Photoshop to create wonderfully surreal digital illustrations. While he creates a wide array…
‘2001: A Space Odyssey — A Look Behind the Future’, A 1968 Behind-The-Scenes Video About the Classic Sci-Fi Film
“2001: A Space Odyssey — A Look Behind the Future” is a 1968 behind-the-scenes look at Stanley Kubrick’s classic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey…
‘DESIRE’, An Animated Musical Short About a Tiny Robot Born With a Pencil in Its Hand
“DESIRE” is an animated musical short by Cincinnati-based 3D animator Scott Thierauf set to a poppy song of the same name by local songwriter Rob…
Roller Coaster Turned Into a Tiny Planet With Six GoPro Cameras and Video Editing Software
Videographer Ignacio Ferrando utilized six GoPro cameras and VideoStitch 360-degree video editing software to create “LittlePlanet RollerCoaster”, a video featuring a roller coaster that appears…