Journalism in the Age of Data, a Visually Stunning Documentary
/If you have a spare hour, then feast your eyes on Geoff McGhee's video documentary "Journalism in the Age of Data," which explores the exciting potential and occasional pitfalls of modern data visualization.
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There is so much data floating about that at some point it all becomes meaningless, impossible to process because we can't relate to it. It seems everyone recognizes the challenge and many have begun to create infographics to present information.
The problem is that many infographics are not infographics at all or are not very good. Bad infographics just muddy our understanding of the data.
This well-worth-your-time documentary explains data visualization and showcases some of the best work. In the end data visualization is about taking complexly large amounts of data and beautifully presenting it in a manner that makes us grasp proportions instantly.
The Guardian and Observer Film Season: name the films challenge
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Can you name all 26 films? Some are recognizable immediately, some look familiar but not familiar enough to know the film, some are unrecognizable. Great animation.
(via @veryshortlist)
The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Animation
/In order to celebrate a revolutionary science technology, using a cellphone and a microscope, why not create the world’s smallest stop-motion animation.
The making of:
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Everything Is a Remix (Part One) - Must Watch Documentary
/I’ve often joked with friends that at the rate we are going with sampling, with less and less time between the creation of the original work and the use of it in a sample, that the creative process behind pop music (in particular) is very much a serpent about to eat its tail.
But this short video, 8 minutes, has shown me that this process has been going on for much longer than I knew. We all think our generation invented the tools of cool.
This is a must watch video, and I can not wait to see the next 3 parts.