Ken Burns: A Great Story is 1+1=3

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​Sarah Klein and Tom Mason, in their short documentary Ken Burns: On Story, set out explore the mysterious nature of story. Burns shares insights into the craft of storytelling and reveals his highly personal quest to “wake the dead.” 

(via The Atlantic, featuring an interview with the filmmakers)

What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal.

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

From Love To Bingo In 873 Images

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Patient research work involving more than 5 thousand photographs resulted in a 1 minute film that AlmapBBDO created to advertise Getty Images, the world leading image database for creating and distributing visual contents. The film is surprising when showing 873 images in 15 images per second, sufficient speed to transform the series into a video that, without any text, tells a beautiful story.

Love the work that AlmapBBDO did for Getty Images in this short film. Patient research work involving more than 5000 photographs resulted in the 1 minute short. The film shows 873 images, 15 images per second, sufficient speed to transform the series into a video that, without any text, tells a beautiful story. All photos, without any exceptions, are from the Getty Images archives. Image 392 made me laugh. 

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

Designed by Pentagram, 1972-2012

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The Forty Story The story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design. Written by Naresh Ramchandani and Tom Edmonds Directed by Christian Carlsson Additional animation by Simone Nunziato Sound design by Iain Grant and Wam London Music by Graeme Miller Titles by John Rushworth Design by Pentagram Voiceover by Daniel Lapaine

The Forty Story is the story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram design. This short film is more than a celebration of Pentagram, it is a master class in some of the most iconic design of the past forty years. 

Written by Naresh Ramchandani and Tom Edmonds
Directed by Christian Carlsson
Additional animation by Simone Nunziato
Sound design by Iain Grant and Wam London
Music by Graeme Miller
Titles by John Rushworth
Design by Pentagram
Voiceover by Daniel Lapaine

 
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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

A Year Inside The Australian Ballet: On The Road, Episode 3

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In my experience and the experience of my friends that frequently tour, life on the road is far from glamorous. It basically breaks down to the first week of live performances, where you get to perform in front of live audiences for the first time and all those hours of rehearsals actually gain meaning with the interaction of the audience, and the last week, where you get to see the end quickly approaching. Everything in between is a lot of hard work. 

In the third episode of A Year Inside The Australian Ballet they take a look at life on the road. 

In Episode #3 of our ten-part series on life inside our company, the dancers arrive in Brisbane to perform Romeo & Juliet, and Senior Artist Amy Harris shows us how she makes her dressing room into a home away from home. Production: The Apiary

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Timelapse Project: El Morro & El Yunque

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Waxing nostalgic about Puerto Rico, where I grew up, I discovered The Timelapse Project by Sentido Común, an exploration of distinct landmarks offering a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance between light and object.

Through this series of cinematic explorations of distinct landmarks, Sentido Común aims to offer a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance between light and object. Director of Photography: Miguel Zayas Adititonal Camera Operators: Julio Rivera Robert Peña Lorenzo Ortiz Post-Production Work: Lorenzo Ortiz Emanuel Rodriguez Music: "The End of August" Performed by: Yanni

Through this series of cinematic explorations of distinct landmarks, Sentido Común aims to offer a unique view of the passage of time, the hidden details of the inanimate objects that surround us, and the dance that occurs between light and object. Selected images from this sequence appear in the "Yanni: Live at El Morro" PBS Special and DVD. These images served as inspiration for this installment of The Timelapse Project. Cinematographer: Miguel Zayas Invited Cinematographer: Frank Elias Adititonal Camera Operators: Julio Rivera Robert Peña Post-Production Work: Lorenzo Ortiz Emanuel Rodriguez Music: "Prelude" Performed by: Yanni

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.