Exploring the ways in which artists, artisans and technicians are intelligently expressing their creativity with a passion for culture, technology, marketing and advertising.
I love exploring the fine thresholds between noise, sounds and music. I’ve shared The Effects of Sound, There’s Music In Every Sound and Disney’s Imagineers On Sound Design. Today we take a look, or rather listen to, a Marketplace segment on audio branding and how it is moving beyond television and electronics and into banks, appliances and other every day experiences as companies seek to build consumer allegiance through sound.
I didn’t intend to make dance the theme of the week but as it happens sometimes all of the ideas come together at once and so, in case you missed them earlier, here they are, five views on dance:
For more posts on dance check out the Dance category. I also encourage you to check out The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life and The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together, two fantastic books by one of America’s greatests choreographers and collaborators Twyla Tharp.
GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art.
Recently I shared the complete first series of PBS Arts: Off Book. They’ve returned with a second series and the first episode explores the history of the GIF. I have to admit I find the Cinemagraphs shown and the whole concept behind them to be clever visual art.
GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art. In this episode of Off Book, they chart their history, explore the hotbed of GIF creativity on Tumblr, and talk to two teams of GIF artists who are evolving the form into powerful new visual experiences.
(via Off Book)
Looking at things from new perspectives is a key part of what it means to be creative. Seeing classic stories we know very well from new points of view is always revealing, not only about the story but about our opinions as well. So far I’ve shared twists on Snow White and The Wizard of Oz. Today we get a fantastic retelling of The Three Little Pigs in an ad for The Guardian that unravels the story as it demonstrates what it means to break news online and print in an age of #opennews.
For more than a year I’ve been following the documentary series Everything is a Remix, written and remixed by Kirby Ferguson. I’ve posted all the parts of the series so far and today here they are all compiled in one location for easier viewing. This is a must-see series for anyone who produces creative work.
I am in awe of the amount of work that it clearly took to create this series. I am also highly appreciative of the depth of information presented. If you want further background, including a master list of all the works sampled throughout the series, please visit EverythingIsARemix.info.
If you want to support Kirby, and really we all should, check out his next project This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory at Kickstarter.
Remixing is a folk art but the techniques are the same ones used at any level of creation: copy, transform, and combine. You could even say that everything is a remix. To support this series please visit http://www.everythingisaremix.info/donate/
An exploration of the remix techniques involved in producing films. Part Two of a four-part series. An additional supplement to this video can be seen here: goo.gl/gtArc To support this series please visit http://www.everythingisaremix.info/donate/
Our system of law doesn't acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren't so tidy. They're layered, they’re interwoven, they're tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality... the system starts to fail. If you've enjoyed this series, please support my next project, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory, on KickStarter. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kirby/this-is-not-a-conspiracy-theory If you are unable to use KickStarter, PayPal donations are also welcome. http://www.everythingisaremix.info/donate/ Buy music from this episode here: http://www.everythingisaremix.info/p4_soundtrack/ Thank you to iStockphoto http://www.istockphoto.com/ If you notice any errors in this video, I would appreciate if you could leave a comment below. I strongly recommend clicking the HD button.
EVERYTHINGISAREMIX.INFO ROBGWILSON.COM EDITED BY Robert Grigsby Wilson PRODUCED BY Kirby Ferguson and Robert Grigsby Wilson WRITTEN BY Cynthia Closkey VISUAL EFFECTS BY Blake Loyd CROWDSOURCED AT erxprod.wordpress.com FILMS: 0:27 - Fist of Legend (1994) 0:38 - Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993) 0:44 - Fist of Legend (1994) 0:48 - Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993) 0:53 - Drunken Master (1978) 1:02 - Fist of Legend (1994) 1:09 - The Killer (1989) 1:19 - Fist of Legend (1994) 1:21 - Iron Monkey (1993) 1:31 - Once Upon A Time In China (1991) 1:36 - Fist of Legend (1994) 1:41 - Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993) 1:45 - Philip K. Dick Speech (youtube.com/watch?v=jXeVgEs4sOo&feature=related) (1977) 2:18 - Strange Days (1995) 2:24 - Akira (1988) 2:30 - Total Recall (1990) 3:24 - Alice In Wonderland (1951) 3:42 - The Killer (1989) 3:53 - A Better Tomorrow (1986) 4:05 - Ghost In The Shell (1995) 4:32 - Akira (1998) 4:39 - Koyannisqatsi (1982) 4:49 - Dr. Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976) 5:10 - Ghost In The Shell (1995) MUSIC: (All sourced from The Matrix Soundtrack) 0:20 - Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation) 1:44 - Hive - Ultrasonic Sound 2:30 - Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind (Lunatics Roller Coaster Mix) 3:38 - Propellerheads - Spybreak 4:39 - Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation)
An extrapolation on the "One Last Thing" from Kirby Ferguson's web series Everything Is A Remix - Episode 2: http://vimeo.com/19447662 Edited by Robert Grigsby Wilson Produced by Kirby Ferguson and Robert Grigsby Wilson Dedicated to Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino's Editor, who passed away last year. She was a great inspiration to me. For more information, visit EverythingIsARemix.info and RobGWilson.com FILMS: 0:19 - Game of Death (1978) 0:35 - Samurai Fiction (1998) 0:41 - Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) 0:51 - Death Rides A Horse (1967) 1:01 - Lady Snowblood (1973) 1:14 - Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974) 1:20 - Deep Red (1975) 1:35 - City of the Living Dead (1980) 1:39 - Gone In 60 Seconds (1974) 1:42 - Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968) 1:49 - Sanjuro (1962) 1:57 - Blade Runner (1982) 2:03 - Fists of Fury (1972) 2:14 - Sanjuro (1962) 2:27 - Ichi The Killer (2001) 2:30 - Navajo Joe (1966) 2:44 - Battle Royale (2000) 2:51 - The Mercenary (1968) 2:57 - Circle of Iron (1978) 3:00 - Citizen Kane (1941) 3:09 - Shogun Assassin (1980) 3:21 - City of the Living Dead (1980) 3:28 - Django Kill! (1967) 3:34 - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 3:43 - Twisted Nerve (1968) 3:52 - Black Sunday (1977) 4:04 - Carrie (1976) 4:13 - Alfred Hitchcock Presens: Breakdown (1955) 4:23 - Jackie Brown (1997) 4:25 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 4:26 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 4:30 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 4:33 - Jackie Brown (1997) 4:37 - Resevoir Dogs (1992) 4:39 - Jackie Brown (1997) 4:41 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 4:47 - Jackie Brown (1997) 4:50 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 4:51 - Jackie Brown (1997) 4:53 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 4:57 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5:07 - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5:08 - Resevoir Dogs (1992) 5:09 - Jackie Brown (1997) 5:10 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) MUSIC: 0:09 - Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 0:49 - Quincy Jones - Ironside 0:55 - The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me 1:45 - Ennio Morricone - From Man To Man (Death Rides A Horse) 2:36 - Shivaree - Goodnight Moon 3:39 - Bernard Herrmann - Twisted Nerve 4:18 - Issac Hayes - Truck Turner
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