Tag Archives: video of the day

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Beach House: “Wishes”

The presence of Ray Wise — still best-known for playing Laura Palmer's father on Twin Peaks — as "the Coach" ramps up the surreal quality of the gridiron show featured in this clip directed by Eric Wareheim (of Tim and … more »

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Roger Deakins on Being a Cinematographer

The great Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, talks about his career, thinks about what he'd like to have done differently, and offers some advice for young cinematographers.

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The Postal Service Auditions

To promote its new tour and album re-release, The Postal Service released a new video — but not a music video. Director Tom Scharpling enlisted a range of indie-rock luminaries for this wry short film purporting to show how producer … more »

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The Art of Steadicam

Larry Wright of Refocused Media in Dallas edited together clips of iconic Steadicam footage, basing his selection on a database of community-rated Steadicam shots maintained at steadishots.org. Visit Wright's site for a full list of clips included.

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Valibation

It's all about sex, cell phones, and body modification in this NSFW short from writer-director-editor Todd Strauss-Schulsin made in five days with the Red Epic. The vertigo-inducing motion-control shots were executed with the compact Impala crane from Pacific Motion Control. … more »

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Oreo Separator Machine #1

It's 2.2 million views and counting for this clever viral video featuring self-described "physicist and copywriter" David Neevel from agency Wieden + Kennedy in Portland and his elaborate cookie-cleaning machine. The new clip fits neatly into the new "Cookies vs. … more »

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Trailer: Mood Indigo

An underwater wedding is just one of the unusual images on display in this French-language trailer (don't worry — there's not much dialogue) for the new Michel Gondry film. It's reportedly shot on the Red Epic by cinematographer Christophe Beaucarne.

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Drift

Says filmmaker Tim Sessler, "After reading through the in-flight magazine, the sky mall and the airplane security details from front to back, upside down and backwards, I felt it was the right moment to pull out my camera, listen to … more »

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David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

Floria Sigismondi (The Runaways) directs David Bowie, Tilda Swinton — and a young Bowie doppelganger — in this second, NSFW, clip from the legendary rock star's 2013 coming-out-of-retirement campaign. The DP was Jeff Cronenweth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, … more »

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Rhythm & Hues: A Brief History of Animal CGI

Online video essayist Kevin B. Lee created this montage of VFX breakdowns showing a decade's progression of CG creature work from the famed Rhythm & Hues Studios, whose VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar last night for his work … more »