NYC Subway Sounds

This internet-instrument isn't very musical, but it's fun to watch.
Source at: http://www.mta.me

Conductor: www.mta.me from Alexander Chen on Vimeo.

What is the internet? [1994]

Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric from a 1994 clip of The Today Show trying to figure out and explain what the Internet is.

Wacky music video [nsfw]

Music videos have been dead in my mind for a long time, but this video by Die Antwoord digs deep into demented waters in all the right ways. These raw and isolated musicians from Africa act like some odd prediction of the future as if we were still in the 80's. They are so real and so over the top that it's a rare treat like the beloved characters from the movies Off The Charts or American Movie.

Interview with the musicians (learn about what makes em tick)


Nice mix of an interview and music video


NSWF music video (nudity and spasms)

Music video by Die Antwoord performing Evil Boy. (C) 2010 Interscope Records

Kinect is from the 70's

I've been aware of technology like the Xbox Kinect from random people or schools like MIT for several years now, but I had no idea this stuff was accomplished in the 70's.

Experimental film and video artist Tom DeWitt created a system that features aspects of all of them. Pantomation let users interact in real-time with a digital environment and props. It was built using Apple IIe's, analog video gear, and lots of custom hacking and patching. He's currently working on a holographic 3D system that's similarly ahead of its time.

Bollywood is nuts! [trailer]

This is 10 minutes of total Bollywood insanity. It's like the Matrix, Terminator and Transformers combined. 6 minutes in gets out of control.

Psychedelic visuals

These wonderful videos of fractals remind me of what it's like to close my eyes while on acid. Amazing detail and dynamics in the motion and lighting.

Surface detail from subBlue on Vimeo.

The Formula from subBlue on Vimeo.

Tron Panel Discussion [Sound Design]

This video is a great panel discussion with the sound and music designers for the Tron Legacy film. It's really detailed and well produced in terms of seeing and hearing the sounds in full form. If you watch it, turn on HD and use some good headphones.

“TRON LEGACY” – Sound Panel from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Our world destroyed by Pixels

This is a wonderfully done video that shows what it would be like if our world were turned into pixels. It gets really good about half way through when the bomb explodes.

PIXELS by Patrick Jean from ONE MORE PRODUCTION on Vimeo.

What is wrong with education?!

A wonderful video that reminds me of why I disliked my public education.

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

More info: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com

Birthday Party Campaign

Hilarious example of a birthday party designed by advertisers.

Why lines move faster

Queuing lines and why some move faster than others.

Living with a shop-vac [video]

Funny video that is a little depressing because it's fairly true.

Match Burning [Extreme slowmo]

This wonderful video shows a match burning in extremely slow motion.