Here’s a real treat for you Whovians (or Wholigans, if you prefer). Recently, I posted the first Doctor Puppet short and now there’s a second. Presented together for your viewing pleasure:
Episode 1: The Red X
Episode 2: The Conjunction of Eleven
Need more of the good Doctor Puppet? Check out this tumblr!
Paintwork is a short film based on Tim Maughan’s short story of the same name (which you can read here). The technique, as you’ll read in the official description below, is pretty neat.
New Scientist’s Arc Magazine and science fiction author Tim Maughan are proud to announce the online debut of the low budget, experimental short film Paintwork. Set in near-future Bristol—the British city known internationally for spawning Banksy—it follows augmented reality graffiti artist 3Cube as she illegally transforms an all-too familiar advertising billboard into a work of high tech street art, and poses questions about the relationships between technology, advertising and the control of public spaces.
Heavily influenced by Chris Marker’s seminal 1962 film La Jetée, Paintwork blends still photography by Laurie Eagle and computer animation by Alan Tabrett with audio from two stalwarts of the Bristol music scene in the form of narration by renowned MC Koast and an exclusive soundtrack from influential dubstep producer Forsaken. Based on the title short story from Maughan’s critically acclaimed collection, Paintwork was premiered in an early form in February as part of the arts festival Sonic Acts in Amsterdam….
Here’s the shiny stuff that caught my eye last week:
♦ In case you didn’t know, Japanese schoolgirls rock. Case in point: a new fad where the young ladies take photos of themselves imitating the Kamehameha, an energy attack seen in the anime Dragon Ball (and thus not to be confused with Kamehameha, the first king of the Hawaiian Islands). Blastr calls the trend “simultaneously funny and awesome,” though I would put more emphasis on the awesome. Click through to see more images in the Blastr gallery. Via.
Here’s some fun for your Good Friday morning: Tempo, a short film directed and co-written by Seth Worley, about “a scientist [who] must prevent a new, powerful technology from falling into the wrong hands.”
Via.
Here’s what shiny that caught my eye last week:
♦ The Art of Spring and Mythic March.
Spring officially hit the calendars last week, but I think many people would consider that idea a bit ludicrous, given how cold it’s been recently. Me, I’m only happy when it rains, so the resurgence of rain and wind and cold temperatures doesn’t bother me. Still, in deference to those who need a bit more sun and warmth, I offer to you Irene Gallo’s re-post of Picturing Spring: An Equinox Celebration at Tor.com. Even if Spring is only my third favorite season (sometimes tied for second with Autumn), I love much of the artwork Gallo shares in that post, like J.C. Leyendecker’s ode to spring:
