SCINTILLATION

posted by Jaitu at 18:26

SCINTILLATION, by Xavier Chassaing, is described as "... an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques." SCINTILLATION is a simple yet beautiful short film. I particularly like the final shots where lights seem to chase themselves around the detail of some plasterwork. it reminds me of colour cycling animation in Deluxe Paint when I used to play with the Commodore Amiga.

The music in the clip is provided by Fedaden and clearly borrows from Jacques Loussier's jazz arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Air on the G String before heading swiftly off in a more experimental direction.

SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

Animal Sounds

posted by Jaitu at 12:43

Here's a short animation set to an amusing little song, by "The State", that I originally ran across in an audio only form on LonelySandwich but that my net access policy at work wouldn't allow to listen to but would allow me to watch this version, with pictures, of.

WARNING: Contains one use of a bad word, that begins with 'F', towards the end.

Direct link to the clip here.

Vocoders : Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Demo

posted by Jaitu at 18:53

A short video to demo the Voice Box multi-functional vocal synth processor. The main function seems to be as a vocoder or 'talk box' that takes one input, usually someones voice, and tunes it to match a second input.
WARNING: This features a very catchy tune that'll have you singing "you got someone on your side" under your breath for the rest of the day.

And I never mentioned Frampton.

Oh okay then. Probably the most famous use of a 'Talk Box' vocoder:

You Look Nice Today : The Noises Rest

posted by Jaitu at 18:54

An amusing look at the role of the foley artist from You Look Nice Today.

"The Noises Rest" from lonelysandwich on Vimeo.

If you find this even *remotely* funny then I highly recommend you check out the archive of podcasts from YLNT

David After Dentist

posted by Jaitu at 23:59

Measurement Lab : Test Your Internet Connection

posted by Jaitu at 08:18

www.measurementlab.net is described as "an open platform for researchers to deploy Internet measurement tools."
Currently three tools are available for testing your internet connection and diagnosing problems that may be affecting it.

Vehicle Wrapping

posted by Jaitu at 07:30

Here's a video that's recently been posted by www.BlueLizardSigns.co.uk, Gatwick's premier sign and vehicle graphic specialist, showing them wrapping a vehicle. And I whinge if I have to wrap a birthday present