Category Archives: Films

we live in public – josh harris

By Andy | Published: November 8, 2009

On the 40th anniversary of the Internet, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC tells the story of the effect it is having on our society as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of”, visionary Josh Harris. Award-winning director, Ondi Timoner (“DIG!”), documented his tumultuous life for more than a decade, to [...]

Also posted in Art, Youtube | Leave a comment

Cervelo Test Team TDF

By Andy | Published: October 28, 2009

the bartape.net has uploaded a new ‘beyond the peloton’ video of Cervelo Test Team at the Tour De France. As per the last ones, it’s beautifully made. Enjoy!

Also posted in Advertising, Bikes, Blogs, Branding, cycling, Design, photography | Leave a comment

British Pathe

By Andy | Published: October 20, 2009

this so very nearly made me late for work this morning. so much good footage. on recommendation, i searched ‘herne hill’ to see some old motor-paced, tandem and ordinary bike racing. British Pathe

Also posted in Bikes, cycling, Design, Fashion, London | 2 Comments

Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School

By Chungaiz | Published: October 9, 2009

Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School is opening its doors for the first time (?) so you can learn the finer aspects of film making. It’s not only unconventional, but far more exciting than any other sort of film school I can imagine. The Rogue Film School will not teach anything technical related to film-making. For [...]

Also posted in Intelligence | Leave a comment

Bullitt car chase, in full detail

By Chungaiz | Published: September 28, 2009

The Selvedge Yard has posted an excellent write up by Susan Encinas, originally published in Muscle Car Review, March 1987. It’s got all the detail you could possibly want to know about the stunning car chase (best of all time?) from Steve McQueen’s Bullitt. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube [...]

Also posted in Blogs, Youtube | Leave a comment

Logorama by H5

By Chungaiz | Published: September 21, 2009

French graphics agency, H5, have a really interesting film coming out: Logorama I know them as the designers of some of the best music videos I’ve seen – Massive Attack’s bio-genetic future of “Special Cases” and Royksopp’s data-driven inforgraphic “Remind Me” – but this seems to be their forray into feature film. Logorama is 17 [...]

Also posted in 3D design, Branding | 1 Comment

new macaframa teaser

By Andy | Published: August 26, 2009

Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo. The Shangri-Las – Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand):

Also posted in Bikes | Leave a comment

beyond the peleton

By Andy | Published: August 21, 2009

Cervelo set up a ‘test’ team for this current season. Are they the only bicycle company to own a team?? Old school – you don’t see bicycle companies owning teams nowadays… anyway. these videos are really nicely put together, give an interesting and rarely seen insight into the inner workings of the teams, the strategy, [...]

Also posted in Advertising, Bikes | Leave a comment

Huxley, Not Orwell, Was Right About “The Future” (i.e: Today)

By Chungaiz | Published: August 18, 2009

Related to the notes I’m keeping on The Future Of Media, here’s a great cartoon strip by Stuart McMillan based on words by Neil Postman – as featured in the book “Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Showbusiness”. I reckon Postman’s book would go nicely on your reading list with “Everything Bad [...]