The video-links only thread

[justdrew]

a semi-rare treat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandahar_%28film%29



and the orginal in French

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From the late Czech director who created two of the seminal 'Eastern Bloc' science-fiction films, the 1962 'Icarus XB 1' deep space journey and the 1977 cult time-travel classic 'Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea', comes this fifteen part science-fiction Czech television series complete with a wonderful eighties electronic space disco soundtrack by the late Karel Svoboda and some great experimental stop-motion animation and "creature" creations from Jan Svankmajer.

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< Joshua Tree Journey 3 | Storm

^ Gavin Heffernan, producer/director

VIMEO NOTES. The journey continues with a new entry in the popular Sunchaser Pictures Joshua Tree timelapse series. Previous chapters featured in numerous publications, including Universe Today, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Daily Beast, and Sierra Magazine.

The night started with some epic cloud cover and rain, but the storm washed away, leaving some of the clearest skies we've ever seen. Used Canon 7D and Canon 5D, with a 24mm/1.4 lens and a 28mm/1.8. Most intervals 25 seconds, except the 1st (30 sec).

Producers: Michael Darrow, Rachel Payne, Ben Dally. Special Thanks: Uncle George
Music Composed/Performed: Adam Jeremy Williams

Previous Chapters:

< Joshua Tree Journey Part 1

< Joshua Tree Journey Part 2

Other Sunchaser Timelapses

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< Island in the Sky | Christoph Malin

Soundtrack Miles High by Jesse Hozeny

FROM VIMEO NOTES. Inhale the fresh air, smell the scent of the pine forests. Hear nothing but the wind in the trees. See the deep blue sky above black volcano sands. Hike epic volcanic trails far above the atlantic ocean. Feel the elements. Be yourself.

This short film, a hommage to the beautiful Island of La Palma – “Europe’s Hawaii” - seemed like a never ending project for me. More than one and a half years of work.... photographing, processing, re-processing, selecting and de-selecting footage, some weeks filming, more than 1 TB worth of RAW data...

I had certain pictures in mind - the scenes, the locations, the moods. Every interesting location I had spotted during many stays over the years on the Island while Hiking or guiding Bike Groups was considered.

As often as possible I returned to Palma to let those images I had in mind get reality, but more than once got thrown back - bad weather, equipment malfunction or whatever. Hiked up the many spots, stayed up all night on stormy volcano ridges, slept like a dead on the beach next morning. Pre-processed nights footage at the Appartement, to check what scenes worked and not, thus needed to be repeated. Moved back up the mountains before dawn for new setups. Watched the clouds and stars move. Feeling small in the universe. And tired and dizzy.

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Highlights mine. Links in original.

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Time-lapse: Spirits | Phil Plait
Bad Astronomy | 27NOV12

Right now, the Sun is heading toward the peak of its active cycle in 2013, blasting out massive storms one after another. These storms scream across the depths of space, and if they interact with our Earth’s magnetic field, they can create ethereal, gorgeous aurorae (the northern and southern lights). It’s one of the more interesting ironies of nature that such violent events on the Sun create some of the most beautiful displays on the Earth.

But they are lovely, as photographer Nicholas Buer is about to show you. From photos taken in northern Norway, he created a time-lapse video of aurorae he’s called Spirits:

< Spirits | Nicholas Buer

Music composed by Fieldscarecrow

Auroae are the result of subatomic particles from the Sun—protons and electrons—captured by the Earth’s magnetic field, and then channeled down into our atmosphere. At a height of about 100 kilometers (60 miles) above the ground, these particles slam into the atoms and molecules in our air, causing them to glow. The colors tell you which atom is which: green and red are from oxygen (usually, that is; sometimes nitrogen can glow red as well but it’s much weaker), while blue is nitrogen. These colors can even sometimes merge to form purple and pink aurorae! It’s quantum mechanics, and it’s gorgeous.

The shape of the aurorae depends on how the magnetic field of the solar storm interacts with the Earth’s, too, forming ribbons, sheets, and curling waves that move across the sky. I’ve never seen an aurora as vivid as this one, but I swear someday I will!

The two things I like most about the video are the fact that it’s in high-definition, so you can make it full-screen and it still looks great, as well as the fact that Buer paid attention to the music he chose, timing the scene cuts to the beat…as well as changing the mood of the video to match the audio. Part of the power of these time lapse animations is the combination of surreal motion, intrinsic beauty, and music, which together make for an amazing experience.

I’m sure I’ll be posting more videos like this as time goes on. The Sun has been pretty active lately, and we’ve been seeing lots of gorgeous aurorae like these. I’ll note that the immediate danger from solar storms is generally low: the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs the radiation, so it can’t hurt us that way. But the flood of subatomic particles from the Sun can be trouble to satellites which can short out, and to our power grid, which can get overloaded from currents induced by the magnetic impact of the particles. That’s why scientists keep an eye on the Sun, so to speak, to see if it’s going to cause us any grief. If they catch a storm with enough time, they can warn satellite and power grid engineers so they can prepare for it and minimize any damage.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68iTESUe8mM

Gathering data from the Net, this video beutifully illustrates and leaps beyond the elusive concepts that everyone here has tried to define... Is this where Logic truly leads? Or the primrose path? Ain't nuthin' new under the Sun, by golly, but this "easy, artistic version" is an o-oh so refreshing re-introduction to singularity, perception management, smart dust, GNA, nano-particulates, programmable worlds, psycho-somatic helplessness and our "transhuman" possibilities... Hypnotic tunes... Beautiful images... Kinda Zeity... Kinda Wow!


"All it would take is mutual respect and a united act of non-compliance to a fictional system that enslaves the mind of almost all who inhabit this world due to the fact that the peoples' belief that the system is real...
...Inlakesh."

[Laodicean]

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^ Child Sex Trafficking in the United States

YOUTUBE NOTES. Malika Saar Saada, founder and executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, discusses child sex trafficking in the United States. Each year, 100,000 to 300,000 children are in danger of being caught up in this multi-million dollar industry.

^ The Women Who Ended Craigslist Trafficking

YOUTUBE NOTES. March 11, 2011 - Malika Saada Saar, founder and director of The Rebecca Project for Human Rights, said an end to trafficking can come about through the summit’s own maxim—stories and solutions. Here, she explains how women who had once been trafficked through Craigslist came up with a solution to end it.

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These all look great!

When am I supposed to find the time to watch them!

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A Hawaiian Sunset Rainbow | Phil Plait
Bad Astronomy | 04DEC12

[Note from author: In the tradition of Boing Boing’s “Unicorn Chaser”—posting a picture of adorably cute unicorns as a palate-cleanser after posting something nasty and disturbing—I’ve decided to write this article. My last post still has me fuming, and a rainbow does as well as a unicorn, I think.]

Rick Mann was in a hurry. He was vacationing in Kaua’i in Hawaii and wanted to get a good shot of the Waimea Canyon as the Sun set over it. As the canyon darkened, he set up his camera to take one picture per second, placed it on a makeshift stand, and then started it up. While it was shooting he wandered around for a few minutes, then went back to the camera and packed it up to head home.

When he got back and looked at the footage, what he got was magic:

That is cool. And of course, it’s not magic. It’s SCIENCE.



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< Pale Blue Dot - Animation

Written and Narrated: Carl Sagan
Music: Hans Zimmer “You’re So Cool”
Art and Animation: Adam Winnik

VIMEO NOTES. I’ve been enrolled in illustration at Sheridan College for the the last 4 years and this is my final thesis project.

I have always thought of Carl Sagan’s writings as “scientific poetry” since they lack the cold touch that science is often cursed for having. I think Sagan’s words resonate more than ever, and will continue with each generation until the human species “wakes up”. The first time I heard this excerpt from his book “Pale Blue Dot” it literally changed my life, and I hope it does for you too. Enjoy.

[justdrew]

wow, check out all the remarkable old docs on this channel...

http://www.youtube.com/user/thefilmarchives/videos?sort=dd&flow=list&view=0

bunch of 50s era Roswell DoD interviews


in fact, here's one with the BBQ statement from the queen bitch.


why she was never killed is beyond me, a major mistake letting such a monster inhabit the earth.

and...

[justdrew]