Faraway, So Close

Movie title sequences are one of those things you notice when they’re really, really good. Art of the Title is a great website for finding and being inspired by great title sequences, past and present, including High Fidelity (links to quicktime file).

From Will.I.Am:

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And the original, Yes We Can, video:

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Via techcrunch.com

Disclaimer: I’m a Canadian who follows American politics fairly loosely (as in I watch the Daily Show/Colbert Report and read the occasional blog/tweet about it). I don’t usually blog about it too much because I don’t like talking about something I don’t totally understand. But, Barack Obama has excited me about politics [...]

Incredibly (scary?) realistic rendering of a dance off between McCain and Obama. You need to watch at least until the face off to appreciate how well done this is:

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When you hear the first leg crack, you’re just waiting for the inevitable:

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For people who don’t actually listen to Radiohead, I’d imagine this isn’t too far off from what they think Radiohead typically would sound like.
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See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
August 19th is my birthday as well. Crazy. But that’s not my mom…. I don’t think?

skate - shot on red - 120 fps from opus magnum prod. on Vimeo.
I’d recommend clicking through via the direct link below and watching it in HD on Vimeo’s site for a much better version.
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I love this kind of video work with large text as the focus. Subtle yet very effective at getting the message across.
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