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Globe Trot (50 filmmakers, 23 countries, 1 dance)
This is an international crowd-sourced dance-film project put together over the web. I got 50 filmmakers on all seven continents (including Antarctica) to each shoot two seconds of dance by choreographer Bebe Miller. There was a manual on my website that trained the filmmakers in how to learn their 4-count phrase assignment and how to frame the performer they would find on the street. Each person then sent their footage back to me for editing. I explain it more in this HuffPo blog.
posted by Mitchla at 3:32 PM on June 29, 2014 - 5 comments
This is an international crowd-sourced dance-film project put together over the web. I got 50 filmmakers on all seven continents (including Antarctica) to each shoot two seconds of dance by choreographer Bebe Miller. There was a manual on my website that trained the filmmakers in how to learn their 4-count phrase assignment and how to frame the performer they would find on the street. Each person then sent their footage back to me for editing. I explain it more in this HuffPo blog.
posted by Mitchla at 3:32 PM on June 29, 2014 - 5 comments
A Chair of Ice and Fire
How to do you explain everything that's occurred on Game of Thrones to your annoying kid brother, who shouldn't be watching it? Here's one possibility!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:11 AM on April 4, 2014
How to do you explain everything that's occurred on Game of Thrones to your annoying kid brother, who shouldn't be watching it? Here's one possibility!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:11 AM on April 4, 2014
Kiva Interest Rate Finder
Kiva allows people to fund microfinance loans through Field Partners. Some Kiva Partners charge the equivalent of 109% APR. That is incredibly high. Kiva doesn't make it easy to find the partners that charge borrowers 0% or low interest, so I made a script to do so.
posted by rajbot at 6:44 PM on September 27, 2013 - 3 comments
Kiva allows people to fund microfinance loans through Field Partners. Some Kiva Partners charge the equivalent of 109% APR. That is incredibly high. Kiva doesn't make it easy to find the partners that charge borrowers 0% or low interest, so I made a script to do so.
posted by rajbot at 6:44 PM on September 27, 2013 - 3 comments
Documentary about Huautla de Jimenez and Mazatec mushroom rituals.
In January of 2010, Dan Glass, Alex de Campi and I went to Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico to interview people about Mazatec healing rituals involving psychedelic mushrooms. We only had one contact in town, four days to shoot, and none of us were fluent in Spanish. Fortunately, luck was on our side. The Secret Life of Mushrooms is an examination of the cultural impact of an indigenous people's worldwide exposure of their psychedelic spiritual practices.
posted by HellKatonWheelz at 11:22 AM on March 20, 2012 - 1 comment
In January of 2010, Dan Glass, Alex de Campi and I went to Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico to interview people about Mazatec healing rituals involving psychedelic mushrooms. We only had one contact in town, four days to shoot, and none of us were fluent in Spanish. Fortunately, luck was on our side. The Secret Life of Mushrooms is an examination of the cultural impact of an indigenous people's worldwide exposure of their psychedelic spiritual practices.
posted by HellKatonWheelz at 11:22 AM on March 20, 2012 - 1 comment
Film the Police!
An all-star lineup of Independent rappers/activists remakes the N.W.A. classic "Fuck the Police," with a new message for the digitized movement.
posted by bernard@knowmore.org at 10:43 AM on December 12, 2011 - 4 comments
An all-star lineup of Independent rappers/activists remakes the N.W.A. classic "Fuck the Police," with a new message for the digitized movement.
posted by bernard@knowmore.org at 10:43 AM on December 12, 2011 - 4 comments
Play SPENT: Can you make it through the month?
My agency created this game for a local poverty services non-profit. Too many people assume that being poor is the result of a moral failing or laziness. Hopefully SPENT challenges those assumptions.
posted by missjenny at 3:18 PM on June 22, 2011 - 12 comments
My agency created this game for a local poverty services non-profit. Too many people assume that being poor is the result of a moral failing or laziness. Hopefully SPENT challenges those assumptions.
posted by missjenny at 3:18 PM on June 22, 2011 - 12 comments
Borneo Blog
Huge collection of scanned photos/slides from c. 1969 when my family lived in Borneo, where my dad worked as a surgeon. Includes photos of family, hospital, town, Ibans, longhouses, ceremonies, tribesmen, river, jungle, native dress, animals, etc... Click on pictures, then click again for hi-res images.
posted by puny human at 9:23 PM on May 30, 2011 - 4 comments
Huge collection of scanned photos/slides from c. 1969 when my family lived in Borneo, where my dad worked as a surgeon. Includes photos of family, hospital, town, Ibans, longhouses, ceremonies, tribesmen, river, jungle, native dress, animals, etc... Click on pictures, then click again for hi-res images.
posted by puny human at 9:23 PM on May 30, 2011 - 4 comments
Art Wear - A T-shirt and Screen Printing Blog
A new blog dedicated to screen printing on T-shirts. Posts will hopefully be eclectic, including reviews, technique, profiles, the history of t-shirt printing (especially in Austin), and other musings as they occur to me.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:36 AM on May 18, 2011 - 1 comment
A new blog dedicated to screen printing on T-shirts. Posts will hopefully be eclectic, including reviews, technique, profiles, the history of t-shirt printing (especially in Austin), and other musings as they occur to me.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:36 AM on May 18, 2011 - 1 comment
Portrait of Kitchener
I'm the artist-in-residence for the city of Kitchener, Ontario this year (2011). My project is to photograph 1,000 or more people within the city to create a photographic documentary of the diversity of our community.
posted by seanmpuckett at 10:14 AM on May 16, 2011 - 5 comments
I'm the artist-in-residence for the city of Kitchener, Ontario this year (2011). My project is to photograph 1,000 or more people within the city to create a photographic documentary of the diversity of our community.
posted by seanmpuckett at 10:14 AM on May 16, 2011 - 5 comments
POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
So I've come here a few times to promote films I've produced. I have Morgan Spurlock's POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD coming out this weekend in theaters across the US. The film has been previously mentioned on MeFi after the premiere at Sundance. It's a documentary about product placement, marketing, and advertising that's funded entirely through product placement, marketing, and advertising. The film is currently sitting at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it's played incredibly well at festivals over the last few months. In the spirit of the film, I'm trying to sell sell sell to get MeFites to see it in theaters this weekend or whenever it comes out in your town.
posted by kcalder at 9:11 PM on April 18, 2011 - 9 comments
So I've come here a few times to promote films I've produced. I have Morgan Spurlock's POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD coming out this weekend in theaters across the US. The film has been previously mentioned on MeFi after the premiere at Sundance. It's a documentary about product placement, marketing, and advertising that's funded entirely through product placement, marketing, and advertising. The film is currently sitting at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it's played incredibly well at festivals over the last few months. In the spirit of the film, I'm trying to sell sell sell to get MeFites to see it in theaters this weekend or whenever it comes out in your town.
posted by kcalder at 9:11 PM on April 18, 2011 - 9 comments
Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide
I wrote a book! It's at the printers. I made a website for it that contains the appendix, some supporting information/handouts/links and some other stuff. I used the INFLUX one-pager design (thanks ArcAm) and then I tampered with it. It's fine if you don't buy it. I'm just so happy it's finished.
posted by jessamyn at 6:21 PM on April 19, 2011 - 19 comments
I wrote a book! It's at the printers. I made a website for it that contains the appendix, some supporting information/handouts/links and some other stuff. I used the INFLUX one-pager design (thanks ArcAm) and then I tampered with it. It's fine if you don't buy it. I'm just so happy it's finished.
posted by jessamyn at 6:21 PM on April 19, 2011 - 19 comments
My Year of Living Canadian
For the year of 2011, I’m living Canadian. For 12 months, I will only buy Canadian products, eat Canadian food and consume Canadian media. I’m documenting my progress through a website, and plan to publish a book about my project in 2012.
posted by dbarefoot at 11:03 PM on January 17, 2011 - 8 comments
For the year of 2011, I’m living Canadian. For 12 months, I will only buy Canadian products, eat Canadian food and consume Canadian media. I’m documenting my progress through a website, and plan to publish a book about my project in 2012.
posted by dbarefoot at 11:03 PM on January 17, 2011 - 8 comments
No Baggage Challenge
Heyo. I'm traveling as a producer and cameraman (and director...and editor...) for a project that will take travel writer Rolf Potts around the world in 6 weeks (hitting 12 countries on 5 continents) with one twist: he's doing it with no luggage. No backpack, no man purse -- not even a fanny pack.
posted by nitsuj at 7:43 AM on August 21, 2010 - 16 comments
Heyo. I'm traveling as a producer and cameraman (and director...and editor...) for a project that will take travel writer Rolf Potts around the world in 6 weeks (hitting 12 countries on 5 continents) with one twist: he's doing it with no luggage. No backpack, no man purse -- not even a fanny pack.
posted by nitsuj at 7:43 AM on August 21, 2010 - 16 comments
Indian Ephemera
For quite a while I've been scanning and uploading various bits of ephemera collected during my time in India. The bulk of it is matchboxes, but there's also a lot of firework wrappers, educational posters, and miscellany. They are beautiful examples of Indian graphic design: strange and colorful, sometimes unintentionally hilarious, sometimes exquisite, and often based on hand-painted pictures. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
posted by bookish at 8:40 PM on August 24, 2010 - 4 comments
For quite a while I've been scanning and uploading various bits of ephemera collected during my time in India. The bulk of it is matchboxes, but there's also a lot of firework wrappers, educational posters, and miscellany. They are beautiful examples of Indian graphic design: strange and colorful, sometimes unintentionally hilarious, sometimes exquisite, and often based on hand-painted pictures. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
posted by bookish at 8:40 PM on August 24, 2010 - 4 comments
Parody "I'm Voting Tea Party" Shirts
The Tea Party might have a quasi-mainstream official platform, but it also seems to be a magnet for far right loonies, angry racists, borderline psychotics and those that are simply grossly misinformed. These shirts are for those fringe nutjobs that make the Tea Party rallies so much fun to read about. "Obama is right handed, just like Hitler. That's why I'm voting tea Party!"
posted by Jezztek at 10:28 AM on August 9, 2010 - 12 comments
The Tea Party might have a quasi-mainstream official platform, but it also seems to be a magnet for far right loonies, angry racists, borderline psychotics and those that are simply grossly misinformed. These shirts are for those fringe nutjobs that make the Tea Party rallies so much fun to read about. "Obama is right handed, just like Hitler. That's why I'm voting tea Party!"
posted by Jezztek at 10:28 AM on August 9, 2010 - 12 comments
My site is under construction.
My blog was ugly and desperately lacking in updates, so I decided to take it offline. Then I thought it would be a good idea to let people know it was under construction. Then I got a bit carried away. Powered in part by AskMeFi.
posted by Shepherd at 8:08 AM on July 5, 2010 - 2 comments
My blog was ugly and desperately lacking in updates, so I decided to take it offline. Then I thought it would be a good idea to let people know it was under construction. Then I got a bit carried away. Powered in part by AskMeFi.
posted by Shepherd at 8:08 AM on July 5, 2010 - 2 comments
The Wily Semicolon
What happens when punctuation meets cancer? Join me on my grand adventure to find out! (Yes, the Big C finally inspired me to GMOFB.)
posted by scody at 9:14 PM on May 11, 2010 - 16 comments
What happens when punctuation meets cancer? Join me on my grand adventure to find out! (Yes, the Big C finally inspired me to GMOFB.)
posted by scody at 9:14 PM on May 11, 2010 - 16 comments
Stranded By the Volcano
Stranded by Eyjafjallajökull volcano and need help? This is a support group to help connect those who are stranded with practical information and Samaritans who would like to be of help.
posted by nickyskye at 7:29 AM on April 19, 2010
Stranded by Eyjafjallajökull volcano and need help? This is a support group to help connect those who are stranded with practical information and Samaritans who would like to be of help.
posted by nickyskye at 7:29 AM on April 19, 2010
Tea Party Jesus
A new Tumblr blog putting the words of conservative Christians into the mouth of Jesus Christ. I'm planning on doing frequent updates, so check back!
posted by EarBucket at 1:31 PM on April 8, 2010 - 12 comments
A new Tumblr blog putting the words of conservative Christians into the mouth of Jesus Christ. I'm planning on doing frequent updates, so check back!
posted by EarBucket at 1:31 PM on April 8, 2010 - 12 comments
MJD-S Photography
I'm finally coming out of the closet and calling myself a photographer. This is my new portfolio site with a range of photographs in different categories including food, people and places. Please note that I can't be held responsible for any weird sensations you get from licking your screen.
posted by gomichild at 9:41 AM on January 27, 2010 - 26 comments
I'm finally coming out of the closet and calling myself a photographer. This is my new portfolio site with a range of photographs in different categories including food, people and places. Please note that I can't be held responsible for any weird sensations you get from licking your screen.
posted by gomichild at 9:41 AM on January 27, 2010 - 26 comments
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