Sonntag, 27. Januar 2013

Cymbal - at 1000 frames per second



This cymbal from a regular drum kit was filmed at 1000 frames per second, giving it a rubber-like quality.

Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2013

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories



At a lecture, the american Science-Fiction (amongst other things) writer Kurt Vonnegut creates a visual representation of the way stories work.
The curves in his graph, representing the wellbeing of the hero in the story, are more reminiscent of a math lesson, than would classically be expected in literature class.

Sonntag, 13. Januar 2013

William Kentridge on his Animation Process



South African artist William Kentridge talks about his charcoal animations and how he goes about creating them.

Kentridge is well known for his thought provoking and sometimes playful prints, drawings, sculptures, animations and other art, created in various media.