As you may have figured out, my name is Matt Griswold. This is where I think aloud, tag the trappings of the interwebs, and rant about all things interesting and ridiculous. You can reach me at mgriswold[at]gmail.com
Short films are tough - given this short story lives only 45 seconds, I think director Chris Milk achieved an awesome feat. Considering the self-imposed limitation, I find most telling the select moments he chooses to reward. (via @rafaeldante)
A great compendium of oft-cited movie poster clichés -- proving once and for all that imitation isn't just the sincerest form of flattery, it's also the safest way to say "yeah, we're just like that other thing you loved."
You wouldn’t tell it by Bloomberg’s language, but Merckle’s Volkswagen bet lost out to one of the most masterful hacks of the financial system in history. For those of us who don’t live and breathe finance, this is that story.
Amazing story.
What if there were a way to quantify the pure cinematic DNA of any film--using signals such as shot length, amount of camera movement, color palette, and more--and distill it all into a visual "fingerprint" that can be taken in at a glance, and compared instantly with any other film? Well, a student designer named Frederic Brodbeck went and did exactly that.
This is pretty amazing - live models brought into a painterly rendition of life. No photoshop required.
Replace the moose and bear with a donkey and elephant and you'd have a perfect metaphor for American politics today. I'm sure Ting Tey didn't have that in mind when he made this awesome animated short; but it fits.
An awesome photo series by David Jackson. Hit the link for 18 more mini-planets.
