The V Motion Project from Assembly on Vimeo.
This project combines the collective talents of musicians, dancers, programmers, designers and animators to create an amazing visual instrument. Creating music through motion is at the heart of this creation and uses the power of the Kinect to capture movement and translate it into music which is performed live and projected on a huge wall.
Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Time-lapse photography can be considered to be the opposite of high speed photography.
Processes that would normally appear subtle to the human eye, such as the motion of the sun and stars in the sky, become very pronounced.
Time-lapse is the extreme version of the cinematography technique of undercranking, and can be confused with stop motion animation.
LINK: Youtube
Special thanks to Tom Lowe @ Timescapes for capturing and producing such beautiful footage. You can contact Tom or download the original video in full 1080 resolution @ http://www.timescapes.org/
The flight of seagulls look like a ballet... a sweet fantasy. LINK: Youtube
Scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands won a prestigious place in the 'Hall of Fame' of videos about fluid-in-motion. They have made a video of leaping shampoo, in which they explain the so-called Kaye effect. Scientifically interesting but also of great aesthetic beauty! LINK: Youtube
The motion sensing, body-judging device formerly known as Project Natal has finally hit the market for the whopping price of $150, and with a smattering of launch titles ranging from Biggest Loser to Sonic Freebase--er, Sonic Free Riders. Is it worth it?
Jonathan and Tara are joined by former co-hosts Max Scoville and Jon Carnage as they share their feelings on the device and the initial batch of titles. LINK: Youtube
Watch as tons of steel move like a feather in the wind, a prime example of kinetics in action. LINK: Youtube
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This video demonstrates a physical motion simulation program developed by the start-up company Lagoa Technologies. It shows columns of dirt smashing into the ground and scattering, as well as other effects that could make future video games even more awesome.
Via: Gizmodo, Via: Neatorama
Tom Padula's solar-powered electric fireflies are just one example of the kind of awesome homebrew tchotchke coming to the San Francisco Maker Faire this weekend. These things sound great: tinsy, solar-charged intermittent garden-blinkers that give you the fireflies you always wanted.
"The slightest breeze moves them around, and the motion combined with the light is mesmerizing," says Padula, who will be selling his digital lightning bugs for $10 apiece at the fifth annual Maker Faire Bay Area, which will be held this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, in San Mateo, California. The annual event, put on by O'Reilly Media, is a celebration of DIY culture, arts and crafts, and will likely draw more than 70,000 attendees, organizers say.
Padula's fireflies weigh 0.2 ounces (7 grams) and are attached to an 18-inch monofilament line. Six solar panels charge NiMH batteries, and a microcontroller drives the LED. The units are dipped in epoxy for weather resistance.
"All the real work happens in the code, from determining ambient light level, to controlling the LED intensity and keeping track of how long the pattern has been active so as to turn off after two hours, like real fireflies do," says Padula.
Maker Faire Preview: Electronic Fireflies to Light Up Your Backyard, Via: Boingboing
At first glance these objects look like they are in motion, almost like every object is falling down, especially the “strawberry blanket”. In reality they are actually natural materials, like feathers, fruits and flowers, attached to nylon threads. Sculptor Claire Morgan from Belfast is the creator of this magnificent art work. She has among other things achieved a first class degree in Sculpture from Northumbria University. LINK
This application will give you a lesson in how difficult it is to control the universe. Select how many planets you want and adjust their orbits and other parameters. Then set it in motion and watch your planets crash into each other or fly off into deep space. With some practice, you might get a real system going. Link -Via: J-Walk Blog, Via: Neatorama
This video presents real footage of the twelve limited edition RabbitHole 3D Motion Holograms by ten renowned entertainment industry artists that RabbitHoles Media launched for the Grand Opening of Gnomon Gallery in Hollywood; the RabbitHoles 3D prints were displayed at SIGGRAPH and remain on display at Gnomon Gallery. The pieces are printed in the amazing form of RabbitHoles state-of-the-art digital motion holograms, which display 1280 frames of full-color, 3D imagery with up to ten seconds of fluid and seamless animation on a completely flat surface. The video also includes interviews with the people pioneering the use of RabbitHoles as a new print medium for art, including artists Alex Alvarez, Fred Bastide, Pascal Blanche, Kris Costa, Jeremy Engleman, Meats Meier, Laurent Pierlot, Aaron Sims, Scott Spencer, and Timur "Taron" Baysal. LINK
"Mykonos"Stop-motion music video for Fleet Foxes.
A show reel is the motion picture equivalent of an artist’s portfolio. It is typically used as a tool to promote an artist’s skill, talent and experience in a selected field, such as acting, directing, cinematography, editing, special effects, animation, video games or another graphic-related field. It is conventional in the film industry to have one, and it is the main tool by which an artist promotes her or his own work.
Be sure to go to the link and see the other Video Motion videos. They are outstanding but this was the one I liked.
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Smashing Magazine has a collection of charming pictures showing how a motion blur effect can add a sense of speed to photographs. Link -Via: The Presurfer, Via: Neatorama
BBC Motion Gallery offers easy access to a wide range of high-quality video clips, including rights managed and production ready royalty-free footage. All available to preview, purchase and download immediately.
The video clips have been selected from the archives of some of the world's leading broadcasters - BBC, CBS News, NHK Japan, CCTV China and ABC Australia.
Here are a some of them - just sit back, relax and enjoy:
"Africa" LINK
"Japan" LINK
"People and Places" LINK
CCTV: An HD journey through China in all its glory,
from rarely seen rural lifestyles and its most cherished artistic
and architectural achievements. LINK
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