6 posts tagged “video”
Each video starts as a semi-earnest look at the craft of acting, but it swiftly devolves into sibling rivalry and bickering as only brothers can.
Dave has great, awkward timing a la Michael Cera and oddly expressive eyebrows.
Although I can't figure out how to embed the video, you may also enjoy a series of videos called "Living 'Neath the Law with Jack McBrayer". This wholesome-looking actor (from 30 Rock among other things) teaches you a variety of skills, such as ripping off a drug dealer, or conducting a home invasion.
Be warned about language, if you are concerned with that sort of thing.
These Chinese guys filled a huge line of bottles with different amounts of liquid so they make a different tone when struck. They attached a "mallet" to a remote-control car so when the car drives by it strikes the bottles. Tempo is controlled by spacing the bottles apart.
Naturally, as all electronics platforms play Doom, so do all Internet instruments play the Mario Theme.
The Internet (and the Chinese) win this round!
Joost just went into public beta (instead of invite-only beta). I definitely recommend you check it out.
Joost is a free (i.e. ad-supported) video delivery system along the lines of the YouTube, but slicker and less crazed.
Users can't upload content - it's one way. However the content includes some stellar TV and film sources like CNN, Comedy Central, National Geographic, Aardman Studios, and new CBS shows. There's also some full length feature films (most of which are bad, but many of which are awesomely bad, if you know what I mean). Lots of independent content, and the documentary section looks really interesting. Also, older content like silent films and vintage horror.
There are commercial breaks (seems like just one 15 or 30 second ad at a time) plus the occasional small pop-up during the show.
To use, you have to download the video player application and sign up as a user, all of which was painless. The interface is attractive and intuitive. Unlike YouTube, the video quality is always good (it's TV and film after all) and the video screen can be whatever size you want.
The downside of this service is that the content options are fairly limited. The major players are not putting some of their prime shows up for grabs (alas, no Daily Show in the Comedy Central feed). However if you like some of these companies' underdogs (Stella, Strangers with Candy) it's your lucky day. Also a lot of really great content providers are conspicuously absent - NBC, FOX, BBC
Even better is the short interview at the end where he is still trying to chew and can't talk.
Yatta!
Extra creative!
According to string theory, there are ten dimensions. Which is all fine and dandy, but I never could figure out the reasoning behind ten, mostly due to my refusal to do any sort of complex mathematics.
Well here is a handy Flash video created to promote a book by Rob Bryanton about all ten dimensions, what they encompass, and ways to visualize them - while only using two dimensions to do it all!
Although you'll probably need to lie down for a bit afterward, this is a great little animated video that also emphasizes the cyclical or helical nature of the dimensions' structures, which I didn't know about.
