MCCOOL thoughts and meandering

odditiesoflife: Glass Beach, Northern California From 1950 to...

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:10:10 -0400

Glass Beach, Northern California

From 1950 to 1967, residents of Fort Bragg, California chose to dispose of their waste by hurling it off the cliffs above a beach. No object was too toxic or too large such as household appliances, automobiles, and all matter of trash were tossed into the crashing waves below, eventually earning it the name The Dumps. Then in 1967, city leaders closed and reclaimed the beach. Various cleanup programs were undertaken.

Over the next several decades, the pounding waves cleaned the beach by breaking down everything but glass turning the sand into a sparkling, multicolored bed of smooth glass stones. The California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the land and incorporated it into MacKerricher State Park in 2002.

Mind-Bending Recursive Illusion Created Using Printed Photographs - PetaPixel

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:00:26 -0400

Mind-Bending Recursive Illusion Created Using Printed Photographs - PetaPixel: Whoa. If you enjoy...

Movies In Color

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:52:11 -0400

Movies In Color: Check this out! Showing the color palettes and tones used in film to convey...

Iron & Resin : 2013 Spring Lookbook Video from Scott...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:06:39 -0400

Iron & Resin : 2013 Spring Lookbook Video from Scott Toepfer on Vimeo.

The latest from the hard working folks at Iron & Resin. Happy to be a part of the gang again for this one!

ironandresin.com
sgtoepfer.com

Schindelhauer Moodfilm from Robin Albrecht on Vimeo.Moodfilm für...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:02:07 -0400

Schindelhauer Moodfilm from Robin Albrecht on Vimeo.

Moodfilm für die Firma Schindelhauer.

Director: Kay Zywietz
Editor: Luna Brockmann
Animation: Robin Albrecht

Brooklyn Brewery Mash - A trip through BK in 3000 photos from...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:53:12 -0400

Brooklyn Brewery Mash - A trip through BK in 3000 photos from Paul Trillo on Vimeo.

To promote the Brooklyn Brewery’s MASH tour, filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Paul Trillo, created a stop motion tour of the borough using over 3000 still photos.

View the shot breakdown here: vimeo.com/62716085

More info at brooklynbrewerymash.com/

Per request by CMG Worldwide (based in Los Angeles), Milton Glaser’s I♥NY has been removed from the video. In 1977, Milton Glaser designed the logo pro bono. His intention was to spread the love and let everyone use the logo under fair use. The logo was later copyrighted. Milton Glaser is also responsible for designing The Brooklyn Brewery’s logo 25 years ago.

Special thanks to The Bedford, Videology , Co-Op 87 Records, Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers and the Found Footage Festival. Music by Noah Cunningham.

Landon Van Soest - transientpictures.com
Paul Trillo - paultrillo.com

The Tracker & The Banker from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.Fourth...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:03:19 -0400

The Tracker & The Banker from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Fourth and final in my series of mini docs from South Africa.

AS ALWAYS YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS IN MUCH HIGHER QUALITY THAN STREAMED HERE SO PLEASE DO!!

This film was shot at Londolozi Game Reserve in Kruger National Park over one day and a morning. A full in depth blog post is coming later today/ tomorrow morning and will answer hopefully all your questions (and I think I will tweak the audio levels a bit more and re-upload)

There previous three are

“Ponte Tower” vimeo.com/51295174
“Portrait of a projectionist” vimeo.com/51534371
“The sea water drinkers” vimeo.com/51831046

Main Camera: Canon 1DX. All handheld with Zacuto Target Shooter

Lenses: Canon 24-105 IS F4, Canon 70-200 IS F4, Canon 100mm Macro IS F2.8, Rokinon 14mm Cine T3.1

Slow motion camera: Sony FS700 on a bean bag from Land Rover using the Canon 100-400mm lens

Interview camera: Sony FS700 with Canon 24-105mm F4 IS.
Interview sound: Sanken Cos 11

Safari sound B-Roll: Rode Stereo Video Mic Pro
Dual system sound: Roland R26 recorder, Rode NTG2, Sony UWP wireless mic (barely used)

No monopod or tripod (apart from main interviews) All handheld with occasional use of CS6 warp stabilize!

Graded in Magic Bullet Colorista II. Get 20% off all Magic Bullet Products with code bloom20 and checkout at redgiantsoftware.com

Thanks to Londolozi Game Reserve in having me there: londolozi.com

Original music: Cedric Conti
Additional Photography: Rich Laburn
& Dale Ballantine
Sound: Dale Ballantine & Ryan Rapapport
Assistant: Rick Joaquim

Full credits at end of film

Dan Carrillo: Daclotype from Patrick Richardson Wright on...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:31:59 -0400

Dan Carrillo: Daclotype from Patrick Richardson Wright on Vimeo.

Documenting the daguerrotype process of Seattle-based photographer Dan Carrillo
daniel-carrillo.com/

A follow up to my previous video profile on Dan’s wet plate collodion process:
vimeo.com/20011942

A film by Patrick Richardson Wright
Model: Miranda Lilley
Hair/Makeup: Naomi Rincon
Music: Pure X - Heavy Air

Jimmy / Booba from Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel on...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:33:41 -0400

Jimmy / Booba from Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel on Vimeo.

Directed by Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel

Produced by Quad / Matthieu Poirier & Martin Coulais

Executive Production
Oxygen Line Producing Dakar / Jam C

Cast
Yann Gaël Elléouet 
Toly Polocoste
Casey Seukap Tchoukeu 
Pierre Vos
Tony Simoneau
Sébastien Novac
Alexandra Sallé

Production Management
 Arnaud Le Méné, Mélodie Buchris

Director of photography
Sacha Wiernik

Film Crew
Zulma Rouge, Benjamin Groussain, Davy Bauret, Johan Leclaire-Bottarelli, Etienne Arnold, Jean-Christophe Duwez, Benjamin Prevost, Cédric Calmels, Djamil Mostefaoui, Yann Savoye, Alice Ably, Ludovic Tafforeau, Erwan Schmidt et Frédéric Bodeau

Color grading 
Julien Bodard

FX
Guillaume Chaussat, Yann Masson, Jeremy Pierre, Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge, Jean-Matthieu Seneca, Rémi Nonne et Anthony Ornecq 

Sound design 
Daniel Dos Reis

Special thanks : 
Quad
 Digital District
RVZ 
Eye Lite
O’Bahamas

“Jimmy” by Booba
Tallac Records, 2012

“Babe’s Lair” - Walt & Vervain from Joseph...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:29:01 -0400

“Babe’s Lair” - Walt & Vervain from Joseph on Vimeo.

Music video for “Babe’s Lair” by Walt & Vervain.
soundcloud.com/walt-vervain

For a man who’s wasting his time in the tired souls’ cave…

A tribute to the german expressionists, Lotte Reiniger, and Limbo.

ESPN: Jamarcus Russell - Waking Up [FULL FEATURE] from Evolve...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:20:11 -0400

ESPN: Jamarcus Russell - Waking Up [FULL FEATURE] from Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG on Vimeo.

Life is bigger than football. A lot bigger. The burden of being a franchise quarterback is one that collapsed the hopes and dreams of many players. The burden of being a son, or nephew, has broken down many men. The weight of both took down JaMarcus Russell. The one-time savior of the Oakland Raiders and the first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft floundered for three painful seasons, but nobody knew why he was struggling. They didn’t know because Russell didn’t tell them. For the first time, JaMarcus Russell speaks about his life as an Oakland Raider and his life away from football. Tom Rinaldi tells us about the awakening of JaMarcus Russell and his second chance to come back and play in the NFL.

ESPN Productions Inc
Produced by Kory Kozak
Filmed and Edited by Evolve Digital Cinema

Check out the WAKING UP Trailer Featuring “Radioactive by Imagine Dragons”
vimeo.com/64348253

***See more Evolve work on our Vimeo Channel: vimeo.com/channels/evolveimg ***

This video is a comprehensive overview on the visual layout of...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:58:37 -0400

This video is a comprehensive overview on the visual layout of Final Cut Pro X for new users (this video is intended for persons not familiar with FCP X).

This video can help you learn:

-Where different controls are in FCP X

-How to view video clip metadata (and view FCP X’s inspector)

-Where important button controls are in FCP X

-Where to access effects, transitions, titles

Thanks for watching!

NetWorld (Infographic) second from versa on Vimeo.Client:...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:21:05 -0400

NetWorld (Infographic) second from versa on Vimeo.

Client: NetWorld Alliance

Design and Production: Alex versa Verlan
Score: Artem R-Tem Harchenko

Second video, first one here: vimeo.com/26994409

Parkour & Freerunning (ENGLISH SUBS) from Luca Kleve-Ruud on...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:18:48 -0400

Parkour & Freerunning (ENGLISH SUBS) from Luca Kleve-Ruud on Vimeo.

For sharing the video with your friends go to: fotojournalist.no

This short story is filmed in Oslo, Norway. We follow two traceurs through the Norwegian capital.

The movie is shot with Nikon D3s and two lenses: Nikkor 50 mm (1.4) and Nikkor 28mm (2.8). And the “matrix” shots are made from 17 Nikon cameras (D3s, D3, D700, D300).
The “behind the scenes” movie can be found on DNs App for iPad (can be downloaded from Appstore FREE). It´s on the third issue (also free to download).

Producer/Film/Photo/Editing:
Luca Kleve-Ruud ( fotojournalist.no )

Music by:
Indianarane

Traceurs:
Snorre Jøllanger and Preben Hunstad

Executive producer:
Dagens Næringsliv, Aleksander Nordahl, Luca Kleve-Ruud

Assistant manager:
Dag Alvang

Assistants:
Helena Marie Krekling, Didrik Linnerud, Vetle Opedal, Sjur Stølen and Jannik Semb Fredricsson

Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex from Tom...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:08 -0400

Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.

I was working a gig in Vegas with a brand new Phantom Flex high speed digital cinema camera. I had to try it out. In fact, I never did go to bed that night. I opened up a wormhole shooting at 2,564 frames per second.

Please visit my website for Phantom Flex 1080p ProRes file downloads: tomguilmette.com/archives/1986

Hiatus - We Can Be Ghosts Now (feat. Shura) from Tom Jobbins on...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:35:42 -0400

Hiatus - We Can Be Ghosts Now (feat. Shura) from Tom Jobbins on Vimeo.

Colourful triangles in an epic love story!

A music video for a sublime song. soundcloud.com/hiatus

A wonderful Team!
Director - Tom Jobbins - tomjobbins.com/
Production Design - John Reynolds johnjobereynolds.com/
Cinematographer - Matthias Pilz matthiaspilz.com/
Compositor - Jonathan Topf jonathantopf.com/
Colourist - Danny Atkinson
Editor - Robert Mila

HIATUS:
facebook.com/hiatusmusic
twitter.com/hiatusmusic
soundcloud.com/hiatus

Thanks All!

Made by Hand / No 2 The Knife Maker from Made by Hand on Vimeo.A...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:43:41 -0400

Made by Hand / No 2 The Knife Maker from Made by Hand on Vimeo.

A project from bureauofcommongoods.com, Made by Hand is a new short film series celebrating the people who make things by hand—sustainably, locally, and with a love for their craft.

In our second film, we meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash.

director-producer KEEF
director of photography JOSHUA KRASZEWSKI
editor MATT SHAPIRO
music MICHAEL TRAINOR & NATHAN ROSENBERG
music produced at THE DOG HOUSE NYC
sound recordist ROBERT ALBRECHT
re-recording mixer NICHOLAS MONTGOMERY
assistant re-recording mixer JOHN GUMAER
gaffer ADAM ORELLANA
title design MANDY BROWN

special thanks
JOEL BUKIEWICZ & CUT BROOKLYN

thisismadebyhand.com
cutbrooklyn.com

KEEP LEFT from Vitùc on Vimeo.Some impressions from a 3-day walk...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:14:54 -0400

KEEP LEFT from Vitùc on Vimeo.

Some impressions from a 3-day walk through London.
Dunkirk - Dover - London City
April 2013

“Love London” !

Best of “Vitùc’s films”
vimeo.com/channels/199963

Shot with 7d + Go Pro black edition
canon 24mm f 1.4 and 100mm f2.8

Music by Philip Glass (Remix by Nosaj Thing)
itunes.apple.com/us/album/rework-philip-glass-remixed/id560607615

Clock from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.Short film of one...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:40:25 -0400

Clock from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Short film of one object….a clock.

Shot on the 1DmkIV using various lenses including 100mm Macro, 17mm Tilt Shift and a Lensbaby composer.

Timelapse done of 7D and 1DmkIV

Music is by NiN from the Ghosts album track 1-2

Shot as part of my weekend challenge to shoot a short film based around one object.

philipbloom.net

Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau, created in the...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:05:25 -0400

Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau, created in the Digitalarti Artlab from Digitalarti on Vimeo.

The “Water Light Graffiti” is a surface made of thousands of LED illuminated by the contact of water. You can use a paintbrush, a water atomizer, your fingers or anything damp to sketch a brightness message or just to draw. Water Light Graffiti is a wall for ephemeral messages in the urban space without deterioration. A wall to communicate and share magically in the city.
More pictures and details on Digitalarti : digitalarti.com/wlg

Water Light Graffiti is a project of Antonin Fourneau (atocorp.free.fr/)
Engineer : Jordan McRae
Design Structure : Guillaume Stagnaro
Graffiti performance : Collectif Painthouse
Assistant team: Clement Ducerf and all the ArtLab volunteers
ArtLab Manager: Jason Cook
Production Digitalarti (digitalarti.com)

Filming: Sarah Taurinya & Quentin Chevrier
Photographs: Quentin Chevrier
Music: Jankenpopp (soundcloud.com/jankenpopp)
Editing and titles: Formidable Studio and Maïa Boumpoutou

Support : Ville de Poitiers, Centre Culturel Saint Exupéry, Mairie de Paris (10th district)

Contact, exhibitions and artwork rental : services@digitalarti.com
More creations from the Artlab : digitalarti.com/artlab