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Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/29/13 01:04:24 PM

Terence Nance: An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

Nowness writes: A young man opens his heart to a beautiful woman via an old-fashioned letter in the post in this clip from Terence Nance’s first full-length feature, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, an Official Selection at Sundance 2012. Raised in Dallas, Texas, Brooklyn-based Nance wrote, directed, edited and played the male lead in the film alongside his real-life object of desire, Namik Minter, taking a magnifying glass to the miscommunications and anxieties of relationships through envelope-pushing cinematography interspersed with quirky animation.  READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/28/13 09:04:32 PM

crt mgn, Art Installation That Makes Magnetic Fields Visible

EDW Lynch of LaughingSquid.com writes: “crt mgn” by German artist Carsten Nicolai is a mesmerizing art installation that visualizes magnetic fields on television screens. The installation consists of two powerful magnets on pendulums that swing over two televisions. The magnets distort the pictures on the television screens whenever they swing near them. To see the installation in action, watch this short documentary by The Creators Project. “crt mgn” is on display at Eigen+Art gallery in Berlin through May 18, 2013.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/28/13 09:04:37 PM

Watch Hologram Feist Play Three Cities At Once

Liz Pelly of Stereogum writes: Feist played three Canadian cities at once last night. Kind of. Using a new sort of holographic technology, the same Feist performance appeared in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. The event was coordinated by Samsung (the shows were Galaxy S4 launch parties) in collaboration with a projection company called Musion. Below, check out a video of the Feist hologram performing “How Come You Never Go There” in Toronto, as well as a video explaining the making of the Feist holograms. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/28/13 09:04:32 PM

See Your Favorite Movies — in Miniature — in this Seattle International Film Fest Trailer

Rae Ann Fera of Fast Company writes: Talking to a hardcore film buff about the lineup of any given film festival can be exasperating. You know the type: the die-hards that, as if playing to stereotype, seem to go out of their way to name-check the most obscure art house directors. While you have to admire their dedication to the most difficult films, theirs is not the common filmgoer’s experience. In an attempt to break down the perception of elitism around such fests, theSeattle International Film Festival has created the "SIFFcurious" campaign, celebrating the festival’s commitment to showing a wide variety of films--from the little known to the mainstream.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/28/13 08:04:07 PM

Anatomy of a Scene: ‘Mud’

Mekado Murphy of The New York Times writes: In Jeff Nichols’s latest film “Mud,” Matthew McConaughey plays the title character as a man who is always on the move. The character is discovered hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River by two Arkansas boys (Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland). To capture a constantly moving character, Mr. Nichols and his crew used a Steadicam camera to create sense of fluidity. In this video, Mr. Nichols narrates a scene where the boys bring food to Mud on the island. He discusses his camera choices and how they supplement his narrative.

Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network, 04/27/13 10:04:32 AM

New 'Elysium' Viral Website Introduces Us To The Civil Cooperation Bureau

Dan Koelsch of MovieViral.com writes: The viral campaign for Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium continues with yet another viral website. We already have a few viral websites at the moment, with ItsBetterUpHere.com andArmadyne.net, but now Sony has expanded the online world to include the Civil Cooperation Bureau. Get the details after the break.

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/24/13 04:04:54 PM

Joe Osborn Makes Magazine Cutout Stop-Motion for Helen Austin

Watch Joe Osborn's stop-motion music video for Helen Austin's "Lovely," which uses over 1000 images to show the song's lyrics being pasted into a scrapbook via magazine cutouts. Osborn tells Promo News, "The idea was to make a video about a young girls love of the song and I thought there would be nothing more fitting than a scrap book, where the lyrics are spelled out over images of the girl has stuck in of things that she loves, enjoys and places she would like to go." Watch below and read more here.

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/24/13 03:04:13 PM

A New Tumblr Recreates Movie Scenes as Seen Through Google Street View

A Tumblr called Google Street Scene is recreating famous movie scenes as they would look if viewed through Google's Street View. Featuring a scene and a line from the movie, you can try and guess which film each post is from and then click through to see if you're right. Check out the site here. (via Vulture)

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/24/13 03:04:29 PM

Coca-Cola Goes Full Digital In Multisite Campaign To Reach Teens

Christine Champagne of Fast Company's Co.Create writes: Coca-Cola has cornered the market on “ahh.” The company now owns 61 domains that are all variations on "ahh," each one adding an h. Think ahh.com, ahhh.com, ahhhh.com, and well, you get the idea. The domain-buying spree was in service of “The Ahh Effect,” a new campaign created by Wieden + Kennedy Portland. Seventeen of the domains are active now, but ultimately all 61 of them will host content--everything from videos to GIFs to games--designed to entertain and engage teens while subtly reinforcing the notion that Coca-Cola is “the ultimate in refreshment.”

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/24/13 12:04:07 PM

How We Did It: SNL "Bathroom Business"

Alex Buono writes on his site: This is the second post in a series I’m calling HOW WE DID IT.  In my last post I described how the weekly schedule breaks down at SNL, the gist of which for us in the film unit is: Prep Thursday, Shoot Friday, Broadcast Saturday.  In this post, I’m just going to cut to Wednesday night at around 7pm when I got the call that a script called “Bathroom Businessman” was greenlit.