Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 12:05:42 PM
This Kinect-Powered Installation Makes Humans Into Monsters
Leslie Horn of Gizmodo writes: In this video installation by artist Bego M. Santiago, participants are projected onto little boxes through a Kinect like inhabitants of a small city. They react in terror when a visitor the room, because that person towers over them like Godzilla or King Kong.
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 12:05:26 PM
10 Things Every Filmmaker Should Know From John Sloss's Hot Docs Master Class
Peter Knegt of IndieWire writes: Few folks in the independent film industry are more qualified to teach a master class on rights management and film distribution than John Sloss. Founder of Cinetic Media, a co-founder of both FilmBuff and Producers Distribution Agency (the theatrical distributor of...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 11:05:19 AM
Janelle Monáe – “Q.U.E.E.N.” Video (Feat. Erykah Badu)
Tom Breihan of Stereogum writes: Whoo! Last month, Janelle Monáe released her Erykah Badu-assisted single “Q.U.E.E.N.,” an irresistible art-funk strut. And today, we get the sort of video that makes an already-great song even better. The new “Q.U.E.E.N.” video is...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:27 PM
YouTubers Watch More Than 6B Hours of Videos Per Month
Dara Kerr on Cnet writes: On the heels of YouTube celebrating 1 billion unique monthly visitors to the site, the companyannounced Wednesday that these people are watching more than 6 billion hours of videos every month. For a little perspective, that's equal to nearly 684,...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:23 PM
Crush Goes Cute for Woodland Park Zoo
Heathrow of Stash Media writes: Paper cutout inspired cuteness pulls at the heart strings in this spot for Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo from Toronto studio Crush via creative agency Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener, Seattle.
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:46 PM
At Tribeca Film Festival, ‘Storyscapes’ Brings Transmedia Projects Into Real Life
Amanda Lin Costa of MediaShift writes: This year the Tribeca Film Festival took digital storytelling directly to the people with an entirely new juried interactive exhibition programmed by the Tribeca Film Institute’s director of Digital Initiatives, Ingrid Kopp. Nestled in a...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:16 PM
Roly Porter and Rod Maclachlan - Microclimate II
Flora Yin-Wong of Dazed Digital writes: Experimental noise musician Roly Porter (formerly of dubstep duo Vex’d on Planet Mu) and longtime collaborator, visual artist Rod Maclachlan will be joining forces once again for a special performance as a part of the...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 01:05:09 PM
iPhone Photos Every Day
The Inspiration Room writes: Apple is promoting the iPhone 5 as the camera for everyday use and sharing in the commercial, “Photos Every Day”. The commercial is a montage of shots of people using the iPhone in many settings, including editing, flash photography, and also the...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 01:05:23 PM
'80s Flashback from Buck NY
Heathrow of StashMedia writes: Buck NY rocks the American experience of the decadent decade in this 15-second ident for the National Geographic show “80′s the Decade the Made US”. Created using pencil, ink, watercolor paint, and that ever-so-1980′s pastel pink. CD:...
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 01:05:35 PM
“Camera Are Soul Keepers” -- An Interview with Video Artist Bill Viola
Mentorless writes: Bill Viola is an american contemporary video artist that has been creating for four decades now and exposing his work all around the world. If you’ve never seen one of Viola’s installation, they are often disturbing, but not in the way you would expect. Viola uses...




