Another Flash-Mob Flash-Dance Video

Chad from spin jam found another flashmob flash-dance video. This time, It's Hammer Time:

I-Movix SprintCam - 1000 fps

I found another awesome video.

This was made with the I-Movix SprintCam, a camera that shoots at roughly 1000 frames per second. Typical video, by contrast, is viewed at or around 24 fps. The additional frames allow you to slow down the video for some astonishing detail, (pay particular attention to the 47 second mark. That's my favorite part):


I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

Take That, Flash Freeze

This is in response to Mooney's post from a few days ago. This is the actual footage, with the actual music:

Turns out, it was from a T-Mobile commercial event called Life's For Sharing filmed in Liverpool Street Station, England. It took eight weeks of preparation and rehearsals, including several nights of rehearsing at 2am in the station. It involved 400 people, down from the 10,000 people they auditioned at the outset. Quite frankly, I think this is one of the greatest things ever. To see more, including rehearsal process and crowd reactions, check out the behind the scenes video.

Everyone should see this...

It's educational. It's entertaining. Mostly it's just pretty.

It's sort of long, but do watch it to the end. That's where it gets good.

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/260.

A More Perfect Union

Once again, I must apologize for presenting you with a political post. It is not my intention to influence anyone's voting or ideal candidate. But if you didn't catch Barack Obama's speech earlier this week, or if you haven't seen any of the hundreds of videos posted on YouTube, I urge you to seek it out. Forget the politics. Forget the campaigns. Forget the Democratic nomination. I simply encourage you to experience his speech as a human being living in America in 2008.

I realize that this video is almost 40 minutes long, so if you don't have that kind of time, then track down a "greatest hits" montage on YouTube; I'm sure it's out there. But if do have the time, or can make the time, do watch this:

Also, the transcript is available on Obama's website if you're interested in reading along.

St. Patty's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's day to you all! May your cup (read: pint glass) runeth o'er, and your day be full of th' luck o' the Irish. It was a beautiful day in Philly, though I spent most of it in a car driving to a piano repair company because the keyboard we're using in Sweeney Todd died yesterday. And I have another 3 hr. rehearsal tonight. But hopefully I'll be able to finish my night in my most favorite of dives, Buckets Tavern, which has been fully decorated since Friday. Here's hoping they went all out and got some Magners Irish cider for the evening; if not, it'll have to be a traditional Irish whiskey night!

I was thinking we bloggers should track down some multimedia for this festive occasion. Music, videos, music videos, etc. For example, here's a little video from the Official Saint Patrick's Festival of Ireland website:

Ah, that brings me back. Who remembers St. Patty's Day, 2006? I hope I still have my Irish flag/cape around here somewhere... And Ricky, you'd better still have that cap! Anyway, in the spirit of the day, I'll post a bunch my pictures from Ireland 2006 on Flickr, (don't worry, nothing too incriminating).

Here's one more video, for the road:



Éirinn go Brágh!

"Yes We Can"

I still get the emails from MoveOn.org and a large number of their affiliates. When they first began, I was very interested by their primary goal -- to defeat Bush. I walked in step with their progressive beliefs and motivations.

I feel like their methods and goals have shifted over the years, and after all the turmoil with the somewhat disrespectful attack ads they recently sponsored, I've sort of stopped paying attention to them. These days, they're mostly asking for money to run commercials or to pay for major campaign pushes, and quite frankly I'm not going give what little money I have if that's what it will be promoting.

But I do still check out what they have to say -- better to have to much information than too little, right? -- and they recently began to publicly support Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential campaign. And the latest MoveOn.org email was simply a link to a YouTube video called "Yes We Can - Barack Obama music video".

Now, I don't care who you vote for in the primaries, or in the upcoming presidential elections. I haven't made up my own mind yet, and I'm doing my best to process the information I've been taking in recently. But I do agree with the message of this video. It shows an energy that has been remarkably absent lately. It replaces the overwhelming sense of despair and resignation towards the current administration's disregard of the people with a sense of enthusiasm and hope. Which is, I think, what we need right about now.

Check out the video on YouTube.