Meindbender - The Pirate

Hard to believe that "The Pirate" for CN by Meindbender is CG and not some super high framerate claymation.

via Motionographer

Go Faster - The Graphic Design of Racing Cars

An interesting video primer for Go Faster, a new book about the early days of graphic design of racecar bodies.

Apple Juice - NYC skate documentary

Nice little skate documentary from 1990 about skating in the city - Apple Juice.

via The Skateboard Mag

Girls Longboard Crew

I'm not a huge longboard fan, but they are fun to ride once in a while. This video is of a girls longboard crew in Madrid. Fast forward to about the 6:30 mark to see some crazy layback powerslides.

via fubiz

aM laboratory - ToneMatrix

My friend, Mike, sent me the link to this awesome music application by aM laboratory called ToneMatrix. It is a simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Don't ask me what that means, but it is a lot of fun to play with, and pretty to look at, too.

Superbrothers - Sword and Sworcery EP

Sword and Sworcery EP by Superbrothers was the featured game on iTunes this weekend. I checked out the app preview and it looked so incredible that I had to try it out. I haven't completed one of the sessions yet, I only had 5 minutes to try it out last night and I'm not sure what I am supposed to do in the game, but its graphics and soundtrack are both pretty incredible. I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of the game is like.

Learn more about the project here.

Teams vs. Star Slinger - Close to Me

The Teams vs. Star Slinger LP is really good. And the video for Close To Me, directed by Jordan Kim is hilarious.



via io9

Beep Show - SF to Paris in Two Minutes

SF to Paris in Two Minutes from Beep Show on Vimeo.

This is a fun time lapse video that was shot by a passenger on a trip from San Francisco to Paris. The photos were shot roughly every two miles between take-off in San Francisco and landing in Paris CDG, and includes some beautiful footage of the Aurora Borealis.

Redbull - My Inner Secrets - KERS and Rear Wing

Another cool Redbull animation about the new F1 technologies that make racing a little bit more like a video game.

via Highsnobiety

Sucker Punch

From the director of 300 and The Watchmen, Zack Snyder's new Sucker Punch opens in a few weeks. Looks like a fun movie to watch.

Une Vie de Chat

The trailer for Une Vie de Chat looks like a fun film to watch. I can more or less guess what it is about, but I'll have to wait for a subtitled version. But the animation is done by hand and is amazing!

Azorian : The Raising of The K-129

We just started watching Azorian: The Raising of The K-129 on Netflix instant. I had read about the CIA's project before, but this documentary is bananas! It's like Hunt for Red October but for real - stealing a Russian ballistic missle sub without the Russians knowing about it. I love the 3d models and animations of how the Glomar Explorer and Capture Vehicle. If you don't know anything about the story, go watch the film!

Dead Island Trailer

Whoah. Dead Island trailer is a mix of JJ Abrams and zombies. Can't wait to see what the actual game is like, hopefully more than just axing zombies to bits.

Complexity Graphics - Chaos and Structure

Mesmerizing video showcasing a series of images titled Chaos and Structure by Complexity Graphics.

NYC - Mindrelic Timelapse

Every day I walk through the city and I see it in such short segments. Which is why this video by Mindrelic is so amazing.

Shanghai 5 - Documentary by Charles Lanceplaine

Shanghai 5 is a documentary by Charles Lanceplaine about the scene, people, skate culture, and chinese perception of skaters in Shanghai. It has a good amount of interviews that showed some insight into the difference in perception here vs. there - even how the one child policy influences parents view of skating. Education and professional success are higher priorities, and most parents disapprove and see skating as unproductive, even if it is just a hobby. On the bright side, the spots there look amazing.



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The Paths of Hate

Paths of Hate is coming out sometime this year and is action animation at its finest. I think there's even some reference to old Macross-style space battles with the streaming and swirling contrails and tracers.

Crafting A Meaningful Home

We are stoked that our concrete vases process got to be featured in the trailer for Crafting A Meaningful Home that Meg Mateo Ilasco put together a trailer with photog/videographer Thayer Gowdy. Check out the trailer and the other projects, and get your copy of the book at Amazon.

Muppets Studio Youtube Channel

The Muppets Youtube Channel has some pretty funny shorts. Just in time for Thanksgiving is the Swedish Chef pumpkin carving:



And some sort of rabbit-eating monster thing. om nom nom nom:

Hermes - oh wow...

By far and away the dumbest/lamest/shameless-est co-opting of skating by a brand that I have ever seen. Why does Hermes think that skateboarding and fingerboarding (seriously?) have anything to do with their company? Next thing you know, they'll make an $1000 gold skate tool and a $2000 gold grip tape razorblade.