BMX bikes x 2000 FPS

By now it should be obvious that I have a slight obsession with things shot at extremely high fps.

This video is no exception. I'm not sure whether it's a commercial (quite a few clear shots of brands like Redbull or Etnies in there) or if it's just a bunch of dudes on BMX bikes. No matter! It's beautiful, the colour is amazing, and hands down the best shot is at :30 when everything slows down and the world suddenly becomes clear.

***Note: The really slow slo-mo was achieved in post-production in Adobe After Effects with Twixtor. Also, the rain was added in with Trapcode Particular 2. Even with this knowledge, though, I am still wholly impressed. Shot with a Canon 7D.

7D 2000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo.

Caroline

Lunar Eclipse (of the heart)

Did anyone stay up to watch the lunar eclipse today? Unfortunately, I wanted to get up at 4 a.m. to work some more on a story. I ate some almonds and passed out hours before it happened. Luckily, someone made a time lapse of the event. Also, here's a beautiful still someone created:

Caroline

Darren Booth

I cannot get enough of the beautiful graphic design by Darren Booth. I look at SO MUCH art and graphic design, it's rare these days when something stops me in my tracks. When I saw his work for Steve Martin's new book, I wanted to cry. I know that sounds dramatic, but it was so beautiful, it honestly impacted me on a visceral level. Be sure to check out his other work. It evoked similar reactions.

NOTE: Not that I judge a book by its cover (I do), but I would possibly consider reading that Girl with a Dragon Tattoo series if the covers had not been so godawful and instead designed by Booth.

Caroline

Out of the mouths of babes

Kids are the best. Except, of course, when they're not. However, for the purposes of this post, I'm going to spotlight how wonderfully creative the mind of a child can be sometimes.

WanderMonster is a blog by Rob Kimmel. Every day of school since kindergarten, he sent his son off with a sticky note fixed to the inside lid of his lunchbox. Each of these little pieces of colored paper bears a half-completed drawing and a half-written story. He then anxiously awaits picking him up after school to see how he finishes these miniature comics.

Axe cop is the product of brothers Ethan (age 29) and Malachai Nicolle (age 5). Malachai supplies the story-lines and Ethan illustrates them. It may be the most hilarious comic I've come across. Take a couple of minutes to watch Episode 1 and Episode 2. You will die.

Caroline

ULTRA 2011

ULTRA 2011

Phase 1 line-up:

TIËSTO
DEADMAU5
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (LIVE)
DAVID GUETTA
CARL COX
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
CRYSTAL CASTLES
CUT COPY
RÖYKSOPP
TRENTEMOLLER (LIVE)
ERASURE
MSTRKRFT
BOYS NOIZE
CHROMEO
FERRY CORSTEN
STS9
KLAXONS
CSS
BENNY BENASSI
RUSKO
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (LIVE)
STEVE AOKI
WOLFGANG GARTNER
!!!
CLAUDE VONSTROKE
SANDER KLEINENBERG (LIVE)
SKRILLEX
HYBRID (LIVE)
GUI BORATTO
MARTIN SOLVEIG
JORIS VOORN
MR. OZIO
NERO
CHRIS LAKE
HOLY GHOST!
TINIE TEMPAH
SUPER MASH BROS.
AFROBETA.

March 25-27. It's happening.