Happy NANOWRIMO! ndlela November 1, 2011 General " For all those participating in this year's NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month), good luck, have fun and congrats on taking this journey. I am not going to be officially participating this year because of... Read More...
Goodbye Steve Jobs! [February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011] ndlela October 6, 2011 General What an amazing legacy! His vision literally changed life as we know it. If the only thing he had ever done was put together Pixar , he would have fulfilled the promise of many lifetimes. He was a true visio... Read More...
Short Video: A Short Love Story In Stop Motion (Dir: Carlos Lascano) ndlela August 31, 2011 General Happy Wednesday! Today's film is A Short Love Story In Stop Motion directed by Carlos Lascano. Checkout the film's page on his site where he shares and breaks down how he put this short film together. ... Read More...
Short Video: Irene NYC (by Buffalo Picture House) ndlela August 30, 2011 General Wow! That was quick. A lot of places haven't cleared out from Irene yet and already there is a great, well edited video on the hurricane. This short is done by the good folks at Buffalo Picture House. Hap... Read More...
Short Video: Portal: No Escape (Dir: Dan Trachtenberg) ndlela August 29, 2011 General Happy Monday! Not such a happy Monday for the protagonist of Portal: No Escape. Ever felt that you were stuck in a loop that kept getting back to the place you are trying to escape? Well, you probably hav... Read More...
Short Video: OK Go and The Muppets – Muppet Show Theme Song ndlela August 26, 2011 General Very Happy Friday everyone! This is the first official video to promote the new Muppets: The Green Album which is the soundtrack to the new Muppets movie coming out in November in the US. This video has ma... Read More...
Short Video: Snow on Cuba Mall in Central Wellington (dir: Ro Tierney) ndlela August 25, 2011 General Happy Thursday! Here is a short video by director Ro Tierney shot during a snow surprise recently in Wellington, New Zealand. It is beautifully shot and Ro Tierney does a great job of capturing people's won... Read More...
Short Video: Sumo Lake (Dir: Greg Holfeld) ndlela August 24, 2011 General Happy Wednesday! Today's short film - Sumo Lake is an animated retelling of the "Swan Lake" story . . . with sumo wrestlers. It is beautiful in its simplicity and it is equally impressive that it was done the old fashioned way of animation: paper and pencil. At 3 minutes, director, Greg Holfeld does a great job of re-imagining the story so beautifully.
Short Video: Mac ‘n’ Cheese ndlela August 22, 2011 General Happy Monday! Today's short film - Mac 'n' Cheese - is by 4 student filmmakers - Tom Hankins, Gijs van Kooten, Guido Puijk, Roy Nieterau - from the Utrecht School of Arts in the Netherlands. I have been work... Read More...
Short Video: In The Fall (Dir: Steve Cutts) ndlela August 15, 2011 General Happy Monday! Here is a great short film by Steve Cutts. Why a cute film about a man falling to his death as the Monday video? Just a reminder not to be this dude in the latter years of the film he watches. Hap... Read More...
Short Video: Watermelon Carving (Dir: Vid Nikolic) ndlela July 12, 2011 General Here is a short video by Vid Nikolic to keep you cool on this hot summer day (in North America). Vid's skills with fruit and vegetables are amazing. Enjoy! Stay cool! Watermelon carving from Vid Nikolic on... Read More...