We all have morning rituals. And most of us probably have a few we’d like to opt out of. My morning tear-up-the-credit-card-opportunity-into-little-bits-and-put-it-in-the-recycling ritual is one I would gladly abandon.
Author: Ted Hope
I got a link today to check out a short film at the YouTube Screening Room. I did not yet know about this new feature at YouTube. It’s High Definition. You can watch full screen without the image getting fuzzy. The sound was good. And they have award winning films from around the world. I felt like I was getting closer to that elusive promise of the internet…
Leave It To Banksy
Cannes has been too expensive for me to attend the last couple of years. And it is really elitist, isn’t it?
The War Against Omnivideo
Scott Macauley at the Filmmaker Magazine blog tipped me to a stock market blog, SeekingAlpha, and the post “How Video Is Going To Take Over The World”. But the reality is that its not “going to”, it already has.
Dancing Fool
And I mean that in the best possible way. We all need to dance, just like we all need to laugh. I think this proves both. What a way to see the world! 42 countries, including outer space! And all with happy feet (thanks to Ellen D. for the tip!)
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
You missed a great gallery show in NYC. Marlene McCarty’s gigantic pen and ink drawings were a sight to behold. The detail and beauty in each drawing covered entire walls. I was on my way out before I picked up the brochure that told the true story behind each drawing. Dreams, fantasies, and entire other ways of life emerged fully formed but still encompassing that haze of delirium. I never wanted a big house with big walls until I found these big drawings to cover them with.