First, I’ve been to Sparta, WI and have no idea where that place is. I will need to do a little research and pay a visit in the Spring.
Second, I love seeing the use of animation over live-action video. And they nailed it in on this one. I am not sure why they decided to do the animation and drawings over the footage. The strange and amazing statue made the video surreal already; the animation put it over the top on the awesome scale.
I hope this is a continued trend by large brands.
The family at Cardboard Box Office has done it again with their newest Cardboard scene from a movie. This scene is from the newly released Hunt for the Wilder People (a New Zealand adventure comedy-drama film).
You may recognize the Cardboard Box Office family from our previous article on them from our “Creativity from Cardboard” post. They do amazing art with cardboard.
You can check out their website at cardboardboxoffice.com.
As a filmmaker, I am embarrassed to say I know very little about Francis Ford Coppola. It is common to hear great directors and creators talk about him as a master of the cinema and creativity.
Every time I hear a Francis Ford Coppola interview, I realize he is all that people claim he is. In this short animated video, I walk away with the same view. His technique of life reflection on the elevator is a great way to get a perspective of one’s life…. I will have to try it next time I’m in an elevator.
Allergy to Originality is an animated Op-Doc by Drew Christie.
It is about two men discussing whether the current media has an aversion to originality. The question of art and if anything is truly original becomes the theme of their discussion.
Written, Directed & Illustrated by Drew Christie
Presented by The New York Times Op-Docs
Below is a great video of Drew Christie talks about the origin of “ALLERGY TO ORIGINALITY” and about his process.
He uses Adobe Cloud, which you can get a free trial at Adobe Free Trial
Part of being a self-employed creative is having to plan what an average day should look like. This is both that is both liberating and overwhelming at the same time.
I am always on the quest to find the perfect daily routine and rituals. It gives me the feeling of being more productive.
More important, it makes me feel like I have a little control in my life.
It turns out I am not alone. As I talk to more Compulsive Creatives, I realize this is part of our brains loving chaos while not wanting to feel out of control or unproductive. So, here is an infographic that will help you feel more connected in the mess we call life.
This graphic was created by Format, an online portfolio website. They surveyed over 2000 of their clients to compile this date. You can check out the version with scrolling effects here.
This article first appeared on my personal blog on November 17, 2012.
Before reading this, it is important to note that buying Facebook “likes” is usually a bad idea. It is tempting to use money to purchase fans, but it rarely works in your favor.
I got an email the other day (remember this was back in 2012) from boostlikes.com saying they can help me get more page likes for my Facebook Page. According to them, they put ads on their big websites promoting my Facebook page and when they reach the number paid for, they pull it off. If this is what they do, then it is an amazing service.
To be honest, I have a lot of doubts about the service of boostlikes.com. I have hired companies/people in the past to build up fan pages, and they all used fake accounts. The numbers went up, but no one looked at the page. Having a thousand likes for a page helps build social proof, but I personally only am looking for people who will be interested in my projects (in this case the Madman of Magic Comic Book).
The truth is that I will not know how good this companies service is till I try it, and you will know too once I post my review. I have used several other products that I assumed could be a scam and was pleasantly surprised at the quality. I am hoping boostlikes.com is going to be one of those cases.
I did do a quick google search of ” www.bootslikes.com ” and most of the sites have to do with data on the site statistics (ranking, age, domain owner, etc.on). The two that do talk about the site do not say anything good about it.
Neither of these sites are authority sites on the subject and both answers suggest they never tried the site out. My solution is to give boostlikes.com a chance and I will report my findings back to you!
I did not have a great experience with the company. They did give the likes I requested, but they were not active on my page.
You can read why I don’t recommend them here.
With the current issues in the media around consent, this video published in November of 2015 on the Thames Valley Police YouTube Page.
It is an excellent way to explain about consensual sex with animation to help make the point. If you’re still struggling with consent, just imagine instead of initiating sex you’re making them a cup of tea.
Animation by Emmeline May and you can read more on the subject at consentiseverything.com.
