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FX in B/W: Nuit Blanche short film

Posted: February 12th, 2010 | Author: John | Filed under: Beautiful Images | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

This short is a beautiful example of narrative time (a moment is extended into 3 min 40 sec) and some great CG composition with live action in black and white. The short film is by Arev Manoukian at Spy Films. Who funds a project like this?

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

Even cooler is the making of:

Making Of Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

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The Playful Search for Beauty: Eva Zeisel

Posted: April 21st, 2009 | Author: John | Filed under: Beautiful Images | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Eva Zeisel has had a 75-year career of playful creation.  How can we maintain a “parzivalian” freshness and playful perspective throughout a long life?

“Innovation is not the aim of my work.”   This quote at the beginning seems most revealing.  Creating beauty taps into something timeless.  But I don’t want to wax philosophical on the transcendant quality of beauty.  Enjoy listening to her colorful and truly beautiful life.

This youtube video, courtesy of the great TED series.

Among many honors, in 1946, Eva Zeisel had the first one-woman show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Book leaves and autumn leaves

Posted: April 16th, 2009 | Author: John | Filed under: Beautiful Images | Tags: , , | 3 Comments »

A moving climactic image: blowing pages of a torn book or journal mixing with the bright leaves of autumn – symbol of letting go of the past struggles and old loves which were holding our protagonist back from personal growth… a moving on.

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