Shot of the Day - 02/08/10

Took this wandering the chilly GVSU grounds with my all too patient friend, and temporary photography assistant, Tshering.

Shot of the Day - 02/07/10

I was walking around last night, and took some shots of the art museum. This was along the wall of the building, with the lighted hand rails. I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

Amazing Videos - The Third & The Seventh

When I first saw this video, I was reminded repeatedly before hand that everything I was about to see was computer generated (CG). I said "okay," and the video started. What I saw stunned me. This is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen. If this had just been shot with a regular camera, it would have still been gorgeous, but it wouldn't have affected me as much. Something about imagining that everything I was seeing looked so real, and so beautiful, yet all of it was generated with computer bits and bytes all working together in this harmonious performance that I really connected with. So here it is, The Third & The Seventh.

Note: I can't stress enough that you should turn HD Viewing on.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

New Camera - 500D

I finally broke down and bought a digital camera. I bought the Canon Rebel t1i 500D. I've been having a lot of fun with it, and hopefully I'll be putting something up every day, now that I don't have to wait for development time or buying film.

Digging In - The Resonance Project

So there's this guy, Nassim Haramein, who developed the unified field theory. Along with it he created a video lecture series (a la Inconvenient Truth), and a couple of my friends have been trying to get me to watch it for a while now. The tipping point came today when the professor of my favorite class this semester suggested I check it out. So here I go, finally cracking the unified field theory. If you'd like to join me, go here for part 1. I know, it's a little cheesy, but here's a trailer.

Indie Film Watch - "Yellow Cake"

If you've been following news out of Iran, then you can probably guess that the title of this video "Yellow Cake" might have something to do with enriching uranium and nuclear proliferation. This animated short was described to me as Snow White meets The Battle of Algiers. There's definitely a lot of social commentary to pick up on the surface, but I would highly recommend a second or third viewing, because you'll catch something new each time. The piece was done by a Nickelodeon animator named Nick Cross, and has a running time of about 9 minutes. So here it is, Yellow Cake by Nick Cross.

Yellow Cake from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

Indie Film Watch - "Asshole"

Here's the Sundance short film "Asshole" from proud New Yorker, Gavin McInnes.