Everything is a Remix - Remastered

I could have sworn that made it was on to The Stew already but I couldn't find it when I searched. So here it is. Kirby Ferguson is a writer, filmmaker, speaker who has had a few appearances on Vimeo as well as the TED stage.

In this post I wanted to highlight one of his projects, the Everything is a Remix series. Originally distributed in four parts, Everything is a Remix explores how every idea is somehow predicated on another. Whether it's movies, music, technology, etc, you can draw connections to a preexisting thought, idea, or concept. This is a remastered version that combines all four parts into one film.

I think the subject matter is really interesting especially as it relates to the creative or vocational work we do and how we're often looking for something "original." After watching this, I definitely feel inspired, like I've been given a license to "steal..."

Update: The Stew's search function is not what I'd describe as "awesome." After posting this, I eventually did find one of the originals that was posted over a year ago...

Everything is a Remix Remastered (2015 HD) from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

WdKA - Creating Pioneers

We've all been there. Aside from being too true, I really like the way this was made. Specifically the different mediums used to illustrate the creative process.

WdKA: Creating Pioneers from From Form on Vimeo.

hitRECord

I caught wind of this project/production company created/directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It's called hitRECord and the best way I can describe it is this - you create content to upload to the site (music, photos, writing, video, etc.) and other users can take that content and use it, reshape it, or just like it. Ultimately, Levitt will take realized or finished projects and broadcast them on his television show (this is when the content creators get paid too). It made me think about some of my hurdles in the creative process - want to shoot or animate something but just don't have an idea? Check out someone else's script and film or illustrate it.

James Victore

Just what I needed on a Friday morning.

James Victore - Sh*t You Should Know from Dark Rye on Vimeo.

James Victore from Dark Rye on Vimeo.

HD Video Pro Magazine - Emerging Pro Contest

One of the things I picked up in Vegas was a copy of HD Video Pro Magazine. In it was a call for filmmaker and photographers to submit either a set of five photos or one motion short. If you win, you get a Red Epic and a slew of Zeiss glass.

Official rules here.

I think we ought to consider it. Not just because the of the awesome gear but also to keep pushing ourselves creatively outside the office space.

Any good ideas that somebody would like to shoot?

New Toys For the Office

Here are a couple of creative toys we ought to get...

What is littleBits? from littleBits on Vimeo.

and..

Balancing Blocks from Part & Parcel on Vimeo.

Yasuaki Onishi: reverse of volume (RG)

I've had a small affinity for huge art installations since my first trip to Chicago in 2009 when I saw Olafur Eliasson's "Take Your Time". There's something about these other-worlds that are really cool and I've always wanted to try to incorporate them somehow into a scene somehow... This was recommended viewing from Sven...

Pretty stuff

Here's some pretty stuff to brighten up a rainy Sunday.

Visual.ly

A prolific source of information design inspiration. Imagine animating some of some of these pieces.

Career evolution: Advertising

Interview: Orion Tait, creative director Buck

A little insight into the awesomeness that is Buck.

Nick Campbell - The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most

Nick Campbell - The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most from Nick Campbell on Vimeo.