Let's Go Get Lost Trailer

Growing up in Minnesota during the early days of snowboarding it was never about $80 lift tickets, high-speed quads or one hundred foot kickers. Isensevens Let's Go Get Lost feels like a day in the city park with slightly more expensive camera work. Nice.

Sorry I'm Late

A stop motion short film shot with a stills camera in the ceiling pointing straight at the floor. There's tons of 'making of' stuff at the website sorry-im-late.com

We're Going in the Hudson

Hello Inspiration

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Andrew Sloat

Househub

Scripted web video sunk to a new low when the U.S. Government opened an account on Youtube. Youtube really? America considers itself one of the most technologically advance nations in the world and our government finds it necessary to toy around in the 3rd world of internet video sites? Watch for over scripted and outdated buzz words such as "Transparency" "Orginal Content" and "Social Media". Is it January 20th yet?

By The Book

Via Wooster Collective.

Merry Christmas!

This is the Theater District Business Center building in Chicago. The front of the building facing Randolph Street contains a number of colored lights running on a pattern loop behind semi-opaque glass. For Christmas, the pattern was modified to include a number of traditional Christmas themes.

288,000 Candles

I'm sorry AKQA but I have a new favorite holiday video. Famous from Brussels delivers an amazing year end video with the help of 288,000 tea candles.

Agency: Famous, Brussels
Creative Director: Christophe Ghewy
Art Director: Nicolas France
Copywriter: Olivier Roland

And of course there is a making of...

Money

N.A.S.A.'s "Money" featuring David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, Z-Trip and the iconic artwork of Shepard Fairey.

Youtube Hillifier

We're digging the The Benny Hillifier. Add the Benny Hill Yakety Sax to any youtube video. Just enter the youtube video ID (the code after the "=" in the URL) into the box and blamo! hilarity ensues. Check out the one we made this morning.

You're Not Alone and It's Not So Bad

A fantastic video from Anthony Ferraro about getting laid off. Finally, a bit of optimism from the land of unemployment. If you haven't been to the land of unemployment recently you may wind up taking an unexpected trip there soon so, watch the video and realize you're not alone and it's not so bad.

Travel Deals for the Living Dead

We're digging Vice.tv's Guide to Travel Series. We're not exactly sure why Shane Smith and Pella Kagerman have to get drunk for their urban safari in Chernobyl but the series certainly explores topics and areas of the world left off of the map by the Travel Channel.

via Vice.tv

Lost in a Moment

A one take impromptu film made in Tokyo by Dennis Wheatley and Stefan McClean for the song Lost in a Moment from Shrift. "What we loved about watching this film back was the space that the camera was able to enter.. extremely personal and scrutinising but not too lingering."

24 Hours in K-town

Critical Intent was recently invited to New York to explore the secrets of lower Manhattan's Korean Town and though, most of what we uncovered there wasn't appropriate to print or photograph for that matter, we were treated to a killer meal by our host and NYC food blogger Alan Kwon. Thanks again Alan!

Trick 17 Best Picture

Intervelometer from Team DAK just won 'Best Picture' at the 2nd Annual Trick 17 Stop Motion Animation contest. Teams were given 52 hours to create a 1-3 minute film. Team DAK is made up of Deniz Merdanogullari, Aparna Kapur and Kunal Sen.

Addidas Originals: Break Up Service

Agency: TBWA\London
Production Company (Japan): Taiyokikau
Creatives: Mat Fox/Mark Nicholson
Producer: Satoshi Takahashi
Production Company: Blink, London

via Scary Ideas

Immersion

Ever catch yourself in the reflection of your computer screen or TV set and feel like you're staring at a stranger? A couple months ago a friend made a video of me working and though hilarious to watch a nine hour work day compressed into a two minute time lapse, it was also slightly disturbing to see how immersed I had become staring into a computer monitor. Now comes Immersion Blog, a fascinating look at user interaction with the various media that have come to dominate our daily lives. Most shocking perhaps is photographer, Robbie Cooper's Immersion study (above) and Godfrey Reggio's Evidence videos which record the facial reactions of children while interacting with a video game and television set respectfully. It should be noted that advertising agency, Fallon London attempted a similar execution in their CBBC spots a couple months ago that shows the joyous expressions of toddlers immersed in children's programing on the BBC. One idea, three very different results--all of them illuminating in their own way.

via Coups de Pub

Gong Unofficial Video

A great SFX project for the Sigur Ros song "Gong" from Eric Lerner.

via Fubiz.

Spacey On: The Economy

Sure, the economy is in the tank, job markets are dry but somehow hearing it from Kevin Spacey makes it a little more palatable. An amusing typographic take on the film American Beauty from Jessica London. Frankly, I wouldn't mind watching the entire movie this way.

via Scene 360.