The CH Action Movie

CollegeHumor.com has really stepped up their productions and has grown from a website full of funny photos to a "Funny or Die" contender. This production of the basic action film parody is executed diligently. Well done, it's very entertaining.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Best Bottom in the World

So the oversexed American Apparel was holding a Best Bottom in the World contest and they've selected the winners. Seriously, wow! Definitely will fill your eye candy fix for the day. Thank you AA!

Bubba Sparxxx - Ms. New Booty

Hugh Jackman x Lipton

And this guy played a great Wolverine, yes sir. Thank you Asia!


Hugh Jackman for Lipton

Artist You Should Know: Alexa Meade

What an amazing concept! What an amazing artist! Alexa Meade paints people and lights them to make them look like paintings. My mind is blown! This would make for an interesting music video or guessing game. See more of her work here.

"The images... are the work of Alexa Meade who currently lives in D.C. Notice I said images, not paintings! Somehow she manages to blend paint on the human body in way that makes the figure look like it jumped straight from the canvas into the real world." -- slodive.com


Via Jason

I can't stop listening to...

"Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes.

I met him a few months before he died. The guy oozes cool, but this song... seriously has some major music history and Hayes cover of it had me mesmerized within seconds. Actually, I always thought Hooverphonic came up with the tune and used it in my AU In Motion dance. Thanks Hayes for this funky romantic classic.


WALK ON BY - ISAAC HAYES (1969)

FRESH MUSIC: Ellie Goudling

I have been jamming out to "Starry Eyed" (Jakwob Remix) and "Under The Sheets" (Chiddy Bang Remix) by Ellie Goulding for a while now.

I love her voice, the drums and synth lines. Definitely stuff I can vibe too on a Friday night. Plus Ellie just might be my favorite new Pop star, so check out the original versions.

"Her debut single, Under The Sheets, is on course to gatecrash the UK top ten next weekend and after supporting Little Boots she’s subsequently been made a frontrunner in several ‘new artists to watch’ polls for 2010." -- What's On Wales


.: Ellie Goulding 'Starry Eyed' :.



Via Pretty Much Amazing & kickin the peanuts

Keep It Short: Ataque de Pánico!

A very interesting short with stellar visuals. Who doesn't love giant robots? Very Cloverfield.


Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009


"Variety reports that the impressive short led Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures to strike a seven-figure deal to work on Alvarez’s debut feature, which will be an alien invasion story." -- EW.com


Via Patrick

Quotastic!

"Unless you know every aspect and phase of the film production process, you can't be a movie director." -- Akira Kurosawa

So I continue to read and study. That is my motivation.

Zach Galifianakis x SNL

Somebody give Zach Galifianakis an Oscar! He's seriously one of my favorite contemporary comedians and has been for years. The rest of the show is pretty good but he nailed the opening monologue.




Via Buzzfeed

I Heart That Shirt #18: Yes

"Yes, it's impossible" ($20.24) is a great t-shirt, because I'm a fan of M.C. Escher and anything that can confuse you for a good five minutes. This is an excellent design for an artist or mathematician.

R.I.P. Nujabes

Thank you for some of the best hiphop EVER to roll in from the far east. Shing02, that was a great tribute.

"On February 26, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a traffic accident upon exiting the Shuto Expressway late at night. He died at a hospital in Shibuya Ward after failed efforts to revive him. He was 36 years old. There was a private burial with only family in attendance. Hydeout Productions has stated that Nujabes has left behind tracks, which they plan to release in the near future." -- Wikipedia


Samurai champloo Intro



"somewhere down the middle of the road, I wanna see you again in a scene with the backdrop a perfect ten and the music can take us back to the spot right then" - luv(sic) part3

Music Video: "Second Lives" by Vitalic

I'm posting this purely for the video. It nearly ruined the public bathroom for me, but seriously I know that most of these moments really do happen. Oh God.

Vitalic - Second Lives (from the album Flashmob)



Via Kickin the Peanuts

Tron Trailer 2.0

I'm so in love with the new trailer for Tron Legacy. The original movie was one of my childhood favorites and I think this one might live up to the hype and YES... I will be seeing it in 3-D.

Trailer: Tron Legacy

The Worst Films Ever Made

I love Wikipedia and can easily get lost clicking from one link to another, so I was super excited to find a Wikipedia list of the worst films ever. I'm tempted to host a marathon at my house, so how many of these you seen?

"The films listed here have achieved notably negative reception as being called one of the worst films ever made. The films have either been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movie of the year, or been on such a source's list of the worst movies of all time." -- Wikipedia

The Postman


Howard the Duck (1986) Trailer


Son of The Mask 2005 High Quality

Handsome Men's Club

This is probably the funniest late night sketch that I've seen all year. Well done! SO HILARIOUS!

Handsome Men's Club



Via Megan

Gift Ideas: Lego My Apple

I know I don't officially plug all things Lego (and I probably should), but seriously Lego My Apple is SO cute. Especially since I grew up playing with Legos and I'm sure it help fuel my creative side. I bet there are many concepts that could work with the Apple theme too. (Check out the Snow White version.)


Via Brandon & Gizmodo

I can't stop listening to...

Remixes of "Fences" by Phoenix. Remember to turn up the speakers and dance your heart out.


Phoenix - Fences (Neo Tokyo Remix)


Phoenix - Fences (Def Starr Version)


Phoenix - Fences (Grincheux And Dangereux mix)

Better Then The Van

Life on the road is the number one reason why I never wanted to play in a band. BUT... if you have friends who tour, please send them this website. Better yet, SIGN UP!

"Better Than The Van is a great way for bands and music fans to connect with each other for a practical reason. You'll meet new people, discover new music and help make touring a little easier. If that sounds like a good time, sign up and give it a try." -- betterthanthevan.com


Better Than The Van



"Adventurous travelers have already leveraged social networking for couch surfing, and now touring bands facing rising gas prices can try the same approach to find free places to stay on the road. Better Than The Van, from the same people who run Drummer Hunter, helps bands and fans meet for practical purposes." -- WIRED

The Typical Movie Trailer

It's so true. (insert dramatic music) It's so true!

Trailer For Every Oscar-Winning Movie Ever


Via BuzzFeed

The Truth In Upgrading

Last week I presented at the DC Final Cut Pro User Group meeting. I thought I did a horrible job, but Larry Jordan complimented the presentation. Anyways... I'm posting it here. Enjoy.

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The Truth In Upgrading

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Isaiah Headen and I'm an editor at Georgetown Post. My tools are mainly the Final Cut Studio and Photoshop.

I'm here to speak to you about the madness that is upgrading your computer system and how you can make it easier to do. A selection of my presentation is inspired by the article, "Don't Drive Angry" by editor Harry Miller III, from the the 4th quarter issue of CinemaEditor Magazine. If you are not subscribed to this magazine, I would urge you to do so. Google "CinemaEditor" and the first link will send you to their website.

Anyways... let us begin.

"When it comes to upgrading your system... what causes your biggest headaches?"

Is it the amount of time it takes? Is it tracking down old registration codes? Well for me, its the whole process. It seems like upgrading causes as many problems as it solves, but keeping up with the changing times is a key to survival in this business, so we upgrade.

Well the secret to eliminate problems and to make things easier is having a consistent process for upgrading your system. A set of steps to follow every time you upgrade, download or install anything. Now the process you create is going to be different for everyone and every system and a lot of these steps you're not going to find in a "How To Manual."

But I think there are three universal truths that we should ALWAYS stick too.

TRUTH 1.) DON'T UPGRADE an operating system unless your hardware is well above the minimum requirements. And expect upgrading the OS to be much harder, much more involved than you can imagine.

TRUTH 2.) DON'T UPGRADE your editing software in the middle of a project - unless the new version has an essential feature. But test it out on a non-critical system before upgrading all systems... Not everything will work as you expect.

TRUTH 3.) BACKUP EVERYTHING. Retain the ability to return to your previous working state if everything crashes and burns.

For example, this past year during a lull in business, we at Georgetown Post upgraded our systems from Leopard and Final Cut 6 to Snow Leopard and Final Cut 7.

We followed the directions and installed Snow Leopard. Then we went ahead and installed FCP 7. Immediately we noticed new issues with jittery effects and random system crashes, so what did we do wrong? What universal truth did we forget?

Our systems are well above the minimum requirements and we upgraded in between projects. Yet we forgot to backup everything and could no return to our previous working state.

So this led us to call support and browse the web for answers and as it turns out... we should have used the "Nuke n Pave" approach.

Nuke n Pave: to wipe out a computer system and reload from scratch. (Urban Dictionary)

Well we tried again, but this time we created simple steps to follow when we upgrade our systems.

STEP 1 - We cloned the hard drive to an external hard drive. We BACKED UP everything.
(You can find this in Disk Utilities in the Applications folder. Select the drive and pick the "Restore" option. It's a pretty straightforward process.)

STEP 2 - We did a clean install of Snow Leopard that erases the old operating system completely. We Nuked n Paved it. (This option will come up during the installation process.)

STEP 3 - We install FC7 following the regular set up.

STEP 4 - Last but not least we copy over plug ins, special fonts and etc... that were backed up on the external hard drive.

Now, I would also suggest that you keep on file or via personal email all registration codes and zip files. A great way to do this is to create a Gmail account for your business that you can email files too. Gmail works great as a free FTP service.

Well, this is the process we followed when we upgraded the rest of our systems and it works. We did loose a few plug-ins that are not compatible with FC7, but at least we can continue with our work.

The idea here is to create a consistent process for upgrading your system that holds true to the three truths.

1.) DON'T UPGRADE an operating system unless your hardware is well above the minimum requirements.

2.) DON'T UPGRADE your editing software in the middle of a project.

3.) And BACKUP EVERYTHING. Retaining the ability to return to your previous working state.

Well, that is all I have for tonight and I would like to thank everyone for coming out and the DCFCPUG for letting me present.

Happy upgrading.

"Baby I'm Black" by Casual Sax

I nearly died laughing. This was amazing. Definitely Rated-R for being so awesome. Thank you Casual Core.


BABY I'M BLACK (But only from the waist down)



Via James

YouTube: wat.a.WIN

wat.a.WIN is a collection of awesome/cool videos on YouTube. Some of them are truly remarkable.

Snow On Roof WIN


Double Dunk WIN


Rope Swing WIN

FRESH MUSIC: Washed Out

Washed Out reminds me of a cool summer's night on the beach with your best hoody sweatshirt. It's truly the sound track for the life of leisure. "Feel It All Around" is my favorite track from his mystical Life of Leisure EP.

"Washed Out is Ernest Greene, a young guy from Georgia (via South Carolina) who makes bedroom synthpop that sounds blurred and woozily evocative, like someone smeared Vaseline all over an early OMD demo tape, then stayed up all night trying to recreate what they heard." -- Pitchfork

FEEL IT ALL AROUND from Northern Lights on Vimeo.

I can't stop listening to...

More Lazers by edIT

This song definitely could have been in The Matrix series. edIT's music style makes me want to pop'n'lock as he takes us on a magically grungy adventure.

edIT - More Lazers

The Art of the Title Sequence

Artofthetitle.com, is a great website dedicated to discussing in depth title sequences from TV and movies. Anyone who is into graphic design or animation will find these postings enlightening and full of inspiration.

"A compendium and leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world. We honor the artists who design excellent title sequences. We discuss and display their work with a desire to foster more of it, via stills and video links, interviews, creator notes, and user comments."

French Illustrated Pin-Ups

Here is a collection of illustrations of women by French artist. Not all of them are great, but I found a few that seem to spark my creative interest. As if I'm catching a glimpse of a beautiful untold story.

"French illustrators love women, and I love them for that." -- Buzzfeed

Art Speaks: Ubiquitous

Naoko Ito's Urban Nature 2009 piece "Ubiquitous", blows my mind every time I see it. How do you come up with these ideas?

Well, I would love to see this concept executed with other objects, like a statue or a skeleton.


Via Inspire Me Now

Ad Space: “Creation of Adam” Elevator

I'm pretty sure that the majority walked right by this ad, but those who did stop and see it. Well, it stuck with them for a couple of hours. Well done.

“...if you’re holding a stack of pizzas and have to press the button with your ass…[t]hen God will be poking your ass!” -- boingboing

Via Laughing Squid