Author: Adam Jensen
Carnivora Gardinum: A 107-Day Biolapse Video
Carnivora Gardinum is the culmination of a 107-day, continuous shoot by Chris Field for The Chronos Project. The time-consuming shoot involved 2 cameras and is chronicled in a web series on Field’s Vimeo account and on his Bioplapse website. Fields describes himself as a “network technician by day, a photographer by night., and a garage engineer on the weekends.” Glad to see the long nights as a photographer were not in vein.
Carnivora Gardinum from chris field on Vimeo.
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‘Unusual Occupations’, a video series from 1937-1949
Framepool has compiled some archival footage of a video series entitled “Unusual Occupations” that presents “ordinary, everyday people who chose ‘the path less taken’ in pursuit of extraordinary odd jobs, crazy careers and hysterical hobbies.” The video series was originally produced by, “Jerry Fairbanks Studios and released by Paramount Pictures from 1937 through 1949,” according to Framepool.
Rubber Face – Unusual Occupations 1937 from Framepool on Vimeo.
Some are, indeed, rather odd. Cue the above video with Alan O’Brien, the ‘rubber faced’ man of Pasadena. Other videos in the series, function more as artifacts of the era’s pop cultural conditions. The video featuring female air-force pilots and model casting has a voicing that seems campy and stereotypically offensive, in current dialogue.
Women Airforce Service Pilots 1943 from Framepool on Vimeo.
All-in-all, the series is enjoyable and a bit surreal in its vivid account of people lives and careers in a different economic realty than today.
A Tattoo Artist 1937 – Rare Color Footage from Framepool on Vimeo.
Model Casting 1937 from Framepool on Vimeo.
Stockings for Hollywood Stars 1937 – Rare Color Footage from Framepool on Vimeo.
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What’s Hot in 2015: Carrots
I feel like every year, a new food takes over the popular culinary zeitgeist. Last year, it was bacon that was all the rage and the year before that it was human flesh or something. This year, I’m putting my money behind the Carrot. Its plain to see that the orange root vegetable is on the up and up. Don’t believe me? Just check out this smooth ad put together by the Carrot lobby no doubt.
Introducing Carrot from Carrot on Vimeo.
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Polyphonic Overtone Singing
Anna-Maria Hefele shows us that you don’t need auto-tune to contort and manipulate the voice to sound strange and robotic. In this video, the German vocalist provides a quick overview and demonstration of “throat singing” a vocal technique that allows a singer to appear as if they are singing two notes at once. Its quite astonishing and has to be seen (& heard) to be believed.
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The Overview Effect: Seeing Earth For the 1st Time
“The Blue Marble” is a famous photograph of the Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft.
A short, yet stunning documentary about the surreal experiences of astronauts seeing Earth for the first time from space. Known as the Overview Effect, the experience leaves most who witness it changed forever. This documentary was produced in 2013 by the Planetary Collective on the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph, the first photograph of Earth taken from space.
The photo (above) is largely considered the first “Earth Family Portrait”, capturing the entire world in one shot. Many have referenced this moment as the beginning of globalization and an understanding of the interconnected nature of the planet.
OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.
“The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.”
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Portrait of a Schmoozer
Who says being the Vice President of the United States is easy work? Here is just one moment from the day in the life of Joe Biden, America’s All-Star VP. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News shared videos of Biden hard at work earlier this month, reenacting the swearing in of senators for the enjoyment of their family members and the news organization’s cameras. It’s hard to tell who is having more fun, Biden or the noticeably awe-struck family members. You be the judge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTWlIWRe0VQ
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Hello, World. With Love.
The is the inaugural post of the The Ironicle. The first transmission into the cosmos. A journey through semantics, humor, and life. Presented, in conversation, through the wonders of modern digital video.
As the first post, we look to present something present. This is a chronicle but with an ironic twist. So, to present the present, we look to the past. The New York Times posted a video yesterday of the cartoonist and editors of Charlie Hebdo in 2006. In the short documentary, the magazine’s team designs a cover featuring Mohammad.
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