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Video clips of the week

By: Andy

20-01-2012

Love this!, Video, Viral

A few videos which have been keeping me amused this week.

Hello

Pingu – The Thing.

James Bond song

Computer games – Look around you

Angry ginger kid – scary

Otter’s pocket – BBC Breakfast

Looking out of the bus window – A view on London

By: Andy

08-11-2011

London, Video, Viral

I never used to be a bus person until someone taught me the error of my ways (when not on my bike of course). Always the top deck, always the left hand window seat, always looking around and seeing what’s going on – silently observing the world going on below you.

This experience is perfectly summarised by the below video (via Michal Dzierza). The child playing, the guy arguing on the phone with someone, the accident that everyone cranes their neck for, road works, cyclists, tourists, landmarks, the crazy guy, the gaggle of school kids – it’s all there. Beautifully shot & edited from 30 hours of footage. A lovely feel to it – watch in HD!

A murmuration of starlings

By: Andy

05-11-2011

Video, Viral

I’m sure everyone has seen this video by now but if not it’s well worth watching. Incredibly beautiful and also somehow strangely ominous that the forms the birds make whilst swarming – not sure if that’s the right term. Out of my field of expertise here.

Film star montages / Supercuts

By: Andy

01-11-2011

Video, Viral

A chat with Aleks on Sat reminded me of a few of these montages. Worth watching all three. I think the Tom Cruise running is the best. Once you’ve seen these I don’t think you can take this lot seriously again.

Tom Cruise – Running

Harrison Ford – My wife my family

And finally, Nicholas Cage – Losing his shit.

Got any more?

Lawrence reminded me of these two in the comments…

It’s the 90′s!

160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes

Siri

By: Andy

09-10-2011

Apple, Video

The demo for the new seemingly supercomputer like technology in the new iPhone 4S looks pretty incredible. Whether we’ll all start talking to our phones is another matter but the demo is nonetheless impressive. Set an alarm for 30mins, what’s the weather like in X, text my girlfriend to say I’ll be late. Bonkers stuff that it works at all.

However with all these things there’s got to be a downside for us simple humans. I showed the demo to a guy at work who sent me this in response. He’s got a point.

Bridge demolition – timelapse

By: Andy

06-10-2011

Video

Now I’m a total sucker for timelapse videos but I love seeing a nice bit of engineering going on too. Love it, especially that quality from this enormous site lights.

Making a website in a day – Timelapse

By: Andy

05-10-2011

Photography, Video

A great little video created by Lawrence at With Associates. Love the end frame of turning the lights off.

Not sure what this is all about? Have a look at my other blog for the full explanation. I promise to stop talking about this project now.

Timelapses from the ISS

By: Andy

29-09-2011

found links, Video

A couple of incredible timelapses shot from the International Space Station. Watching the storms appear in the first is beautiful.

Shetland on a Brompton

By: Andy

22-08-2011

Cycling, Inspiration, Love this!, Video

As the recent owner of a Brompton bicycle – purchased on the cycle to work scheme for meetings and general pootling around town – I find this really impressive. Beautifully shot and edited too. Leaves a really nice feeling after watching. Makes me want to do Lands End to John O’groats. Looks like a fantastic experience.