Last Monday i finally bought a Nikon D90, after a 3 year hiatus and a stolen D70. I’m still getting the the hang of it, and one of the most frequent questions asked is about the movie mode. The usual pundits have taken their side, but as i’m not a big fan of technical jargon, let’s stick with the visuals, with a test between the Nikon D90 (digital SLR) and Panasonic HVX200 (camcorder).

D90 and HVX side-by-side test from Chronicle Project on Vimeo.

Now it’s becoming even clearer why Flickr decided to support video.

More D90 video goodies, found at Colmeia, after the jump.

The Pumpkin Patch from Jason Zada on Vimeo.

What did you do Saturday? from Jason Zada on Vimeo.

Head over to www.fly-a-balloon.be
Don’t resize your browser.
Watch what happens.

One of the best examples on how to use the browser and web technologies as a creative medium. Simple javascript effects and carefully synced video can do wonders for your interactive experiences.

The video below has been around for a while, but it was the first one that turned lip dubbin’ into an Internet meme.

Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

Quite appropriately, it was done by a group of friends who work for internet video startups like Vimeo and CollegeHumor. And the girl at the beginning (Amanda) is really cute.

Liked it? Here’s a few more videos:
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Rob has just published the titles he, Chris and Ben did for OFFF Lisbon 2008, and gently granted permission to post it on Vimeo. Enjoy.

OFFF Lisbon titles from armandoalves on Vimeo.

Following the Devoid of Yesterday talk and title sequence at OFFF New York myself and Chris were invited to again both speak and present a new title sequence for the Lisbon event in May 2008. Rather than just repeat the previous titles we decided to shoot various sea life in a studio using macro lenses to act as a metaphor for the conference both taking place in Portugal and to have a closer look at the speakers and their way of thinking. Shot over a day and finalised over an eternity with audio by Ben Lukas Boysen.

This blog has been too quiet these days, as i enter my second week of holidays. I’ll be back in full strength, but meanwhile enjoy a month old video of fireworks with music by Sigur Ros.

The Fourth from Michael Brodner AKA Bones on Vimeo.

With Lisbon showing up at 2:45.
Video below for RSS readers

To think that i proposed a big national tourism company to sponsor Matt’s 2007 worldwide tour … Oh my, how it hurts to be ahead of your time.

A few months ago, one of the missions of ImproveEverywhere went viral, the now famous Frozen Grand Central. The stunt then had iterations around the world in several cities.

It was about time that Lisbon had such a prank, and with Rodrigo as the organizer, we managed to get 65 agents downtown Lisbon.
Rua Augusta is one of the busiest streets, with lots of tourists, and this last Saturday was particularly crowded with people getting ready to watch Portugal-Turkey for Euro 2008. All went well, with no police intrusion or harassment of the agents, but i’ll let the video (in portuguese) speak for itself:

Paradinha video on Youtube

I found myself freezing for 5 minutes, while carrying the book Groundswell. Oh, the irony.
If you want to to be on the next mission, join us at our Ning group..

The full story, in Portuguese, here.

That’s right. A fully animated Dilbert with his own channel.
You can know stop pretending that you’re working, and have a good long laugh watching the videos below:
(RSS readers might have to visit the site, for a change)

Soul-O-Meter and Catbert, Evil H.R. Director

Drunken Lemurs and Payroll Management

Catbert, Evil H.R. Director and Spooky

The Key to Happiness and Top Performer

Any resemblance of the videos with your own corporate culture is pure coincidence.
Now it’s just a matter of time until a circular comic strip shows up, with Dilbert on YouTube talking about YouTube and Dilbert. Ok, my bad joke. Blame it on Catbert.

But speaking of dead-tree comics, is there any character or strip that you would love to see animated ?

Image source: Wikipedia
Here’s a few ideas: Calvin and Hobbes, Mafalda and Beetle Bailey.

Source: Watching TV Online

Love this animation project painted at Buenos Aires public walls.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

By BluBlu.