Shooting People » Online Film and Video http://shootingpeople.org/blog Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Somebody has a lot of time on their hands! http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:53:18 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1604

Hello from ant1mat3rie on Vimeo.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/feed/ 0 Kevin Curtis is a Dead Man – poking fun at British films http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:10:41 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1589 ...]]> You have to admit that this fake trailer is right on the money about certain British film tropes. “Is this film going to batter audiences over the head with a message of social injustice?”

Meanwhile I’m waiting with bated breath for the results of Lord Smith’s review of UK government film policy on Monday. I do hope it is more nuanced than Cameron’s simplistic demand that the film industry should support “commercially successful pictures.” As Ben Blaine pointed out, this comment reminded him of the Crystal Maze “when those players not taking part in a challenge would shout redundant advice like “TRY REALLY HARD!” or “JUST GET THE CRYSTAL!!”

This video is NSFW by the way.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/feed/ 0 The Night Before Christmas – Drunk History Style! http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:43:24 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1584

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/feed/ 0 Shake Up Your Perspective: Raghava KK’s Wonderful TED Talk http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/09/shake-up-your-perspective-raghava-kks-wonderful-ted-talk/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/09/shake-up-your-perspective-raghava-kks-wonderful-ted-talk/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:40:20 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1564  

I hadn’t heard of Raghava KK before I watched this TED Talk yesterday but now I’m a huge fan. I love the idea of shaking up your perspective by shaking an iPad. Haptic change! Could be a whole new social movement!

 

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/09/shake-up-your-perspective-raghava-kks-wonderful-ted-talk/feed/ 0 Young Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh in 1984 http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/08/young-steve-jobs-introducing-the-macintosh-in-1984/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/08/young-steve-jobs-introducing-the-macintosh-in-1984/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:03:05 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1533 I am a die-hard Apple fan so, along with the rest of the Twittering classes, I was swept up in yesterday’s news about Steve Jobs stepping down. Today I have been thoroughly enjoying this video archive gem:

 

 

PS. This was the computer I wrote all my essays on in my last year at university. Do I win some old school points?

 

 

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]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/08/most-awkward-404-page-ever/feed/ 0 Heavy Metal Parking Lot is 25 years old this week http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/heavy-metal-parking-lot-is-25-years-old-this-week/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/heavy-metal-parking-lot-is-25-years-old-this-week/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:38 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1397 Watch it. Revel in it. Happy Birthday To You!

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/heavy-metal-parking-lot-is-25-years-old-this-week/feed/ 0 Ship Shape Shorts http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/ship-shape-shorts/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/ship-shape-shorts/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:16:10 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1343 ...]]> I feel like I never get enough time to watch enough of the short films that Shooters upload – but I had to go through a whole bunch of them recently for an event I am curating and I kept discovering really good films I’d previously missed. I thought I’d embed some of my favorites here so you can watch them too. Needless to say they’re not all safe for work.

Bats & Balls from jamie jones on Vimeo.

W.O.W. 1 from Fifi Ramsay on Vimeo.

Pockets from Pilgrim Films on Vimeo.

The Maestro from Edward Copestick on Vimeo.

Prayers for Peace from Dustin Grella on Vimeo.

Zoo from Robin Bushell on Vimeo.

Members can embed their films from Vimeo, YouTube and other sites or use our custom player. Browse more great entries or enter May’s Film of the Month - Lena “Tiny Furniture” Dunham is this month’s judge.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/05/ship-shape-shorts/feed/ 0 Nick Cave is judging April’s Film of the Month http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/04/nick-cave-is-judging-aprils-film-of-the-month/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/04/nick-cave-is-judging-aprils-film-of-the-month/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:37:57 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1333 Upload your films now. There’s some really great stuff on the leaderboard already – check them out and “like” your favorites. Let’s show Mr Cave the very best of Shooting People!

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/04/nick-cave-is-judging-aprils-film-of-the-month/feed/ 0 Interlude: very cool new interactive video software http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/04/interlude-very-cool-new-interactive-video-software/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/04/interlude-very-cool-new-interactive-video-software/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:42:36 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1322 I met Yoni Bloch at SXSW – he cracked me up with hilarious stories but I didn’t fully understand how talented this guy is. Yoni is a delightful musician/geek hybrid who has developed software called Interlude that allows you to create interactive videos. I recently checked out an example of what this software does and I’m impressed – it’s a pretty seamless choose-your-own-adventure video experience. Check it out: www.yonibloch.co.il/pretendtobehappy/

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