Film

Move, Eat, Learn

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.23.2013

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. 3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3…

Film

Apodemy

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.16.2013

Apodemy from Katerina Athanasopoulou on Vimeo.

Film

The Metalsmith

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.09.2013

The Metalsmith from Dan McComb on Vimeo. Facing blindness, metalsmith Andy Cooperman renews his commitment to making things worth seeing.

Film

The Bay Area in 4K

by JOHN ADAMS • 04.02.2013

Northern California during the day and at night, beautiful both naturally and through human design. Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel – The Bay Area in 4K from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo.

Birds, Film, Nature

A Bird Ballet

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.30.2013

A bird ballet | Music Video from Neels CASTILLON on Vimeo. Description from filmmaker Neels Castillon: We were shooting for a commercial with my DP waiting for an helicopter flying into the sunset, when thousands and thousands of birds came and made this incredible dance in the sky. It was amazing, we just forgot our…

Film, Music

Monday Music: Jazz that nobody asked for

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.25.2013

Oh, but they should have. When a song gets stuck in one’s head —

Cartoons & Comics, Film

Sunday Morning Cartoon: Batman, Help Me

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.24.2013

Over at Vimeo, filmmaker Isaak Fernandez (who has dozens of animated short films), published Batman, Help Me as the first of a series. He’s other films, but I don’t know if he made others in this series. In any event, the short is solid work, difficult to create, but well worth the result. Enjoy. Batman…

Film

Wide Web World

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.19.2013

Wide Web World from Paul Wex on Vimeo.

Film

Milk Run

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.12.2013

There’s something inside Benjamin’s briefcase… Milk Run from Josh Soskin on Vimeo.

Film

The Gold of the Andes

by JOHN ADAMS • 03.06.2013

The Gold Of The Andes from The Inoue Brothers on Vimeo.

Film, Uncategorized

Nuit Blanche

by JOHN ADAMS • 02.26.2013

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

Film, Music

Monday Music: Film Scores

by JOHN ADAMS • 02.25.2013

The 2013 Academy Awards presentation is now over, but here’s a fan’s (Tim De Decker’s) collection of the thirty most famous film scores. One’s bound to agree with his selection of quite a few of them, and recognize almost all of them. Enjoy.

Film, Poll

Friday Poll: 2013 Oscar Pick

by JOHN ADAMS • 02.22.2013

The Academy Awards are Sunday, February 24th beginning at 6 PM CT. There are nine films in contention for best picture. (The nominees and links to info about them appear at the bottom of this post.) So what do you think: Which film do you think will win? Which film would you like to win?…

Business, Film, Good Ideas

The Innovator

by JOHN ADAMS • 02.19.2013

The Innovator from Cineastas on Vimeo. Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs one another and he is constantly exploring the fringes of his…