Category: FILM/TV

September 26, 2013 at 5:55 am

Pixar’s 22 Golden Rules of Storytelling

Pixar's 22 Golden Rules of Storytelling

Back in 2011, then Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats (now freelancing) tweeted 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar. Coats learned the ‘guidelines’ from senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories, tweeting the nuggets of wisdom over a 6 week period. Last week, artist and User Experience Director at Visceral Games (a subsidiary…

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September 11, 2013 at 5:40 pm

13 Animated Gifs of Amazing Animal Facts

13 Animated Gifs of Amazing Animal Facts

QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panelist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given. To compensate, points are awarded not only for right…

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September 3, 2013 at 5:15 pm

Recreating Scenes from the Lion King While on an Actual Safari

Recreating Scenes from the Lion King While on an Actual Safari

Redditor and fellow Canadian Brandon Heuser recently took the trip of a lifetime to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. After returning to his hometown of Vancouver, he decided to rewatch Disney’s The Lion King. Throughout the film he caught himself saying, “hey I have a photo like that!”. Feeling inspired, he decided…

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August 17, 2013 at 6:37 pm

Picture of the Day: The ‘Up’ Hot Air Balloon

Picture of the Day: The 'Up' Hot Air Balloon

THE ‘UP’ HOT AIR BALLOON Photograph by Matt Buck on Wikimedia Commons Seen here is the famous Disney Pixar UP hot air balloon at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in 2009. The balloon was built and designed by Exclusive Ballooning and took six months to complete. The balloon has an active volume of…

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August 11, 2013 at 2:29 pm

Speed Paintings Made from Various Foods and Drinks

Speed Paintings Made from Various Foods and Drinks

Vivi Mac is a freelance artist from France. In an ongoing series entitled Art Ephemere, Mac uses a wide variety of foods, drinks and ingredients to create speed painting portraits of artists, musicians and celebrities. The temporary artworks are preserved in photographic form and shared on Facebook with Vivi Mac’s 10,000+ followers. Below you…

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July 22, 2013 at 4:16 pm

Couple Turns Engagement Photos Into Epic Series of Movie Posters

Couple Turns Engagement Photos Into Epic Series of Movie Posters

When Joshua Watson and Rachel Watson got engaged they wanted to have some fun with their engagement shoot. With the help of their friend and photographer Jordan Nakamura, they recreated a series of movie posters and television show promo posters. The various posters were used to provide information for their upcoming wedding, such as…

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July 21, 2013 at 2:56 pm

Someone Crocheted a Giant Sweater for this Mister Rogers Statue

Someone Crocheted a Giant Sweater for this Mister Rogers Statue

Located near Heinz Field on the North Shore in Pittsburgh, is a large 10 ft bronze sculpture of Pennsylvania native, Mister Fred Rogers. The statue, created by artist Robert Berks, weighs about 4 tons and was dedicated on November 5, 2009. [Source] Two years later, artist Alicia Kachmar crocheted a gigantic red cardigan sweater…

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July 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm

Portraits Made from Hundreds of Scribbled Lines

Portraits Made from Hundreds of Scribbled Lines

Vince Low is an artist and illustrator from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As the head illustrator at the advertising agency Grey, Vince has worked on a number of commercial campaigns for major brands. He has also completed a series of personal projects, and you can find both in his portfolio on Behance. In a recent…

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June 24, 2013 at 5:14 pm

15 Famous Eyeglasses

15 Famous Eyeglasses

Throughout history and popular culture, we have come to associate specific looks and styles with certain people. One example of such ‘trademarks’ is eyewear. In a personal project entitled Famous Eyeglasses, freelance web designer Federico Mauro put together a series of posters featuring solely the glasses on a plain background with the name of…

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June 16, 2013 at 4:56 pm

Picture of the Day: The Original Cast of Sesame Street

Picture of the Day: The Original Cast of Sesame Street

THE ORIGINAL CAST OF SESAME STREET Photograph via Muppet Wiki In this vintage photograph we see the original cast of Sesame Street which aired from 1969-1970. Most notable is Oscar the Grouch’s orange fur which would switch to the more recognizable green in the second season. According to the Muppet Wiki: The…

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