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OK so here’s something which comes in the top 10 most creative ideas Ive seen for a while, and it involves balloons:

Generic timelapses have bored us from the television world to the corporate world for far too long now, but I think this one, recently featured in Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/) is pretty awe inspiring:

Timelapse – The City Limits from Dominic on Vimeo.

This is an incredible short stumbled across recently. Bruce Branit’s “World Builder” short film is a impressive piece of storytelling. While it begins initially with a lot of technology, it is an impactful and rewarding human story that is one of the best short films I’ve come across for a few years. Enjoy!

Panasonic have just brought out a new video camera, nicknamed by some the “DSLR killer”. There seems to have recently been a craze for shallow depth of field (that cinematic look) and vibrant, HD images which a DSLR with a large sensor and interchangeable lenses is able to produce. However, they have  a lot of compromises, such as awful sound, shakey images and reduced recording times. The AG-AF101 seems to be the perfect compromise, offering all the pros of a prosumer video camera AND all the pros of a DSLR, without any of the cons. Sure, it might cost £3k more, and it may not be the most aesthetically pleasing camera ever, but goodness me the image quality it produces is nice… here’s a random video of some Japanese stuff to prove it:

The latest adventures of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are hitting cinema screens this week and the Brandcast girls are super excited about this!

Manolos, Cosmopolitans, brunch and dating…never before has a TV series influenced women so greatly.

EPIC. Who said TV advertising is dead? Needs several viewings to appreciate the complexity of what Nike have done here. The gauntlet has been well any truly thrown down to other sportswear manufacturers (any just about anyone else) in the run up to the World Cup.

A short film commissioned by Mother NY for Stella Artois. With so much disposable advertising being pumped at consumers it’s refreshing to see an agency showcase craft and tradition; but ultimately sad that such practices are dying out.

Strongly recommend going to see this – Matty boy is on top form! Popcorn + pic n mix + Damon = perfect Thursday evening ciney trip

If anyone has been to see Alice in Wonderland they wont have failed to notice the trailer for Tron: Legacy before the main event. This film follows the 1982 original and promises to be every bit as ground breaking.

Florence has a hard task topping her cover of You’ve got the love, but I think I actually prefer this song. Complete with mad, kooki, tribal dancers video.

Finally, Hot Chip have teamed up with comedian Pe­ter Ser­afi­now­ic. The track, clearly referencing UK funky producers like Roska, Lil Silva and Crazy Cousinz, is sure to be a big hit. The video, make your own minds up on this one.

Hot Chip – I Feel Better

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