Archive for the 'Videos' Category
White Box by Makoto Yabuki
Elizabeth March 2nd, 2010
A beautiful little video, spotted at Reuben Miller.
Un tour de Manège
Elizabeth December 1st, 2009
Un tour de Manège from Les Manèges on Vimeo.
I can’t stop watching this beautiful animation. The colours are absolutely mesmerising, and despite being a 3D animation it feels exactly like a watercolour/pencil illustrated children’s book.
Incredible, right?
Thanks to Loobylu for this lovely link.
The Muppets sing “Bohemian Rhapsody”
The latest ad from Cadbury
Elizabeth November 19th, 2009
Tim and I get the giggles whenever we see this ad on TV. Of course, commenters on the YouTube video have completely missed the point, and accused Cadbury of peddling poisonous chocolate to dogs.
Le sigh.
If you’re reading this from the other side of the world you won’t be familiar with their other recent ads. They’re so weird, but so good…
Day into Night: Story Bridge
Elizabeth November 15th, 2009
Heather Champ has been a staple of my RSS reader for a long time, probably thanks to mentions from Dooce and Maggie Mason over the years. She takes beautiful photographs, and these days helps others to do the same in her role as Community Manager at Flickr.
It came as a complete surprise to see this video in her latest blog post, given that I had no idea she was on holiday in Australia! This bridge is a Brisbane landmark, and has been special to me throughout my entire life. I think it’s really cool that somebody took the time to film it over the course of a day.
This video has reminded me that I need to take Tim on a CityCat ride along the river next month, when we’re back in town. I’m starting to get really excited about our little holiday!
Foundations – Kate Nash
Elizabeth November 11th, 2009
I nearly committed sins against the NaBloPoMo gods by not writing a post in time today, but I’ll manage to scrape in 15 minutes before midnight!
I blame this awful Melbourne heatwave, the packed tram that I had to ride home, and the stench of B.O. in the air that I was utterly unable to get away from. By the time I got home I was really nauseous and needed to sleep it off.
(That sleep lasted a little longer than planned…)
I wish I was a Summer person, but I’m just not. I am really dreading the next few months.
Anyway, I’m lucky to have come across this Kate Nash song tonight, via Naturally Nina’s lovely blog, so that I have something to write about! In her post Nina compared Kate Nash to Regina Spektor, maybe because of her choice of instrumentation, but when I listened to this song it instantly made me think of Lily Allen. The accent makes that an easy comparison, but there’s something about her looks and attitude that makes me think that Lily has been a big influence.
The lyrics are pretty fantastic, and I love that the video managed to convey their suffocating relationship so cleverly using everyday domestic objects. It has certainly made me want to check out the rest of her stuff to see if it’s as good as this song.
Enjoy the tune, I’m off to resume my sleep!
Tutorial: How to work out from home
Elizabeth October 25th, 2009
This is easily the funniest thing I’ve seen on YouTube in weeks…
Priscilla Ahn – Dream
Elizabeth October 16th, 2009
Finally, I’m heading towards the pointy end of an extremely busy work week. I have so many half-written posts that I haven’t been able to finish this week, so instead I’d like to share this spectacular music video with everyone.
I like to listen to this song when my mind needs some serenity…
Enjoy, and have a happy Friday!
Harry’s Song
Elizabeth September 6th, 2009
There are certain sounds that are guaranteed to make my dog howl. Any sort of woodwind instrument will do it, as will repeated high notes on the piano. And, of course, the word “sing”.
This morning I recorded him singing, thinking it would make for a funny blog post. However, it got a whole lot funnier when I played it back on my phone…
I love that weirdo ♥
Tim’s Birthday (Part 2)
Elizabeth August 31st, 2009
The Thursday night before Tim’s birthday I gave him an early present – a box with a shiny silver bow on top. Inside was a luggage tag, already printed with his name and address.
“You’re going to need this tomorrow”, I said.
The accompanying card held a photoshopped copy of our itinerary, the destination replaced with question marks. He spent the rest of the night trying to figure it out, naming various cities from Perth to Auckland, but didn’t even come close.
“You’re going to need your beanie,” said one member of my family helpfully. “And your snorkelling gear”, said another. We had way too much fun messing with his head, and eventually he gave up and went along for the ride.
It wasn’t easy getting up and going to work the next day, but I imagine it was even harder for Tim!
The next night my brother dropped us off at the airport, and it wasn’t until we checked in our luggage that Tim found out that we were headed for Adelaide. Once we boarded the plane Tim got out some comics to read, which made the next part of my plan even funnier. I waited for the plane to climb, and for the seatbelt sign to go off, before giving him his next present. I handed my iphone and played him this video:
(I think the 2.30 mark is my favourite point in the video…)
This masterpiece was created by DigiGifts, who make a bunch of other personalised movies too. Just between us, he nearly ended up in a Dora movie.
Anyway, Tim was forced to endure 27 minutes of his own sneering face on top of Spiderman’s body at forty thousand feet. It’s been a really long time since I have seen him laugh as hard as he did that night. We both had a good laugh at his expense, and by then it was time to start our descent.
Once we landed we picked up a hire car at the airport and drove the long way through Adelaide to our hotel. It was nearly midnight by the time we got to the Stamford Plaza, and after a long day at work we were both completely beat. We pretty much fell into bed, and I told Tim about the plan for the rest of the weekend. Adelaide was just the beginning.
After a luxurious sleep (and some yummy room service) we packed up the car as early as we could and headed towards Clare Valley – home to some of the best wine in the country. I’d done plenty of research about which wineries to hit, knowing that we had a very limited amount of time in which to see everything. Neither of us were able to take any time off work, so we really didn’t have much time to lose.
Clare was a couple of hours away at a leisurely pace. We managed to stop in at Annie’s Lane, Penna Lane and Kilikanoon before our 1pm reservation for lunch at Skillogalee.
Skillogalee came highly recommended by a number of my workmates who know the area well. We were seated by a fabulous lady in her sixties who wore a plastic iced vo-vo on her blouse, and then treated us to an unforgettable meal. Afterwards we sampled some of their wine at the cellar door, and that’s when I found a new religion in the form of their liqueur muscat. It’s sweet and syrupy, and warms you from head to toe with liquid sultanas. Bliss.
We visited several more cellar doors that afternoon; Tim Adams and Kirrihill among them. We finished our day at Sevenhill, where I stocked up on more lovely liqueurs and tawny port.
By then, the last cellar door in Clare had closed. It was time to find our Bed & Breakfast, get some dinner and sleep off our wine-tasting brain haze. Chaff Mill Cottage was just a few short minutes away.
It was overkill for just one night, but would have been perfect to settle in to for a week. In future, when I had more time to work with, I’d consider staying there while I traipsed around Clare, Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. It was very luxurious to be able to spread out in our little apartment and watch the ducks in the river below, but we really didn’t have time to take full advantage of the place.
Ah, technology. Somewhere in South Australia, on the side of a country road, Tim takes a birthday phonecall from his mum in Connecticut.
The next morning we slept in a little longer than planned, and had only a few hours to get back to Adelaide airport. Before leaving Clare we made time for one more winery, Jim Barry, where we bought another dozen bottles to ship home. By the time we left the valley we had bought 3.5 dozen bottles to ship home to us in Melbourne, plus a few strays packed away in our luggage. It was lots of fun to dig through the packages that arrived during the next week!
The weekend didn’t end there. When we arrived at Melbourne airport we found a coffee shop and sat with my brother and Dad while my brother waited for his flight back to Brisbane. Then Dad, Tim and I drove home to finish off the birthday festivities…
(Sorry Louise: To be continued…)
Pretty pretty.
Elizabeth August 26th, 2009
This ad, by Pulse Marketing, is doing nothing to suppress my interest in hot air balloons. I am completely entranced by them, and am lucky enough to live in a Melbourne suburb that is right beneath their regular flight path.
See?
Also, I know that there’s a natural gas joke in there somewhere, but I’m too tired to think it up. Anyone?
Thank you to That Unreliable Girl for the link.
Food Court Musical
Elizabeth August 2nd, 2009
Food Court Musical from ImprovEverywhere on Vimeo.
Remember the improv group that staged the Grand Central Station crowd-freeze? I had a browse through their other videos tonight, and discovered this little gem.
Watch the video, and immerse yourself in the journey of a girl in her search for a napkin. Or just enjoy the faces of the humourless spectators!
