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Just Like Heaven – through the camera’s lens and the mind’s eye. – Pictory
Just Like Heaven – Our happiest places, through the camera’s lens and the mind’s eye. – Pictory. A Passing Smile “After weeks of traveling alone through Sri Lanka, I found myself on an old train high up in the Ceylon Mountains. … Continue reading
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Infrastructure – The underpinnings that make civilization civilized. – Pictory
Infrastructure – The underpinnings that make civilization civilized. – Pictory. Fabulous, fabulous images. This by Photographer: Ben Held
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What the Font
Ever thought about how fonts change the look and feel of your written page. Most of us, as I do here, stick with the font that is automatically built in to whatever program you’re using. I have to say I … Continue reading
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
So here’s the story behind the story. It’s not really a Banksy film. Well this trailer isn’t. It’s a Thierry Guetta film. The biggest counter cultural movement since punk. Street Art.
Posted in Artists, Communication, Street Art
Tagged Banksy, graffiti, Street Art, Thierry Guetta
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Know The Not Known
I found this interesting short which is a combination of graffiti, advertising icons, interesting space and one poor bloke on a chair. It is part of a campaign to create interest in Tiger Beer and involves a huge web of … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Motivation, Places
Tagged Advertising, creative, graffiti, multi media, Street Art
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Film: The Last Lap – Help!
Over a year ago I took the plunge and decided to try out an MA for size, purely on the grounds that it was self indulgent and dovetailed into the demands of teaching and the changing face of the curriculum … Continue reading
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The Eagle of the Ninth
Delighted to hear that there’s going to be a film made of the Rosemary Sutcliff book, The Eagle of the the Ninth. I remember being totally hooked by this when I first read it – I can’t remember how old … Continue reading
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Portrait of Dan
I finished this in February, but have only just got round to making this short film. It’s just a selection of stills taken of me painting a portrait in acrylic on canvas. I was trying out some techniques I’d not … Continue reading
Pop Art Blue
Brilliant opening sequence by PolitelyHomicidal. It features Roy Lichtenstein’s comic strip works, of course Andy Warhol portraits, and others from the Pop Art movement, but also the much overlooked Richard Hamilton’s Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So … Continue reading
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Pop Art Tutorial
There are many Photoshop tutorials out there with help on creating different finishes and effects. This one whizzes through one way of creating a Pop Art image. I like the way he demonstrates very quickly with no messing around. You … Continue reading
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Tagged creative, Photoshop, Photoshop tutorial, Pop Art, technique
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