Address is Approximate

When I first saw the description for Address is Approximate, and the words 'stop-motion' and 'Google Streetview' came up, I thought what a clever idea to use the images from Google Streetview to make some sort of cool film. What I watched was so much more. It reminds me of something Pixar would make. This has something about it that makes it special. An attention to detail that makes the difference. Well just watch it and see.


Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo.

I Wish I Had an Evil Twin

Following on from the last post, 'Adventure in Thought' narrated by David Mitchell, after watching the 5th story The Twin Paradox, I was reminded of this song, I Wish I Had an Evil Twin by The Magnetic Fields from the album I.

The basic premise is simple, the title says it all. However, the simple cunningness of what the singer imagines his evil twin would do is amazing. It makes you want one to for all those nefarious acts you wish you could carry out but can't.

'Adventures in Thought'

Take six well known philosophical ideas and explain them each in sixty seconds. Simple. Add in narration by David Mitchell and and some nifty animation and you have yourself 'Adventures in Thought'.

Ormie

Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. Pig see cookie. Pig want cookie. But they are out of reach...or are they? See Ormie's attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.

This is such a simple idea, cutesy looking animal gets all greedy and wants to eat the cookies, but made great but the details. 

The Ruins of the Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke in Pönitz

Yesterday we went out to a place called Pönitz to see the ruins of the Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke. 

(click on the image for a better resolution)

Schadenfreude or Epicaricacy

The word 'Schadenfreude' is one of my favourite German words. It is also one that is seeping back into the English language, seemingly because there is no equivalent English word for deriving pleasure from someone else's misfortune. However there is an English equivalent, or as English as you can get in the English language. The word is Epicaricacy. It seems to either be a new word to the English language or such a rare one that many of the online dictionaries do not contain the word.


Schadenfreude and it's English equivalents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude#English_equivalents
Epicaricacy
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epicaricacy
and
http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/07/24/epicaricacy/

Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury

Voted the best low budget music video at 2010 Music Video Awards, Spheres of Fury comes across like an A-Team remake made by hipsters. This is a homage to all those 80's shows we enjoyed in the 80's like MacGyver and Airwolf. It is tongue in cheek and a lot of fun.


The director Christopher Hewitt has more interesting videos on his website.
http://christopherhewitt.com/