Jan
11
Stephen Kelleher updates
Posted in: AnimationThe flood of 2015 portfolio updates continues with Stephen Kelleher. Bursting with color and playful mixed media approaches, Stephen’s work is instantly recognizable and easy to adore.
Jan
11
After nearly 9 years at Psyop, working his way up from production assistant to designer and eventually to director, Pete Sickbert-Bennett is going freelance. His newly launched portfolio includes a wide range of impressive work.
Jan
11
Yukai Du: Way Out
Posted in: AnimationYukai Du’s MA graduation film, “Way Out,” is a surreal cautionary tale that hits close to home. Her “nouveau 1990s” stylistic voice is refreshing: especially her use of pattern to support the narrative. More background from Du’s website: ‘Way out’, inspired by ‘Alone Together’ by Sherry Turkle, is a reflection of modern life in this digital age…. Read more »
Jan
11
Laurie Santos: Monkeynomics
Posted in: Animation
Laurie Santos gives some monkeys money and learns what kind of shoppers they are.
Laurie is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. She is also the director of Yale’s Comparative Cognition Laboratory.
Jan
11
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/03/22/The_Evolution_of_Irrationality_Insights_from_Monkeys
Professor of Psychology at Yale University Laurie Santos presents the findings of her study on whether capuchin monkeys show economic bias after teaching them how to use currency.
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Dr. Laurie Santos, who has been called “the Monkey Whisperer,” studies the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. She’ll discuss her recent work on “monkey economics” and will show that some of the silly financial choices seen in humans can be observed in monkeys too. Come hear the intriguing thoughts of the woman recently voted one of Popular Science magazine’s “Brilliant 10” Young Minds.
Laurie Santos is an associate professor of psychology at Yale University and the director of Yale University’s Comparative Cognition Laboratory. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard.
Jan
11
Capuchin monkey fairness experiment
Posted in: Animation
This was clipped out of recent TED talk given by Frans de Waal regarding moral behavior in animals. In a nut shell we get to observe reaction and response of two Capuchin monkey when they receive different reward for same type of work. http://www.ted.com/talks/frans_de_waal_do_animals_have_morals.html
Jan
11
Dog Addicted to Blow Dryer: Cute Dog Maymo
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Cute dog Maymo is addicted to being blow-dried. Watch this funny dog sit up so his chest and belly get blown on with warm air. The drying lasts for five minutes, and Maymo clearly loves every second of it, drowsing off as his floppy ears are blown about by the air.
Jan
11
Dying Light Parkour POV
Posted in: Animation
Inspired by the highly-anticipated action survival game, Dying Light, this Real-Life Parkour video puts you in the POV of a runner and takes you on a frantic escape from zombies through the rooftops of Cambridge, UK. We had a lot of fun making this and cant wait to play the game when it comes out at the end of the month!
Watch Dying Light Story Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOSgulJ8Fso
PRE-ORDER: http://www.dyinglightgame.com
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/dyinglightgame
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/dyinglightgame
About the game:
Dying Light is an action survival game presented in the first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, hunter becomes prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression – but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their hives to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn.
Directed by Scott Bass
Produced by Ampisound
Hero Runner: Toby Segar
Bald Zombie: Alex Potts
Military Zombie: Phil Doyle
Wild Zombie: Neil Cointet
Makeup: Hannah Kirk
DIT & Production Assist: Charlie Scott
Contact Us!
Email – scott [at] ampisound.com
Twitter – @ampisound
This was a sponsored film by Techland, the guys who make Dying Light. Hope you liked it!
Jan
11
This time-lapse should give you a good sense of (1) just how briefly cactus flowers are at full bloom and (2) how fast they often grow in the last day before blooming.
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