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Vimeo Compression Guidelines
These basic principles will apply to almost all of the video programs out there. Found through: Alba’s Twitter feed
Polaroids from the set of Blade Runner
I’m not in the business… I *am* the business. Sean Young’s collection of cool polaroids from the set of Blade Runner.
The Hollywood Reporter ~ Volcano: Cannes Review
Despite some hot-and-heavy old-age sex, Volcano is not going to be many folks’ first choice for a date movie. But Icelandic writer-director Runar Runarsson’s drama is a love story observed with tenderness that never compromises its truthfulness. It will strike affecting chords for anyone who has dealt with a partner or elderly parent’s illness, and [...]
Icelandic Connection ~ Day In a Life
Have you seen the new trailer for ‘A day in a life’ the documentary project where people all over the globe documented their life on July 24, 2010. The project got over 80,000 submissions and 4,500 hours of footage from 192 countries. Directors Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald have been curating the material transforming into [...]
Blekholt
Mouse over the image to scratch my itch Blekholt is a Icelandic T-shit platform for designers and creatives. The aim is to create a creative community for designers and to provide a way for them to sell their designs online. There clearly is a need for this kind of business and I’ll hope I can [...]
VFX Wages
VFXWages is a global database of hourly monetary rates of people in the film and television visual effects, animation, motion graphics, and gaming industry. It allows you to see where you rate among the rest of the artists in your experience, occupation and location. Have you ever wondered if you’re earning too little? Pondering what [...]
Fuck You Pay Me – Mike Monteiro
If you haven’t already seen Mike Montero’s creative mornings talk “Fuck You Pay Me“, do your self a favor and get your self a cup of coffee and sit down and watch it. Your bottom line will thank you later. Fuck you, play me And make sure you are following Mike on Twitter: @Mike_FTW
Ridley Scott scouting film locations for Prometheus in Iceland.
Location: Iceland According to the media, director Ridley Scott has been scouting out film locations for upcoming sci-fi flick Prometheus here in Iceland. Ridley Scott and entourage arrived here on Friday, April 29th on a private jet and were met by staff from True North, a production and service company for the film and television [...]
Icelandic Connection ~ Led Zeppelin
We went to Iceland, and it made you think of Vikings and big ships… and John Bonham’s stomach… and bang, there it was – Immigrant Song! ~ Robert Plant Hell to the yes! The Led Zeppelin classic ‘Immigrant song’ is about Iceland. On the 22. of July 1970 the legendary band played a concert in [...]
Icelandic Connection ~ Prince of Persia
Gisli Orn Gardarsson’s shows have been such critical successes, doing what is almost impossible in today’s multimedia society; attracting a new fashionable young audience to the theatre. And, with their continued following of fans, Vesturport, it seems, have helped flamboyant physical theatre one step nearer becoming mainstream entertainment. ~ BBC News Did you know the [...]
