"THE TREES" STORYBOARDS- ANIMATED SHORT An abandoned beach ball lies in a sandbox until the wind begins to push it away. Soon the ball is perched precariously at the top of a hill as the sun crosses the sky, causing the shadow of the ball to rotate around. As night falls, the now distant sandbox stands deserted. Then a gust of wind tips the ball over the edge … [Read more...] about Learning 3d: Storyboards
Archives for October 2012
TV Culture: “The Neighbors” Take Race Relations to a New Level
Dan Fogelman (Cars, Tangled, and Crazy, Stupid, Love) debuted his new TV show, The Neighbors, on ABC in late September. This peculiar addition to Fall comedy explores a theme that TV viewers and moviegoers everywhere are familiar with: Humans v. Aliens. The Neighbors, however, pose the bizarre question of what would happen if humans, specifically suburban Americans, and aliens … [Read more...] about TV Culture: “The Neighbors” Take Race Relations to a New Level
New Slang: A Fresh Batch of 1910s Jargon
The 1910s have yet a lot more terminology to explore, as one would expect from such a turbulent era. It is the decade of Charlie Chaplin, World War I, the Titanic, and the beginning of radio and film production. Granted all those dramatic world affairs, it is utterly natural that the English language mold itself new slang words and colloquialisms. World War itself spawned … [Read more...] about New Slang: A Fresh Batch of 1910s Jargon
Urban Inventions: Answer the Phone, Your Favorite Book is Calling
This week is dedicated to the reappropriation of obsolete urban space. Phone booth libraries are starting to take the world by storm. The community book sharing movement has grown in the United Kingdom, using those iconic red phone booths, as well as in Portland and New York City. New York City founder of the Department of Urban Betterment (DUB) and professor at Columbia … [Read more...] about Urban Inventions: Answer the Phone, Your Favorite Book is Calling
Learning 3d: A Simple Story
The drama teacher points at Ryan, the captain of the football team, and says “Come up here, son.” Ryan smiles behind him as he climbs onto the stage. The drama teacher drops his folder and it smacks down on the floor. “Pick it up” he says, without smiling. Ryan looks back at the class once, picks it up and hands it back to the waiting teacher. The folder is barely in his … [Read more...] about Learning 3d: A Simple Story