16 November 2006
Book Review of "Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization"
by jlesage
Filmmakers and writers need to be aware of the history and social practice "spoken" by spaces and places. This is about the politics of gardens.
14 November 2006
Low Probability of Racoons - Hypertext and Flash animated poems
by jlesage
uses the duration of video to make kinetic poetry that has a narrative in the words and beyond them; nice example for students of simple form with complex effects
"Introduction to Poetry" -- Ben McGhee
by jlesage
more video and text animation, simple and effective -- 53 sec.
The Dead - Billy Collins Animated Poem
by jlesage
video by Juan Delcan; model for students about good uses of new form of production and exhibition
Forgetfulness. animated poem. text by Billy Collins
by jlesage
lyrical, good use of low res video on computer, experimental
13 November 2006
then there were 30 DAYS OF RAIN
by jlesage
a northwest animation based on rainy Portland, experienced from an interior
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesage
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
Not Fooling Anybody: Bad Conversions of Storefronts
by jlesage
vernacular conversions of old IHOPs, KFCs, BurgerKings, etc. to another commercial use; a wonderful collection of tacky architectural facades
if people were gone from the earth
by jlesage
the timeline of how the earth would recover if people were gone, a graphic
EasyRGB - The first RGB and COLOR search engine on the Web!
by jlesage & 11 others
practical suggestions about real life colors matching computer generated RGBs.
12 November 2006
Drawspace.com - Drawing lessons
by jlesage
another how-to site for a skill useful for film and videomakers' storyboard making
11 November 2006
Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki
by jlesage & 1 other
check out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant
Casual Gameplay Favorites
by jlesage
many use simple flash animation and have interesting simple graphics
Boohbah Zone
by jlesage & 1 other
delightful interactive flash animation; if you have children or kids in the house, they will love this
Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography
by jlesage & 5 others
a gallery of images from popular photos in US
Magnum Photos - Essays
by jlesage
audio/slideshows from top photographers, often commenting on their craft
BibliOdyssey's bookmarks on del.icio.us
by jlesage
collects links to archives of historical collections of images from around the world and across history
The Authentic History Center:
by jlesage & 1 other
Popular culture images in historical and other categories
