FALL IN LOVE WITH ASTRONAUT SUSAN J. HELMS

This weekend I was in Washington D.C. visiting family for Thanksgiving. I saw Space Station 3D in IMAX at the Smithsonian and let me tell you this, I've fallen in love with Astronaut Susan J. Helms. Check out the trailer.

VONNEGUT PUBLISHED OVERSEAS

I'd never seen these covers before I accidentally came across (what I believe to be) a German Vonnegut fan site. I really like the design of these book jackets and would love to get my hands on some real copies of them if I could.

FINAL FIESTA VIDEO

FFT GOES HALLLOWEEN

GEORGE WATSKY - WHO'S BEEN LOVING YOU?

Our music video for George Watsky has been on YouTube for just over a week and has gotten some good reviews. I thought it was time to share it with the Tree. Congrats to George and hooray for everyone that worked on it.
Executive Producer - Jenna Lyng
Directors - Jackson Adams & Brooks Morrison
Cinematography - Sean Hanley
Editors - Jackson Adams & Sean Hanley
Production Design - Carrie Rudzinski

DO THAT NICE DANCE AGAIN FOR ME, SEAN

"It'5" - Architecture In Helsinki from Jackson Adams on Vimeo.

"BATHTUB DREAM" BY ETHAN FELDBAU

A man falls asleep in a bathtub and dreams of a king's coronation.

The incredibly talented and outrageously friendly Ethan Feldbau made this little short as part of TIWWI's 4th Weekend of Wonderment. Ethan continues to amaze me with his unique style and knack for old school mattes and superimpositions. It's only a matter of time before a producer sees his work and picks him up to direct some crazy film.

HINDSIGHT - SUMMER TRAILER HAS ARRIVED

This is a trailer for my B.F.A thesis film at Emerson College. Over the last 7 months, I've shot almost 6,000 feet of 16mm film of people and places in Marlborough, Connecticut - my hometown. For more information on the film, and on how to support the production, please visit the Hindsight website.

Inspired by the films of Godfrey Reggio, I decided to cut this trailer to showcase some of the locations that I covered. The music is "Foe" by Philip Glass, off of Glassworks. Enjoy!

LEO'S SONG BY IMPACTIST

"When a geometric visitor from another planet becomes your new roommate and shares with you the tragic state of its home world, you drop your guitar and see what you can do. We created this piece in response to the accompanying music track we created in honor of a visiting cat named Leo. Process: hand drawn animation. All content and audio created by Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing."

I can't remember if I already posted this or not, but I recently watched it again and wanted to share!

WINGSUIT BASE JUMPING OH MY GOD

Saw this a long time ago on Vimeo and only decided to post it now. This is something I could watch all day.

AN ACCURATE PORTRAIT OF AN EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD SEAN

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This is a screenshot of my former home computer. Within this frame shows an accurate portrait of myself from winter break of my freshmen year. You will notice I was simultaneously playing Call of Duty while chatting on AOL Instant Messenger. On this particular day, I was playing with my friends Spencer and Keith. We called ourselves The HOEBAGS, for one reason or another, and we tended to dominate Search & Destroy and Team Deathmatch servers across the world. You may also notice that I was first on the map, my alias being I am the Walrus, which I took from the popular Beatles tune. In fact, I was so good at Call of Duty, that I made sure to save my screen shots and write on them with MS Paint.

If you look to the left, you'll see what my buddy list looked like back in the day. I'll let you know that soon after this picture was taken, I probably deleted most of the buddies on this list realizing that I hadn't talked to them since high school. It's interesting to see the old screen names. I still use the same one. Greg's old screen name was workinbrazil and Zac was nobofchocolate. Clever lads.

On the far right, behind the Call of Duty window, you'll see that I was working on a screenplay called "The Island" which was based on the young adult book by Gary Paulsen. That same script has been revised many times and almost became my BFA thesis film. Maybe I'll make it sometime in the future.

Well there you have it - an accurate portrait of my eighteen year old self. I don't play Call of Duty anymore, and I don't use AIM (I use Pidgin instead, come on!). Anyway, I think you can tell a lot about yourself from old screenshots of your computer. Does anyone else have a screenshot to share?

JEFF SCHER - L'EAU LIFE

I came across the films of Jeff Scher while looking at the New York Times today. He's been writing a blog for them that includes short animated pieces. The blog is thus called, The Animated Life. I enjoyed a lot of the shorts on this blog, but could only find this film, L'eau Life on YouTube. Here is what Scher wrote of this film when it was first posted online.

"L’eau Life began as an experiment in animating water in motion with water color. I wanted to get the feel of water and the emotion of being in it, while capturing the water action moments that are the most fun to draw: jumping, swimming, falling in and climbing out. Because I stuck to these highlights and cut quickly, the film developed a momentum that began to feel almost hypnotic, but happily so. As it evolved it became a celebration of water and summer."

This could have been a great way to end the Swim posts, but I'm a few days too late.

TEASER 017 - FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES DOCUMENTARY

Teaser 017 from mike ambs ☂ on Vimeo. For more information on Mike's documentary, you can follow him on Twitter, @FToM

SUNDAY SWIM - THE END OF THE SWIM POSTS

I did it! A full week of swim posts! And yeah, today felt like November. The power of blogging.
(From welcome, ghosts on Flickr)

SATURDAY'S SWIM!

I have to admit that I'm about to run out of Swim content. Thank god it's nearing the end of the week. Video from Brown.

SWIM SWIM SWIM SWIM SWIM SWIM SWIM

BEING THAT SEAN'S "SWIM" POSTS HAVE ACTUALLY COOLED DOWN BOSTON AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED TONIGHT'S RAIN STORM, I FIGURED I WOULD TRY MY HAND AT THIS THING. HOPE I DON'T JINX IT.

HINDSIGHT - TEASER OF EASTER FOOTAGE

Quick teaser trailer of footage that I shot over Easter weekend of this year in Marlborough, Connecticut. Music: Saltwater by Beach House. For more trailers and production videos, check out the Hindsight Vimeo channel.

FRIDAY'S LAZY SWIM

Stop the presses! Is it becoming cool in Boston? A friend of mine was wearing a sweater and scarf last night. Do I dare say that these posts have had an effect on New England's weather? Maybe. Today's morning swim comes from Nicolai_G on Flickr. Two more days to go!

MONHEGAN ISLAND OFF SEASON

THURSDAY'S SWIM

Good morning! It feels like a nice day today! Last night I had trouble sleeping because it was so hot, but now there's a pleasant breeze coming in my window. Here is another video that might help cool you down. As you can see many times, this was shot by Jordan Manley in Howe Sound, British Columbia. I bet that water is cold!