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March 31, 2018
Balancing Realism and Fantasy: What’s the Key to the Success of Disney’s ‘Snow White’?
How did Walt Disney manage to turn his first animated feature into one of North America’s top ten highest-grossing films of all time?
Animated films have become a mainstay of the film industry, with titles like Despicable Me 3 and Coco not only grossing nearly $2 billion dollars worldwide but receiving accolades at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. But it wasn’t always this way. In the early days of animation (the 1910s to the late-1920s), feature-length films weren’t considered to be the major theatrical events that they are today, that is, until Walt Disney released his first feature under Walt Disney Productions in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
The film became a rousing success, earning almost $8 million at the international box office after its initial run. It not only received an honorary Oscar at the 11th annual Academy Awards but it impressed legendary Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein so much that he, according to Roger Ebert, called it the greatest film ever made.
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 31, 2018
How NextVR and the NBA are bringing VR from the sidelines to center court
In just three years, NextVR and the NBA have worked together to help push virtual reality to new heights. We went behind the scenes to find out what’s in the magic hat.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
March 31, 2018
Watch: 4 Different Kinds of Light and How to Use Them in Your Cinematography
How can you use light to bring out the most dynamic features of your subject?
For cinematographers, light has many purposes. Of course, its primary role is to illuminate a subject so that it may be properly exposed by a camera, but it can also be used to capture a subject’s most dynamic, beautiful, and unique qualities, including its texture, color, and shape. In this video, National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting goes over several different kinds of light and how you can take advantage of each one to highlight unique qualities of your subject. Check it out below:
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 30, 2018
Snapchat hides a million Easter eggs on the Snap Map in a geocaching game
Think you’re too old for an Easter egg hunt? A million virtual eggs might change your mind. Snapchat wants users to compete with friends — and all of Snapchat — in a virtual Easter egg hunt on the Snap Map.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
March 30, 2018
Exploring the Harbin Grand Theatre in Heilongjiang, China
Exploring the Harbin Grand Theatre in Heilongjiang, China
I have learned to appreciate a lot more architecture ever since I started taken myself more seriously with photography. You become just more aware of what’s around you, especially when you travel or even plan your architectural escape. This is where I feel there is a beautiful connection with the work of Andrés Gallardo Albajar, a photographer based in Tallinn, Estonia. We are following his journey into the Harbin Grand Theatre located in the province of the People’s Republic of China, more precisely in the North East part. You just gotta love how Andrés went all in with these lines. Let us enjoy this stunning design by Mad Architects.
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Mar 30, 2018
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March 29, 2018
Esther Perel Interactive Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]
“I imagine a world in which we can experience our relationships with a sense of vitality, aliveness, and vibrancy, because I live with one perennial truth: the quality of your relationships is what determines the quality of your life.”
Iconic psychotherapist and bestselling author Esther Perel deconstructs the complex system of relationships, evolution of sexuality, and how listening to stories from others help us navigate our own relationships during her profound Interactive Keynote, “The Future of Love, Lust, and Listening,” at the 2018 SXSW Conference.
Relationships are going through a complicated cultural shift. The norms are changing quickly and rules must be made as we go. Historically, the social hierarchy made the decisions for us surrounding relationship roles from defining the caretaker to the breadwinner. Now the monumental shifts in modern society are shredding the pages of these antiquated rulebooks and leaving an open, unwritten labyrinthine path for the future of relationships.
“At this moment, we have unraveled this system and created a world of options and choices and unprecedented freedom. But as a result we have to negotiate everything – it’s all up for grabs.”
Unpacking this conundrum, Perel puts it into context by exploring the history and evolution of relationships, identifying the key components in recent cultural shifts including sexuality and equality, and the balancing of two sets of fundamental human needs – change and stability. “Reconciling security and adventure, reconciling love and desire, in one relationship has become one of the great challenges.”
During the keynote, Perel instructs the SXSW audience to look under their seats for a blindfold. By limiting the sense of sight with the blindfold, Perel tells the audience it will activate the sense of listening. “It is our first, most primal connective sense,” says Perel. “When we listen deeply to other people we reach into their humanity, we also get to see ourselves, and we certainly get to understand otherness.” Using audio clips from her podcast Where Should We Begin? – a “virtual village” for people to hear real conversations about relationships – the blindfolded audience tunes into an intimate conversation of a couple.
“Many of these things are not a problem that we have to solve but these are paradoxes we have to manage.
In this brave new world of curated Instagram lives and “swiping culture,” searching for “the one” amidst thousands at your fingertips is daunting. With very few guidelines and a lot of options, the question Perel most often is asked is: How do I know that I have found the one? “For you my beloved, I will delete my apps – is the new ritual of commitment,” Perel jests but not without some truth to this new social construct.
As these cultural and technological shifts pave the way for modern relationships, it also has placed one of the oldest power dynamics under the magnifying glass again – sex and power. This has allowed for, as Perel puts it, “the unique opportunity to finally open up the narrow boxes in which masculinity, femininity, male, and female have been locked up for way too long.”
Watch the entire 2018 SXSW Conference Interactive Keynote with Esther Perel followed by an audience Q&A and walk away with more insight on relationships – perhaps even heed her words to make a phone call to someone you simply owe a “checking in.”
“Relationships are your story – write well, and edit often.”
Perel’s newest book is the New York Times bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. Perel is also an executive producer and host of the popular Audible original podcast Where Should We Begin?
Get inspired by a multitude of diverse visionaries at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
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2018 SXSW Keynote Esther Perel – Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images
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Source: SxSW Interactive
March 29, 2018
Kimo Sabe Mezcal SXSW Wrap Up
26 events over ten days — thank you Austin and SXSW for the Trusted Friend welcome once again. The biggest success? The Agave Challenge’s demonstration of the incredible range of agave spirits, from the best-selling tequila, through the Oaxacan style Smoky Joe mezcal, to Kimo Sabe mezcal. With 2500 participants, the results showed six out of ten choosing Kimo Sabe Mezcal over the best-selling tequila and seven out ten choosing Kimo Sabe mezcal over Oaxacan Style Smokey Joe mezcal in our challenges at the Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake and the Registrants Lounge.
People came to learn about agave spirits and taste the difference for themselves. Most patrons were shocked that an agave spirit could be so full of subtle and nuanced flavors. A huge thanks to all the Trusted Friends who came to learn more about the wonderful world of agave spirits!
Kimo Sabe Mezcal Agave Challenge – Results are in! from Kimo Sabe Mezcal on Vimeo.
Want to know what sets our mezcal apart? Building a unique flavor profile was the early quest of Kimo Sabe’s founders, father/daughter duo Jim Walsh and Ashley (Walsh) Kvamme. Both agri-business veterans and flavorists, the Walsh team focused on highlighting flavor notes derived from a variety of agave species from farmers across 11 regions of Mexico. The balance was tricky. Most traditional Oaxacan style mezcals overwhelm the palate with smoky, almost petrol notes. That character, while often an off-putting, is an important signature of mezcal. As a result, taming the smoke proved to be the challenge in creating Kimo Sabe Mezcal.
After studying old patents, they completely re-plumbed the distillation process, handcrafted a proprietary blend of agave, and finally introduced sonication into their distillation process. An innovation that brings mezcal making into the future, sonication creates molecular harmony in the mezcal — through ultrasonic vibration, the liquid is transformed into a uniform product, where every sip contains every complex note. Kimo Sabe Mezcal believes that the key to creating a strong mezcal ecosystem is through collaboration and blend.
We thank the city and every patron at SXSW for being our Trusted Friends.
Sponsored Content and Photo Provided by Kimo Sabe
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Source: SxSW Film
March 29, 2018
Royal Caribbean turns to AR, VR to help visualize its new private island project
To launch its new Perfect Day private island in the Bahamas, Royal Caribbean created AR and VR demos to help people visualize what it would look and feel like, before it opens in 2019.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
March 28, 2018
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Convergence Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]
“Take social media, the handful of the largest global tech companies have managed to amass an enormous amount of power over how information is consumed,” said SXSW Convergence Keynote, Sadiq Khan on Monday, March 12 at the 2018 SXSW Conference.
“Platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have bought huge benefits to society,” Khan continued. “They’ve made it easier for us to stay in touch with those we love, meet like-minded people, and have easier access to information we want. They’ve enabled talented people to share their creativity directly with the world. But, understandably, there are growing concerns about some of the ways the biggest companies on the planet have impacted our lives and the overall wellbeing of our societies. In some cases, these new platforms have been used to exacerbate, fuel, and deepen the divisions within our communities. The impact is and continues to be profound and should worry democracies around the world.”
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, focused his keynote speech on one of the biggest challenges today facing Britain, America, and countries across Europe – how we ensure that advances in technology are utilized for the benefit of everyone in society.
In the context of the rise in populism and the major economic, political and societal changes we’ve seen in recent years, Mayor Khan used his speech to address both the potential risks and great opportunities presented by the current tech revolution. In particular, he highlighted the growing power global cities have to help shape the debate about the impact of technology for the better by ensuring it is utilized to improve lives and reduce inequality.
Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London in May 2016 winning the largest personal mandate in the history of British politics. Before this, he had a distinguished Parliamentary career as the Member of Parliament for Tooting, a constituency in south London. He served as a Minister in both the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Transport under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, becoming the first Muslim to attend Cabinet. He later served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and the Shadow Minister for London.
Khan was born and raised in London. Before entering politics, he studied law at university and went on to work as a respected human rights lawyer for more than 10 years, helping to run a successful law firm. Khan was a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth from 1994 to 2006. He continues to live in Tooting with his wife and two daughters.
Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Conference Convergence Keynote with Sadiq Khan. Get inspired by a multitude of diverse visionaries at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
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2018 SXSW Convergence Keynote Speaker Sadiq Khan – Photo by Jason Bollenbacher/Getty Images
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Source: SxSW Film
March 28, 2018
Lyor Cohen Music Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]
“I am open for change, I’m psyched for change. And more importantly, I love music.”
Lyor Cohen – whose work with Def Jam Recordings oversaw the rise of hip-hop from a niche genre to an omnipresent cultural phenomenon – takes us on a trip through time in his autobiographical Music Keynote at the 2018 SXSW Conference starting with his move to New York to work for Rush Productions in 1984 up to his current position as Global Head of Music for YouTube and Google. Cohen is joined on stage by DJ/producer D-Nice, who splices the songs from Cohen’s stories into the Keynote to help transport the audience into the music.
With three decades of experience to draw upon, Cohen illustrates that although there have been cataclysmic shifts in the music industry, his openness to change has enabled him to stay on top of the ever-evolving industry. Early career successes with Def Jam were followed by a string of bad artist signings that left the label $19 million in debt, a situation that many would have folded under, but with a string of hits, including Warren G’s “Regulate”, as well as expanding the artist roster to include genres outside of hip-hop, Cohen guided the label back to prominence. Hear more stories about his experiences over the past 30 years in the music industry in his Keynote.
“Once again, it was clear to me that the one constant in the business and this life is change.”
Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Conference Keynote with Lyor Cohen. Learn from a diverse group of thought leaders at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, recaps, announcements, and stay tuned for information on SXSW 2019.
2018 SXSW Conference Keynote, Lyor Cohen – Photo by Katie Marriner
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Source: SxSW Music