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March 2, 2018
2018 Academy Award Nominees Reveal How to Make A Great Short
Are you broke, an underdog, or sharing an apartment with six flatmates? All you need to create an Oscar-caliber short film is the following.
Short films are truly a unique expression of film, not just merely shorter versions of their feature counterparts. “Ru and I believe deeply in the short film form,” said Negative Space co-director Max Porter, “and the short film is like a poem.”
What does it take to excel in the short artform? Here’s the advice we gleaned from four talented filmmakers with shorts nominated at this Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards ceremony. And if you’re hungry for more information regarding the filmmakers’ behind-the-scenes process, check out our other post that goes even further with the respective teams.
Source: NoFilmSchool
March 2, 2018
Oculus Rift is now more popular than HTC Vive among Steam users
After months of gaining ground, the Oculus Rift topped the HTC Vive in Steam’s monthly hardware survey for the first time. The optional survey indicates that more users are using the Rift than the Vive.
The post Oculus Rift is now more popular than HTC Vive among Steam users appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
March 2, 2018
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, March 2
Spotify is going public, Live Nation posted record profits, and music copyright reform is coming before Congress. The [Daily Chord](/daily-chor shared all of these stories this week. There’s no better daily update on the world of music from business developments to critical commentary to technological upheaval. Join our email list for the first look at our posts.
Monday, February 26
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The big push to reform music copyright for the digital age
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Music festivals pledge 50/50 gender equality
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How St. Vincent, Pearl Jam, and Kanye West reward obsessive fandom
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Sony Music chairman Doug Morris secures funding to launch new label
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How Bittorrent spurred the streaming revolution
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Twitter’s $70 million investment in SoundCloud is officially wiped out
Post from Recode
Tuesday, February 27
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How bands are escaping the music industry snake pit
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Madonna and Grimes lay bare cost of creative freedom for female artists
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A juggalo’s Three 6 Mafia torrenting gave a bar 500 copyright violations
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The story of Coldplay and their managers
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Ed Sheeran named best-selling global recording artist of 2017
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The Crystals singer Barbara Ann Alston dead at 74
Obituary from Rolling Stone
Wednesday, February 28
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Here’s who owns everything in big media today
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Live Nation reports a record 2017 in year-end results
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John Zorn’s club The Stone begins a new life on the other side of town
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Meet the band whose house is a hit factory
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I’m with the band: Meet the pitiful proteges of pop music patrons
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Car Seat Headrest tells fans to ‘chill the fuck out’ as subreddit is shut down
Post from NME
Thursday, March 1
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Spotify files to go public on the New York Stock Exchange
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Everyone wants to build a giant consumer subscription business. Spotify already has one.
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Fanny Walked The Earth reunites trail-blazing female rock band
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Paste Music and Daytrotter made a free app for live music lovers
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Little Steven plots tour for music curriculum initiative
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Why listening to local music matters
Post from Washington Post
Friday, March 2
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Is the internet actually benefiting the music industry?
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Google launched a simple browser-based sequencer for making music
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After four years of hard work, SZA’s debut album brought her worldwide acclaim. She thinks she can do better.
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Bon Iver, Frank Ocean and… Shania Twain? Here are the most influential artists in music today
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Habibi funk: The label dedicated to reissuing stereotype-busting sounds from the Arab world
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The Oscars and pop music have fallen out of touch
Column from Stereogum
The post The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, March 2 appeared first on SXSW.
Source: SxSW Music
March 2, 2018
Une Historie: Delightful Illustrations by Marc Majewski
Une Historie: Delightful Illustrations by Marc Majewski
We’re delighted by the whimsical work of French-born, Berlin-based illustrator Marc Majewski and in particular his recent children’s picture book titled Une Histoire. The story is an ode to the imagination and daydreaming and takes the reader on a joyous journey by way of endearing illustrations spotlighting Majewski’s passion for color and light. As a child, the talented Majewski discovered his zeal for drawing and painting through the pictures of Gustave Dore, Quentin Blake, Lisbeth Zwerger and Symbolist painters just to name a few. We are so impressed by Majewski’s ability to portray real-life scenes with such detail, emotion and sparkle. Scroll below for a peek inside this talented young mind and the inspiration behind his beautiful work. Also enjoy his Instagram feed for more smiles.
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Mar 02, 2018
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
March 2, 2018
Explore the Golden Thórsmörk, Iceland with Marina Weishaupt
Explore the Golden Thórsmörk, Iceland with Marina Weishaupt
We are exploring the Southern part of Iceland today with photographer Marina Weishaupt. She is from Germany and truly a passionate about nature, animals, and environment. She finds her true passion being on the road and exploring the remote secret locations of our planet. It’s a beautiful motto that few of us have the chance to accomplish and even to explore such locations. We are following her on her journey to Thórsmörk, Iceland; situated in the south between the glaciers Tindfjallajökull and Eyjafjallajökull. I personally haven’t done it but I heard it’s one of the most popular hiking areas in Iceland.
More Links
- Learn more about Marina Weishaupt on Behance
- Get your knowledge about Thórsmörk, Iceland
Digital Photography
AoiroStudio
Mar 02, 2018
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
March 1, 2018
Dive into Premiere Pro: Create Pro-Quality Audio Without Ever Leaving Your Timeline
Adobe has turned Premiere Pro and Audition into a true power couple.Filmmaking is thought of primarily as a visual medium, but sound and audio play a …
Source: CW’s Flipboard Feed
February 28, 2018
HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses, displays as Vive Pro
A recent hands-on report reveals that HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses and screens as the Vive Pro headset for PC. Currently, the stand-alone headset is sold only in China as a “premium” mobile VR option.
The post HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses, displays as Vive Pro appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
February 28, 2018
Goodbye, Bay Area! Thank You for a Decade of Partnership.
This month, we are ending our operations in San Francisco.
StoryCorps has had a footprint in the Bay Area for nine years, recording nearly 6,000 interviews and working with a range of community partners who have connected us to dynamic communities in the greater Bay Area and region.
Starting in 2009, the Contemporary Jewish Museum housed our StoryBooth. In 2014, it was moved to the San Francisco Public Library.
Over the last four years, community organizations and members of the public have come to the library to have intimate conversations with loved ones. In addition, our San Francisco-based team has traveled extensively to partner with organizations and groups in the region and record stories of people of all backgrounds.
Listen to a special collection of San Francisco stories here.
We are very grateful to our community and regional partners who have entrusted us with their stories, as well as to the San Francisco Public Library, our San Francisco-based funders, our local station partner KALW, and the many Bay Area participants who have shared their stories with us.
StoryCorps has recording booths in Atlanta, housed at the Atlanta History Center with WABE as our local station partner; Chicago, located at the Chicago Cultural Center with WBEZ as our local station partner; and in New York City. It also has a mobile recording booth that travels the United States while recording the stories of everyday people.
While our permanent location in San Francisco will no longer be open, StoryCorps works with groups and organizations in other ways:
• You can record anywhere with the StoryCorps App. Contact us for advice on how to incorporate the app into your community events and activities.
• Make plans to visit our StoryBooth locations in Chicago and Atlanta, where you can record in a recording booth and have your interview added to the Library of Congress.
• Meet us on the road! Our Mobile Tour continues to travel the country and might be visiting a city near you in 2018.
Source: SNPR Story Corps
February 28, 2018
Elegant Editorial Design Project: Cities and Names
Elegant Editorial Design Project: Cities and Names
Anastasia Genkina is a designer from Moscow, Russia and she share a quite elegant typography and editorial design on her Behance profile. It was created by students during the Editorial Design course at the Porto Design Summer School. We always love and support these types of projects. Make sure to check it out after the break.
The five chapters from Italo Calvino`s Invisible Cities — a part of the collaborative project made by the students during Editorial course at Porto Design Summer School. Supervised by Hamish Muir, Andrew Howard, Catherine Griffiths and David Pearson. – Typeset in Sectra and Walsheim by Grilli
Editorial Design
abduzeedo
Feb 28, 2018
Source: Abduzeedo Editorial Design
February 28, 2018
Take a hike, Alexa: Wendy’s a beautiful digital human ready to be your friend
The next generation of virtual assistants could look, sound, and act like real people. SK Telecom’s HoloBox is home to Wendy, a digital human created in painstaking detail to help overcome our fear of living with a virtual companion.
The post Take a hike, Alexa: Wendy’s a beautiful digital human ready to be your friend appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR