… is now up, ready for listening. In episode dos, Matthew and I discuss McLuhan and metaphor. Check it out.

Ain’t nothin’ like some good ol’ Swedish Death Metal. This one is “The Lotus Eater,” from Opeth’s recent album, “Watershed.” There’s a super funky groove at about 5:45, best part of the song.

Flowerpots from Crictor on Vimeo.

From the article about the film in The Oregonian,

The studio has its eyes on something bigger than one weekend’s box-office take. Much of modern filmmaking is ephemeral, with today’s blockbusters fading almost immediately into oblivion. Selick has a more old-fashioned notion, aspiring to find an audience over time that will revisit Laika’s movies for years to come.

Says the director: “Making films that will hold up forever is our greatest hope.”

A teaser for the film:

via Drawn!

I take improv classes at iO theater here in Chicago, and I recognized a few of the people in this video. Neato!

New podcast over at the Woodshed: God & Fine Art. Part 1 is now up, along with written pieces from the rest of the Polysemy staff on the topic of God.

by Victor Safonkin

found through Lost At E Minor

…and some serious software skills.

Suddenly from Magnus Engsfors on Vimeo.
The creator explains the process:

It was shot with one Canon Eos 5D and a single external ProFoto flash while I was hanging in two ropes stretched across the scene. Then some heavy masking and retouch in Photoshop before the layers was lined up in After Effects to add camera movement and particles and such things.

A little animated short I just finished. Enjoy.

Orbit from Dan Allison on Vimeo.

From Russian animator Ivan Maximov