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I encountered the following, very intriguing short film online a while ago. And while the imagery is haunting and fascinating in equal measure, I was really curious about how the filmmaker had achieved this effect. So I asked him. ArtefactoryLab – previously named Artefactory , is a studio, based in Paris, specialized in architectural images – rendering and film for more than 10 years now. The studio works with international architecture... Read More

Weekend Project 03

I am a big advocate of Vimeo – the video hosting website – primarily because their video presentation is aesthetically most pleasant to me. Also because they do cool things like hosting ‘Weekend Projects’ that challenge their filmmaking community to go out and make films based on fun themes. As any honest filmmaker will readily admit – actually finding motivation to go out and make a film can prove to be the hardest... Read More

Cool Internet Stuff: Vol. 17

We are back to the filmmaking inspirations in this edition of Cool Internet Stuff. We have featured a beautifully crafted inspirational story, a nice couple of tongue-in-cheek infographics, and this first video highlights how filmmaking can be a fun group activity. See you Around Hong Kong Now this looks like a really fun idea. Get a group of friends with cameras together and then enact various scenes, that are shot simultaneously (or as simultaneously... Read More

Cool Internet Stuff: Vol. 15

Two tidy short films and a cool-sounding event make up the contents of this edition of Cool Internet Stuff. Pillow Fight 2011 NYC So The No Pants Subway Ride is already being celebrated, and now this? I know we could never have such a thing in Mumbai (at least not in public) but still, how cool is this? Oh yeah, and here is documented proof that the day was also observed in L.A. Tune for Two So what does it take to make a cool low budget short? In... Read More