Dr Zeus and The Masters of Lightning
Dr. Zeus (Terry Blake) & The Masters of Lightning (Steve Ward and Jeff Larson) use the Tesla Coils to set balloons on fire. I would love to see something like this live.
Thanks to Derek for the video!
Polaroid might be dead, but instant film is not.
In 1948 Polaroid introduced instant film to the world and photography was changed forever. Everything about the highly innovative product was exciting and new, especially for its time People used to wait days for their film to be developed, now they had the ability to create a photograph on the spot. Just like Andre 3000 said in Outkast’s hit song “Hey Ya,” they would “shake it like a Polaroid picture!” Shaking the photo became an iconic part of the instant film experience.
Everyone from your uncle to Andy Warhol was using the film. Polaroid was, and always will be, a legendary company in the world of photography. Unfortunately, after years of bad business and the rise of digital cameras, the company was forced to file for bankruptcy. Polaroid stopped selling cameras in 2007 and the production of film will end in December of 2009. Though some have created timeless memories using Polaroid instant film, readers should know that instant film doesn’t end with Polaroid. Meet Fuji Instax.
Since the departure of Polaroid from the instant film market left a serious void, Fuji released their own version. Fuji’s version features a wide format which is unique and slightly cheaper than Polaroid. The colors in this new instant film are crystal clear and the images are ultra crisp. If you want to relive the Polaroid experience, you can find the Fuji Instax 200 camera on eBay for around $70 and film for around $.75-$1.00 a picture. The camera itself is somewhat bulky but the pictures it produces are priceless.
Instant film still remains the quickest way to create a photo memory. Even with all the new-age digital cameras and the conveniences they have provided – Fuji has given our generation and those to come the chance to experience the fun when you “shake it, shake shake, shake it.”
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I never thought it would come to this, but yes, after extensive deliberation I have decided to contribute to THE GRIP. The collective intelligence I have gathered over the many years will provide nothing of value. Don’t expect my shit to be new, exclusive, or even tight. I bet I will post shit you hate or have already heard about but I don’t give a fuck, this is my time to shine and I’m gonna post nothing but bullshit. Don’t expect some better than ice cream type shit or music mondays. My posts will offer nothing to stimulate your intellect or arouse your senses, unless you lift weights, drive fast cars, played high school football, have tribal tattoos or cut mad guts. Which I imagine very few of you did or do.
Thanks for having me.
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Better Than Ice Cream, Vol. 58 by Wes Keyes
Wow, it’s cold, windy and overcast… A perfect reason to stay inside with a nice cup of coffee and listen to music all day. Back in 2007 after their previous bands split up, Pete Quirk, Derek Fudesco and Marty Lund started playing together The Cave Singers in various locations around Seattle. They traveled up to Vancouver laid down the tracks for what would be their first LP titled Invitation Songs which was released the same year. They’ve got a great folksy, gritty, Americana sound much like DeerTick, which is weird because both of their albums were released at nearly the same times. The Cave Singers released their second album Welcome Joy earlier this summer on Matador Records. They mainly stick to tour dates on the west coast so we’ll see if they make it our way anytime soon, if I had to guess it would probably be next summer. Below is a track from Invitation Songs as well as Welcome Joy.. Don’t forget, Get Right is tonight!
The Cave Singers – Seeds of Night
The Cave Singers – Beach House
A Town Full of Twins
In just a one mile radius, there are 80 families with blond, blue-eyed twins, a rate nearly 1,000% above the global average! It is rumored that Joseph Mengele, the escaped Nazi war criminal and SS physician who spent years doing bizarre medical experiments on twins at Auschwitz working to determine if twins held the key to building a blond-haired, blue-eyed master race for Adolf Hitler, escaped to Cândido Godói, Brazil, and continued to perform his experiments.
My theory? That area is serviced by a blond, blue-eyed mail carrier.
Danny Green KO’s Roy Jones Jr. in the 1st Round
Until we see another larger than life heavyweight champion, boxing will always take a backseat to UFC.
Kind of weak to stop the fight TKO style in the first round.
Unknown Filmmaker Gets $30m for Robot Movie
Federico Alvarez runs a visual production company in Uruguay and decided to make a short film in his spare time. After spending around $500, he uploaded his 5 minute film “Panic Attack” which caught the attention of a Hollywood Studio executive. He was immediately flown to California and offered a $1m directors fee and a $30m budget for the movie.
Not bad for something you made in your free time.
UPDATE: I did some research. Fede Alvarez isn’t some “unknown filmmaker” the same way Neill Blomkamp wasn’t some “unknown filmmaker.” Both of them are compositors and pixelmonkeys from way back; both of them have worked within the system in some form or another for quite a while.
As to the $500 budget, that’s the money he had to spend because he couldn’t call in favors. And when your business is post-production, you can call in a lot of favors, because favors are often called in on you. In movies, you make things look as cheap as you can on the books; you get more street cred. In business, you make things look as expensive as you can on the books; you get more tax deductions.
More power to him – he’s got a nice reel of things that blow up, and he’s doing much better than I am. But this is his fourth short film since 2001.
Jack Nicholson famously said “It took me 20 years to become an overnight success.” This is no different.
Italian Police Motorcycle Display
Fantastic film of Italian police riders putting on a motorbike display in the 50s. If one of those riders brakes, it’s over for them all.
I’m a little dizzy. It’s a motorized optical illusion.
Milk Bar’s 2 Year Anniversary Party Saturday!
Palmer Street Brewing Company brewed Milk Bar their own beer, Anniversary Ale, for the event!
Better Than Ice Cream, Vol. 57 by Wes Keyes
I know it’s been a few weeks past, but today we’ll go with a little CMJ action. Brooklyn based The Antlers have put out another album. Well… it’s actually their first/fourth depending on how you look at it. What started as a solo project by lead man Peter Silberman has turned into a full on group with the addition of Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci. The new album titled Hospice, is pretty solid my favorite tracks are “Two” and “Bear”. You can download free copies of Silberman’s first solo EP’s Cold War and New York Hospitals at their MySpace and you can get a copy of Hospice from Amazon or wherever you happen to get your music from…
Hulk Hogan vs. Rick Flair: Hulkamania
This is another awesome tilt-shift video shot this past month.
If you are unfamiliar, “Tilt-shift photography” refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene. Sometimes the term is used when the shallow depth of field is simulated with digital postprocessing; the name may derive from the tilt-shift lens normally required when the effect is produced optically.
Dodge Minivan vs. Wrecking Ball
And the wrecking ball wins with a first round knockout.
The Dodge minivan failed to live up to its name as it entered a construction zone in Manhattan and was accidentally hit and flipped over by the wrecking ball. The driver escaped with minor injuries. The wrecking ball operator later received high 5′s from the rest of the crew for his well placed shot.
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