A wide view of small things, with emphasis on internet culture, new media, database cinema, experimental film, creativity, and old school filmmaking. I’m currently a filmmaker living in Grand Rapids, MI.Tumblr (3.0; @nanoramas)http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7792511&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7792511&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7792511&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I’ll be gone on Vimeo (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/7792511" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>)</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/264902363http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/264902363Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:53:20 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kttu3yk7uC1qzrd3yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://notes.caseyagollan.com/post/260837438/another-amazing-maira-kalman-piece-on-the-ny" target="_blank">notesandlinks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Another <i>amazing</i> <a href="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/back-to-the-land/" target="_blank">Maira Kalman piece on the NY Times</a>, this time on food in America.</p> </blockquote> <p>Beautifully worded, photographed, told.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/260883307http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/260883307Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:58:15 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktr2k8HL5q1qznu47o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jenniferproctor.com/?p=327" target="_blank"> Nanoramas</a></p> <p>My Thanksgiving in animated GIFs. Go to the site to see them in action.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/259061319http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/259061319Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:16:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iDe4v318f64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iDe4v318f64&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/257170423/stop-motion-lego-thing-of-the-day-mind-infarcting" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Stop-Motion Lego Thing of the Day:</b> Mind-infarcting shot-for-shot Lego-brick remake of the legendary <i>Matrix</i> rooftop bullet-dodge scene.</p> <p>And by “shot-for-shot” I mean <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR4xDeiHrfA" target="_blank">shot-for-effing-shot</a>. More? See every last bit of the <i>440 hours</i> that went into putting this masterpiece (see what I did there?) together <a href="http://www.legomatrix.com/making.shtml" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2009/11/25/slow-motion-bullet-scene-from-the-matrix-in-lego/" target="_blank">via</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/257191739http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/257191739Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:48 -0500POV - Utopia, Part 3 | PBS: wreckandsalvage: One of my favorite short documentaries from last...http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/257020820http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/257020820Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:48:05 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktiz6m0otQ1qznu47o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Romance (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jenpro-v" target="_blank">Jen Pro-V</a>)</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/253321456http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/253321456Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:23:00 -0500bigboyfuckyeahmichigangrand rapidsmarqueemichigansignbad romance<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GSMCRD35ch4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GSMCRD35ch4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Meow Mix” from Cyriak, creator of the epic <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-_SOihwwg&feature=related">Animation Mix</a></p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/251567331http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/251567331Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:34 -0500subtlemob 09: One of the most exciting and powerful “mob” live art experiments...http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/249681704http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/249681704Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:47:13 -0500<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="346" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/10032373001?isVid=1&publisherID=1612833736" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=50851477001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com%2Faolvideo%2FAOL+Music%2Fheaven-can-wait%2F50851477001&playerID=10032373001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/10032373001?isVid=1&publisherID=1612833736" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=50851477001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com%2Faolvideo%2FAOL+Music%2Fheaven-can-wait%2F50851477001&playerID=10032373001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="346" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rillawafers.tumblr.com/post/249295623/incredible-new-charlotte-gainsbourg-beck-video" target="_blank">rillawafers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/37150-incredible-new-charlotte-gainsbourg-beck-video-heaven-can-wait/" target="_blank">Incredible New Charlotte Gainsbourg/ Beck Video: “Heaven Can Wait”</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Fantastic and disturbing. This is why slo-mo was invented.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/249669296http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/249669296Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:30 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c_X7Gkn7T-A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c_X7Gkn7T-A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.worshiptheglitch.com/post/248094330/tanya77-newsweek-filmosophy-bottle-rocket" target="_blank">ericmortensen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://tanya77.tumblr.com/post/248071451/newsweek-filmosophy-bottle-rocket-short" target="_blank">tanya77</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/247890464/filmosophy-bottle-rocket-short-the-original" target="_blank">newsweek</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://filmosophy.tumblr.com/post/247881119/bottle-rocket-short-the-original-13-minute" target="_blank">filmosophy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Bottle Rocket (Short)</b></p> <p>The original 13 minute version of Wes Anderson’s <i>Bottle Rocket</i>, which was shown at Sundance way back when.  This is the one that introduced the world to The Brothers Wilson (or, Owen and Luke at least), the one that <a href="http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/886" target="_blank">James L. Brooks famously saw</a>, and quickly agreed to produce as a feature-length film:</p> <p><i>“When I first saw the thirteen-minute video I was dazzled—the language and rhythms of the piece made it clear Wes and Owen were genuine voices. The possession of a real voice is always a marvel, an almost religious thing. When you have one, it not only means you see things from a slightly different perspective than the billions of other ants on the hill, but that you also necessarily possess such equally rare qualities as integrity and humility. It’s part of the package of being a real voice, ’cause when your voice is real, you can’t screw around. The voice must be served; all other exit doors, marked “expediency” or “solid career move,” are sealed over, and the only way out of your inner torment is genuine self-expression.”</i></p> <p>So this is, quite literally, where it all began for Wes Anderson.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/248455301http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/248455301Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:54:34 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4kzzgn6h1qznu47o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wildammo.com/2009/08/09/what-stormtroopers-do-on-their-day-off/" target="_blank">What Stormtroopers do on Their Day Off | WildAmmo.com</a></p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/244166075http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/244166075Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:50:23 -0500YooouuuTuuube.com: Dan Deacon = yes.http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/240414701http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/240414701Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:33 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5bsQ_YDYCI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5bsQ_YDYCI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The most beautiful thing.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/238539295http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/238539295Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:40 -0500Animated GIFs: My students made animated GIFs for an exercise in creating seamless loops. Keyboard...http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/235292342http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/235292342Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:44:55 -0500gifsanimated gifsanimationloops<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kshxzlsyIc1qznu47o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/657/large/" target="_blank"><a href="http://xkcd.com/657/large/" target="_blank">http://xkcd.com/657/large/</a></a></p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/231019221http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/231019221Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:26:08 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krva5sEf9i1qznu47o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dresdencodak.com/2009/05/11/42-essential-3rd-act-twists/" target="_blank">Dresden Codak » Archive » 42 Essential 3rd Act Twists</a></p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/219060549http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/219060549Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:44:15 -0400“I am a husband, father of two and journalist who would rather be a proponent of free speech...http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/217566502http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/217566502Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:28:09 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6929537&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6929537&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6929537&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Whale Song” for Modest Mouse on Vimeo (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/6929537" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>)</p> <p>Lots more info and production stills at the Vimeo page.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/215478383http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/215478383Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:51:11 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xcxF9oz9Cu0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xcxF9oz9Cu0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Google Wave Cinema: Pulp Fiction (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/copyrighthater" target="_blank">copyrighthater</a>)</p> <p>Kinetic typography via Google Wave.</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/214667353http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/214667353Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:19:28 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hand from Above on Vimeo (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/7042266" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>)</p> <p>Augmented reality FTW!</p>http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/214179703http://nanoramas.tumblr.com/post/214179703Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:56:57 -0400