spytap:

attentiondoozers:

Here’s the video that I directed and DigiSynd produced for the opening of Star Tours at Disneyland.  

A fantastic group of incredibly talented people made this video possible, and I am extremely proud of them and grateful to have been able work with them / be part of this project.

Cinematography, editing and visual effects by James Codeglia.  Visual effects and assistant direction by Dave Codeglia.  Camera assistance, expert focus-pulling and production support by Brad Conlin.  Music composed by Alfred Montejano.  End titles by Whit Scheidegger.  Assistant direction and production support by Zadi Diaz.  Disneyland management and production support by Thomas Wadsworth.       

Awesome!

A lot of fun to be part of this shoot. Incredible team! Darth definitely made our day. :)

rafimama:

bliptv:

Shifting blip.tv Web Series Into Overdrive

Today blip.tv announced a strategic partnership with Collective Digital Studio to manage the distribution of the web series made by their creative talent, including The Annoying Orange, Fred, iJustine, FreddieW, and several other top creators.

These are exciting times at blip.tv.  On May 17th, we launched our new destination site dedicated to the discovery of the best in original web series to much fanfare and a ton of accolades.  We recently surpassed 3 billion video views, and we entered a new phase of growth that will dwarf that number in short order.  

This partnership breaks new ground for blip.tv and validates the position we’ve taken for years about the relevance of original web series, and our dedication to the success of their creators.  The Collective, like us, takes a long-term view that places the creator and star firmly in control of their own destiny.  Our partnership was the result of a ton of exploration about how we can work together to add value to the web series creators who will be a part of it.

Starting today, the creators working with Collective Digital Studio will build upon their amazing success by adding new audiences on the blip.tv destination site and our network of distribution partners.  We’ll also work with them to take advantage of opportunities with advertisers so that they can make more and better content for their fans, which will be available on the new blip.tv destination site, on YouTube, and on their own sites.

I’m immensely proud to have these creators on blip.tv alongside the highly curated array of dramas, comedies, how-to’s, hosted, and reality web series we offer.  These guys have interactivity and engagement built into the DNA of their work, and you don’t need to look any further than them for proof that the days of creators asking for permission from gatekeepers to make their art are over.

Links:

• Collective Digital Studios creators: The Annoying Orange, Dane Boe, Fred, iJustine, FreddieW, Black Box TV, Megan and Liz, Keep the Heat, Barats and Bereta, and more to come!
• Announcement Press Release
• Press Conference Video

Great job team blip!

From day one Blip has always supported independent producers. Congrats on today’s news! Very exciting things ahead.

schwegler:

Alex S. - Nyan Cat (Dubstep Remix) (by MetrikDUB)

Me & the Devil

Written & Performed by Gil Scott-Heron

Directed by Creative Control

via: adeathofme. bignobodies

There’s a book of poetry written by this man sitting on my bookshelf. He reminds me of sticky summer nights spent scratching words on the pages of a 99 cent notebook. Half-sleep subway rides to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. And that poetry does exist in the tenement buildings and back alleys of my childhood. Thank you, Gil, for everything.