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The creative processes involved in writing a screenplay are as varied as the writers who work on them. In this video Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black—Milk,J. Edgar—takes us through his own process, from how he goes about researching to how he lays out scenes written on hundreds of index cards. SPLOID is a new blog…
Editing is crucial for film. It can ruin a movie and it can turn a good movies into a masterpiece. It’s a powerful weapon for filmmakers. CineFix has put together a top 10 list detailing what they think are the most effective editing moments of all time in the video below. It’s obviously arbitrary, but…
I’ve always wondered what some bugs are actually aware of. Can they see what’s happening above them? Do they realize when we’re screwing with them? Or can they only make 2D decisions in a 3D world? Like this guy shepherding a bug on a piece of paper by just drawing lines with a pen. The…
Wow. A newly discovered flying bird species had a wingspan that stretched 24 feet long—as big as some aircraft. That’s pretty much a flying giant in the sky that’s twice as big as anything that can fly today. In fact, the bird, Pelagornis sandersi, is so ginormous that it exceeds our estimates “for the limits…
I can’t help but to admire the technical prowessof Malaysian illustrator Monica Lee. Whether you are a fan of photorealistic art or not, and independently of the grid she uses to reproduce the photos, it’s impossible to ignore her skills. Her control of graphite and paper is complete, like a human photocopier. One of these…
Colossal caught this hypnotizing time-lapse video created by Keith Skretch, made by shaving a wood plank millimeter by millimeter and photographing every step. Hypnotizing. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Airports have fascinated Lauren O’Neill all her life. One day, thinking how they would look from above, she decided to go to Google maps and find out. She came across these amazing pictures and made a selection called Holding Patterns. I’ve been fascinated by airports for as long as I can remember — there’s something…
Why are people taking wedding photos in the middle of natural disasters? Is this becoming a new photo fad? Last week we had Josh Newton’s photos in the middle of a raging fire in Oregon. Today we got Colleen Niska’s photoshot with a tornado as the backdrop. I’m sure couples and photographers around the country…
This ad for Breitling is actually quite bad, but it’s rare to see the P-51 Mustang and the F4U Corsair—two of the most beautiful aircraft ever created—filmed with such exquisite photography. They look magnificent. Here’s their first ad, which we published in 2012: SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
Star Wars fan Frank Wunderlich turned the German airport of Frankfurt into a base for the Imperial Navy thanks to the wonders of 3D and compositing. Despite some failures here and there, it’s a great scene full of shuttles and Imperial walkers. I’d imagine Frankfurt’s airport would have looked like that by now had the…
Photographer Jody Miller has been storm chasing and the results are outstanding. These vivid images capture the fury of mother nature in some extraordinarily beautiful landscapes. Jody Miller is a photographer, designer and animator who has participated at the Ansel Adams workshop and loves shooting abandoned and lonesome places, particularly at night. You can visit…
Andy Lomas made this music video for a song called Seething by Max Cooper. Lomas created software that emulates biological cell growth. Just by adjusting certain parameters, such as the forces between cells or the source and quantity of nutrients,he obtains different forms. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
This neat video destroys seven commonly held myths about the brain—because there is a lot we think we know but don’t. The effects of drugs, alcohol and size are just a few of the areas where misconceptions are busted. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
A Boeing 767-300 had to abort its landing at Barcelona airport when an Airbus A340 suddenly crossed the runway as it was a few feet from touch down. It would have been a disaster comparable to the accident at Los Rodeos, in Tenerife, when two 747s collided on the runway killing 583 people. This happened…
This video—shot from a drone over West Palm Beach, Florida—takes you into the heart of a fireworks display. It almost feels like you are flying between explosions surrounded by colors hundreds of feet above the ground. I thought fireworks couldn’t get any better and I was wrong. This is awesome! SPLOID is a new blog…
This time-lapse was shot earlier this week in Hong Kong during a demonstration in support of democracy. It shows thousands of protesters walking down one of the main streets of the city in what seems an endless flood of people. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
A classic high school science experiment—putting a bit of isopropyl alcohol in a bottle and setting it on fire—is super-sized to produce one very enjoyable and satisfying sound. Enjoy! SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
This time-lapse was made during the big storm that hit Chicago last Monday. The dark clouds moving fast and the lightning strikes on the skyscrapers remind me of that scene from Ghostbusters where the city is possessed. Anyway, it’s reassuring to know that Chicago can take it and everything still works fine. SPLOID is a…
The city of Wolfsburg—in Germany—is currently hosting the worst Star Warsexhibitionever.Everything looks wrong and creepy. From the horrible lighting and staging to the actual objects. I thought people wouldn’t have to pay to visit such a dodgy exhibition, but I was wrong, tickets cost around $14. Here is a guided tour (German language without English…
Time does a breathtaking thing on nature. If you let it run its course the face of the Earth changes into beautiful things that don’t even look like their from this world. Enrique Pacheco made this time lapse, “Shaped By Time”, showing the natural beauty in landscapes. Pacheco writes: “Shaped by Time” is a time-lapse…
