Friday Video

A video for the end of the work week.

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"The short film "Blindsight" examines the photographic imagination of the members of the Seeing With Photography Collective in New York City. While all the members were sighted at one time, they are all now blind or visually impaired. Many came to photography after their loss of sight, and photography has given them a new voice, a way to express what they feel, what they see inside their head. The results are transformative, for the members and for the viewer, tangible proof of how creativity enhances life and gives power." -Narratively

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For all you typography nerds.

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What Happens When Second Graders Are Treated to a Seven-Course, $220 Tasting Meal. (NY Times)

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Portrait of a Runner, by Sean Michael and MP Cunningham.

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An ode to summer, the first of 3 films by Mark Mazur.

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Fresh Guacamole - an animated short film by PES (and the shortest film ever to be nominated for an Oscar). Spend 100 seconds and enjoy.

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On October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended 128,100 feet above Earth’s surface to the edge of space in a stratospheric balloon. He broke the speed of sound while free-falling back to Earth, setting three world records in the process.

This is the footage from the 7 GoPro cameras attached to his spacesuit.

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How to make French macarons.

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Known for its holiday marketing, this year's offering from John Lewis (the UK department store chain) is the animated short, The Bear & The Hare. It's a cute story about a bear who has never seen Christmas.

But if you really want to see something astounding, watch how they made it.

(Complete credits here.)

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A beautiful example of animation and live-action working together in this clip from the short documentary "A Valsa Do Pódio" ("The Podium Waltz").

The movie tells the story of Terezinha Guilhermina, a visually impaired Brazilian runner who, with the help of her guide Guilherme Santana, won two gold medals in the London 2012 Paralympics, and since then is the world record holder in the 100 meters sprint.

This scene shows one of the most dramatic moments in the whole Paralympics, the 400 meters T12 final, where Guilherme was injured and fell down, after which Terezinha decided to stop.

(Animations by Daniel Bruson.)

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A brilliant short by Big Lazy Robot VFX about our obsession with iPhones (and all things Apple).

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Taka's Treehouse. Part of Rob Machado's Through The Lens series.

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Macro footage of ink, oil and soap by Ruslan Khasanov. More details here.

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A documentary short about creating art in a commercial world and the struggle to maintain your creative voice while trying to make a living. A must-see for anyone working in video/music/graphic design.

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Everybody's talking about the recent unveiling of Apple's latest and greatest, but for me one of the highlights of the WWDC keynote was the elegant animation that opened the show.

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The latest ad for Oreo is a delightful addition to the catchy tune/cute 2D animation category.

There's also a longer version.