Worth Watching #73: Whale Fall

Creative use of puppets to explain what happens when a whale dies. --Tim McLaughlin Whale Fall (after life of a whale) When a whale dies, the story has just begun Directed by Sharon Shattuck and Flora Lichtman for Sweet Fern Productions Director of Photography: Artem Agafonov Music by Rachel's Band A video compliment to Radiolab's 'Loops' episode, in collaboration with Lynn Levy See other videos that we think are Worth Watching.

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Worth Watching # 71: 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting

Commitment. Collaboration. Purpose. Inspiration. Fun. Devastating. Realization. Get out there and live. - Brian Storm Jeff Harris: 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting In an effort to record the year of his life leading up to the millennium, Jeff Harris began a project in which he used his trusty Olympic Stylus 35mm film camera (he’s since gone through six) to take a self-portrait each day and then posted the results on his website. The project, which began long before the widespread popularity of blogging, Facebook and Flickr, allowed viewers to follow one photographer along on his adventures. “I didn’t want 365 images of me sitting on the couch each day,” says Harris. “There could have been that tendency, especially during the cold dark winter months to stay inside all the time, but this project inspired me to get out there and seek out interesting things.” This year, Harris embarks on year fourteen of what…

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Worth Watching #70: Silver & Light

"Simply epic" --Brian Storm SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo. This project was created with the same spirit that america was founded on. Our intentions are to connect everyone in america through the lens of this camera and social networking sites. We can't do this without you. We want to tell your story and show your city or town through photographs of you, and people you know. As we travel around america looking for people and places to shoot you will be able to keep track of where we are going and help us decide where we go next. Join us in our journey by liking our facebook to get yourself photographed by us. An extra special thanks to Brandon Rein, Scotty Hoffman and Trevor Atwater. See other videos that we think are Worth Watching.

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More videos we've been watching lately: 64. Today by Jonathan Harris Jonathan is one the most creative and innovative people I know. This "meta 30" effort is another example of his brilliant ideas and execution in action. - Brian Storm See the full collection at http://number27.org/today.php 65. Scrapertown by California is a place Watch this, then head on over to their website for more. Awesome work, they're all so different, and so good. -Jessica Stuart 66. Adidas France - 3D Mapping Projection from The Cool Hunter A very unique playback experience. - Brian Storm When it comes to 3D mapping projection - It is still always all about creativity, not the tools. An emotional connection with the brand is essential regardless of the medium. 67. Danny & Annie from StoryCorps Animated video made from a fantastic StoryCorps interview with a couple in love. The animation really takes this already touching story to…

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