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Sometimes, all it takes is a new tool or a different approach to spark creativity and innovation. Such is the case with this music video directed by Ryan Staake and shot by Adam Donald. The duo acquired a science-grade thermal camera — normally used by fancy scientists to conduct "important research." Their resulting video is equally fancy, and no less important. Take a look:
- Category:
- Behind The Scenes
- Shooting
- Difficulty:
- beginner
Hey there, my ravenous rabble-rousers,
Late Wednesday night, I bought all the ingredients to make a Red Velvet Cake. I didn't get around to making it because I had unwatched Broad City episodes to attend to, but the intention was there. Inspired by that cake that almost was, this lesson about filming a recipe video, and our insatiable appetite for all things edible, we're bringing back the Cook up a Recipe Challenge!
Instead of shining in the spotlight as the host of your own cooking show, try using this video format to focus on the food. A previous Challenge winner, Dorian Warneck packed an entire culinary experience into his recipe video, "El Bean Bowl":
Hey there, you fabulous fabricators,
When someone new starts at Vimeo, we make them stand up and lie right to our faces. Well, they also tell us true stories, but we're tasked with figuring out which of their interesting tidbits is a fib. This is happening to the new folks from Cameo as I type:
Your Challenge this weekend is to tell us Two Truths and a Lie, and make us guess which of your tales is the tall one. How you do this is up to you, but here are a few ideas to get you started:
Continue reading…If you're a dweller of the northern hemisphere, then you're probably sick of this arctic blast overstaying its welcome and wreaking icy havoc on your local weather patterns. Perhaps the one redeeming quality of the cold, heartless season we call winter is this — that snowflakes exist. You know, those absolutely mind-blowingly insanely intricate and beautiful little pieces of ice that remind us of the good in the world and the beauty that surrounds us every day.
The first time I saw a macro photo of a snowflake, I proceeded to contemplate the meaning of life for a few solid hours. You don't even want to know the effect this gorgeous time-lapse video of magically forming snowflakes had on me:
- Category:
- Behind The Scenes
- Do It Yourself
- Shooting
- Difficulty:
- advanced
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